| AdminHistory | In 1947 the Junior Art Department at the Liverpool School of Art became constituted as the Liverpool County Secondary School of Art. Due to congestion in the main building, the Secondary School moved to 11-12 Gambier Terrace, specifically acquired for the purpose of developing general education work alongside access to specialist studios and equipment. The Teacher Training Department which taught the Art Teachers' Diploma (ATD) course was also transferred to Gambier Terrace.
Junior Art classes had an entrance age of 13 and over, and adopted the Grammar School transfer examinations as an entrance exam in 1950. The Junior Art courses lasted for 3 years and led to the adoption of the Art GCE.
The School severed from the College of Art in 1960 with 120 pupils at the time and became an independent unit in the Liverpool City Council's secondary school sector with its own Headmaster. It was closed in 1966 after luxury specialist equiptment was deemed inappropriate for modern-day educational needs. |