New Vice Principal and Head of Sixth Form announced

by Vashti Turner  on November 6, 2015  in  Academy News Charterhouse Godolphin & Latymer Sixth Form

KAA is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Vice Principal and Head of Sixth Form – Mr Rob Pavey.

In Rob we have found a truly exceptional teacher and leader to head-up our distinctive Sixth Form over the years to come.

He was selected after a very competitive assessment process and we have real confidence that he will help us realise the ambitious vision we have set ourselves for our Sixth Form here at the academy.

Rob received a first-class degree in languages from Oxford, before completing seven years in the British Army, rising to the rank of Major. He then left the army to train as a teacher. He has held a number of leadership positions – for example Head of Modern Languages at Lancing College and Head of Sixth Form at Magdalen College School (MCS), Oxford. He has also worked at Dulwich College.

Rob has therefore seen, first hand, how the very top independent schools in the UK operate, and has detailed knowledge of what students need to do to secure top grades at A-Level and progress to Russell Group universities. The Sixth Form he has run at MCS for the last three years has been consistently in the top five schools in the UK for A-Level results.

He also has, through his work in the Army and the community projects he is involved in, a wide breadth of experience and the personal qualities that are needed to see that this very distinctive project is a success. At KAA we are building a state sixth form offering excellent education, free at the point of delivery, to students from our wonderful community, irrespective of their backgrounds or family income. All you need to come to KAA and access the opportunities here – including those provided through our partnerships with Godolphin & Latymer and Charterhouse – is the grades to get in (5 A*-C with English and Maths, with a B or above in your chosen A-Level subjects or equivalents). Nothing else is required.

Rob said of his appointment: ‘I am hugely excited by my move to KAA. Setting up such a unique Sixth Form with a clear and ambitious vision of achievement for all is a fantastic opportunity to create something new and truly world-class.’