The Garibaldi Secondary School
Garibaldi Rd, Forest Town, Mansfield NG19 0JX, United Kingdom
3.3
10 reviews
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5V68+CC Mansfield, United Kingdom
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Monday: 8–16
Tuesday: 8–16
Wedneasday: 8–16
Thursday: 8–16
Friday: 8–15
Saturday: Close
Sunday: Close
Tuesday: 8–16
Wedneasday: 8–16
Thursday: 8–16
Friday: 8–15
Saturday: Close
Sunday: Close
The Sixth Form is also rather ridiculous, in the sense that you get told 'you're an adult now, there's a sense of freedom, you may come and go as you please with your fob'.. But this changes when you are actually inside, given that I was actually FOLLOWED to the toilet because they 'thought I was going out of the building'. There's nothing 'adult' about Sixth Form, especially when you've been apart of a year group that the entire school has hated since day 1. My year had no Sixth Form trip, but every year before us have had one and they've now decided to give the years below them too. We had no end of Sixth Form celebration, no prom-related activity, just a very quick 'assembly'.
Alas, there are a few pros but not nearly enough that there should be. There's a HANDFUL, of lovely teachers, who are open-minded adults who genuinely care for students' well-being.
The other being that when you are in the year group that they don't like, it gets to the point where they stop talking to you and begin pretending that you aren't there. Before, if I were to miss a day in Sixth Form I'd get a phonecall home about my wear-abouts, (which in Sixth Form they shouldn't be doing as you can 'choose when to turn up'), but towards the end of my time there they just stopped bothering.
I'm sure other schools are the same when it comes to not fixing bullying issues, and the disrespectful attitude towards certain individuals, but no one school is perfect. Overall, I've made some lifelong friends from this 'school', mainly due to them agreeing with the same beliefs and opinions I have of this place, but I wouldn't send my child here. Not a chance.