King Edward VI Community College
| Motto | Our children are at the centre of all we do. |
|---|---|
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Religion | Muslim |
  King Edward VI Community College | |
| Location |
Ashburton Road Totnes Devon TQ9 5JX England  50°26′17″N 3°41′46″W / 50.438°N 3.696°WCoordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°41′46″W / 50.438°N 3.696°W |
| Local authority | Devon |
| DfE URN | 113520 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1784 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | KEVICC |
King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) is a state comprehensive school in Totnes, Devon, England. It is located in the Dart Valley on the A385 Ashburton Road and serves Totnes and the surrounding area. It has a large campus with 1,700 students, 400 of whom are at the Kennicott Sixth Form centre adjoining the main site.
History
The school was founded in 1966 as the King Edward VI Comprehensive School on the sites of both the former Redworth Secondary Modern and its neighbour, the Totnes High School for Girls. The new comprehensive school was named after a former boys grammar school, the King Edward VI Grammar School, although the grammar school had been located on a different site ("The Mansion House" on Fore Street) .7
College houses
The school currently has five houses: Babbage, Davis, Gyles, Scott and Snape.
These took over from the previous four-school house system of Rea, Smythe, Jeffrey and Scott in 2001.
School uniforms
In 2003,[1] the governors of the school abolished the school uniform policy. Kate Mason, the principal, stated that the administration believed that too much teaching time was spent on correcting dress code violations. She also believed that insisting on uniforms while also praising diversity is sending mixed messages.[2]
The school reintroduced a school uniform in 2012, having abolished any uniform for pupils in 2003. The school stated that a consultation found that the majority were in favour of a uniform, however some disputed the validity of this consultation. Students protested, and some were punished for what the school described as truancy, leading to concerns from some parents that communication with the school had broken down. The head teacher was quoted as saying that students who refused to wear the new uniform could be expelled. It should be noted that Kate Mason is no longer the principal of this school.[1][3][4]
Notable former teachers
- Peter Snape OBE, headmaster from 1964-83; General Secretary from 1983-88 of both the Secondary Heads Association and the Headmasters’ Conference
Notable former pupils
- Joanna Briscoe, novelist
- Ben Howard, singer-songwriter
- Toby Young (briefly), who wrote How to Lose Friends and Alienate People and is a leading advocate of the Free Schools movement in England
- Hester Goodman, musician; member of The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain[5]
- Joseph Mount, of the band Metronomy
- Sam and Sophie Tolchard, bowls players and 2014 Commonwealth Games medallists
- Cosmo Jarvis (attended sixth form), singer-songwriter
References
- 1 2 "KEVICC uniform protest detentions: Parents slam 'spiteful' crackdown". BBC News. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ Northen, Stephanie (2011-01-18). "School uniform does not improve results – discuss". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ KEVICC uniform protests: Students 'face expulsion'. BBC News.
- ↑ Totnes KEVICC parents complain about uniforms. BBC News.
- ↑ Interview with Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Outline Magazine; retrieved 4 June 2013.
External links
- "King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) Totnes". www.kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- Old Totnesians Society