GCSE Results Day at President Kennedy School!
Congratulations to our Year 11 students on a brilliant set of GCSE results!
We are extremely proud of your hard work and determination.
We wish you every success as you move on to the next stage in your lives!
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Students performed on stage at The Albany Theatre in the whole school production of 'Legally Blonde'
Performing allows students to perform in front of an audience and instill a sense of belonging. It also contributes to a student’s confidence and self-belief, and potentially creates a more well-rounded individual.
Each student involved has shown commitment, enthusiasm, determination and PRIDE whilst rehearsing for LEGALLY BLONDE.
A HUGE well done for all involved!
President Kennedy School A-level Results Day!
Well done to all our students who have worked incredibly hard.
Good luck with the next chapter in your lives!
Year 12 students went into Coventry city centre in fancy dress to collect money for Zoe's Place, a local children's hospice, just before the summer break.
They raised an amazing total of £855 for this very worthy cause. Well done to all involved!
The last few weeks have seen both the end of a long exam season and the start of a heatwave! They have also witnessed the History Project at Sherbourne Fields Special School, surely, one of the highlights of the School Calendar for many a year.
Dating back to the early 2000s, the History Project has created a close bond between the two schools and provided a major enriching experience for many young people. Not only does it offer the opportunity to make friendships and share fun experiences with a wider, diverse peer group, but it also presents a responsibility and a challenge. To be able to provide inclusive learning opportunities to students of a Special School is an untapped skill that few members of the group realised they had at the outset.
The project provided a great revelation that learning about the past can be great fun for everyone. All students rose to the challenge of dressing themselves in Anglo-Saxon outfits. Colour, sounds and images help the SF students identify this as a special topic. During the week, we made jewellery, we built boats, we told stories, we danced and we played. We did so with smiles on our faces and had genuine fun. It helped us to bring to life the legend of King Arthur, the various festivals which dominated the Anglo-Saxon calendar, the hard times that Anglo-Saxon workers had to endure to keep their families alive and the wonderful story of King Alfred the Great.
During Friday afternoon, awards were given out to members of both schools for their excellent efforts. For one member of the group, talented musician Dara Agbato, this provided a great opportunity to showcase her keyboard skills and play some Anglo-Saxon inspired marching tunes to help us put together a battle-march dance.
Those delivering the project were clearly buzzing from the experience as it ended. One member of the team, Scarlett Gray said “Meeting the kids from Sherbourne Fields was a once-in–a lifetime experience. It made me realise that education is far greater than our own experiences at Kennedy”.
Jeyani Murugananthan added that “going to Sherbourne Fields was a massive eye-opening experience for us. They showed us how to appreciate even the smallest things in life.” To Natalia Kolodiy, the whole experience was “unforgettable! The kids there were just so fun to be with and everything was interactive. Leaving brought me close to tears.”
So... a huge vote of thanks to the 2025 SF team…. Dara, Heya, Bisma, Madeena, Bella, Seb, Esme, Ollie, Scarlett, Natalia, Toba, Jeyani, Fatma, and Roark.
Year 7 have enjoyed spending time with the Royal Navy
The sessions are a variety of realistic scenarios, in which the teams are given challenges to design, build, and utilise a range of models relating to a humanitarian aid incident. These sessions aim to develop students’ ability to work together as a group; to adapt, improvise, and communicate to ensure their final designs are as effective as possible.
Students were given the following scenario in which the aim was to build an emergency flare.
'The Royal Navy is involved globally with humanitarian support, both on land and at sea. If a ship gets into difficulty at sea, it will send out a distress signal called a ‘Mayday' signal. This notifies other vessels in the area that they require emergency assistance. Once they have sent their distress signal, they will then fire a flare into the air to illuminate the area for any passing aircraft or ships to help locate them. The higher and brighter the flare, the greater the chance the crew has of being rescued. Students will make and fire a flare (paper rocket) outside'.
As you can see from the pictures, the students worked incredibly well together. The aim was to get the paper rocket higher than the school building. Lots of teamwork took place with some great designs being delivered by students.
Smart Learner Driving School have made another significant contribution to the Echo Eternal Curriculum Garden with the purchase of 10 more Apple trees.
These trees were all planted before Christmas.
This latest purchase sees the school orchard increase to 25 fruit trees which include both eating apples and cooking apples.
Add to this the 20 Blackcurrant bushes and the 50 flowering cherry trees that have also been purchased by Smart Learner Driving School.
Essentially, this commitment to planting trees and bushes is designed to offset the carbon footprint of the driving school when they are working In the local community.
Rob Bromfield, School Gardener
We advise all students who sat their exams in the summer of 2024 that certificates will be available for collection.
The notice below details the specific dates and times to come to school.
For more information, please click on the link below:
https://www.pks.coventry.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1742&type=pdf
President Kennedy School students had the pleasure of a visit from Royal Shakespeare Company and professional actor and former PKS student, Bally Gill.
It was wonderful to see Bally perform a section from Romeo and Juliet. Students then had the opportunity to ask many questions about his journey to becoming an actor and also had discussions about 'The Arts' being taught in school. Year 11 student, Gio then performed Act 1: Scene 1 from the play.
Bally was reunited with his former English teacher; Ms Von Rabenau who reminisced about his school days!
This was filmed by the BBC Midlands Today.
Bally is performing in 'Twelfth Night' at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 17 December 2024 until 18 January 2025
https://www.rsc.org.uk/twelfth-night/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5KOL3disigMVI6JQBh2d_SmqEAAYASAAEgJgL_D_BwE
Our Year 13 students organised and ran our annual Senior Citizens Christmas Meal and celebrations, which was part of their Business Studies course.
The event was attended by around seventy senior citizens from various care homes in the locality. They enjoyed a fantastic lunch, festive entertainment from our school choir, a game or two of bingo, and a raffle.
Our guests commented they had a fantastic time meeting our students, including the Community Ambassadors from Year 9 who also helped at the event.
Thank you, Ellie, Jack, Manraj, and Josh for all your time and effort in making this such a fabulous community event.
Mauricare Ashfield House
Herald Lodge Care Home
Coundon Manor Care Home
Rupert, The School Intervention Dog has been acclimatising to President Kennedy School in the last few weeks. He has been making friends and getting used to the school environment in a really positive way.
He was sourced from Medical Detection Dogs, who are members of Assistance Dogs International, a charity that trains dogs for medical purposes, and Medical Alert Assistance Dogs. He has had a career change after being assessed as a suitable dog for being in a school. Many students have been asking questions about him and he is looking forward to working with targeted students before the end of this term.
Mr Arnett said,
"Having a dog in school is an amazing opportunity for our students. It allows us to explore lots of avenues associated with dogs; careers; training; responsible dog ownership and of course helping with positive mental health. It's also an exciting opportunity for me to bring all the vast experience I have had with dogs in my previous profession as a Service Dog Trainer to my role as Pastoral Leader in the school. I have already seen the positive impact he can have firsthand on some of our students and know he will help to instill the school values of PRIDE."
The cast of Romeo and Juliet from The Bridge performed their play at The Belgrade Theatre. They attended a full professional technical and dress rehearsal in the morning and then wowed the audience on the night. They performed as part of The Shakespeare Schools Festival, along with Edgewick Primary School.
The students had a great experience!
"Romeo and Juliet rehearsals were tough and tricky but the process was fun. We learnt a lot about projecting our voices, blocking and theatre etiquette. We had a theatre professional come to our school for a workshop which helped us to 'land our lines!' Shannon and Mya
"I had the experience of a lifetime doing Romeo and Juliet. I decided to do this because I thought it would be a great gateway to an acting career; and it is! It has helped with my stage fright as I have ended up with a small part. It has been so much fun performing with everyone!" Eliot
"The Belgrade was so much fun! I had a great time and got to experience so many fun things! I made lots of new friends and I felt like I could express my feeling, especially as Romeo. Overall, it has been amazing and if I could do it all again, I would!" Seb
"It takes ages to learn your lines but it is all worth it! The stage is beyond anything and the feeling of everyone seeing you is really exciting." Wren
Mrs Arnett said, "The process this year was tough, but the cast pulled through and showed their commitment to the performance process. They were so mature in the tech and dress rehearsal and had lots of positive comments on the night. Well done all!"
Mrs Arnett, Student Leadership and Character, The Bridge