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Future Market Traders
Published 27/01/20"90% of employers focus above all on the attitudes and aptitude that will enable graduates to be effective in the workplace".
Education and Skills - CBI 2017.
Bearing this in mind, all Year 8 students had the opportunity to develop their essential soft skills effectively by making decisions about how to spend a client’s money as a Stock Market Trader. Students had to consider and learn about the world of finance/trading and the skills of team work, problem solving and listening needed to succeed
Working in teams with Skills Builder, students had to invest £25000 for their client, Dr Taylor, on the stock market.
Dr Taylor wanted her stock broker to make her as much money as possible in just one day of trading.The stock market proved to be very jittery and share prices fell as well as rose in price as confidence in the markets changed. However, most teams were very successful and made a profit. One team nearly made over £1 Million profit in one day!
Nikita Ryan said “During this experience I have learned multiple skills, such as active listening and problem solving.
I enjoyed spending the afternoon being a stock market trader. My interest of becoming a stock market trader has increased due to this session. Thank you Skills Builder Alison and Richard for coming into my school."Mrs Petrak, Leader of Enterprise
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World Class Schools Student Achievement Awards
Published 22/01/20World Class Schools Quality Mark (WCSQM) has named the latest group of schools to have been awarded the status of World Class, as part of the annual WCSQM Awards Ceremony, hosted by Cambridge University at Lady Mitchell Hall. The Awards Ceremony celebrates accrediting schools, as well as individual students from World Class schools UK wide, in recognition of their outstanding achievements in 2019.
Now in its sixth year of accreditation, WCSQM has awarded the mark to a further 17 non-selective state secondary schools and seven primary schools, from around the country. All of the new schools have demonstrated that their students are truly World Class through their successful participation in the rigorous assessment process.
WCSQM assessment requires schools to demonstrate that their students are capable of compiling comprehensive evidence in support of their application. All applicant schools must exceed a challenging threshold in their Key Stage 2 or 4 performance before being invited to apply. Their students must then develop a compelling case for accreditation through detailed auditing of their school's capabilities, video submissions in support of their application, and participating in an assessment centre event, at which their performances are measured against a challenging framework.
“WCSQM is a charity created for and driven by World Class students. Our assessment process is very much student led and student centric, and this year we were once again amazed by the tenacity, drive and work-readiness exhibited by the students of these applicant schools. They were a credit to their schools and a testament to the truly World Class education provision they offer.” Miranda Perry, Director of WCSQM.The Awards Ceremony saw World Class school leaders, staff, students and their parents from across the country come together to enjoy an afternoon of talks and workshops including an essay writing workshop led by Cambridge University’s Faculty of English lecturer Phil Knox, a talk on Cambridge admissions by Dr Glen Rangwala, Director of Admissions Trinity College Cambridge, and presentations from World Class alumni students, World Class school leaders and the event sponsor, DPR, giving students and staff the opportunity to try their award-winning Dynamic Progress Reporting system. The sessions preceded an evening of prize giving, accompanied by performances from talented World Class students and a keynote talk from the event’s host, Dr Phil Knox. As well as awarding this year’s accrediting schools, there were awards across a number of categories recognising students’ World Class achievements in 2019, including the essay writing competition and individual student achievement award.
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Get Into Teaching - Open Evening Thursday 16th January
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What's Your Greatest Show?
Published 19/12/19President Kennedy School’s Performing Art Showcase 'What's Your Greatest Show' was a huge hit. Appreciative parents, carers and friends who filled the school hall were treated to an evening of fantastic acting, singing and - Read More
President Kennedy School Students Bring Christmas Cheer to the Community
Published 19/12/19Once again this year, Post 16 students proudly took to the streets of Holbrooks with Santa and his sleigh to raise money for Rotary, Myton Hospice, Air Ambulance and many other local charities.
In very low temperatures last Friday evening, thirty Post 16 students brought Christmas cheer to the local community and raised an outstanding £815.02!
Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and kept smiling throughout the cold evening. We are very proud of all of the students and we want to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts.
Mrs Wright, Leader of Psychology and
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President Kennedy School Students Perform at SSAT Conference
Published 17/12/19Last Wednesday, President Kennedy School students had the fantastic opportunity to perform in front of hundreds of school leaders from across the country at the SSAT Conference held at the ICC, Birmingham.
The students had been informed that their application to perform at the opening of this years conference had been successful
'...against a very strong and competitive process'. Their hard work and professionalism was greatly received by those who attended the conference.Sarah Murphy – Project Manager for Student Input and the SSAT National Conference team said the following:
The SSAT National Conference is a flagship event bringing together school leaders and teachers from around the country to hear from inspirational speakers and share practice through practical workshops.
This year’s conference was a key milestone in SSAT’s campaign for deep social justice and brought together over 700 colleagues to celebrate and share the transformational work already happening in schools to remove barriers to learning; and go even deeper to collectively enact real societal change.We were delighted to welcome students from President Kennedy School to open the conference with their highly impactful performance. The students conducted themselves with great professionalism and delivered a stunning piece of work. The piece that the students had created really captured the themes of the conference and, combined with the energy and dynamism they put into the performance, it was a fantastic way to begin the day and set the tone for the programme ahead.
We would like to extend a huge thank you to the students, and the staff that supported them, for all their hard work.
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Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch
Published 17/12/19Our annual Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch took place on Wednesday 11th December. Around fifty guests turned up and were treated to a full turkey dinner served by Year 9 and Post 16 students.
Our hosts for the day were Daniel Cobbett (Deputy Head Boy) and Frederico Romba-Martins.
Guests were entertained by our fabulous President Kennedy School singers who sang a selection of carols.
Lunch finished with a game of bingo and a prize raffle.Everyone had a great time and hope to see them again next year.
Mr Finlayson, Leader of Enrichment
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Rotary Club Festival of Trees
Published 09/12/19President Kennedy School has once again entered the 'Rotary Club Festival of Trees' competition with entries from Years 7, 8, and Post 16.
The theme of the trees this year were, 'Disney', 'Mindfulness', 'Diversity' and 'The Snowman'. The trees will be on display in Holy Trinity Church in the city centre over the festive period, along with many other trees from schools and businesses across Coventry.
The ideas for the trees came from our respective College Councils. The winning tree will be announced shortly after Christmas.
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Advice for Parents/Carers about Norovirus
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Get Into Teaching Open Evening Wednesday 4th December
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What's Your Greatest Show? Performing Arts Showcase - Friday 6th December
Published 02/12/19