Friends of KCC is a community of people who care about the success of the students at Kingsbridge Community College
FOKCC:
We aim to engage more people across the community to enhance the student experience with:
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Additional extra-curricular activities and resources
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A network of business contacts for students’ job searches and career development
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An alumni network of former students
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Entrepreneur training & coaching
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Awards and scholarships to increase access to more activities for all students
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A new website and improved communications, celebrating KCC student successes and informing the community on key news
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A helpful feedback loop on this site, for parents to share ideas for improving the student experience
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Monthly-donation fundraising campaigns to support student success
How you can get involved:
Parents, businesses and members of the community can all support this effort with your ideas, feedback, time and money. Examples of how you can contribute:
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Provide your feedback and ideas to the school leadership at this website
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Sign up to our email list to register as a parent, or former student or other member of the community, to receive news and updates
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Post your job availability on the student jobs board
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Attend the schools career events and workshops
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Become an entrepreneur coach or mentor
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Join our team, helping coordinate and advance Friends of KCC
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Help at school events like the music festivals, quiz nights, theatre performances
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Donate to the school to increase the resources available to the school
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Monthly to our current Fundraising Campaign
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One-off donations
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In your will, for future generations of KCC students
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New FOKCC Fundraising Campaign
We are now partnering with the school and the community with a goal to raise £128,000 per year, in our first year. We aim to support the school with more resources in these areas:
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adding more teaching assistants
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funding Homework Club Mon-Thu
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hiring a full-time assistant SENCo
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supporting more extra-curricular activities
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funding to support residentials (access to all), university trips, overseas sports tours, arts scholarships, new exam access requirements
With early commitments we are at 44% of this goal with £56,000 per annum pledged so far. We welcome all families with any means to set up a monthly donation of any amount, in addition to any time and ideas you can contribute.
Key Facts:
About KCC
1300
Students
150
Teachers & staff
183
PE fixtures this year
173
Year 7-8-9 students on residential for Challenge Week
A-Level rank:
36th
in country (of all non-selective schools)*
40
Silver DoE Expeditions this year
369
Students represent KCC in sports fixtures
95
Bronze DoE Expeditions this year
KCC partnership with Ukrainian
school, as part of European
project
1025
Individual student appearances representing KCC
Student trips:
5
(London, Holland, North Devon,
Cycle to Dorset & Corwnall)
28
Year 12 students applied to
form the 6th Form Leadership
Team (shaping policy and
promoting student voice)
* Based on PTFA analysis of official government data, KCC ranks 36th in England for average A-level score for students in 2023 vs equivalent schools (excluding all independent, grammar and other selective entrance schools). KCC ranks 122nd of all state schools (top 5%) and 347th (top 11%) of all schools (including all selective & independent schools).
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