President Kennedy School and Community College
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President Kennedy School and Community College is a secondary school
located in Coventry
, England
. President Kennedy was made a specialist
Humanities College
school by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
in 2005. This brought significant financial investment and set tough targets for the school's academic progression and interaction with the community. The school has established a new year 7 area called "the bridge", which is a way of helping them get used to secondary school life.
and was founded in 1966. The catchment area of the School is in the northwest of Coventry and includes the Holbrooks
and Whitmore Park
areas of the city. The first intake of pupils were drawn from Whitemoor Secondary Modern which was subsiding and thus created the need for a new school. Notwithstanding that the majority of initial pupils came from Whitemoor School the opening of President Kennedy School saw an influx of pupils drawn from other nearby schools such as Copthorne School in Keresley.
s. Key Stage 3
is school Year 7 to Year 9 (ages 11–14 years), Key Stage 4
is school Year 10 and Year 11 (ages 14–16 years) and Key Stage 5
is Years 12 and 13 (ages 16–19 years).
The students are mixed into different tutor groups, ranging from year 8 to year 10. year 7 stay as one tutor also do years 11, 12 and 13. There are 3 different 'colleges'. Yellow, Blue and Red. year 7 is white college, year 11 is orange college and year 12 and 13 (also known as post 16) is green college.
There are currently over 80 teaching staff arranged into subject departments, each department is led by a Subject Leader.
Students in Key Stage 3
are taught the National Curriculum and the Coventry Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education
.
For Key Stage 5
, (Sixth Form
) students are interviewed and are required to achieve a minimum of 5 C's at GCSE. Students will then study four AS Level
s in Year 12 and three A Levels in Year 13. All students will study AS Level
General Studies and will then choose which subjects to study further. The options are similar to those at GCSE.
The school established a new online portal in 2006, where students can go on teachers lessons and email them
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. President Kennedy was made a specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
Humanities College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
school by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust is an independent, not-for-profit, membership organisation with headquarters in the United Kingdom, dedicated to raising standards and achievement in secondary schools in England and internationally...
in 2005. This brought significant financial investment and set tough targets for the school's academic progression and interaction with the community. The school has established a new year 7 area called "the bridge", which is a way of helping them get used to secondary school life.
History
The school was founded in 1966 with Dr Frost the first headmaster. It was originally to be called either Rookery Lane School or Holbrook High, but the assassination of President John F Kennedy during the approval stage resulted in the school being named after President John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
and was founded in 1966. The catchment area of the School is in the northwest of Coventry and includes the Holbrooks
Holbrooks
Holbrooks, also written Holbrook's, is a residential area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.Most of the length of the four brooks which pass through the area are covered or culverted, one culvert is adjacent to the recently built housing on Watery Lane. Another brook passes through and under the...
and Whitmore Park
Whitmore Park
Whitmore Park is a large residential suburb of Coventry, situated in the north of the city and bordering the suburbs of Keresley, Holbrooks, and Radford...
areas of the city. The first intake of pupils were drawn from Whitemoor Secondary Modern which was subsiding and thus created the need for a new school. Notwithstanding that the majority of initial pupils came from Whitemoor School the opening of President Kennedy School saw an influx of pupils drawn from other nearby schools such as Copthorne School in Keresley.
Students
Roughly 1,500 students attend the school, aged from 11 to 19. They are divided into three Key StageKey Stage
A Key Stage is a stage of the state education system in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the British Territory of Gibraltar setting the educational knowledge expected of students at various ages...
s. Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
is school Year 7 to Year 9 (ages 11–14 years), Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...
is school Year 10 and Year 11 (ages 14–16 years) and Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5 is an unofficial label used to describe the two years of post-compulsory education for students aged 16-18, or at sixth form, in the United Kingdom, to align with previous Key Stages as labelled for the National Curriculum....
is Years 12 and 13 (ages 16–19 years).
The students are mixed into different tutor groups, ranging from year 8 to year 10. year 7 stay as one tutor also do years 11, 12 and 13. There are 3 different 'colleges'. Yellow, Blue and Red. year 7 is white college, year 11 is orange college and year 12 and 13 (also known as post 16) is green college.
Teaching staff
The school has a senior leadership group comprising a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and seven Assistant Headteachers. Each Assistant Headteacher has a specific responsibility, which are Upper School, Lower School, Teaching and Learning, Staff Development Inclusion and ICT.There are currently over 80 teaching staff arranged into subject departments, each department is led by a Subject Leader.
Curriculum
The school teaches students aged 11 to 18; this covers the English school years of 7 to 11 plus a Post-16 Centre.Students in Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
are taught the National Curriculum and the Coventry Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education
Religious Education
Religious Education is the term given to education concerned with religion. It may refer to education provided by a church or religious organization, for instruction in doctrine and faith, or for education in various aspects of religion, but without explicitly religious or moral aims, e.g. in a...
.
For Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5 is an unofficial label used to describe the two years of post-compulsory education for students aged 16-18, or at sixth form, in the United Kingdom, to align with previous Key Stages as labelled for the National Curriculum....
, (Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
) students are interviewed and are required to achieve a minimum of 5 C's at GCSE. Students will then study four AS Level
GCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
s in Year 12 and three A Levels in Year 13. All students will study AS Level
GCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
General Studies and will then choose which subjects to study further. The options are similar to those at GCSE.
The school established a new online portal in 2006, where students can go on teachers lessons and email them