Due to overwhelming demand from our partner schools, we are pleased to announce that as of September 2003, our entire Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Curriculum will be made available FREE to subscribers of Thomas Telford School Course Materials. Any school that has a licence with us and continues to subscribe to one of our four Online Courses will gain access to the entire online Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Curriculum Materials. To view a sample of our Online Curriculum that is now live select the link below. Enter the username and password stated to enter the curriculum. Username: visitor Password: visitor If promoted for Domain enter: webzone

Thomas Telford School is one of fifteen City Technology Colleges to be established in Britain. As with all other such colleges, Thomas Telford School is sponsored. The two major sponsors are The Mercers' Company, the premier Livery Company in the City of London and Tarmac PLC, the Wolverhampton based quarrying, building and construction group. Thomas Telford School is part of the Specialists Schools Programme supported by successive Governments.

The School shares all the characteristics of a City Technology College :

• Learning which emphasises Mathematics, Science, Technology, Business Education and the National Curriculum.
• A full range of GCSE courses.
• Sophisticated Information Technology networks, computers and multi-media facilities.
• Information Technology as a tool and resource for learning for every student.
• Close working relationships with industry to ensure job readiness.
• Sixth Form courses which are related to the world of work and further education, including AGCE's and AVCE's.
• Parental involvement in their child's education.
• Wide curriculum including the Arts. Music, Dance and Drama activities ensure students have a balanced education.
• Commitment and a proven record of raising standards in education.
• Finances under the direct control of the Headmaster and Governors. This ensures the School addresses its priorities.
• The School is governed by an equal number of Governors nominated by each of our major sponsors, The Mercers' Company of the City of London and Tarmac PLC. The major sponsors provide nominated Governors who are allowed to co opt additional Governors of which there will be no fewer than four. The nominated Governors must always be in the majority.

In September 2000 Thomas Telford School established a company called Thomas Telford School Online Ltd providing online learning materials for the complete GNVQ Intermediate ICT Course to 477 comprehensive schools across the whole of England. This has now grown to over a 1000 schools subscribing to our courses and resource materials. At that time Project 40 provided the means for schools to offer a new way of working in their 14-16 curriculum, leading to an Intermediate GNVQ ICT Qualification worth 4 GCSE A*-C Grade passes! The company sells its course materials, training and an e-mail support service under annual licence agreement.

TTS Online Limited is the country's leading provider of a complete set of online course materials.

The online GCSE Mathematics Course has been developed with the kind sponsorship of HSBC Bank ::

A total of circa 1200 licences have been issued for this academic year.

Contact

If your school is interested in joining Project 40 please contact course administrator Michelle St John at mstjohn@ttsonline.net