King Edward VI School

13 November

2012

KeSSOC AGM

GCSE Academic Excellence

•A level - 88% A+B

•22% new A* grades

•46% 3 A grades or more

•iGCSE 75% A* + A

•12% to Oxbridge

A*

A

B

C D EU

A level 2012

iGCSE 2012

Since September

we have had 35

changes of grade.

• 2012: 100% successful applicants to university

• Over 96% in their chosen courses

• 81% in top 25 universities

• Over 12% Oxford and Cambridge each year (over 70 in past 5 years)

• Careers – law, medicine, engineering, the media …

Higher Education

1st or 2nd

choice

university

course

Other HE

course -

music/ art,

etc.

Opportunity

•Mexico

•Charlotte, N.Carolina

•Water sports

•Summer Camp

•South Africa

•Netball to Jamaica &

hockey to Holland

•MFL exchanges

Trips and visits

Sports and DoE

•Cricket & tennis season

blighted by weather

•Rugby – mixed season but

improving!

•Hockey season – girls very

strong at U14 and U19 (county

champions). Boys strong at

U14, U15 & U18

•Netball – national finals U16

•Minor sports – dance, sailing,

fencing, basketball, etc.

•Duke of Edinburgh record

numbers with over 140 in the

4th year joining!

Community and charity

• Continued partnerships with a range of local schools – including a mini-Olympics with local primaries and our toy appeal fun run!

• Growth of our Legacy Foundation - over £400k this year

• £26,000 raised by students

• 5 partnerships including St. Mark’s Junior school using Lovaton

• Continued focus on Goedgedacht Trust in South Africa & Summer Camp (Young Carers)

• Green Flag award and eco car

Culture

• Drama “The Recruiting Officer” this term and History Boys and That Uncertain Uncertainty in Theatre Royal last year

• Music – Anvil, St. John’s Smith Square and Prague tour

• Arts Festival in the summer and music tour in Italy

School Life

• Stroud School

• Student tracking system using value added data

• Mobile IT devices

• Expansion of PSHE

• Careers support

• Sports provision

• Consolidating some significant staff changes - new Deputy Head (Academic), Director of Sport and Director of VI Form 2013

• ISI inspection

Priorities for 2012/13

Development

Facilities 2012

• Biggest change – acquisition of Stroud School - May

• Hospitality Area – Wellington - June

• MFL and Classics refurbishment - July/August

• Music Recital Room, recoding studio and practice rooms - July/Sept

• New lockers + security locks - July-Oct.

Why did we acquire a prep school?

i. Protect our market at 11+ and 13+.

ii. A fuller service for families 3-18.

iii. Improve KES sport, drama & music.

iv. Increased overall income,

economies of scale and shared

facilities management (IT, finance,

grounds, catering, training, etc.)

v. Linked academic programmes in

core subject areas

vi. Shared facilities - Wellington,

Lovaton, etc.

Potential concerns

• Some parents may assume that a place at a KES prep

school will lead to a senior school place.

• Expectations need to be managed carefully; academic

selection at 3 is not reliable so year 7 and 8 at Stroud will

remain.

• Perception amongst some new parents that there is an

inner clique within the school bonded by a shared prep

school experience.

• Concerns amongst our existing feeder schools.

• Additional investment costs and demands on staff

School Life Merger principles

• Aim for a gradual transition

– both Stroud and KES are

already excellent schools.

• Retain the identity of each

institution.

• Retain links with other feeder

schools

• Take everyone with us as we

develop the Prep School with

new dining facilities and

classrooms and build links.

Evolution not

revolution

New art facilities 2014-5

New Theatre and Concourse

2014-5

Future development

Teaching and Learning

• Implemented review Lower School provision to

increase ICT, rebalance MFL and enhanced

history and geography (2012)

• Student tracking via iSAMS using value added

data (MiDYIS, Yellis and Alis)

• Enhanced focus on pupil learning through

work of Assistant Director of Studies (Learning

and Curriculum Support), the Learning Circle,

Lead Learners and Teaching & Learning Group

• Extended Project – use of Exeter University

with Lovaton

• Careers education expansion -

Morrisby tests for all 4th years, 2nd year tests

for all and expanded contact in Lower School

Future development

Co-curriculum

•Activities Day 2014 – to

become an expanded event

•Expansion of use of the Lovaton

Centre for academic, pastoral

and INSET uses

•Review our sporting provision

and staffing with appointment of

new Director of Sport 2013

•Enhance our cultural offer,

particularly with new

opportunities with an improved

dance, music, theatre and art

facilities.

Future development

Pastoral Care • Enhanced PSHE - focus on

adolescent mental health via

external provision - CAMHS, body

image & safe use of internet

(Childnet).

• Supporting parents - Life with a

Teenager (May)

• Deepening understanding of

cancer (Pink Day and

Movember!)

• Medical office – Over 5000

visits/ year!

• Enhanced e-communication

• Increasing access via enhanced bursary provision through Legacy appeal

• Building on our links with the wider community, both locally deepening school partnerships and considering new options such as local primary schools at Lovaton

• International links, e.g. China via Qingdao, South Africa through the Goedgedacht trust, USA. Link to Prague?

• But recognising that there is a limit to what we could manage in this area.

Future development

Charity and community

• Growth of portable devices – the iPAD the new text book?

• Growth of virtual learning environments [VLEs] – moodle.

• Windows 8

• Enhanced use of database (iSAMS)

• Use of mobile phones as a learning device?

Future development

ICT 12-13

King Edward VI School

13 November

2012

KeSSOC AGM