President Kennedy School and Community College is a secondary school located in Coventry, England. President Kennedy was made a specialist Humanities College school by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust in 2005. This brought significant financial investment and set tough targets for the school's academic progression and interaction with the community. The school has established a new year 7 area called "the bridge", which is a way of helping them get used to secondary school life.
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