King's School News

Kitchen Investment
Cognita continues to invest in King’s School. Throughout the summer our kitchen and dining hall will be undergoing a refurbishment. This will enable school lunches to be prepared and cooked on site.&... View Article >
Outstanding Inspe...
“The quality of the curriculum through the school is outstanding” was just one of the comments made by the inspectors. They commented, “Pupils throughout the school experience an exceptionally... View Article >
100% First Choice...
Congratulations to everyone in Year 6, 100% of the children were allocated their first choice of Senior School. All children who took the 11+ gained a place in their chosen grammar school. The remainder of the ... View Article >
Basketball Champions
King's School have been crowned the city's new basketball champions after an emphatic 20-6 victory over rivals Oreston at the Pavilions, click to read the full article featured in The Herald. View Article >
Book Week
Throughout this week, classes from King’s School have each focused upon a particular book. These have included Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown, The Hobbit by J R R Tolkein and James and the Giant Peach by Roald... View Article >
Bad Weather Arran...
Whatever the weather conditions, please assume that we will be open. Variations in weather forecasts and contrasting conditions means that it will be difficult to choose the right moment to close the school and ... View Article >
King's School Open
King's School and Nursery is open as usual today. View Article >
Festive Gift from...
Pupils' festive gift to needy in city CHILDREN have taken part in a workshop hosted by the Plymouth Foodbank and created Christmas boxes for those in need. Plymouth Foodbank visited King's School and Nursery in Ma... View Article >
Tri Golf
Tri Golf has been introduced as an extra curricular activity. Tri Golf is played with plastic clubs and foam balls - the aim being to hit the ball into bulls-eye targets and baskets. The targets are similar to ... View Article >
The Romans are Co...
Year 4 pupils at King’s School experienced how it was to live in fear of a Roman invasion, in Ancient Britain. Through handling artefacts, dressing in authentic clothes and role play, the children learned about... View Article >

Cognita Schools Group

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King's School and Nursery is part of Cognita, a world leading international schools group, currently encompassing fifty-five schools across three continents. Today, you will find Cognita schools in the UK, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Spain and Brazil. The group employs some 3,500 teaching and support staff in the care and education of around 19,000 pupils from the age of 1 to 18 years.

Since launching in 2004, Cognita has successfully built a group of outstanding schools where no two are the same; each Cognita school retains its own unique ethos and offers a curriculum and range of services tailored to meet the needs of local parents. Wherever you visit a Cognita school, you will find empowered school leaders, committed teachers and pupils who are enthusiastic learners.

What to expect from a Cognita school:-

We promote and preserve the unique character and identity of each school
We foster best practice in every aspect of our schools' provision
We support and monitor teacher performance, investing in regular and appropriate staff training and development
We strive to challenge all children to realise their full potential in all fields of endeavour
We encourage open and effective communication between our schools and our parents
We seek to engage and work with our parents at every available opportunity

Teaching Excellence

'Walk through the classroom door and you know the atmosphere is intense. Every child is involved, there is silent concentration and there is excitement and there is laughter. This is teaching as it should be.

How is it done? The teachers are invariably passionate about their subjects. They have the highest possible expectations of every child. They are experts in the craft of the classroom. Teaching excellence, Cognita's goal. The most important thing we can offer our pupils.”

Sir Chris Woodhead

Cognita Chairman

Links

To visit Cognita’s website – click here

To find another Cognita school world-wide - click here

To see options for international camps and exchanges with other Cognita schools – click here

For details of the group Head Office or Regional Offices – click here

To e-mail Cognita’s Regional Office: info@cognitaschools.co.uk