The full timetable for examinations taking place during this Summer Term can be downloaded here.

The Student Council met at the end of April and considered the nominations for the Jack Petchey Awards for January, February and March.  Read all about the winners.

Arrangements for the start of the academic year, 2013 - 2014:

Please note that as usual during the Summer Examination period we will again be making an adjustment to the school day beginning on Tuesday 7th May and returning to normal on Tuesday 25th June.  The full text of the letter to parents can be downloaded here.

We were informed on 22nd April that a team from Ofsted will inspect our school on April 23rd and April 24th 2013.  Parents are asked to look at the following documentation sent by Ofsted.

1.  A letter to parents from Ofted can be downloaded here.

2.  A guide to the inspection for parents can be downloaded here.

3.  A leaflet about Ofsted can be downloaded here.

The March 2013 edition of the school newsletter can be downloaded here.

Huge Congratulations to Jasia Alam, 11BH who has been announced as a prize winner in a prestigious nationwide portrait competition. 

To celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, an exciting nationwide competition was launched.  'Portrait of a Queen' invited every school in Britain to take part and ask their students to paint or draw a portrait of The Queen.  The portraits will be a gift from the country's youth to Her Majesty as a representation of the children's vision of their monarch during her long reign.  A panel of judges including Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures and Royal Portrait artist, Nicky Philipps decided upon the winners and Jasia was one of a privileged few.  Her prize is an amazing day out in London when she wil have lunch with other prize winners at the National Portrait Gallery, have a tour of the gallery and be taken to a gallery to see a portrait artist at work.

On Thursday 21st March, five Year 10 students from our Young Enterprise company, Kinspire, went to a Young Entrepreneurs event hosted by Deutsche Bank in Bishopsgate, London.  Read how they got on.

The Summer Public Examination timetable can be downloaded here.

This is our appeal timetable for parents of students who have not been successful in securing a place at Kingsmead for admission in September 2013.

On March 5th and 6th a party of German school students visited Kingsmead.

On 11th March, Claire Lomas gave an inspirational talk to Year 13 Media students and Year 10 students.  Claire is a wheelchair user who was left paralysed from the chest down after a freak horse-riding accident.  Her zest for life and determination never to give up were illustrated by her use of a special bodysuit that restored her ability to walk and allowed her complete the London Marathon last year, despite it taking her 17 gruelling days!  Claire is soon to begin her next venture - cycling around Britain raising money for spinal research.  The students were left with a clear message from Claire to follow their dreams and never give up.  Year 10 students were so inspired by Claire's visit that they intend to raise funds for spinal research and the Nicholls Foundation.

On the evening of Tuesday 9th January, a packed audience in the Kingsmead Theatre gathered together to celebrate the success of our Year 11,  Sixth Form students and former students at our second 'High Achievers Evening.'

Enfield, North MP, Nick de Bois was the guest speaker and former Kingsmead student and award-winning comedian, Peter 'The Psychic Comedian' Antoniou provided the entertainment.

Nick de Bois motivated the students by speaking to them about the need to continue to work hard in order to follow their dreams and he handed out certificates and awards to them to acknowledge their hard work, effort and outstanding achievements.

Peter's magical combination of humour and mind-reading entralled the audience and left them baffled, but hugely entertained!

Last September a record number of Kingsmead students began courses at top Russell Group universities and it was particularly gratifying for staff to see so many of them return to school to participate in the evening. celebrating their achievements and acknowledging the part that Kingsmead played in their success.

It was an inspirational evening and fantastic to see so many parents, teachers and school staff come together to celebrate the efforts and achievements of our students.  The smiles on the faces of the award winners illustrated just how much the young people appreciated the recognition of their efforts and the positive effect this will have on their future ambitioins and aspirations.

We are actively supporting the development of Literacy across the school and have implemented a fortnightly cycle focusing on particular aspects.

Each week, over 120 instrumental and vocal lessons taught by staff from Enfield Arts Support Service (EASS) take place at Kingsmead within the Music Department.  We have a brilliant team of 15 visiting teachers from EASS who work with our students in this capacity, at all key stages.

There are all kinds of skills and positive experiences students can gain from this tuition, not least the possibility of taking external, additional music exams and furthering student involvement in the extended curriculum.  Learning Director of Music, Ms Larkin can offer students (and parents) all sorts of information on the benefits of learning an instrument or taking voice lessons.

Most lessons are not free; there are differing charges for lessons depending on the length of the lesson and whether they take place in a group or individually.  Some of the lessons are funded by the school, some by parents and some by a recently obtained grant from EASS.

For further information please contact Ms Larkin.

Our A Level Results in August saw an incredible 99% pass rate, above the national average! 

Over forty A*s and As were awarded, including 9 in Mathematics.

Outstanding individual performances include Emir Aciyan who achieved two A*s and one A; Joanne Chamberlain (two A*s and an A); Ricardo Hamilton-Davis who achieved 4 A grades allowing him to read Computer Engineering at Imperial College London; Usman Haroon who secured his place to read Medicine at King's College London with 4 A grades and Lauren Leatherbarrow who achieved two A*s and an A, securing her place to read Geography at Cambridge University. 

We would like to say well done to all our Year 13 students, whose achievements we are so proud of.  We wish them well as they start their university careers and look forward to welcoming them to our High Achievers Evening in January. 

The annual Performing and Visual Arts Day at Kingsmead was made all the more exciting this year by a special preview visit of an Olympic Torch.

As part of their sponsorship of the Olympic Games, Lloyds TSB in keeping with their social responsibility policy have allowed a  few schools to have the privilege of a visit by a genuine (if un-lit!) Torch and thanks to Ms Pascali, Friday 13th July was Kingsmead's lucky day.

It was fitting that as Year 7, 8 and 9 students enjoyed a veritable cultural Olympiad of artistic and sporting workshops that the Torch toured the school, accompanied by a team of 6th formers who informed students about the history of the Olympics and facts about the Torch.  Students and staff were thrilled to see it close-up and be part of this historic event for our country.  They all excitedly gathered together to be photographed with it, to shouts of 'London!' The vision for the London Olympic Games is to combine sport, education and culture and what better example than our Performing and Visual Arts Day!

We were delighted that on 29th May, Lord Hill of Oareford, Under-Secretary of State for Schools took time out of his busy schedule to come and visit Kingsmead.  Accompanied by local MP, Nick de Bois, he met with Head, Yvonne Barry, Deputy Heads and Govenors and enjoyed a tour of the school, observing lessons and chatting to students and staff.  Lord Hill was extremely impressed with everything he saw and commented on the warm and vibrant, teaching and learning environment of the school. 

Kingsmead School is working with Future First to build a network of former Kingsmead students (or ‘alumni’) around the school to inform, advise and inspire current Kingsmead students as they make important decisions about their futures.

Kingsmead alumni will be interviewed to build a profile on a private website that Future First is building for the school, where students can research the different career paths that people from their very school have gone on to take. The alumni can also take part in school events, big and small, where they can meet current students in person and share their experiences since they left Kingsmead School.

Future First is looking to recruit alumni from a wide range of careers so that there are role models for every student and to showcase the incredible range of amazing careers that Kingsmead students pursue. We already have lots of alumni on board – from psychiatrists to policemen and even a budding journalist: Kingsmead students really do go on to do it all. We’re excited to hear from even more Kingsmead alumni who have gone on to do really interesting things: dancers or doctors, builders or barristers – we want the lot!

To sign up, go to http://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/signup/kingsmead

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