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Friday 25tth January
Dear Parents and Carers, I am delighted to be able to share with you information from the school performance tables, which have been released this week. The A Level performance tables show that Cowes Enterprise College was the highest state funded school on the Isle of Wight for sixth form pupils achieving AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects. We have also seen real success at GCSE, with the GCSE performance tables ranking us as the highest school on the Island for both GCSE progress and also the number of students who achieved a Grade 5 in both English and Maths. While we are thrilled with this success, we still know we have much to do to continue to make the academy ever stronger. Our Year 11s continue to focus on their revision and our intervention sessions were buzzing yesterday evening. Around 80 students today have also taken part in a study skills workshop. Feedback has been very positive from the session. There will be more coming for other Year 11s over the next few weeks. At this stage, we would be expecting Year 11 students to be revising for up to 4 hours an evening and are keen to do everything we can to support students during the school hours. I am delighted to announce our new Head and Deputy Boy and Girl for 2019-2020. Congratulations to Kieran Wetherick and Beth Pitts who are our new Head Boy and Head Girl and also to Ben Simmonds and Angeline Sison who are our Deputy Head Boy and Girl. I would like to thank all students who interviewed for the roles. Mr Sanchez-Brown and I were truly struck with the enthusiasm and commitment all students involved in the process displayed. Thank you also to our tremendous outgoing team from Year 13 who have shown such passion for their roles: Albert Newton, Mimi Poulton, Duke Peters and Ellen Wood. It has been a busy week of learning in all key stages. I have been visiting lessons with other senior colleagues this week and it has been a pleasure to see our students working hard and enjoying their learning across the year groups. There were highlights right through the year groups, from seeing Year 7 students really focusing in Maths with creativity and independence to hearing A Level students evaluating each other’s music compositions with confidence and real expertise. My parent surgeries continue this term on Tuesday afternoons. Please either email dharrison@cowesec.org or phone the school on 01983 203103 asking for Donna Harrison to book a pre-booked slot. Wishing you all the very best, Rachel Kitley