EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE SUMMER 2025

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GENERATING RESPECT

The Culture of Co-education Gender, identity and respect at Alleyn’s School Almost 50 years after becoming co-educational, Alleyn’s School continues to lead with a vision of education rooted in collaboration, empathy and shared growth. At Alleyn’s, ‘co’ is more than a structural

arrangement, it is a way of learning, leading and living together. Since opening its doors to girls in 1975, the school has embraced co-education not simply as a format, but as a philosophy. Today, it’s

visible in every aspect of school life: in mixed dance companies that

Find Yourself at Alleyn's South London's leading co-educational day school

Discover more O E C L K V S C P D X H Z R E S P E C T I H at Alleyn’s

C U R I O S I T Y J H T N P C P M C F V K T Y V A L L E Y N S V X P VWX Y L O Z S S P O P P O R T U N I T Y Z O C O U R A G E P Z K I N D N E S S U Z C S Y W I U K F WHGO

have seen Alleyn’s named one of the UK’s top schools for dance; in sports, where 74% of pupils represent the school competitively with gender parity; and in shared leadership across pupil forums, partnerships, and community initiatives. The school’s Gender 25 Project deepens this commitment, creating space for pupil voice and co-creation around issues of gender, identity and respect. It reflects a wider culture in which co-education means listening, evolving and empowering all students to shape the community they belong to. At Alleyn’s, coeducation is not simply about who is in the classroom, but about how young people learn to engage with difference, collaborate with purpose and grow into adults who are as emotionally intelligent as they are academically prepared. REBEKAH RAMSAMMY-AMOROSO Marketing and Communications www.alleyns.org.uk


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