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A Pull Out and Keep Feature Choosing your New School with “The Primary Times 2016 Choosing your New School feature – the helping hand in making that all so important choice with your child’s education”. St. George’s Church of England Foundation Particular congratulations for high levels of academic achievement go to the following top performers at A level: Frank School Radcliffe-Adams, Lotty Astbury, Emma Chu, Samuel Cox, Eloise The vision of St. George’s Church of England Foundation School Gauzan, Thomas Gray, Rahul Gupte, Matthew Lai, Antonio Marelli, in Broadstairs is to provide an innovative and challenging learning Callum Monro, Jonathan Nevett, Nicole Ratti, Sam Sherwood, Ellie environment that is totally Stone, Man Tsoi, Katrina Yao, Matthew Yip, Rosie White. dedicated to seeking and developing the potential of These results follow IB every young person. The school outcomes which were is based on strong Christian again excellent. The results and family values and is at will enable access to top the heart of the community, universities in the UK and working collaboratively to deliver further afield. Head Boy success. Sam Hines scored an almost perfect 43 points To enhance lifelong learning, and will study History at St. George’s Church of England Christchurch, Oxford. Jules Foundation School is proud to Frank gained 42 points be offering all through education for 4 to 19 years as of September and has been awarded 2016. a scholarship at prestigious Bocconi University in Milan reading St. George’s Church of England Foundation School has been Economics. Greta Milesi achieved 41 points and will follow a Liberal Choosing your New School recognised by Ofsted for providing an excellent education and Studies programme at Durham University and Allyx Guitard scored more recently has been judged as outstanding by the Statutory 40 points and has won a place to study Law at Exeter College, Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS). The school University of Oxford. received congratulations from the Diocesan Board of Education Along with top scores in the IB announced in July these A level stating “The ‘Outstanding Report’ was an exceptional outcome results secure UCAS points (the basis for university offers) with an under the new framework. It has taken the input of the whole average of over 400 per student: the equivalent of A* A* A. community to achieve this and is also testimony to the visionary, Christian leadership of the Principal and her leadership team at St. All students gained places at their universities of choice George’s.” including Oxbridge. Top musicians also performed well. Hannah Parry secured her place at the Royal Academy of Music and Tom Put simply … St. George’s Church of England Foundation School Ashdown a place at the Royal Northern College of Music. is a learning community committed to excellence. “Nothing but our best will do.” A Unique Opportunity Canterbury Cathedral Choir is looking to award substantial Kent College Canterbury scholarships to talented boys who would like to join them in An individual approach leads to Academic Excellence at Kent September 2017. Auditions, for a long time referred to as Voice College. The college’s students and staff are celebrating another Trials, will be held on 5 November. excellent year for A level results, with over 70% passed at grades A*-B and a 100% pass rate. Set in an idyllic campus, Kent College An outstanding provides an individual approach to education school for boys and accompanied by excellent pastoral care. girls aged 3-18 Come and see for yourself Senior School Open Morning: Where excellence 1st October 9.00am – 12.30pm Sixth Form Open Evening is a habit! 4th October 6.00pm – 8.00pm Find out more at Call us on KENTCOLLEGE.COM 01227 763231 12 5 Sept - 9 Oct ‘16 Follow us on Twitter - @PT_Kent Don’t wait until then though. Any boy who is 7 or 8 years old equating to an impressive average UCAS candidate points per and who enjoys singing can be considered and the Cathedral entry total of 93 and UCAS points per candidates total of 347 which organist, David Flood, will be delighted to meet and advise them is higher than local selective grammar schools on previous year’s at any convenient time. It is not necessary results. to have had any musical training at all, it’s The value added through small class sizes and a caring just potential that Dr Flood is keen to see. individually focused approach was clearly evident across all He will give lots of encouragement and help departments with 77% of all A Level/BTEC subjects offered by the about how to prepare for the audition and school recording no grade lower than a C. Art, Textiles and Health he can answer any queries and give all sorts & Social Care BTEC achieved nothing less than an A grade. Not to of information. He makes sure that all the be outdone, out of a total of six modern language subjects on offer, music-making in the Cathedral is fun and the including French and Spanish, 63% of all grades received were life of a chorister is a wonderful and unique either an A* or an A. experience. Gareth Doodes, Dover College’s The choristers, all 25 of them, enjoy the Headmaster proudly told Primary Times, “I excellent facilities of St Edmund’s School, am delighted by our excellent A Level and Canterbury and receive very substantial BTEC results. They are a testament to all the scholarships from the Cathedral. The hard work of our pupils, staff and parents. Cathedral Choir House has recently enjoyed a £2 million In what is an extremely exciting time for the renovation. College with the launch of our Project 150 Canterbury Cathedral choir enjoys the very highest reputation development plans, these results represent across the world and performs to many thousands of people every a strong platform on which to grow and Choosing your New School year, at home and through radio and television. The choir records consolidate. Our leaving pupils can now regularly and their CDs are highly regarded. The choristers have proceed with confidence to university. the opportunity to participate in major tours, the last one being a They leave the College having had the benefit of small class sizes, two-week tour of America. The life of a chorister is full of excitement creative teaching and high academic standards within a caring, and the huge reward of being part of such a special team. It is the family community.” chance of a lifetime. Two pupils who deserve a particular mention are College Prefect For further information, please contact David Flood on 01227 865 Camilla Bandera, who achieved an astonishing two A*’s and three 242 or [email protected]. You can see a short video A grades in her A Levels and BTEC’s, with Adam Pavey receiving at www.canterbury-cathedral.org/worship/choir/ one A* and four A’s. Dover College’s Excellent A Level Results Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey Dover College celebrated some of the best results on the Kent Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey has two unshakeable beliefs: Coast this summer with A* and A grade A Level/BTEC results at ‘Education has the power to transform lives’ and ‘Success can only a four year high of 44%. Over half of all grades were above a B, be achieved by working in partnership with students and their families.’ VOICE TRIALS for boys aged 7 & 8 5th November 2016 Substantial scholarships are awarded and choristers benefit from an all-round excellent education at St Edmund’s School Canterbury. The Master of Choristers, David Flood, is always pleased to meet and advise parents and their sons. For further details please telephone 01227 865242 [email protected] @No1Cathedral Follow us on Twitter - @PT_Kent 5 Sept - 9 Oct ‘16 13 Since opening in January 2014 the school has worked tirelessly Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey provides lifelong learning to bring about change, guided by their mission, values and opportunities for the whole community. Join the school on its vision. Ofsted have recognised the ‘rapid improvement’, ‘good exciting journey as it becomes an outstanding Academy for this, relationships’ and ‘impressive work in the community’ within the and future, generations. A Year 7 parent told us, “I am very proud school. Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey is preparing students well my daughter comes to this school.” for life in modern Britain and data shows academic standards are rising. Aspirations are rising too. Last year saw the highest number of University applications ever recorded by the school and this year Forward Looking, Aspirational, Flexible even more students are applying. St Edmund’s School Canterbury is a distinctive and historic Students are proud boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 – 18; a school to belong to Oasis that provides a lively and Academy Isle of challenging education in Sheppey, and the a nurturing environment school is proud of where academic standards them. The ethos of are set high. The school the Academy is based is also renowned for its on strong family excellence in Music, Drama values where success and Art as well as its and achievement sporting success. is rewarded and The Head, Louise Choosing your New School excellence celebrated. Moelwyn-Hughes told As with any family Primary Times, “St there is sometimes Edmund’s has a history a need to exercise ‘tough love’, to help students through the which stretches back to 1749, a commitment challenges of growing up and discovering who they are and who to good old fashioned values and an appreciation of a religious they want to be.