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The school came under the spotlight in 2002, when they asked parents of pupils to pay £10 a month to help following cuts in funding from Stockport Education Authority under the Labour government.
The school was initially criticized after the installation of unisex toilets in 2000, as a move to tackle bullying and smoking. Subsequently, this development has become accepted Government policy, and the school features on the 'Bog Standard' website, was selected as a case study in good design by the Design Council and in 2007 was the subject of a follow-up documentary for the BBC Breakfast Programme.
The school also was the focus of critical news headlines after it introduced sniffer dogs to search the school premises for traces of illegal drugs. Like the toilets, this too is now official Government policy and accepted practice in many secondary schools.
In March 2007, the school was in the news after banning traditional knotted ties from the school uniform and replacing them with clip-on ties. A spokesperson for the school later declared that the move to introduce clip-on ties was "more about student appearance than health and safety".
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