Britain’s first Greek Orthodox Secondary School to open next year

Ανοίγει στην Αγγλία το πρώτο Ελληνικό Ορθόδοξο σχολείο μέσης εκπαιδεύσεως. FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE • Fri, Jul 13, 2012 Britain’s very first Greek Orthodox Secondary School has been given the go-ahead to open in September 2013. St Andrew the Apostle is one of only 28 secondary Free Schools approved nationally for 2013 opening by the Department for Education. Taking pupils aged 11-19, it will serve the whole community, welcoming families looking for a high-performing school based on the Christian values of the Greek Orthodox faith. Classical Education Trust (CET) chairman, Yiannis Pareas, said they were overwhelmed by the news and thanked all their supporters for their work and prayers. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to open a school that serves the community in Barnet and Enfield as well as the wider Greek Orthodox community in North London. St Andrew the Apostle is based on the Christian faith and moral principles of the Greek Orthodox Church, and we are delighted to be working with the Russell Education Trust (RET) to establish a school with the very highest academic standards. “The long-term aim of the CET and RET is to ensure that a state funded school can increase the number of students from all back grounds progressing to university: and studying maths, sciences and the classical subjects”. RET spokesperson, Karen Lynch, said: “We are thrilled with this news because the plans we have for St Andrew the Apostle are so exciting and seem to have captured the imagination of local parents who want another outstanding school in this part of London. “We are also honoured to be supporting the country’s very first Greek Orthodox Secondary School”.