DUCHESS ON HAND AS SCHOOL REALISES ITS VISION.THE Duchess of Northumberland has helped celebrate the latest step forward in a school's 21st century transfo rmation. She was guest of honour guest of honour Noun a famous or important person who is the most important guest at a dinner or other social occasion at Collingwood School This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in Morpeth as students and staff marked the opening of their new media suite. Less than three years ago Collingwood was the first special school in Northumberland to be awarded Specialist School Status in Media Arts, and is now officially called Collingwood School and Media Arts College Arts Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts. . The new media suite has dedicated animation, sound and editing suites, along with a studio floor and green wall for recording special effects. Staff plan to allow the community and other schools to use the facility and enjoy workshops on animation and photography. And the progress won't stop now - the school has been awarded a pounds 2,500 grant from Castle Morpeth Borough Council to provide a community cinema at the school. CAPTION(S): FACING THE FUTURE The Duchess of Northumberland at the opening of the new media suite at Collingwood School in Morpeth. Picture: Simon Greener www.journallive.co.uk/buyaphoto ref: 01227598 |
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