President Kennedy School and Community College
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| Established | 1966 |
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| School type | comprehensive community specialist |
| Principal | Gordon Payne |
| Faculty | 85 |
| Students | 1500 (Ages 11-18) |
| Specialism | Humanities |
| Location | Coventry, England |
| Information | +44 (0)24 7666 1416 |
| Website | http://www.pks.coventry.sch.uk/ |
President Kennedy School and Community College is a comprehensive secondary school located in Coventry, England. President Kennedy was made a specialist humanities school by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust in 2005. This has meant a significant financial investment and see to tough targets for the school's academic progression and interaction with the community. To this end the school has established an open-access centre called PK Extra which features a computer suite, recording studio, Sky+ and a zone based audio system.
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[edit] History
The School is named after President John F. Kennedy and was founded in 1966. The catchment area of the School is in the North West of Coventry and includes the Holbrooks and Whitemore Park areas of the City.
[edit] Students
There are roughly c.1500 students attending the school, aged from 11 to 19. They are divided into 3 Key Stages. Key Stage 3 is school Year 7 to Year 9 (ages 11 to 14), Key Stage 4 is school Year 10 and Year 11 (14–16) and Key Stage 5 is Years 12 and 13 (16–19).
Each Year has a Year Leader and Pastoral Officer who is responsible for their pastoral care, discipline and general academic progression.
[edit] Teaching Staff
The School has a senior Leadership Group comprising a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and 6 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 lead by a Subject Leader.
The departments are:
- English - 8 Teachers
- Drama - 2 Teachers
- Business Studies - 4 Teachers
- Design and Technology - 10 Teachers
- Geography - 4 Teachers
- History - 6 Teachers (Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher teach History)
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - 4 Teachers
- Mathematics - 8 Teachers
- Modern Foreign Languages - 6 Teachers
- Music - 2 Teachers
- Physical Education (PE) - 8 Teachers
- Psychology - 2 Teachers
- Religious Education (RE) - 6 Teachers
- Science - 10 Teachers
- Sociology - 2 Teachers
- Student Support Department lead by an Inclusion Manager and Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinators (SENCO) with 20 Teaching Assistants
[edit] Curriculum
The school teaches students aged 11 to 19, and this covers the English school years of 7 to 11 plus a Post-16 Centre.
Students in Key Stage 3 are taught the National Curriculum and the Coventry Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. In Key Stage 4 students study a compulsory core of GCSEs in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Science (Double Award) plus a Short Course GCSE in Religious Education.
Options are available in Physical Education, Design and Technology, Business Studies, Information and Communication Technolohy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Geography, French, Spanish, Music, Dance and the option to study for a full GCSE in 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 4 AS Levels in Year 12 and 3 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.
