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T H E S E C O N D A RY N E W S L E T T E R Secondary News from the Pupils and Teachers of King’s College, Alicante
Opening of the New Multi Purpose Hall
Headteacher’s Welcome Welcome back to another school year. I hope you have all enjoyed a relaxing and fun filled holiday this summer and are ready for another challenging and rewarding year at school. This summer was dominated by the Olympic Games in London, which proved to be a remarkable feat of organisation, logistics and ultimately wonderful sporting achievements. The number of people involved in such events is quite staggering, not least the many volunteers who gave up their time willingly to help ensure that the Olympic and Paralympic games were so successful. Their motto ´Inspire a Generation´ certainly is a noble one and I am sure that judging by the reaction of the public, this will prove to be a landmark occasion and hopefully the start of a new generation of inspired young people. At school we have also enjoyed a very successful summer and many of our pupils will have achieved their potential and in some cases their personal bests. Our I/
GCSE results were again above that of the UK national average and our A*-C pass rate was above 90%. This is all the more commendable as the majority of our pupils do not have English as their native language. At A level our students achieved 100% pass rate with 50% of results at the highest A* and A grades. This has enabled our students to progress to the Universities of their choice here in Spain, the UK and Switzerland. Our Year 6 SATs results continue to be above the UK national average and this is providing a consistent and elevated platform from which to continue into secondary school. As with the Olympic Games, these outstanding achievements are not only the result of the dedication and skill of the competitors, or in our case, the pupils, they are a result of a collective effort from all of our staff supporting the organisation, logistics and welfare of our school. We are very fortunate at King´s College, Alicante to have not only a very dedicated and talented teaching staff, but also a very hard-working and skillful support staff including grounds
men, office staff, administrative staff, kitchen staff and cleaners. As a cleaner at NASAs Cape Canaveral once told JF Kennedy when he was asked what he did there, he replied ´I help to put men on the moon´. This all inclusive and all supporting ethos is clearly what we have in common with other successful organisations and I thank everyone for all their efforts in helping our pupils to succeed. I hope this year will bring many more accolades and rewards for all our pupils and staff, and I hope that as well as being inspired, our young people will aspire to inspire future generations.
Derek Laidlaw MA, NPQH, Dip T Mus Headteacher Pag e 1