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38-756: Tilt was educated at the King's School, Worcester and the University of Nottingham . Tilt first worked within Her Majesty's Prison Service , as an Assistant Governor, in 1966. He served as Governor of HM Prison Bedford and HM Prison Gartree . Following the removal of Derek Lewis , Director General of the Prison Service, Tilt became acting Director General in October 1995, and was formally appointed Director General on 1 April 1996, retiring in 1999. Tilt

76-670: A King's Scholar (known as a "Colleger" or colloquially as a "tug") is one who has passed the College Election examination and has been awarded a Foundation Scholarship and admitted into a house known as "College", the premises of which are situated within the original ancient purpose-built college buildings. It is the original and oldest Eton house (strictly speaking it was established before the house system developed at Eton, for use by Oppidans) and consists solely of King's Scholars ranging in age from 13 to 18. At any one time there are about 70 King's Scholars, who are distinguished by

114-432: A privilege now reserved for "purples" the heads of houses, captain and vice captain of school and head scholar. Now all academic scholars have a white gown, worn to cathedral services. This is received at a special service in the cathedral where the scholars are admitted to the society. They also gain the right to walk down the aisle at cathedral services first. Scholars do also have the right to wear scholar jumpers, which are

152-486: A prize of £350, and are entitled to attend a ceremony in the King's College Chapel at which they sign their name in the King's Scholar book. A three-course formal dinner is held in the subsequent Michaelmas term, during which scholars dine for free with their respective Directors of Studies (DoS). The only time when scholars are not entitled to attend this ceremony is if they attain a first-class degree in their final year. This

190-412: A replacement for the defunct King's Herald newspaper. The King's Herald was an annual newspaper written, compiled and formatted in a single day and submitted to a national competition which it won three times. The school uses its own class nomenclature. In the main section of the school (ages 11–18), the classification runs as follows: Upon reaching the 'Lower Remove', pupils are assigned to one of

228-643: Is a private co-educational day school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester . It offers mixed-sex mainstream education that follows the UK National Curriculum to around 1,465 pupils aged 2 to 18. At age 11, approximately two thirds of pupils join the senior school from its two prep schools , King's Hawford and King's St Albans, while others come from maintained schools in

266-473: Is a foundation scholar (elected on the basis of good academic performance and usually qualifying for reduced fees) of one of certain public schools . These include Eton College ; The King's School, Canterbury ; King's Ely ; The King's School, Worcester ; Durham School ; and Westminster School , although at Westminster their name changes depending on whether the current monarch is male or female (under Charles III, they are King's Scholars). At Eton College ,

304-594: Is a historical hang-over from scholarships endowed by the college's founder (King's College Cambridge and Eton College were both founded by Henry VI, and are sister colleges). The seven King's Schools at Canterbury , Chester , Ely , Gloucester , Peterborough , Rochester and Worcester were re-endowed or re-founded by King Henry VIII in 1541 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries , and award King's Scholarships in his name. Originally all pupils at

342-473: Is a reigning Queen and King's Scholars when there is a reigning King. As at Eton, they are selected by competitive examination ("The Challenge"), board at the oldest house in the school, known as College, and wear gowns during school Abbey services in Westminster Abbey . The term King's Scholar is also used for undergraduates at King's College Cambridge who obtain first-class degrees. They receive

380-579: Is appointed from among the King's and Queen's Scholars in the Upper Sixth (year 13), has the job of co-ordinating the scholars. In an annual ceremony, the Senior Scholar proceeds to Worcester Crown Court, to demand from the presiding judge, in Latin, a day's holiday for the school, known as Judge's Day. He or she is entitled to be married in the cathedral and buried within the cathedral grounds, and

418-514: The Old Chapel near Crickhowell in Mid Wales . Following the dissolution of the monastery in 1540, the new cathedral foundation included provision for a choir school for ten cathedral choristers and tuition for forty King's Scholars . The school was one of seven " King's Schools " established or re-endowed by Henry VIII following the dissolution. On 7 December 1541, Henry VIII appointed

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456-468: The post-nominal letters KS appended to their surnames in the school lists. Oppidans who have distinguished themselves academically, but who may have elected not to become Collegers, are called Oppidan Scholars , and similarly have OS attached to their surnames in the school lists, but receive no financial benefit and are distinguished in no other way from other Oppidans. The foundation scholars at Westminster School are called Queen's Scholars when there

494-533: The Chapter nonetheless retained a majority. From its inception until the construction of School House in 1888, all teaching was conducted in College Hall, the former monastic refectory. From 1945 to 1976, the school participated in the direct grant scheme , accepting pupils funded by central government on a competitive basis. The school first admitted girls in small numbers to the sixth form in 1971, prior to

532-623: The Keyes Building, College Hall and the John Moore Theatre. Art exhibitions, plays, musicals, dance showcases and other performances are staged across the age range. Partly due to its links with the cathedral the school has a musical tradition. The school has achieved success at rowing with the King's School Worcester Boat Club , and maintains a boathouse on the River Severn. The school also has an indoor swimming pool on

570-482: The King's Schools were endowment-funded King's Scholars; the King's Schools now generally award the King's Scholarship in recognition of academic or musical attainment, and the Scholarship is often accompanied by a discount on school fees. By statute of Queen Elizabeth II , the King's Schools were granted the right to award Queen's Scholarships in 1973, both in recognition of the reigning Queen, and because many of

608-416: The King's Schools, previously all single-sex schools, were moving towards co-education at the time. King's Ely awarded King's Scholarships to 12 boys every year until 1973 when Queen Elizabeth II requested for the scholarship to be awarded to high achieving girls as well, in conjunction with her visit to the school. Thus every year 12 girls and boys from the lower sixth are awarded the scholarship based on

646-524: The Lower Remove (year 9) on the basis of exam results and an interview, or in the Lower Sixth (year 12) on the basis of attainment up to GCSE. All scholars appointed in the Lower Remove are titled King's Scholars , regardless of their gender or of the reigning monarch, in honour of Henry VIII; male scholars appointed in the Lower Sixth are also titled King's Scholars ; female scholars appointed in

684-571: The Lower Sixth are titled Queen's Scholars in honour of Elizabeth II. New King's Scholars are initiated into the Worcester Cathedral Foundation in the first evensong service of the academic year where they are presented to the dean and bishop of Worcester Cathedral by the headmaster of the school. King's and Queen's Scholars are members of the foundation of Worcester Cathedral , and wear a white surplice over their uniform during major school services. The Senior Scholar, who

722-529: The age of 13. They share most aspects of school life with the Oppidans, including lessons and most sport. However they eat all their meals in College Hall, which has hosted many distinguished guests in its long history including Queen Elizabeth I, and are privy to certain ancient formal traditions not practised by Oppidans. One other difference is that Collegers usually play the Wall Game in the winter term for

760-408: The cathedral choristers, and the school's King's and Queen's Scholars are ex officio members of the cathedral foundation, while the school is required by statute to have the cathedral Dean and Chapter represented on its governing body. The school owns extensive land next to New Road cricket ground across the river, used as sports pitches and fields. The school also owns an outward bound centre,

798-449: The cathedral, including College Hall (formerly the monastic refectory, for many years the school's only teaching hall, and currently an assembly hall) and Edgar Tower, the medieval gatehouse to College Green, which for many years housed the school library. The school and the cathedral maintain a close relationship, with the school providing cathedral choristers and using the cathedral for major services. The most senior members of school staff,

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836-459: The city of Worcester and the surrounding areas that include Malvern , Redditch , Kidderminster , Evesham and Pershore . The King's, Worcester group consists of three different schools. These include: The senior school is situated on Worcester's College Green, next to Worcester Cathedral and on the east bank of the River Severn . Many of the school's buildings on the Green are leased from

874-539: The establishment of College House in 1977, which housed 21 girls. In 1989 the decision was made to make the school fully co-educational, with girls entering the Lower Fourth (Year 7) in 1991. Having accommodated boarders since its inception, the final boarders left in July 1999. The school has an artist-in-residence and actor-in-residence, provides one-to-one LAMDA tuition and has several performance venues, including

912-535: The following houses (listed with their respective colours): Castle, Choir, Hostel and School Houses, all former boarding houses, are named for the buildings which originally housed them. As boarding diminished during the 1990s, these houses either converted to day houses (School and Choir), or were discontinued (Castle and Hostel). The remaining houses, which originated as day-boys' houses, are named for former school headmasters ( Saint Oswald and Saint Wulstan , both Bishops of Worcester, being regarded as "headmasters" of

950-427: The former monastic school). All former pupils are considered to be Old Vigornians, and can use the post-nominal letters OV . Predecessor institutions are not considered: only those who attended King's from its refoundation in 1541 onwards are listed below. 52°11′15″N 2°13′14″W  /  52.187533°N 2.220671°W  / 52.187533; -2.220671 King%27s Scholar A King's Scholar

988-488: The full five years, while Oppidans tend to play it only in their last year. Collegers live in the original ancient central area of the school, either overlooking or in close proximity to School Yard, bounded by Eton College Chapel and Lupton's Tower, with the Founder's Statue in its centre. The boarding house in which Collegers live includes Chamber, the older section, with rooms looking into School Yard, and New Buildings, on

1026-765: The government. Following a critique of the Tilt Review by Tim Exworthy and John Gunn in the British Journal of Psychiatry , Tilt published a response in June 2003. Tilt was appointed Independent Chair of the Internet Watch Foundation in January 2012. His six-year term as chair ended at the end of December 2017. He was governor of De Montfort University from 2001 to 2010. King%27s School, Worcester The King's School, Worcester

1064-604: The grades achieved at GCSE with most scholars achieving over 8 grade '9's. The ceremony is carried out in Ely Cathedral in which the Scholars are added as members of the Cathedral foundation . Every year the scholars participate in one of King's Ely's oldest traditions, the annual " Hoop Trundle ". Essentially the scholars trundle hoops along the college lane in a race. The tradition derives from when centuries ago, one of

1102-669: The history of the college, are known as Oppidans because they live not within the original ancient college buildings, but in boarding houses within the town (Latin: oppidum ) of Eton. The gown is said to be the basis of the traditional nickname given to Collegers of "tugs", from the Latin Gens Togata , i.e. " toga'd people". As the college's statutes provide for 70 King's Scholars, who remain in College for five years, about 14 are admitted per year (a "block" in Eton argot), at

1140-800: The inquiry into the death of Ulster loyalist Billy Wright , regarding the validity of a decision to house imprisoned individuals of the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the Irish National Liberation Army together within HM Prison Maze , giving this evidence on 10 December 2008. He served as chairman of the following National Health Service trusts and authorities: Appointed as Social Fund Commissioner for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in December 2000, Tilt served in this part-time post until 2009. He

1178-536: The junior school campus and an outdoor pool at Hawford. Several sports undertake regular tours abroad. The school has an active Combined Cadet Force with army and RAF sections. The school produces three pupil-authored publications: Stepping Fourth (for the Fourth Forms, years 7–8), The Removes' Gazette (for the Removes, years 9–10) and Term Time a Sixth Form magazine, first published in summer 2010, as

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1216-455: The privileges of being a King's scholar was the right to be able to play games in cathedral and college grounds. King's scholars wear a red gown over their uniform and are also entitled to several other privileges: At the King's School Canterbury , King's Scholars are students who have taken the scholarship exam on entry or achieved exceptional grades in their GCSE , usually more than 9 A*. In previous years they wore gowns over their uniforms,

1254-430: The reverse side, which contains the majority of the boys' rooms. Historically a Foundation Scholarship used to provide full and unconditional waiver of all the school fees, but since the 1960s the scholarship has been increasingly subjected to means testing . As of 2021 a scholarship does not affect the size of fees. However part or all of the fees may be waived, dependent on financial circumstances. King's Scholars have

1292-441: The same as the school black ones with a white stripe around the collar and hem. Scholars are entitled to several traditional privileges: See also Kings School Canterbury#Traditions . At the King's School, Worcester , the King's Scholarship is the highest scholarship awarded. It is awarded on the basis of academic or musical attainment, and typically accompanies a reduction in school fees. King's Scholars are generally appointed in

1330-532: The school's first headmaster, John Pether, by means of a letter to Richard Rich . One early headmaster, Henry Bright is mentioned in Thomas Fuller ’s Worthies of England, and is commemorated in Worcester Cathedral. The school was managed by the cathedral Dean and Chapter until 1884, when Headmaster W.E. Bolland's New Scheme introduced governance by a separate Governing Body, on which

1368-439: The wearing of a black academic gown over the usual school uniform of a tail-coat. They thus represent the original core of the institution founded by King Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge , founded as a sister institution by the same king in 1441. The other 1,200 boys at the school, the majority of whom pay full fees, and who appeared later in

1406-731: Was a member of the Sentencing Advisory Panel from 1999 to 2002. Tilt was a panelist at a conference of individuals involved within the Prison Services, meeting to discuss and vote on issues regarding the Chaucer Unit. The Chaucer unit was created in order to investigate the services of Kent for instances of corruption and serious misconduct, as a consequence of the so-called ATM scam within HM Prison Blantyre House . Tilt gave evidence to

1444-643: Was also elected to chair the Social Security Advisory Committee in 2004, serving two terms, his second term ending on 31 March 2011. In 2000, Sir Richard Tilt chaired a review (the Tilt Review ) of security at the three high-security hospitals in England ( Ashworth , Broadmoor and Rampton ). The Tilt Review suggested increased security measures, and altogether made 86 recommendations, all of which were subsequently accepted by

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