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Brighton College
Motto ΤΟ Δ’ΕΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΩ
(Let right prevail)
Established 1845
Type Public School
Headmaster Richard Cairns MA Oxon
Chaplain Father Robert Easton
Chairman of the Governors Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky
Founder William Aldwin Soames
Location Eastern Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0AA
England Flag of England
LEA Brighton and Hove
Ofsted number SC050155
Staff 150
Students 711 (ages 13 - 18)
Gender Co-educational
Ages 3 to 18
Houses 11
Publication Brighton College Newsletter
Former pupils Old Brightonians
Website www.brightoncollege.net
Coordinates: 50°49′11″N 0°07′11″W / 50.8196, -0.1197

Brighton College is an independent co-educational public school in Brighton, England. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky Baron Skidelsky (born 25 April 1939 in Harbin China is a British Economist of Russian origin and the author of a award-winning Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This is a List of Old Brightonians, they being notable former students - known as "Old Brightonians" of the Co-educational A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The current headmaster is Richard J. Cairns.

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History

Founded in 1845 by William Aldwin Soames, who collected a group of like-minded local citizens to join him in the task (especially Edward Cornford, a solicitor), Brighton College was the first of the public schools to be founded in Sussex. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex.

Brighton College Main Building
Brighton College Main Building

Houses

Of Which boarding: Abraham, Fenwich and School

Location

The school occupies a large site in the east of the city, facing south onto Eastern Road. It is immediately to the east of the site of the former Kemptown railway station, across Sutherland Road. Kemp Town railway station, sometimes colloquially referred to as Kemptown railway station, was a terminus station in Kemptown, Brighton (now part of

Buildings

Brighton College Cricket Pavilion
Brighton College Cricket Pavilion

The school's principal buildings are in the gothic revival style by Sir George Gilbert Scott RA (flint with Caen stone dressings, 1848–66). Sir George Gilbert Scott ( 13 July 1811 &ndash 27 March, 1878) was an English Architect of the Victorian Age Later buildings were designed by his pupil and former student at the College Sir Thomas Graham Jackson RA (brick and flint with cream and pink terracotta dressings, 1883–87; flint with clipsham stone dressings 1922–23). Sir Thomas Graham Jackson 1st Baronet RA ( 21 December 1835 – 7 November 1924) was one of the most distinguished English It now has a new building development which recently finished, in the form of a brand new £1. 3M art centre to further its already renowned arts department. Included in this centre is the Confucius Language Lab.

The School recently completed a new cricket pavilion on the "New Ground" which is the school's best cricket ground which is also used as a Rugby pitch in the Michaelmas Term. Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael the Archangel (also the Feast of SS Michael Gabriel and Raphael or the Feast of Michael and All Angels) is a day in the It is situated opposite the site of the old Pavilion and the Sports Hall.

A new Chaplaincy is planned to be created in part of the space which will be left by Durnford House, which is on the end of the Bristol wing, Dawson Building which currently contains both Durnford and Abraham Houses. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of Brighton College is an independent co-educational Public school in Brighton, England. Brighton College is an independent co-educational Public school in Brighton, England.

Notable developments

The school occupied a significant niche in the development of English secondary education during the nineteenth century. Australia See also Education Notable accomplishments include:

Victorian school culture

The school's own evolution also questions the "traditional" account of how the Victorian public schools developed at Brighton. Rm46jpg|thumb|Classroom in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Ireland]] A classroom is a Room in which Teaching or Learning activities The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities For example the school initially had a ban on the use of corporal punishment — until 1851. Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to Punish a person or change his/her behavior The School Captain was elected by universal suffrage among the entire pupil body until 1878, when a prefectorial system was also introduced. School Captain is a Student Elected, or Appointed, to represent the School. Sporting games remained voluntary until 1902 (and team members had chosen their own captain and awarded colours to their outstanding players until 1878).

Charitable tax status: campaigns to change the law

Brighton College was involved in fighting legal battles to secure the charitable tax status currently enjoyed by certain non profit-making educational organisations. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates A legal case between the school and Inland Revenue from 1916-26 produced a series of changes to tax law in the 1918 Income Tax Act, the 1921 and 1922 Finance Acts and, above all, section 24 of the 1927 Finance Act. The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including The case (Brighton College v Marriott) went to the High Court (June 1924, 40 T. L. R. 763-5), the Court of Appeal (November 1924, 1 KB 312) and ultimately the House of Lords (November 1925, AC 192-204).

Combined Cadet Force

The Colours are displayed on Brighton College Open Day Summer 2008.
The Colours are displayed on Brighton College Open Day Summer 2008.

The school's Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is among the tiny handful to carry colours — both a regimental and a king's colour. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Both were presented by Sir Berry Cusack-Smith in the 1920s. The army section is affiliated to the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. "PWRR" redirects here For the railroad with these reporting marks see Portland and Western Railroad. [2] The School's CCF also stands out as it is a contingent with a dedicated Signals Troop which is entitled to wear the uniform of the Royal Corps of Signals. The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army.

Notable Personel

Note: The Signals Troop is part of the Army section, so does not have it's own commanding officer, although the Signals Officer attached to the school is Lieutenant Dan Lehmann.

Music in the CCF

In the past the Brighton College CCF has also had a Military Band, and Drum Corps which are not currently in use, although the contingent still retains 8 Marching Snare Drums, a Marching Bass Drum, and 4 Bugles. The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The Contingent also maintains 6 old brass Snare Drums, 1 old tenor Drum, and an old wooden Bass Drum which are used in ceremonial events such as the Rememberance Day Parade, as an altar of drums on which the School CCF Colours will be laid. A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates or Veterans Day is a day to commemorate the A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted

College Colours at Rememberance Day 2007

Drum Alter, Father Robert Eastern MA, the RSM Tony Tighe and the Drummer, Rememberance Day 2007/

Two Brighton College Cadet NCO's of the Army and RAF sections on Open Day Summer 2008.

A Senior NCO during weekly training on the Home Ground.

Additional information

The school is unique among English public schools in having a Greek motto: ΤΟ Δ’ΕΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΩ. From Aeschylus' Agamemnon, it means "Let Right Prevail". Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright The only other HMC school with a motto in Greek is Edinburgh Academy, founded in 1824. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in The Edinburgh Academy is an Independent school. It is self-governed and financed though it remains subject to inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

The Brighton College Chapel
The Brighton College Chapel

The chapel is unusual amongst British school chapels because George Bell, Bishop of Chichester created the school grounds as an ecclesiastical district outside the parish of St. George Kennedy Allen Bell ( February 4, 1883 – October 3, 1958) was an Anglican Theologian, Dean of Canterbury See also List of Bishops of Chichester and precursor offices The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Matthew's, and the school chapel holds an episcopal licence to perform weddings for its residents, after banns; no archiepiscopal licence is required.

Current fees stand at £24,000 p. a for full time boarders and circa £16,000 p. a for day pupils in sixth form.

Lower School

The School plans on opening a new "Lower School" for children between the ages of 11 and 13. The site of this new part of the Senior School is on the old Art Block, with that now having moved to above the Woolton Quad. The Lower School means that Brighton College will, in September 2009, intake children at the age of 11 into the senior school for the first time in its history, as opposed to its traditional youngest intake of thirteen year-old boys and girls.

The position of the Lower School's First head is taken by Miss Leah K Hamblett MA who's school title is technically Assistant Head - Lower School, but as with all female teachers at school will be addressed as "Miss".

The Lower School is expected to teach 80 pupils in total, with two classes in each year group.

Note: The Brighton College Prep School will still take 11 year old children into that school for the foreseeable future, as the Lower School does not replace years 7 and 8 at the Prep School.

Although the Lower School has it's own head, it will be an integral part of the Senior School, where students will "encouraged to respect one another's differences in a climate that is warm and tolerant, and one which seeks to enthuse and challenge children to give of their very best. "[3]

As With the rest of the Senior School, there are a small number of Bursaries and Scholarships available to new students at school. A bursary is strictly an office for a Bursar and his or her staff in a school or college A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education [4]

Principals and Headmasters

Brighton College Gateway arch and Headmaster's Study, Dawson Building.
Brighton College Gateway arch and Headmaster's Study, Dawson Building.

The title of Principal was changed to Headmaster in December 1885. Anthony F Seldon MA PhD FRSA MBA FRHisS is a political commentator best known as Tony Blair's biographer and the Master of Wellington College. [5]. The requirement of a clerical headmaster was removed in 1909. [6]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | England | Southern Counties | College makes Chinese compulsory
  2. ^ Brighton College - Army
  3. ^ http://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/lower-school.asp
  4. ^ http://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/lower-school-practical-matters.asp
  5. ^ Jones, Martin (1995). Brighton College 1845-1995. Chichester: Phillimore, p. 67. ISBN 0-85033-978-2.  
  6. ^ Jones (1995), p. 212

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