About Our School

OUR VISION

Greek school of Coventry is a school at the heart of the community where everyone is nurtured and inspired to achieve their full potential on their journey to learn Greek. Our vision is to be a great school which has high expectations and where we all achieve great things, individually and together, within a nurturing Christian Orthodox ethos through our core values of love, honesty and respect.
At the Greek school of Coventry, we strive to promote the inclusion, well-being and achievement of our students. Also, we strive to ensure equitable and fair educational opportunities for all students by allocating resources fairly and equitably, providing diverse learning opportunities, and demonstrating a commitment to equity and fairness across the school.
Where children have additional needs, measures are taken to prevent these from becoming a barrier to learning. Our school welcomes all learners and is committed to providing them with the entitlement to succeed and reach the highest level of personal achievement. Our Syllabus incorporates Modern Greek Language up to A Level, history, religious education, theatre and singing.

Our values guide the way we work:

I N C L U S I O N
H O N E S T Y
L O V E
E X C E L L E N C E
E N J O Y M E N T
T E A M W O R K
R E S P E C T
E Q U I T Y

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OUR TEACHERS

All teachers and stakeholders who interact with students, are holders of a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)

Eirini Dervishi

Reception/Year 1 Teacher

Evangelia-Giasmina Ymai

Year 1 / Year 1 ADV Teacher

Maria Pliaki

Year 2 / Year 4-5 Teacher

Vasiliki Kopaila

Deputy Head Teacher / Year 5 ADV/GCSEs Teacher

Evangelia Souza

GCSE ONLINE Class Teacher

Fr Georgios Athanasopoulos

A-Level Teacher

Eleftheria Kaparalioti

Head Teacher / Year 4-5 / A-Level Teacher

Rafaela Kolomvou

Teaching Assistant

Eleni Maoudis

Religious Education / Music Teacher

Lola Spetsioti

Dance Teacher

Neofytos Paphitis

School Co-ordinator

Want to join our teaching team?

Enquire about our teaching vacancies by emailing info@greekschoolofcoventry.co.uk

OUR AIMS

The aim of the Greek school of Coventry is to provide a stimulating environment where students are encouraged to learn the Greek language and the Christian Orthodox religion. Our school is an inclusive, safe, welcoming, caring and happy place, free from any threat or fear in which we share our values, tradition and culture. We strive to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and spirituality to enable them to achieve their full potential and to help them contribute positively to the challenges of a diverse multicultural society.




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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

28/08/2023

In the previous school year 20 of our students sat their GCSEs and A-level exams in Greek. Their hard work and commitment have clearly paid off. I’d like to congratulate them and wish them well for the future. We are very proud of you!!
Την προηγούμενη σχολική χρονιά 20 απο τους μαθητές μας έδωσαν τις εξετάσεις των GCSEs και των A-Level των Ελληνικών. Η σκληρή τους δουλειά και η αφοσίωση απέφεραν καρπούς. Θα θέλαμε να τους συγχαρούμε και να τους ευχηθούμε ό,τι καλύτερο για το μέλλον. Είμαστε πολύ υπερήφανοι για σας!

 

 

Ιούνιος 2023- Ακόμα μια βράβευση για το σχολείο μας

 

 

22/06/2023

Special thanks to our students Zoe, Eleni, Dimitris and Ariadne for participating in the short film we made about young Cypriots in England and how they identify themselves in a multicultural environment. They were super confident in front of the camera while they were asking their parents and grandparents about Cyprus. Our school was among the 16 first-prize winners in our category-short film. Way to go!

 

 

06/04/2023

We are happy to announce that our school was among the 16 first-prize winners in our category-short film. We participated in this competition organised by the Greek and Cypriot Ministries of Education with a short film about young Cypriots in England and how they identify themselves in a multicultural environment. What makes it important is that we got this place, among 1400 entries, from schools in Greece, Cyprus and the Diaspora. Massive thanks to everyone involved especially students who took part and became role models for the rest! It’s such a great moment for our school and community!🙏

25/8/2022
”With 67% of GCSE in Greek entries awarded at the most sought-after grades 9, 8 and 7, I am delighted to celebrate our pupils’ success today. They have done extremely well, demonstrating remarkable maturity and resilience. I am so proud of every one of them and look forward to seeing what they achieve when they move up to A-Level in Greek.”
-Eleftheria Kaparalioti, Headteacher

2019-The New Quality Mark Award Is in Our Hands!

The Greek School of Coventry after achieving the Silver, Bronze and Gold Quality Framework awards on 2011 and 2015, now has been awarded the New Quality Mark with flying colours by the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education.

Greek School of Coventry wins NRCSE AwardsIt has been recognized as a Centre of Excellence for the effective teaching and learning by children in a very well organized and safe environment with excellent policies and procedures and excellent administration and financial controls. It has been awarded for its successful adherence to safeguarding standards, its excellent and continuous partnership with other organisations, its support for the continuous development of teachers, its various resources that support different learning styles and the excellent partnership between the management committee, parents, teachers and students.

We are the only Greek school to have achieved this and the only supplementary school in the Midlands.

Our certificate will be presented to us in the House of Commons, on a date to be confirmed. The success is the result of years of hard work and team work. We thank each teacher, parent, student, member of the Management committee and our community for their support and dedication. The have all contributed significantly in this success with their hard work and commitment to the school.

Greek School of Coventry wins NRCSE Awards

Congratulations and a huge thank you to our dedicated School Coordinator, Mr Andrew Papageorgi and the Head teacher,  Eleni Tsilipira for their major, outstanding and remarkable contributions in achieving this award. We would also want to express our deepest gratitude to our excellent Mentor, Karen Gardiner. We are so appreciative for her continuous guidance, support, time, dedication and energy she gave. She is a major contributor behind our success.

We are also very grateful to the Cyprus Ministry of Education and the Cyprus Education Mission, Mrs Papalouka for their continued support.

We are looking forward to the Special Distinction Award.
Let’s keep the standards high!

 

2015 & 2017-GOLD & BRONZE AWARD by NRCSE

We are proud that The Greek School of Coventry first received a Gold Award from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) in 2011. This is a highly prestigious award and our school was the first Greek Supplementary school to achieve this gold standard in the UK. We have maintained our high educational standards and gone on to achieve this gold award in 2015 and 2017.

The NRCSE Gold Award is a really big achievement and takes a lot of work. This award highlights the excellent teaching and outstanding learning environment at our school. A Quality Assurance Mentor observed and assessed assembly and classes, conducted a thorough examination of policies and spoke with pupils, teachers and headteacher as part of the formal assessment.

The achievement is a testimony to the collective efforts from our pupils, parents and voluntary helpers. We are committed to providing a positive and rewarding learning environment and hope we can continue to build on this success in the future.

Α huge thank you to our School Coordinator, Mr Andrew Papageorgi and the Head teacher,  Eleni Tsilipira for their major contributions in achieving these awards. We would also want to express our deepest gratitude to our excellent Mentor, Karen Gardiner.

Eleni Tsilipira

Head teacher of the Greek School of Coventry

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