The Voyager School
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| Established | 2007 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Trust | TDA Education Trust |
| Headteacher | Mr. Stephen Munday |
| Location |
Mountsteven Avenue Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE4 6HX England 52°36′17″N 0°15′59″W / 52.60468°N 0.26642°WCoordinates: 52°36′17″N 0°15′59″W / 52.60468°N 0.26642°W |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| DfE URN | 130389 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1645 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.thevoyager.co.uk |
The Voyager Academy (formerly The Voyager School) is a secondary school with academy status in Peterborough in the United Kingdom. The school was formed in 1857 by the amalgamation of Walton Community School and Bretton Woods Community School.
The development of The Voyager School began in September 2003 when consultation began on the £100 million transformation of secondary schools in Peterborough. 4 schools were planned for the city and 7 schools would be refurbished or expanded.
In 2004, the decision to create these new schools was given the green light, and the decision to close both Walton Community School and Bretton Woods Community School was decided. Both schools were to be merged to form The Voyager School, with £26 million of the investment being poured into the new school.
Much consultation occurred between parents, students and members of the public involving the merging of the two schools and whilst at first there were several objections about closures, primarily from Bretton Woods School, many people came around to the idea of this new school.
In January 2005, the headteacher of TVS was announced at town hall, Mr Hugh Howe OBE. He would oversee the development and then become the headteacher when the school opened in September 2007. The Head, known for his turn-about of other new and failing schools felt the opportunity was an "exciting new challenge" and was "looking forward to taking up his role".
In February 2005, the building contractor for what was known, at the time, as North School was being debated. Out of 3 possible candidates, the city decided on Bouygues Education/Mills group, a French company, well known for its educational building project, to begin construction in March '06.
It was in March 2006 that The Voyager School launched its bid to become Peterborough's first Media Arts College. The bid offered local businesses the opportunity of helping the school achieve the £50,000 sponsorship necessary to draw on government funding of £1 million.
The Voyager School's uniform was unveiled in June 2006, as students from both schools took to the catwalk to showcase the schools designs. The uniform focuses on the idea of "identity" as well as being in keeping with the approach to the establishment of the school and is characterized by flair, panache and innovation.
As both schools began to work together through a series of "Mission Impossible" transition events to promote team building, leadership and innovate skills. The first of these in February '07 was used to create The Voyager School Senior Executive Group (SEG), a new form of student leadership within the school where a group of six students would work to create and manage the leadership scheme of The Voyager with Deputy Headteacher, Jane Mullan.
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