Fgs why do you care about changing the name it was either this or Happy Hickeys Highschool. Anyway we get extra clout from Hing Kong and London
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Richard Cumberlidge
8 years ago
There doesn't seem any real need to change the name of a school with such proud and long heritage, especially when so many people look back fondly on their time there
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Lodders
8 years ago
The name’s almost as gay as i am.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
I'm not sure if Mr. Hickey's arm was twisted ito this, but if he did this out of choice it was an awful decision which was made for the sake of him being at the turning point of the school to make him seem like a notable revolutionary headmaster who changed the course of Adams'. There was no need to do this. The new name omits the fact that Adams' is a grammar school, as if to hide scrutiny, when we should be proud of that fact that we are a grammar school and we should be exemplary for why grammar schools are good for the country, instead of trying to hide it. One argument for having 'Haberdashers' in the name is that the brand image is good for applications to university and jobs, but surely university's and employers wouldn't care about the schools you went to or the companies that ran them, but your actual credentials and ability. Why would they care about the school you came from unless you came from a disadvantaged schools and couldn't reach your full potential? Adams is certainly not a disadvantaged school. Overall, the change is unnecessary and has angered many in the school who were uninformed and has made many lose respect for the current headmaster. If this ultimately wasn't his decision he should have at least told us this was the case instead of falsely presenting a 'historic' idea of change in Adams' Grammar School .
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Simon Kirkland
8 years ago
Think again! Ruining the history of the school and it doesn’t sound right.
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Elliott Wilkes
8 years ago
Ladams grammar forever
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Ted Pearson
8 years ago
I understand the history, but this new name doesn’t work. If it ain’t broke.......
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Tushar Luckraz
8 years ago
Adams Grammar should only be Adams Grammar.
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Oliver Jones
8 years ago
AGS is not a brand to be tinkered with; you do great damage to many generations of former pupils.
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Matt Hall
8 years ago
Change of status, change of entry requirements now change of name. When the applications go down will this reverse?
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Students should have been involved in this decision.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
The students should have been consulted about the name change.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Adams grammar school go on
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Stephan Kyle
8 years ago
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I'm disappointed there appears to have been no alumni/student consultation in this decision. An expensive rebranding cannot be justified when there are far more pressing concerns for the school.
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jane lowres
8 years ago
Absolutely outraged. Where is the consultation with students and parents ?
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Anonymous
8 years ago
disgraceful mate
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Zain Alsoud
8 years ago
Oh no! How can we survive.
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Sally Hardie
8 years ago
Awful decision
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Alex
8 years ago
Don’t understand why they’re changing the name very unnecessary
Fgs why do you care about changing the name it was either this or Happy Hickeys Highschool. Anyway we get extra clout from Hing Kong and London
There doesn't seem any real need to change the name of a school with such proud and long heritage, especially when so many people look back fondly on their time there
The name’s almost as gay as i am.
I'm not sure if Mr. Hickey's arm was twisted ito this, but if he did this out of choice it was an awful decision which was made for the sake of him being at the turning point of the school to make him seem like a notable revolutionary headmaster who changed the course of Adams'. There was no need to do this. The new name omits the fact that Adams' is a grammar school, as if to hide scrutiny, when we should be proud of that fact that we are a grammar school and we should be exemplary for why grammar schools are good for the country, instead of trying to hide it. One argument for having 'Haberdashers' in the name is that the brand image is good for applications to university and jobs, but surely university's and employers wouldn't care about the schools you went to or the companies that ran them, but your actual credentials and ability. Why would they care about the school you came from unless you came from a disadvantaged schools and couldn't reach your full potential? Adams is certainly not a disadvantaged school. Overall, the change is unnecessary and has angered many in the school who were uninformed and has made many lose respect for the current headmaster. If this ultimately wasn't his decision he should have at least told us this was the case instead of falsely presenting a 'historic' idea of change in Adams' Grammar School .
Think again! Ruining the history of the school and it doesn’t sound right.
Ladams grammar forever
I understand the history, but this new name doesn’t work. If it ain’t broke.......
Adams Grammar should only be Adams Grammar.
AGS is not a brand to be tinkered with; you do great damage to many generations of former pupils.
Change of status, change of entry requirements now change of name. When the applications go down will this reverse?
Students should have been involved in this decision.
The students should have been consulted about the name change.
Adams grammar school go on
I'm disappointed there appears to have been no alumni/student consultation in this decision. An expensive rebranding cannot be justified when there are far more pressing concerns for the school.
Absolutely outraged. Where is the consultation with students and parents ?
disgraceful mate
Oh no! How can we survive.
Awful decision
Don’t understand why they’re changing the name very unnecessary
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it!