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St Dunstan’s College — a progressive London education for today and tomorrow
education for over a century, with the opening vision of the school in 1888 being to provide a curriculum ‘in advance of the present time’. Te school’s first head, Charles
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Maddock Stuart, was a pioneer in heuristic education, designing the college to have science laboratories for
students to discover learning
themselves. St Dunstan’s was one of the first schools in the country to have laboratories and to devote significant time to hands-on scien- tific practical experiments for students to innovate and ‘do’, rather than passively observe. Today, St Dunstan’s modern
senior school curriculum builds on the legacy of its founding heads. Students entering the school embark on an educational journey of curiosity, studying a wide range of subjects, enhancing study skills and committing to a variety of co-cur- ricular activities, not just in those they arrive more confident in, before specialising in the older years. Te school, led by Nick Hewlett, believes that this wide-ranging and ambi- tious approach to education sets up a lifetime of inquisitive independ- ence, allowing students to approach
t Dunstan’s College, Catford, south London, has championed a forward-thinking approach to
new and challenging concepts with courage and conviction. “Our world is changing at break-
neck speed. A truly globalised future dominated by AI and biotechnology will require different skills and attributes from the young people we are educating today,” says St Dunstan’s head, Nick Hewlett. “Our social values are more precious to us than ever before, and so are they under threat, as we inhabit a society where the art of rhetoric has diminished and the polarised, entrenched view has consumed us, amplified as it is through the plat- form of globalised cyber-space. We have a duty to respond to this in the curriculum we offer.” Recently, the school has won praise
around the world for its ground- breaking Stuart Curriculum, which looks at relationships, skills for the future and critical thinking. Speaking about the lessons, St Dunstan’s deputy head academic, Jonathan Holmes, says, “It’s impor- tant that our teaching is predom- inantly proactive and enables students to independently under- stand when views are harmful and dangerous, and how they can protect themselves from being exposed and influenced by them online.” Te school’s approach to education
has led to it winning many accolades. Earlier this year, it was named Most Progressive Independent School in London at the Private Education Awards 2023. Last year, St Dunstan’s was also named Independent Senior School of the Year at the Tes Awards in London, and in 2020, the school won Co-educational Independent School of the Year at the Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Find out more about St Dunstan’s
College at its upcoming open day on Saturday, 23 September 2023, or the sixth form open evening on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. St Dunstan’s offers a variety of scholarships and bursaries for students joining at 11+ and 16+.
Find out more information and book at
stdunstans.org.uk
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