George Wenham Shaw (usually published as "G.W. Shaw"; 28 April 1928 in Stalybridge, Cheshire – 27 November 2006 in Grantchester) was a biologist and leading British expert on academic dress . He designed the academic robes for the University of Bath UK, Trent University , Ontario and Universidad Simón Bolívar , Venezuela .
17-429: George Shaw may refer to: George Shaw (academic dress scholar) (1928–2006), biologist and British expert on academic dress George Shaw (architect) (1810–1876), English architect George Shaw (artist) (born 1966), English contemporary artist George Shaw (biologist) (1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist George Shaw (civil servant) , Lieutenant Governor of
34-446: A Language College . Recent additions include new blocks for art and design, new ICT suites, the new Stamford Hall canteen, a food technology room, and The Grammar gym. In October 2013, a new physics centre was opened by the physicist Brian Cox , housing six laboratories, a staff room and a large preparation room. In 2019, a House System was introduced. There were 4 houses; Tatton, Bradbury, Stamford and Massey. In January 2021,
51-511: A result of the Balfour Education Act , to provide secondary education (partly fee-paying) for an area which stretched from Sale to Knutsford . It opened with 57 pupils and 3 staff (Headmaster, Deputy and one secretary), housed in the red brick building which still forms the central block of the school today. The south wing and the assembly hall were added in 1938 and the science block, gymnasium and workshops in 1964. In 1974,
68-524: Is a boys' grammar school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester , England. The school is a fully selective non-fee paying grammar school with admission via an entrance exam. Its previous status as a foundation school allowed for a degree of independence from the local education authority , until in 2011, under the government's education reforms, it attained Academy status. The school was founded as Altrincham County High School for Boys (ACHS) in 1912 as
85-628: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Shaw (academic dress scholar) Shaw was also a patron of the Burgon Society , who are responsible for publishing a third, posthumous, edition of Shaw's Academical Dress . After studying at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys , George Shaw worked for a chemical company for two years, during which time he studied part-time at UMIST . In 1946, his interests having shifted from chemistry to biology, he began full-time undergraduate studies at
102-649: The University of Strathclyde adopted some of his suggested revisions to its scheme of academic dress in the early 1960s. In 1966 the first edition of his authoritative work on British academic dress was published, and received a positive review in The Guardian from Peter Preston , as well as a four-page vitriolic diatribe in The Oxford Magazine from his colleague and occasional collaborator Charles Franklyn . A second, much-expanded edition
119-466: The University of Wales , initially at Swansea before transferring to Bangor . Upon graduation, in 1950, he took up a teaching post at Deacon's School , Peterborough , and over the next three years he pursued research in cytogenetics in his spare time with assistance from colleagues at Cambridge . He submitted a dissertation based on this work to the University of Wales in 1953, and was awarded
136-446: The 1890s George Shaw (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1971), Australian rules footballer in the 1910s George Shaw (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1973), English football player George Shaw (footballer, born 1969) , Scottish football player & manager of Forfar George Shaw (triple jumper) (1931–1988), American Olympic athlete Slotch Shaw (George Shaw, 1865–1928), English footballer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
153-1264: The British Crown Colony of Burma, 1913 George Shaw (composer) , musician and film composer George Shaw (Queensland politician) (1913–1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives George Shaw (Tasmanian politician) (born 1932), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council George B. Shaw (1854–1894), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright George C. Shaw (1866–1960), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient George Ferdinand Shaw (1821–1899), Irish academic and journalist George R. Shaw (1848–1937), American architect Sportspeople [ edit ] George Shaw (American football) (1933–1998), American football quarterback George Shaw (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1905), English cricketer George Shaw (cricketer, born 1931) (1931–1984), Welsh cricketer George Shaw (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1954), Australian rules footballer in
170-623: The degree of DSc . Towards the end of his teaching career, in 1980, he was awarded a Schoolmaster's Fellowship to Girton College, Cambridge , which subsequently appointed him a Fellow Commoner . When the Burgon Society was founded in 2000, he became an active founding member and one of its first fellows honoris causa , and in 2005 became one of the Society's patrons. He died of heart failure in November 2006. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
187-588: The degree of MSc by research. In 1956 he entered Wadham College, Oxford as a postgraduate research student in the Department of Botany , obtaining the degree of DPhil in 1958. After leaving Oxford he took a teaching post at Lancing College , where he remained for the rest of his career. He and his wife Mary, who had been a fellow postgraduate researcher at Oxford, married in 1958 and subsequently had two sons and two daughters. He had become interested in academic dress while at school, and began to study
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221-515: The school completed a new building with an additional 9 classrooms(primarily used for English and Sciences), a new library, extra toilets and a small staff room. It is aimed to allow the school to increase their pupil intake per year. In 2023, 5 new Cricket Nets and 2 new Cricket strips were installed. The Old Altrinchamians' Association is a former pupils' society with golf, football and cricket sections. The Association also holds an Annual Reunion Dinner and publishes an annual newsletter. Most of
238-492: The school passed from the control of Cheshire County Council to the newly formed Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. It remained under Trafford's control until 1996 when it became a grant-maintained school . In 1999, it evolved into a foundation school , when grant-maintained school status was abolished. In September 2003, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as
255-586: The schools in the local area enter their qualifying students into the 11+ exams. The school does have a catchment area where pupils living nearby are prioritised over those living further away. The priority catchment area is defined as the Postal addresses of WA13/WA14/WA15/M33 and M23 which lie within the Trafford Local Authority. However some students travel all the way from Warrington and Stockport and thus commute to and from school. Students use
272-492: The subject during the course of his teaching career. He submitted an unsuccessful design for the academic dress of the newly founded University of Sussex in 1961, but was later commissioned to design gowns and hoods for several other institutions, including Trent University , the University of Bath (which in return conferred on him an honorary MA ) and Simón Bolívar University (which also offered him an honorary degree, but he never travelled to Venezuela to collect it); also
289-497: Was published in 1995, including details of all of the universities founded since the original publication, including those former polytechnics which had been accorded university status. In 1969 he was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Biology , which adopted his suggested fellowship hood in 1979. In 1970, the University of Hong Kong invited him to submit a portfolio of his published research for consideration, and awarded him
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