Ardingly College (RH17 6SQ)
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Ardingly College,
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, RH17 6SQ.
Telephone: 01444 893000
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Founded as a Woodard school in 1858, it lies on a large estate in one of the most beautiful parts of Sussex. At the heart of its handsome buildings is the chapel. It has been fully co-educational since 1982. With its own pre-prep and junior school and a mix of boarding and day, the aim is very much to be a friendly family school. It has a fine pastoral system based on individual tutors for each pupil. It provides a good all-round education and offers the IB alongside A-levels, so that students have a choice of courses. Examination results are good. The staff:pupil ratio is very favourable, about 1:9. There is music, art and drama, the CCF, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and a very well-organised house system; plus an extensive sporting programme.
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New Headmaster for Ardingly College|01/10/2006|The new Headmaster of Ardingly College, West Sussex, is to be 41-year old Peter Green, currently Second Master at Ampleforth College, York.
Mr Green, who holds a Masters' Degree in Geography from Edinburgh University, along with a PGCE and Certificate of Religious Education, was selected from almost 50 applicants for the post. He will take up the position in September 2007. He succeeds John Franklin, who became Head of Ardingly in 1999 and who is moving on to become Head of Christ's Hospital, near Horsham.
Ampleforth is the largest monastic community in the country and Scots-born Mr Green was the first layman to be externally appointed to the role of Second Master when he joined the school four years ago. Although the Benedictine College was then co-ed at Junior and Sixth Form level, there were no middle school girls - something Mr Green was instrumental in changing in 2004.
Prior to working at Ampleforth, Mr Green was a Housemaster at Uppingham School, Rutland, where he was also Head of Geography. Before that he taught at Strathallan School, Perth.
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