Specialist Schools Bid

Success!

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our bid to become a Specialist School in Maths and Computing has been successful on its first submission. This is very unusual, as most schools are unsuccessful in their first bid and have to resubmit their application for refinement and further consultation. The success of our overall application is as a result of a massive effort by Sue Davison (School Director for Maths and ICT) and Sue Taylor, (Deputy Head) who were responsible for putting together the application. I would also thank VSM Estates for their donation £20,000. The money has been earmarked for the development of a multimedia centre for school and community use, which will give a huge boost to the School in our pursuit of excellence in Maths and ICT. VSM Estates’ donation reflects its ongoing commitment to making a positive contribution to local communities across the London Borough of Hillingdon. VSM Estates is a joint venture between St Modwen Properties Plc and construction firm Vinci and is responsible for delivering the MoD’s Project MoDEL. The flagship project for London will see the redevelopment of a number of former MoD bases within the M25, including four sites in Hillingdon, and will fund state-of-the-art facilities and new accommodation for servicemen and women at a consolidated base at RAF Northolt. This is a wonderful example of business engaging with the community in a positive way, and VSM Estates’ donation is warmly welcomed by students and teachers alike. Once open, the new Maths Suite will provide us with superb facilities for our students and the wider community and make sure we continue to build on our growing reputation for excellence in Maths and Computing. John Cavill, Director of VSM Estates, has said “We are delighted to be able to support Ruislip High School. It is an excellent school serving the local community and also supports the children of service people based at RAF Northolt. We are confident that the new Maths suite will provide real benefits to the students and the community. We wanted to make a major difference to children in Hillingdon. We are looking forward to further strengthening our relationship with the community across the Borough in years to come, especially as we begin the development process at RAF Uxbridge.”

Our mission:

To build a world-class innovative, high-performing school, which in partnership with business and the wider community brings choice and diversity.

Our vision as a Mathematics and Computing Specialist School

In our pursuit of excellence of standards in the key subjects of Maths, Computing and ICT we will develop interest in these specialist subjects for all, leading to whole school excellence, through a focus on enhancing understanding of the applications of mathematics and computing.
Establish the highest quality innovative approaches to teaching and learning in ALL subjects
Have a mathematically rich curriculum that embraces all aspects of school life and develop and share good practice across all subjects, particularly through considered use of ICT.
Ultimately maximise the post-16 participation rate in mathematics and computing related subjects through promoting the full range of courses available
Provide young people with the skills and appropriate careers guidance needed to progress into employment, further training or higher education, according to their individual abilities, aptitudes and ambitions.
Be active partners in a learning society with their local families of schools and communities.
Be a lead centre in facilitating the sharing of resources as well as developing and contributing to good practice across the whole community; and actively engage and work with business and industry to promote the use of mathematics and computing outside of school.
Enhance post 16 and adult education through vocational oriented Mathematics and Computing courses. Provide A level courses through a variety of subjects.

Meeting the needs of the Community:
By working with a range of partners, responsible for educating young people from the ages of 4 – 19 (and beyond), we will improve the quality of educational experience and enhance the development of key employability skills.
We will be working with local primary and other secondary schools to improve the quality of education in our local community

Meeting the needs of business:
Increase partnerships with businesses – local, national and international.
Deepen the involvement of business in the education of students.
Optimise the use of our facilities by business and community organisations.
Raise the profile of business and education in the local community.
Provide industry standard accredited vocational courses in hardware and software
Contact:
If you are interested in helping Ruislip High School achieve its vision for maths and computing or would like further details please contact:
John Goulborn, Headteacher
jgoulborn@hillingdongrid.org
01895 464 064
Ruislip High School
Sidmouth Drive
HA4 0BY
Ruislip Manor
HA4 0BY