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Pupils' new look
Pupils and staff at east Hull's new Archbishop Sentamu Academy have had a say in designing their uniform and logo.
Formerly Archbishop Thurstan school, the academy opens this month as the first new school under the city's £pound;400 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
"I like the new uniform, it's much smarter and will make us ready for when we leave school and get a job," said one pupil.
The academy is being run by the Church of England's Diocese of York, which has responsibility for appointing most of the governors, as well as setting some aspects of the curriculum and providing funds for extra-curricular activities.
It will specialise in health sciences with the aim of pupils entering training or careers in the health or caring professions.
It will also specialise in business and enterprise, and performing arts and sport will also feature strongly in the curriculum.
"Our students will be expected to value themselves and others," said Canon Dr Ann Lees, director of education for the Diocese of York.
"We will encourage them all to be good citizens and active in serving the community.
Above all, we will ensure each student gets the help they need to achieve educationally."
Meanwhile, over the next few years, the BSF programme will completely transform learning in the city by rebuilding or remodelling all of Hull's secondary and special schools.
As part of the BSF programme, in 2011, the academy will move to a brand new, state-of-the-art site in Preston Road.
Key partners in the running of the academy, which is named after the current archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, include Hull City Council (associate sponsor), Hull Kingston Rovers, Hull College, Hull Teaching PCT, and the University of Hull.
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