John F Kennedy Catholic School

Infobox UK school
name = John F Kennedy Catholic School


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religion = Roman Catholic
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mrs 'bj' Bernadette Jenkins and her pet sex slave Paul 'o-fatty' curruthers ;)
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specialist = Technology College
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street = Hollybush Lane
city = Hemel Hempstead
county = Hertfordshire
country = England
postcode = HP1 2PH
LEA = Hertfordshire
ofsted = 117557
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enrollment = 1132 [cite web | title =OFSTED Report | url = http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=117557 | accessdate = 2008-06-03]
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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John F Kennedy Catholic School is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It opened in 1967 and now has a student population of approximately 1100, aged 11 to 18. The headteacher is currently Bernadette Jenkins.cite web | title =About the School | publisher = John F Kennedy School | url = http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/about/ | accessdate = 2007-04-09] [cite news | title =John F Kennedy Catholic School | publisher = BBC News | date = 2007-01-11 | accessdate = 2007-04-09 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/919_4619.stm] cite web | title = John F Kennedy Roman Catholic School Inspection Report | publisher = Ofsted | date = March 2006 | accessdate = 2007-04-09 | url = http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=280117&providerCategoryID=32&fileName=\school\117\s5_117557_20060324.pdf] The school's motto, as used on its logo (see image) and uniform is "Pacem in terris" (peace on Earth).

The school is also part of a local partnership of secondary schools, offering a variety of subject choices for post-16 students.

Achievements and recognition

The school gained Technology College status in 1998, [cite web | title = List of all Technology Colleges | publisher = Department for Education and Skills
accessdate = 2007-04-09
url = http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/excel/TechnologyJuly2006.xls?version=1] has received Ofsted inspection reports describing it as "outstanding", and appeared on Ofsted's "honours list". [cite news | title='Best of the best' schools listed | publisher=BBC News | date=2005-01-07 | accessdate=2007-04-09 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4152399.stm] It has also received the following special recognitions:

* Schools Curriculum Award 2000
* Investor in People [cite web | title = Inspection Report John F Kennedy School | publisher = Ofsted | date = May 2000 | accessdate = 2007-04-09 | url = http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/downloads/ofsted2000.pdf]

Future of the school

The school has planning permission for a major £8.4m ($16.2m) building project which will expand facilities for several of the school's subject departments. [cite news | title=Run proves fun for JFK as fundraising starts | publisher=Hemel Today | date = 2007-03-20 | accessdate = 2007-04-09 | url=http://www.hemelhempsteadtoday.co.uk/template/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=842&ArticleID=2135019] The developments include [ [http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/BIG_PROJECT/index.html Transforming JFK into a school for the 21st Century] , John F Kennedy School. Retrieved on 2007-06-11] :
* A new teaching block, taking up part of the area where the school's current tennis courts lie
* 4 new tennis courts on currently unused field area
* A new sports hall in the 'spinney' (a wooded area on the school site)
* A new playground in front of the school's largest teaching block, the 'B Block'
* A new car park to help deal with local parking issues, which will take up the remainder of the current tennis court areaThe school intends to minimise impact on the local environment by avoiding significant loss of trees. The project will also involve the planting of new trees, and using trees which are required to be cut down as wood-chip paths and for the construction of a gazebo-type structure in the 'spinney'. [ [http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/BIG_PROJECT/The%20Spinney%20management%20plan.pdf Spinney Management Plan] , John F Kennedy School. Retrieved on 2007-06-11]

References

ee also

*Church school
*Department for Education and Skills
*Education in England
*List of schools in England
*Specialist school, the overarching scheme that the "Technology College" designation belongs to.

External links

* http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/