Raine's foundation school
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Raine's Foundation School is a Church of England foundation school in East London. It started in 1719 when Henry Raine, a rich man who lived in Wapping, decided to create a school where poor children can get an education for free. In 1719, "the Lower School" opened. It has moved overtime and now has two separate schools, one for Years 7 & 8, and one for Year 9 and above.
History
In 1719 Henry Raine had made a good sum of money from selling alcohol. However he knew that he should use his wealth for good. He decided to make a school where poor children who could get an education for free. He built it in Wapping, where he lived and named it "the Lower School" which opened in 1719.
"The Lower School", was designed to provide an education for 50 boys and 50 girls between the ages of 8 and 18 years. They would learn "the three rs", which were reading, writing and arithmetic. Girls however were also taught to sew and to cook. Boys were also made to shovel coal underground for the school's heating and to scrub the floors, this was done in between periods.
In 1736 Henry built and left money for a boarding school which would take on 40 girls from the Lower School. It was known as Raine's Hospital and later the asylum, which was not so much a sad word in the day. It would have been quite pleasant with clothes being provided along with frequent meals.
The boys and the girls were separated at first and the boys would be beaten if caught talking to a girl. Because of this a fence was put up between the boarding and lower school.
In 1820 a new boys school was opened as there was a large increase in boys at the lower school which was only a boys' school, the girls had the boarding school but were soon to move to the Lower School. It opened in Silver Street by the Duke of Clarence who was later King George IV.
In 1883 the boarding school closed and a new boys' and girls' school opened in Cannon Street Road. Not all places were free anymore, it was 3d a week for the preparatory school and 6d for the senior school.
In 1913 the school moved to Arbour Square in Stepney, the building still stands today and is part of Tower Hamlets college. It was state of the art with it's gymnasium, science laboratories, a girls' cookery room and in World War I a rifle range was built on the open rooftop for boys who could prepare for the army which they would fight in against the Germans. The separation for boys and girls continued until 1964, even the hall was separated with a huge sheet.
In the late 70's, the school moved to Old Bethnal Green road (the lower school for years 7 & 8), and the old Parmiter's building in Approach Road. Both are in Bethnal Green and remain there until today.
Motto
The motto was devised when the school opened. The original is:
"Come in and do your duty to God and man".
It has however changed to:
"Come in and learn your duty to God and man".
Uniform
Uniform has always been an important part of the school. When it first opened it had a boys' uniform: cap, long coat with buttons (the neck button always had to be done up), tites and high heel-like shoes. The girls had: a coat, skirt and a hat.
Now the boys wear:
Black shoes (no buckles),
White shirt,
Blazer with Raine's logo,
Black trousers,
and a jumper (at certain times of year),
The girls have:
Navy jumpers (same as boys' time of year),
Black trousers/skirt,
Blue striped shirt,
Black shoes (same rules as boys).
Summer Uniform:
White Raine's polo shirt,
Black trousers,
Black shoes.
Subjects
Unlike in the past Raine's teaches a number of subjects stretched across a 6 period day.
The subjects taught now are:
English (x4)
Maths (x4)
Science (x3)
D.T. (Design and Technology) (x3) NOTE: In D.T. the following subjects are taught: Textiles, Graphic Skills, Resistant Materials, Art.
French/Spanish (x3)
Religious Studies (x2)
Physical Education (x2)
History (x2)
Geography (x2)
Information Technology (x1)
Skills (x1)
Preparation For Adulthood (x1)
Music (x1)
Expressive Arts (x1)
Teachers
- Below are only the heads of department and a few others, as current teachers are changing departments.
English
Mr. Dolman
Ms. E. Smith
Ms. Buddhan
Mr. Murray
Mr. Bye
Mrs. Powles
Maths
Ms. Kneller
Mr. Inubassi
Mr. Chaplin
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Gullen
Ms. Davenport
Ms. Juggram
Science
Ms. Tennanburn
Ms. D. Smith
Mr. Scantlebury
Languages
Mrs. Head
Ms. Entwistle
Religious Studies
Mrs. Dodd
Mr. Bennet
Ms. Davidson
History
Mrs. Bell
Mr. Fisher
Geography
Mr. Samways
Mr. Bradburn
Mr. Downs
Physical Education
Mr. Childs
Ms. Colbourne
Mr. Scyrme
Ms. Owen
Mrs. Pieterse
Design And Technology
Mr. Battini
Ms. Johnson
Mr. Beddow
Ms. White
Mr. Falconer
I.T.
Mr. Lowe
Mr. Rimmer
Skills
Ms. Malhotra
Mr. Hollingum
Mr. Metcalfe
Music
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Brown
Expressive Arts
Ms. Vincent
Ms. E. Smith
Ms. Buddhan
Headteachers and Heads of Years, etc.
Headteacher: Mr. Hollingum
Deputy (Lower): Mrs. Powles
Deputy (Upper): Ms. Swarbrick
Head Of Year 7: Mrs. Bell
Head Of Year 8: Mr. Samways
Head Of Year 9: Mr. Scantlebury
Head Of Year 10: Ms. Afawape
Head Of Year 11: Mr. Inubassi
Heads Of Sixth Form/Year 13: Ms. Julian & Ms. Owen
Partnership with China
The school has recently begun a relationship with a school in China. Pupils are allowed to learn Chinese, and possibly go on exchange trips to China in the near future.
Success Story
The school is top in P.E. as the football teams usually get through to finals along with basketball and athletics teams.
Also the Maths Challenge with E.P.G.Y. is run every year with students who excel in Maths. It is an annual course where the pupil must sit a test at first.
The Future
With the China partnership the future seems bright. And the aging Lower School is being refurbished along with Upper. It is also proposed that both schools will merge into one on the site of Lower School with the construction of extra floors.
Links
[Raine's Foundation School online, the official site.]
[The Maths Challenge (EPGY) with Stanford University]
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