KINGSBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NEWSLETTER - September 2015
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Exam Results
We were delighted with this year’s results:
Sixth Form
GCSE
At A level, 63% of all grades were at A*, A and B,
sustaining last year’s excellent performances.
Top performer, Zak Cole gained a stunning clean
sweep of A* grades in the challenging subjects of
Biology, Maths, Chemistry and Physics. He is going
on to study Chemical Engineering at Bath
University. Wilf Rake gained 2 A*s in History and
Spanish and an A in English Language to secure his
space to study Linguistics at Cambridge University.
Josh Mullen, Richard Forman, Tom Morris, Harriet
Arscott, Sammi O’Rourke, Charlotte Seymour,
Megan Wood all gained at least 3 A*/A grades.
Georgina Adams, Hannah Flintham, Victoria Hyde,
Alicia Masters, Fynn McCoy, James Peck, Toby
Pepperrell, Rob Williams all gained 3 A grades.
Will Philbedge gained 2A*s and a B; Seb Ansley 2
As, a B and a C; Connie Beard A*, A and B; Evie
Millward A*, A and B; Olivia Rew A*, A and B. A
number of students also gained an excellent
combination of A Level and Diploma grades at
Distinction (equating to top A level grades): Ed
Richardson gained a Double Distinction and 2 As;
Angus Breton a Double Distinction, A and B; and
Anderson McCammont A*, Distinction and a B;
Harriet Tooke Triple Distinction and Will
Holloway a Double Distinction (Media),
Distinction (Music Performance) and a D.
This year 76% students gained 5 GCSEs at A*-C
including English and Maths, the highest ever. This
is particularly remarkable in view of the increased
difficulty and higher grade boundaries in GCSE exams.
At AS level, Helena Doré, Elin Falla, Jack Finbow,
Daisy Hughes, Annabelle Perry, Aidan Saxon, Jacob
Seldon, Elvina Smith, Alice Soul-West, Joe Tapper,
Anna Valentine and Zoe Weeks all achieved the
remarkable feat of gaining at least 4 grade As, with
a further 16 students gaining at least 3 A grades.
Just over a third of all grades were top two levels
of A*/A. Nearly half the students achieved the
Government’s challenging EBAC qualification of
subjects including English, Maths, Science, Languages and Humanities. Just under a quarter of the
year group, 44 students, gained at least 8 GCSEs at
A* and A. Particularly praiseworthy were the English results where 92% students gained at least a
Grade C.
Elizabeth Stewart, Zoe Allen, Abigail Newman, Finn
Thomas, William Strachan, Megan Tucker and Oliver Hill all gained 13 at A* and A. Elizabeth Stewart gained a remarkable 12 A*s and 1A and Elinor
Jones a stunning 12 A*s. Holly Craig, Natasha
Alfano Rogers, Harry Fox, Chloe Bruniges, Jessie
Blackborough and Jessica Watts all gained 12 A*/A
grades; Hamish Greening, Molly White, Millie Hilder, Sarah Murray all gained 11 A*/A grades; Elspeth Spence, Fruzsina Farkas, Maxwell Hollingworth, Katie Smith, Scarlett Healey, Kieran Percival
all scored at least 10 A*/A grades; Rosie Sutherland, Luke Westlake, Elly Stevens, Tim Smith, Miranda Luckhurst, Jack Pattison, Phoebe Phillips, Sophie Ridgell, Alistair Orchard, Luke Jarvis, Emily
Lawrence, all gained 9 A*/A grades; and David Tunbridge, Jacob Collinson, Ben Ireland-Sinclair, Tyler
Blackborough, Matilda Walker Dupere, Ella Martin,
Lauren Valentine, Jessie Brodie and Samantha
McPhee all gained 8 A*/A grades. 26 other students gained at least one A* grade.
My congratulations to all the students and the staff.
CHALLENGE WEEK
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF
Many thanks to all the staff and students for
a very successful Challenge Week 2015. As
ever, we received many comments from
providers about the exemplary conduct of
our students.
We welcome the following new staff to the
College: Teachers: Mrs Aikman (Maths), Mr
Arnold (Science), Mrs Collins (Geography),
Mrs Dumas (Science), Miss Ellis (English), Mr
Hornsby (Science), Mr Meatyard (PE), Miss
Neeves (English), Mr Prodger (Maths), Mrs
Ryrie (Art), Miss Scott (PE), Miss Watts
(Art), Miss Wolak (Maths). Support: Miss
Atkinson (ILS), Mrs Beech (Teaching
Assistant), Mrs Goode (Progress CoOrdinator), Miss Flower (ILS), Miss Holgate
(ILS), Miss Pattison (Teaching Assistant), Mrs
Seery (Catering/Cleaning), Mr Stewart
(Teaching Assistant), Miss Tymon (Finance),
Mr Tytheridge (Science), Mrs Warden
(Catering), Ms Webber (Catering). We
hope you will be very happy with us.
The expedition to Vietnam was a great
success – indeed, a life changing experience
for many of the students. Other foreign
trips to Iceland, Paris, Rochefort, Barcelona,
Amsterdam, Rome and Dublin were also
hugely successful.
Residentials in this
country, trips and visits, and activities on the
College site all contributed to a most
worthwhile week and I am very grateful to
all the staff who gave freely of their time to
make this possible.
Following the sudden departure of the
Principal at Dartmouth Academy over the
summer, Mrs Graham has been seconded as
Acting Principal. Mr Crocker has stepped
up as Head of Sixth Form and Miss Barrett
as his deputy. We are delighted to have
been able to show the strength of
Academies South West in responding to this
PTFA NEWS
We had a very successful year last year
culminating in the wonderful Arts Evening
and BBQ in July. Our first meeting of the
year is on Tuesday, 22nd September, 7.15pm
in the Staff Room. Please do come along if
you are interested in getting involved.
We completed our summer fund raising
with a Ladies Funathlon Day. 35 ladies
cycled, paddled and walked a circular route
from Kingsbridge Community College to
Bantham Quay where after an ice-cream
they hopped on paddle boards and canoes
and paddled up the Avon to Aveton Gifford.
Following tea and cake, a walk culminated at
the Crabshell for bubbly and pizzas! We had
a brilliant time and raised £630 for PTFA
funds after expenses and we were also able
to donate £50 to Hope Cove RNLI. If you
would like to know how much fun it is being
part of our PTFA, watch this video: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbxNrpaaIk
St Nick’s Fair this year is to be held on
Saturday, 5th December: put the date in your
diaries now!
ARTWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP
SUCCESS
Congratulations to Ben Ireland who has won
the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship for
Technology. This is a fantastic achievement,
well done, Ben!
ALUMNI NEWS
We have just heard that a former KCC
student, Edward Stogdale, has just achieved a
‘First’ on the BA Hons Photography Course at
the University of South Wales Cardiff. Even
more remarkably he was the only student in his
year to achieve this.
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PARENTS HELPING STUDENTS
READ
College Term Dates
2015 –16
Thank you so much to the group of parents
who have given up their time during the year
to listen to students read. The parents come
once a fortnight to meet with individual
students during their reading lesson in the
Library. They listen to students read and
discuss the books with them. It has been a
hugely successful scheme in encouraging
young people to read more books.
Staff Development Day
1st September
Autumn Term
2nd September – 19th December
Staff Development Day
9th October
If you would like to help with the scheme,
please contact Lis Collard at the College on
ext 103 or Scott Davies in the English
Department.
Holiday
23rd October
Half Term
26th October - 30th October
COLLEGE FUND – A PLEA
Christmas Break
21st December - 1st January 2016
We are enormously fortunate in the quality
of buildings and facilities available at the
College, and perhaps even more fortunate in
the willingness of our staff to provide an
unparalleled range of opportunities for our
students.
Spring Term
4th January - 24th March
Staff Development Day
12th February
PLEASE SUPPORT US BY CONTRIBUTING TO
THE COLLEGE FUND! We only ask for £15 per
student, per year, just 7.5p per school day!
VACANCIES
We are currently advertising for a Cover
Supervisor, Catering and Cleaning staff.
Do visit our website
www.kingsbridgecollege.org.uk for more details
of these posts.
This money enables us to support a whole
range of activities in and out of College and
helps us support sporting and extra-curricular
clubs. We all know how rapidly technology
develops these days and it helps us to keep in
the very forefront of ICT hardware and
software.
It brings a breadth to our
curriculum – such as hiring the swimming
pool – that would not otherwise be possible.
SUMMER SCHOOL
24 Year 6 students from primary schools
across Academies South West enjoyed a
fabulous two week Summer School in
preparation for their start with us this
term. They took part in a week of activities
including Science, PE, Art, Maths, Drama, a trip
to the Eden Project and PSHE; followed by a
week of very wet camping at the Sharpham
Estate in Totnes. Many thanks to all our staff
who took part in this and we hope that the
skills learned will help them start their time
with a positive way.
Please log into Parentpay now and remember
to fill in the Gift Aid information that
increases the value of your contribution
without costing you a penny. If you cannot
access Parentpay for any reason, please
contact our Finance department. If you
prefer to use Paypoint, again please contact
the Finance Department for a barcoded
letter.
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FINAL ASSEMBLY AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who received individual KCC Awards at the Final
Assembly in July:
The John Gurney Award for Original Composition in English –– Alice Emberton-Birchley
Horswell Cup for contribution to the Arts – Joe Tapper
Rugby Ambassador - Devon Jewsbury
PE Awards:
Hosking Award for Achievement: Seb Dickens
KS5 Award:
Tilly Durant
KS4 Award:
Ben Woods & Charlotte Blake
KS3 Award:
Luke Simpson & Lauren Derbyshire
ADULT COURSES...at KCC
Many classes available, now and throughout the
year, with 20 classes to choose from, including..
A Level Biology
Basic DIY
Building Basics
Cooking: Learn the Basics
Computers for Beginners
DIY for Ladies
Dance with Different Styles
Domestic Electrics
English for Speakers of Other Languages
(ESOL)
Experience Print Making
Maths GCSE
Start Touch Typing
Look online - KCC Website - Community
Leisure and Learning - Adult Courses
Contact Leisure and Learning on
01548 852641 ext 203.
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