This is an update of last year School Presentation evening, for those who follow I thought you would like to see our latest - can I say success?

1. Phoenix Academy
‘Where have all the students gone?’
(The original was prepared in 2012
updated 2013)
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2. Martin Luther
University of Wurttemberg
"I am afraid that the schools will prove the very
gates of hell, unless they diligently labour in
explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them
in the heart of the youth".
Martin Luther, 1483 to 1546
Württemberg Eisenach, Germany

3. Phoenix Academy 2010 student
currently studying at
Kingston University
" No I am not finding University a pressure. The only
thing I have to remember is to spell using English
spelling and not American, but of course I can do
both. Oh, and the other thing is, I really didn't
appreciate being pushed at school by the teachers to
finish my PACEs, but now I’m at University I
understand and appreciate what you all did.
Thank You."
Neisha Padmore

4. A 2011 general certificate
student who left and went on to
college
“ what is funny is how the students don’t seem to
be able to complete work on time. I have just
handed in one of my first essays, the lecturer said
1,000 words, I was about 400 over so I went to him
and asked how critical is the word count?”
“Oh” he replied, “I only ask for 1,000 as most of the
students cannot get anywhere near that number, I
am happy with anything up to 2000"

5. Phoenix Academy Student 2011
"I wish the accounts course I did in Phoenix Academy
had been as easy as the accounts course I am now
doing as part of my University course"
Jamaal Rowe, studying at Canterbury University

6. An ACE student who studied at
Liverpool Hope University
" I am studying a Degree in English and what surprised me
was that I was the only person who knew how to
breakdown an English sentence into its grammatical
parts. Running my own mini tutorials in my university
accommodation for my university friends they all asked
me 'how on earth do you know how to do this?’ I said 'I
went to an ACE school and I learnt this kind of English
when I was 13 years old. I could not believe that no one
else could do this"
ACE student, Emma Crago, studied at Liverpool Hope Univeristy
Emma Obtained a First in 2013

7. A PHOENIX ACADEMY
STUDENT
“When you have been to a school using the ACE system a
fundamental element that you learn is how to manage
your study time and how to complete work within a
given period. I am finding that my work gets completed
whereas lots of other students seem to have problems
completing work and bringing it in on time. We all have
the same amount of time, and I think some of them are
possibly brighter than me, but what they lack is the
discipline that has been put into me over the years to
complete the work on time.”

8. Conversation with
one of our students
“A friend asked me if I could help her with her GCSE maths
as she had to take an exam. I was very surprised when I
looked at her work, I helped her and showed her how
to work some things out. I then asked if I could take a
copy of the work home. She agreed and explained that
it was an old practice paper used for GSCE exams. I
showed it to my younger sister, who was 13 at the
time, and I asked her if she could do this math? She
said, ‘ yes of course, I am doing this work now.’'
The 13 year old student was on PACE 1083. The ICCE
General Certificate begins at PACE 1085.

9. Ellis and Sam went from Phoenix
Academy
to study Music at The Institute
Ellis and Sam, both from Phoenix Academy
obtained Diplomas in Music in 2013 – Ellis decided
to stay on to obtain a degree.

10. Jamaal Rowe
Jamaal left Phoenix
Academy in 2011 having
obtained the ICCE
intermediate qualification.
This gave him entry into
Canterbury University where
he is now studying for a
Degree in Business Studies,
Accounts and allied subjects.

11. Mellissa Richmond
Melissa left Phoenix
Academy in 2012 having
obtained the ICCE
Advanced qualification.
She has gone onto Brunel
University to study
medicine.

12. Vanessa Amadi
Vanessa left Phoenix
Academy having obtained an
ICCE General certificate.
She went on to take an
Access Course and is now
studying for a Degree in
English at the London
University.

13. Neisha Padmore
Neisha Left Phoenix
Academy in 2009 with an
ICCE Intermediate
qualification.
This enabled her to enter
Kingston University where
she is completing her
Degree in Accounts.

14. Jonathan Reuben
Jonathan has started at
Waltham Forest College
doing a level 3 course in
ICT. He completed his ICCE
Foundation Certificate at
Phoenix Academy.
After a few weeks at the college Jonathan was asked what
School he went to – and was moved up as the work being presented
had already been covered by Jonathan at Phoenix Academy. He is currently
attaining the top marks in his class. (2013 update)

15. Rashid Alcendor
Rashid has started at
Waltham Forest College
doing a level 3 course in
ICT. He completed his ICCE
Foundation Certificate at
Phoenix Academy.
Along with Jonathan, Rashid was also asked what school he went to – and was
also moved up as the work being presented had already been covered by Rashid
at Phoenix Academy ( 2013 update)

16. Jourdelle Bennett
Jourdelle left Phoenix
Academy in 2010 with the
ICCE Foundation
Certificate. He has gone
on to business college and
now works as an estate
agent.

17. Malachi Kelly
Malachi left Phoenix
Academy having
obtained the ICCE
General qualification. He
now attends City of
Westminster College
where he has completed
his Foundation Degree in
Photography.
Update 2013
Mal is now doing another
year for his BA

18. Samuel Kelly
Samuel left Phoenix
Academy having obtained
the ICCE General
qualification. He went on to
The Institute where he
obtained a Diploma in
Guitar.

19. Ellis Mortimer
Ellis left Phoenix Academy
having obtained the ICCE
General qualification. He
then went on to The
Institute, college of music
where he completed a
Diploma in Guitar. He is
now doing a bridging
module to begin his Degree
in Music next year.

20. And the latest details
on the 2013 Graduates are...

21. But before I tell you the latest on our
current school leavers note this
• Over the last few years we have had 17 school leavers, that is
students who have stayed with us until legal school leaving age
• Out of that 17 school leavers:
*7 Went on to university
*8 Went on to college to do A levels or equivalent
*2 Went straight to work
*So in % terms 41% of our students go to university
*And 47% go to college
Even more interesting out of those who stay on at Base ‘6’ (that is
our equivalent sixth form) to do at least the Intermediated ICCE
certification 100% of them went on to the university of their
choice.

22. And now to the latest leavers...

23. Blaze Owen Day
• Blaze has become the
first student that I know
of who has obtained an
A* Foundation level
certificate. He has
moved on to study
Media at The City and
Islington College Level
3.

24. Luke Mayer
• Luke has gained a
General Certificate with
ICCE. He has gone to
Alexandra Park Sixth
Form to study ‘A’ Levels
there in Chemistry,
Maths, Music, and
Biology

25. Elif Cabrera
• Elif has completed her
Intermediate ICCE
certificate with straight
‘A’s in all subjects for
her Biblical Studies Elif
passed with an A*. Elif
is now going to The
University of
Roehampton to study
Business and Spanish

26. Shyiem Rowe
• Shyiem has moved on
with an ICCE certificate
to study IT at The
University of
Southampton

27. Milanta Petkauskaite
• Has achieved a great
grade in her ICCE
General certificate and
is moving on to do A
levels at Westminster
Community College she
is studying Psychology,
Critical Thinking, English
Language English
Literature and
Philosophy

28. Joseph James
• Has achieved a Foundation
Certificate with ICCE and
has moved on to City and
Islington College to study
Media

29. Graduation Ceremony Ellis and Sam
Adrian Hawkes
Where the students have gone
2012 updated 2013