KES Partnership

Maud Cottrell-Ferrat

Aims

• Empower KES pupils through mentoring

• Build new friendships

• Help raise aspirations

• Share expertise and skills

• Share resources and facilities

• Forge stronger links with the community

Staff involved

• 11 members of staff are involved on a weekly or regular basis.

• All the different faculties are represented.

KES pupils

• Pupils taking part range from 3rd Year up to the Sixth Form.

• Total of pupils involved: 143 pupils

Our partnership schools

We work with five local junior schools:

St Mark’s CE Primary School

Springhill Catholic Primary School

Highfield CE Primary School

Shirley Junior School

Hollybrook Junior School

Hollybrook

Shirley

Highfield

St Mark’s

Springhill

Weekly clubs

Monday lunchtime

Shirley Reading Scheme / Shirley ICT Club Saint Mark’s Philosophy Club

Tuesday after school

Springhill Science Club

Wednesday lunchtime

Springhill taster sessions (Fencing or Rhym Gym)

Thursday lunchtime & after school

Saint Mark’s Literacy Club / Saint Mark’s French Club/ Springhill Art Club

Friday lunchtime

Shirley Reading Scheme / Highfield Philosophy Club

St Mark’s CE Primary School

• Literacy

• French

• Philosophy

• Lovaton residential project

• Latin

Springhill

• Science

• Fencing

• Rhym Gym

• Dance

• Art

Springhill - Fencing

Shirley Junior School

• Reading Scheme

• ICT club

Highfield Primary School

• Philosophy club

• “There is an obvious improvement in the pupils’ thinking. They seem now to have managed to avoid tangential or even inconsequential thinking and are managing to go straight to the point. To see at least five arms go up just as I was about to announce that we had to go was a delight. They are so enthusiastic and an inspiration to be with.”

Maths Enrichment Sessions

• One hour and a half once every half term.

• Geared at Year 5 G&T. (Website)

Wellington Sports Ground

• Netball and cricket tournament

The greater community

• This Certain Uncertainty

• Physics lecture at KES

• Olympiad – Anvil concert

• London Mozart Player/Miles Davies & the Big Band

End of year event

• Mini Olympics

• Green day

• Art festival

• Happy birthday KES! (460)

“I have participated in three of the Partnerships schemes (French, Science and Reading Scheme) and have found all of them to be equally beneficial. It has been great fun to be a role model to younger children and delightful to see their enthusiasm for learning. It has been a pleasure to give something back to the local community whilst also gaining important life skills such as patience and leadership.”

Florence Coath

KES pupils

“It is important for us to recognise the responsibility that we have to act as role models for younger pupils and I feel that the children gain a lot from working with older students as well.

The relationship formed between each child and KES students is always rewarding for both parties”

Julia Roope

KES pupils