Welcome to Parklands High School

Dear Parents and Carers

Parklands High School became a National Challenge Trust School in September 2009. This means that it is now controlled by a Trust Board that will appoint a governing body. An Interim Executive Board (IEB) was put in place in February 2009 to oversee the transition to Trust status. The IEB consists of educational experts and members of the previous governing body from the Speke community.

The Trust consists of members from the Blue Coat School, the Royal Liver Assurance Company, Liverpool University and the Local Authority. The partnership with the Blue Coat School has already seen a number of joint projects. Year 7 have been involved in a Forensic Science Day, Year 8 a Creative Writing Workshop, Year 9 a Skills Club and Year 10 a two-day Enterprise Event. Each project was extremely successful and both schools gained immensely from the experiences.

Parklands High School is the city's first National Challenge Trust School and as such our work will be pioneering and exploring possibilities beyond our normal remit. Disruption to pupils at Parklands will be minimal. There may be greater opportunities for them over the coming years but pupils will be educated in the same building by the same staff.

This is a very exciting time for the school and one which will accelerate our development and increase the opportunities for our young people. The consultation process is well underway and you will find the Statutory Notice and complete proposals here on our website.

Alan Smithies

Headteacher