Raising Awareness for the Caring for Connor Campaign
Many of you may have seen or already been involved with fundraising for the “Caring for Connor Campaign”. Over the next few weeks 10SWD students will be raising awareness of this campaign and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy– a devastating muscle wasting disease.
On Friday 27th King Ethelbert are proud to be taking part in “Colour for Connor” when we will be asking students and staff to wear 1 accessory of colour to school for a donation of 50p (or more). It could be a coloured tie, shoes, a hair band, bright socks or tights (full school uniform must be worn). I am delighted that some of 9SWD are also coming up with other fundraising ideas to help Connor’s Family.
We are proud to invite you to our Skillsfest Careers Exhibition Event which will be taking place at the school on Friday 20th November 2015. We have collaborated with EBP to put together the event where we will be hosting 40+ companies from a variety of sectors with the aim of creating an interactive and engaging career’s focussed experience for our students. We have representatives from large companies such as EDF Energy, the RAF, Royal Navy and Army, Paramedics, Morgan Jones Recruitment and Pfizer and we also have smaller local businesses such as Noah’s Ark Nursery and Thanet Stage School of Performing Arts. As well as industry we have representatives in attendance from Canterbury Christchurch and Greenwich Universities, the University of Creative Arts, East Kent College and volunteering and gap year organisations.
Above is the timetable with details where students from each year group will be visiting the exhibition fair, you are more than welcome to come along with your student at the allocated time slot or come at a time more suitable to you.
King Ethelbert School is celebrating another set of fantastic examination results this summer with 53% of students achieving 5A* — C grades including English and Maths. 74% of students achieved a A*-C in English and 60% in Maths. As well as this headline figure which has again smashed government targets the school has also a very high percentage of students getting the top grade of A and A* in all the subjects.
The results show clearly that the students have made exceptional progress during their time at King Ethelbert from the starting point they had in Year 7.
Kate Greig, Headteacher, said “these are yet again wonderful results and make us the highest achieving non-selective school in Thanet for the third year running. We have a fantastic staff who work so hard and do everything that needs to be done to ensure success for each individual. The students are a complete credit to their school and to the local community and we should all be celebrating their considerable achievements. What is so important is that the students have got the grades they need in order to progress to the next part of their education, be it our sixth form, other post-16 courses or apprenticeships. They are a wonderful set of young people and we are all so proud of them. “
This fantastic set of GCSE examination results come on the back of the superb IBCC Sixth Form results the school achieved in July. Vicky Willis, Deputy Headteacher said “ we are thrilled that so many of our students have not only met, but exceeded our high expectations and our Sixth Form will be growing even bigger and better continuing with our current 100% pass rate.”
Paul Luxmoore, Executive Headteacher, said “King Ethelbert is a school that is going places and its academic record is becoming hard to match.”
Individual results show many students achieving top academic success including:
Maia Cocks (13 GCSEs) including 5 X A, 7 x B grades
Matthew Cowell (12 GCSEs) including 4 x A, 8 x B grades
Bailey Channon (11 GCSEs) including 2 x A and 7 x B grades
Peri Duncan (11 GCSEs) including 3 x A*, 3 x A and 5 x B grades
Luke Jolles (11 GCSEs) including 6 x A and 5 x B grades
Amy Fowler (13 GCSEs) including 3 x A*, 2 x A, 2 x B
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Raising Awareness for the Caring for Connor Campaign
