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King Edward VI College student Laura Evans took part in the ARTiculation prize regional heats recently at the IKON Gallery in Birmingham. The Roche Court Educational Trust’s competition aims to promote an interest in art while also developing students’ presentation and speaking skills. Sixth Form students are invited to give a presentation on a piece …
Congratulations to student Amy Foden on winning the ZigZag Education Christmas Carol Competition. Amy had to compose an original and interesting piano arrangement of a well-known Christmas Carol. Her carol will be published in their carol book next year and has been published at www.zigzageducation.co.uk/christmas . Amy has received a cheque of £150 and a …
Celebrities including actor Colin Firth have lent their support to a campaign urging the government to drop “a learning tax” on sixth-form colleges. Unlike schools and academies, sixth-form colleges in England are unable to claim back their VAT costs. The government says they are liable for VAT because they were categorised as private-sector organisations by …
On Monday 1 December 15 students from King Edward VI College travelled to London to take part in A Capital Experience, a national event organised by Career Academies UK for more than 1,700 young people across the UK. The event, which included a visit to some of London’s biggest employers, marked the start of this …
The new Creative Arts Suite at King Edward VI College in Nuneaton was officially opened today by The Earl of Wessex. Students, staff and governors of the college all gathered for the official opening. Located on the King Edward Road site, the state of the art Creative Arts Suite contains 6 new classrooms including a …
A student from King Edward VI College in Nuneaton spent three days at Cambridge University on a Choral residential programme this summer. Samantha Cloves, a second year student from Earl Shilton, was awarded a place on the programme after her music teacher Sally Powell encouraged her to apply. The three day programme consisted of music …
In its 40th year as a Sixth Form provider King Edward VI College welcomes their new Vice Principal Tim Rogers to the team, as former Vice Principal Geoff Harris returns to a teaching career at the college and to a subject that he loves: Economics. The new Vice Principal will be part of the Senior …
In its 40th year as a sixth form provider King Edward VI College in Nuneaton was celebrating with its best ever set of results. Staff at the only Sixth Form College in Coventry and Warwickshire were proud to announce the pass rate for A’ level was above the national average at 99% . 374 A/A* …
“The consistent success of sixth-form colleges is one of the glories of the education system.” So said Sir David Bell when he was chief inspector of schools under the Labour government, in a 2005 landmark speech about standards in further education. An update of this statement for the current political landscape could read: “The consistent …
It’s tempting for sixth-formers to party after their AS-level exams, but they should be planning their post-school options, says Nick Morrison As AS-level exams draw to a close, students in their first year of sixth form could be forgiven for thinking they are due a break: a couple of days spent in bed, say, or …
King Edward VI College held their annual Charity Gig in aid of The British Heart Foundation last month. Held at The Queens Hall in Nuneaton for the second year running, the show was opened by former students Joe Ellis and Ian Strachan who returned from University to take part. These were followed by Oval Iris, …
King Edward VI College has added a new course to it’s evening counselling programme which is set to start this September. The college has been running a range of evening courses for the last 3 years and has now added the Therapeutic Diploma in Counselling to the range. College counsellor and teacher Jane Brown said …
A first year student from Nuneaton has been given T46 paralympic status and now has his sights set on Rio. The T46 classification is used for athletes with a single above or below the elbow amputation or with an upper limb impairment that meets the criteria. Douglas Stilgoe was born with Erb’s Palsy in his …
A group of first year students from King Edward VI College recently visited Warwick Student Union to find out more about University life. The fifteen students, who are all members of the Business Career Academy programme, took part in two workshops which were then followed by a tour of the Student Union including the bars, …
A level Chemistry students from King Edward VI College have received awards in the UK Chemistry Olympiad 2014. Four second year Chemistry students received awards in this national competition, open to A level students, run by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The aim of the competition is to raise awareness of what the subject is about …
Five students from King Edward VI College in Nuneaton have formed a band and have a range of gigs lined up for the year ahead. Formed in June 2013 the band, The Company, are a 5 piece Melodic Post-Grunge band playing mainly original songs, with a few covers thrown in. The five members are all …
A group of talented A-Level Biology students from King Edward VI College have received awards in the UK Biology Olympiad 2014. Seven second year Biology students received awards for the British Biology Olympiad. This is a national competition run by the Society of Biology which is open to post 16 high achieving students. William Swift …
Students and staff at King Edward VI College raised a spectacular £415.17 for Sport Relief last week. The Student Ambassador Team, along with the College Sports Maker arranged a series of fund raising events that took place over the whole week. College Sports Maker Andy Long said “It was a really fun packed week with …
Seventeen first year students from King Edward VI College recently visited the head offices of Santander in London as part of the Business Career Academy programme. The students arrived at the offices in Triton Square mid morning where they were welcomed by Rachel Morrison, Director of Tax and Finance Governance. Rachel Morrison said “We are …
A student from King Edward VI College in Nuneaton is planning to raise money for a trip to South Africa this year. Lauren McGrath, from Coventry is going to South Africa with the Girl Guides this summer to work in the community. Lauren, who has to raise £3000 to fund the trip, has already raised …
King Edward VI College AS Politics students recently took a trip to London to visit The Houses of Parliament. As part of the Government and Politics A level course 25 students participated in the day trip. Whilst there the students also visited Downing Street and Whitehall, the centre of Her Majesty’s Government . In Parliament …
Michael Gove will be embroiled in a fresh controversy on Monday as it emerges that his department’s savage spending cuts have forced sixth-form colleges to scrap A-level courses in core subjects such as languages and maths, regarded by the Government as crucial to the future of Britain’s economy. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/exclusive-alevel-courses-closed-as-michael-gove-cuts-100m-from-sixthform-colleges-9102755.html
Fifteen sixth form students from King Edward VI College, Nuneaton, recently took at trip to the Capital to get a taste of life at one of Britain’s most influential organisations and to boost their networking and employability skills. The London Marriott opened their doors to the group of 17 Business Academy students from King Edward …
King Edward VI College has added Engineering qualifications to its already vast portfolio of A level and vocational subjects. The Electrical Engineering courses are now in their second year and are proving very popular with the students who can choose from Electronics A level or the BTEC National Certificate in Engineering and BTEC National Extended …
Geography students at King Edward College have been learning more about river management and flooding in preparation for their exams next year. Professor Nick Clifford, Head of Department at King’s College, London came to give a talk on “Changing approaches to river management” to students at the college. This was followed by a two day …
In April 2014 King Edward VI College will open a new state of the art Creative Arts Suite on its current site in Nuneaton. Work has started on the £1.1 million building project. The funding has come from The Education Funding Agency and will be used to provide fantastic facilities for creative arts students at …
First year Geography students from King Edward VI College prepare for their first exams with a field trip to Shropshire. There is nothing like experiencing an environment to understand it – and this has been a key principle for the Geography Department at King Edward VI College in Nuneaton. The whole first year from the …
Archaeology students from King Edward VI College attended a study day at the Museum of London Archives this month. The centre is the largest archaeology archive in the world today and the students were able to get to grips with a range of materials. The day consisted of a range of activities and workshops that …
Dr Oliver Harris from Leicester University gave a two part talk to the first and second year archaeology students at King Edward VI College, Nuneaton. Dr Harris gave a fascinating overview of Prehistoric Neolithic Monuments focusing on ritual and feasting practices seen in monuments known as causewayed enclosures and also on burial practices of the …
King Edward VI College is looking for local employers to come forward as mentor for students as part ofan innovative education scheme which aims to raise the aspirations and develop the employability skills of 16 to 19-year-olds. King Edward VI College in Nuneaton is affiliated to national charity Career Academies UK to run the KEC …
Business Academy students at King Edward College have shared their internship experience with the local mayor and business representatives. The four students Voster Wonzeri, Luke Knowles, Ellie Anderson and Ifran Bholat all took part in a six week paid placement at DHL, Costa Coffee, King Edwards College and Coventry Building Society. The students gave a …
Hannah Wilson accepted an award from the National Blood Service on behalf of King Edward College. The award was given in recognition of all the years that the college has supported the cause and all the pints of blood that have been donated. Hannah is a Student Support Worker and is responsible for organizing the …
An alternative rock band from Nuneaton launched their first music video this week, and, to celebrate, held a launch party at King Edward VI College: where the band met and formed. Speaking in Shadows consists of five former KEC’s students, and, for their first official music video, they decided to go back to their roots …