▁the ▁Unit ary ▁Author ity ▁of ▁South end - on - Se a ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Special ism ▁and ▁awards ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁a ▁Language ▁College ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Special ist ▁School s ▁and ▁Academ ies ▁Trust , ▁prom oting ▁modern ▁foreign ▁languages ▁both ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁within ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁South end ▁Ex cell ence ▁Cl uster , ▁supporting ▁and ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁nearly ▁thirty ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁as ▁a ▁high - perform ing ▁special ist ▁school , ▁it ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Le ading ▁Edge ▁school , ▁prom oting ▁innov ation ▁in ▁teaching ▁and ▁learning ▁in ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁local ▁partner ▁schools . ▁Despite ▁now ▁converting ▁to ▁a cademy ▁status ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁still ▁prom otes ▁languages ▁as ▁a ▁special ism ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁A ble ▁Children ▁in ▁Education ▁( N ACE ) ▁Challenge ▁Award ▁" for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Pro vision ▁for ▁A ble , ▁G ift ed ▁& ▁Tal ented ▁P up ils ", ▁the ▁Le ading ▁As pect ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁Sports mark ▁award . ▁ ▁Award ▁System ▁Stud ents ▁may ▁ear n ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁award ▁called ▁Col ours ▁for ▁significant ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁academ ics , ▁sport ,