Founded in 1594
Sixth Form Prospectus
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Contents Introduction
Pastoral life
Vision, ethos and values 7 Welcome from the headmaster 7 History of Emanuel School 9 Facilities & development 9 Travelling to Emanuel 11
Introduction 35 Pastoral structure 35 Houses 35 Counselling 35 Medical service 37 Chaplaincy 37 Learning Support 37
Admissions Previous schooling 15 Entry to the Sixth Form 15 Sibling policy 15 Visiting Emanuel 15 Help with fees 17 Bursaries 17 Battersea Rise Trust Awards 17 Academic scholarships 19 Art & Design scholarships 19 Drama scholarships 19 Music scholarships 21 Sport scholarships 21 Academic life A levels 25 Extended Project Qualification 25 Life Education 27 UCAS and Higher Education 27 Career guidance 29 Study spaces 31
Beyond the classroom Sport 41 Drama 43 Music 43 Art & Design 45 Super-curricular events 45 Our community Introduction 49 The Battersea Rise Trust 49 The Emanuel Society 49 Primary Ambitions 51 Ascent 51 Partnerships 53 Charities 53 Contact us 55
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Thanks to superb leadership, dedicated staff and animated pupils, Emanuel is starting to fire on all cylinders. GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE 2020
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Introduction Vision
Welcome from the headmaster
Emanuel students are happy, confident and kind, demonstrating high aspirations in all that they do.
A school with a long and established history of academic and co-curricular success, Emanuel provides a well-rounded education to bright, ambitious and talented girls and boys. They are encouraged and guided in achieving their varied aspirations by dedicated and enthusiastic teachers, men and women who care deeply about their subjects, possessing the skills to impart their knowledge and passions. This trusted relationship between students and teachers, with the support of parents, is one of the key reasons why Emanuel is such a positive, happy and purposeful environment.
Ethos Students, parents and teachers work together in our:
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interactions are full of vitality and inspire endeavour, confidence and ambition. Pastoral care, so that every child is recognised, listened to and understood within a community that values the development of spiritual and social understanding. Co-curricular and community life, so that every child can enjoy being part of a larger cause, find friendships and develop life-enhancing interests and passions.
Values We are an ambitious and kind school community. We operate within the framework of our Christian ethos, promoting equality and diversity and upholding fundamental British values, the rule of law and individual liberty. We have a commitment to freeplace funding and state partnerships.
We encourage every student to take an active part in the daily co-curricular life of the school, fulfilling personal aims and learning to feel proud of their contributions to their house, year, club or team. Busy students thrive, growing in confidence through their opportunities and benefiting from wide-reaching social groups. Our approach to pastoral care is rooted in kindness and mutual respect – we wish the students to think well of themselves and demonstrate empathy and respect in their relationships with others. With numerous opportunities for outreach, spiritual growth and charity work, we also hope that our young people learn the value and sense of personal fulfilment to be found in helping those less fortunate than themselves. We are very proud of our school, its rich heritage, its academic ambition and its community spirit. I hope that this prospectus gives you an understanding of daily life at Emanuel and I encourage you to come and see us at one of our many open events.
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Introduction History of Emanuel School
Facilities & development
On 20th December 1594, Lady Anne Dacre made a Will directing her executors to build a “meet and convenient house to be called Emanuel Hospital in Westminster for the relief of 20 aged people and for the bringing up of 20 children in virtue and good and laudable arts.” The 20 children consisted of 10 boys and 10 girls.
Our school is located on a beautiful, green 12-acre site in Battersea, on the edge of Wandsworth Common. Its fantastic position, only 10 minutes’ walk from Clapham Junction rail station, connects the school to central London, as well as north and south of the river.
On 17th December 1601, Queen Elizabeth 1 – cousin to Lady Dacre – granded a Charter of Incorporation to the executors of Emanuel Hospital. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited Emanuel School in 1951 and subsequently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited in 1994 to celebrate the school’s 400th birthday. Over time, Emanuel’s co-educational student population has grown to over 1,000, with close to equal numbers of boys and girls – just as the founder, Lady Dacre, intended. Emanuel School is part of the United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation. The charitable object of the Foundation is the provision of education with a Christian ethos.
The handsome Victorian building at the centre of the school site was originally designed by noted architect Henry Saxon Snell (1831–1904) to be a refuge for children orphaned during the Crimean War. At its heart is a peaceful, ornate chapel, a wonderful library with a well-stocked archive and the tranquil Queens’ courtyard. In addition to the cricket pitches, rugby grounds, swimming pool, mini astro, climbing wall, netball, tennis and fives facilities on the Battersea site, the school has a further 14-acre sports facility off-site for games and supports its increasinglypopular rowing tradition with its own boathouse in Barnes. We have always aimed to provide our students with the best educational environment. We are currently at the planning and design stage for two extensions to the Sixth Form Centre and the off-site sports ground at Blagdons. The Sixth Form Centre will provide modern, multi-purpose study and congregating spaces for students, while the Blagdons initiative will include a new all-weather hockey pitch, cricket nets and two new cricket squares, enabling further expansion of our sports provision for all students. On the main school site we are looking to build a three-storey building consisting of a new and enlarged kitchen and dining area,14 Science labs and six general purpose classrooms. Space vacated by the existing Science labs in the main building will be used for additional teaching spaces for Drama, Music and Art, and the existing refectory will become a multipurpose larger space for group and full-year teaching and other events.We hope to commence this construction in 2023. www.emanuel.org.uk | 9
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When you cross the bridge across the railway and into the school, it feels like you are truly entering a different world – one in which children have the space to roam, exercise, move and learn without distraction. C U R R E N T PA R E N T
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Introduction Travelling to Emanuel Thanks to the school’s fortunate position four miles from the centre of London, our students are able to travel to school using the area’s fantastic public transport links. Approximately 60% of our students walk or cycle to school, with the remaining 40% using public or personal transport.
The public bus routes surrounding the school are plentiful, with direct services stopping near the school from a far-reaching radius including Hammersmith, Fulham, Wimbledon, Roehampton, Putney, Barnes, Richmond, Streatham, Kensington and the city. For more information on local public transport links, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk.
Emanuel School is a ten-minute walk along well-lit roads from Clapham Junction, which is a ten-minute train journey from London Waterloo. Many students walk to and from the train station at the start and end of the school day. With 2,000 trains passing through the station on a daily basis, the area is well-connected to the city, the southeast and the southwest.
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Admissions Previous schooling
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An equal number of young men and women join our Sixth Form from a wide range of independent and state secondary schools.
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Entry to the Sixth Form We are able to welcome up to 30 bright and ambitious young people into our Sixth Form from other schools each year. Registration for entry in 2022 closes on Friday 15th October 2021. Registration for entry in 2023 will open in May 2022 and will close in October 2022. Registration is available via our website.There is no limit on the number of registrations accepted. We are looking for students who show a genuine engagement with their learning and who will enjoy the high level of support we give students when applying to universities in the UK and abroad, as well as art schools, drama schools and music conservatoires. When making an application, candidates will be asked to submit their report from the end of Year 10. We will also request a reference from their current head of year (or equivalent) and their GCSE predictions from their current school. Applicants to the Sixth Form should expect to achieve a minimum of 18 points at GCSE, where 9=5, A*/8=4, A/7=3, B/6=2 and C/5=1 as well as As or above in their chosen A level subjects. External applicants to the Sixth Form will be invited to an assessment day in November before the desired entry year. The assessment day consists of three 45-minute exams followed by an interview with a member of staff. The two best scores from the following exam papers will be taken into account:
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Mathematics: a non-calculator paper. Problem-solving skills and basic skills, including algebra, will be assessed. English: this test comprises a number of questions in response to a literary piece. General paper: this test comprises multiple choice questions and a question from a choice of essays relating to humanities and science themes, requiring students to take a persuasive/argumentative stance.
No preparation is required for these exams. Offer letters will be sent by post to successful candidates at the end of November in the year before desired entry. The acceptance deadline for places is in December.
Sibling policy Emanuel School has a sibling policy. Applicants to the Sixth Form who have a sibling currently at the school need to pass all the entrance exams and have a satisfactory report, reference and interview to be guaranteed a place.
Visiting Emanuel Prospective students and their families are encouraged to come and visit us to get a sense of what a Sixth Form education and the community is like at Emanuel School. Each year, we hold a Sixth Form open evening in late September. Prospective families will have the opportunity to listen to talks from senior staff and take a tour of the school site with a current student. www.emanuel.org.uk | 15
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The students have a camaraderie with each other and the staff that we did not see at any other school. C U R R E N T PA R E N T
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Admissions Tickets are allocated for the talks at our open events.There is no cost, but this ensures that we have enough capacity available.We do not operate a waiting list for our events. For the most up-to-date details about our open events, please visit www.emanuel.org.uk/admissions/open-events.
Help with fees In 1594, Lady Anne Dacre founded Emanuel School with the vision to provide an education to children irrespective of family income. Today we continue to support that vision; we believe that increasing diversity in the school benefits the whole school community and welcomes new and varied perspectives, preparing students for life after Emanuel. We aim to ensure all aspirational and talented girls and boys have an opportunity to learn and grow at the school, regardless of financial circumstances. We offer a range of financial support, from scholarships to fullyfunded places (known as bursaries). Bursaries are means-tested and they can provide a transformative free place to children who would otherwise be unable to come to Emanuel.
Bursaries Bursaries form one of the core pillars of our Battersea Rise Trust (BRT) – the central organisation at Emanuel for our outreach, fundraising and charitable mission. Currently, over 22% of our students receive some kind of financial assistance, but our focus going forward is on fully-funded places. We have therefore launched the ‘Emanuel 430 Campaign’ where we hope to provide 43 students with a free place at Emanuel for our 430th anniversary in 2024.
We do not want any potential student to be discouraged by financial circumstances when making an application to the school. The level of fee-remission is dependent on financial need and can be up to 100%, including covering the costs of uniform and school trips. Once registered, parents/guardians of applicants will be notified when the application form is available to download from the website. This will be in the September before the intended year of entry and the deadline for submitting the completed form will be in mid-October for Sixth Form applicants. Please always check our website for the exact dates; unfortunately late applications cannot be considered. In some circumstances, it is possible to waive the registration fee – usually when the household income is below £26,000 per annum. Please get in touch with the admissions office if this applies to you before filling in the registration form.
Battersea Rise Trust Awards Battersea Rise Trust Awards, available to Sixth Form applicants, cover 100% of the school fees for the full two years of the Sixth Form. They are awarded to academically outstanding applicants who would otherwise not be able to attend Emanuel School and represent part of our wider commitment to social mobility in south west London. To be considered for an award the applicant’s family will need to complete a bursary application form during the admissions process.All registered applicants are notified when the forms are available to download from the website.
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Emanuel’s music provision is top notch, offering a breadth of opportunities from the traditional to cutting edge. GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE 2020
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Admissions Academic scholarships Academic scholarships are awarded to students who perform exceptionally well in the admissions process, showing great academic potential and overall ability. Academic award holders demonstrate both excellent academic progress and a strong commitment to intellectual life at Emanuel. Academic scholars are not assigned to a specific subject area but may show a particular aptitude for one or more subjects. All subjects offer additional opportunities outside the classroom, which academic scholars are expected to participate in. A wide range of super-curricular events are held throughout the academic year, including talks by members of the academic community, external speakers, workshops led by staff, and activities led by scholars themselves. These events enrich and extend students’ knowledge. Every candidate who takes the 16+ entrance examination will automatically be considered for an academic scholarship.There is no need to complete a separate application form.
Art & Design scholarships
applicants will be invited to the school for a practical assessment and interview. Application forms for Art & Design scholarships are available to download from the school website in midSeptember and must be submitted with completed references by mid-October. Please refer to our website for the exact dates.
Drama scholarships Drama at Emanuel has a wonderful reputation, allowing students to perform to a professional standard throughout their time at school. Drama scholars are dedicated, talented and have an appreciation for drama that goes beyond being a performer. The application process involves the submission of written work and references, from which selected candidates are invited to audition. The audition consists of two parts: a group workshop and a solo prepared piece. Most successful candidates will have appeared in productions both within and beyond their current school. Application forms for Drama scholarships are available to download from the school website in mid-September and must be submitted with completed references by mid-October. Please refer to our website for the exact dates.
Art & Design scholars demonstrate artistic skill and passion for art and design in many forms. The inspirational art and design facilities at Emanuel are wonderful places for students to develop their talents. The Dacre building has film, paint, print, ceramics and sculpture studios and a dark room for photography. Applicants are initially assessed on their portfolio and selected www.emanuel.org.uk | 19
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Admissions Music scholarships
Sport scholarships
Music scholars are proud ambassadors for the department.They take part in all the main musical activities of the school, participate in appropriate ensembles and attend rehearsals.
Sport scholars at Emanuel are exceptionally talented, determined and enthusiastic.
Within the Music department, there are over 30 ensembles of all sizes, including string quartets, jazz groups, rock bands, orchestras and choirs. Students have the opportunity to get involved in workshops, festivals, competitions, community outreach and trips. Those applying for Music scholarships are tested on sight-reading, musical memory and listening as well as prepared performances. The standard of performance of the candidate’s instrument is generally at or above grade 7 for Sixth Form applicants. Please note it is not necessary for the exam to have been taken. Application forms for Music scholarships are available to download from the school website in mid-September and must be submitted with completed references by mid-October. Please refer to our website for the exact dates.
Our performance sports at Emanuel are rugby, cricket, netball, rowing, hockey and football. Sport scholars must be able to offer at least one of these sports. Students receive exceptional coaching and benefit from the excellent on-site and off-site facilities. At the main school site on Battersea Rise, there are 12 acres of playing fields, a sports centre, netball, tennis and fives courts, a mini-astro and an indoor swimming pool. Off-site, there is a well-equipped boathouse at Barnes Bridge and 14 acres of playing fields at Raynes Park. We also have use of Surbiton Hockey Club, Barnes Hockey Club, All Stars Tennis, the South Bank Centre and The Wimbledon Club. Application forms for Sport scholarships are available to download from the school website in mid-September and must be submitted with completed references by mid-October. Please refer to our website for the exact dates.
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Academic life A levels
Extended Project Qualification
Most students at Emanuel study threeA levels,which are examined at the end of the Upper Sixth.The subjects we currently offer at A level are: Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Design Technology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Economics, English Literature, Film Studies, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government and Politics, German, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, PE, Photography, Physics, Religious Studies (Philosophy, Theology and Ethics), Psychology and Spanish. Each subject is taught for eight periods per week (approximately four and a half hours) by dedicated staff who are experts in their field. Students in both years also have timetabled lessons in Life Education and Games.
The Extended Project Qualification is worth 50% of an A level and offers an A* grade, enhancing the amount of UCAS points available to candidates. Extended Projects are supervised and marked by teachers initially and the final submissions are moderated by Pearson Edexcel.
Almost all students additionally complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) as part of the timetabled curriculum. Students who take Further Mathematics as a fourth A level do not take the Extended Project Qualification. At Emanuel we do not offer AS levels. AS qualifications still exist, but they have been decoupled from A levels, meaning that they are entirely separate qualifications, examining different skills and different material to the two-year A levels. An AS qualification does not contribute in any way to an A level grade any more.
To complete an EPQ officially requires 120 hours of project work in which a student can pursue their own line of enquiry and interest, having agreed their project with their supervisor. Emanuel is allocating more time than this and has created an impressive introductory course, teaching a range of useful transferrable study and research skills, which is delivered in the autumn term of the Lower Sixth. The end result produced by the student will take one of four forms: 1. A dissertation: focused on a research question with an argumentative discussion. 2. An investigation: focused on a hypothesis, with research to explore context and methodology, data collection and analysis, including discussion of alternative interpretations of data. 3. A performance: focused on a ‘commission’, with consideration of the audience and the desired effect of the work, together with research into genre, influences, processes and techniques, and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of achieving the desired effect. 4. An artefact: focused on a design brief, with research into materials, processes and techniques, leading up to a specification of how the brief is to be fulfilled and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of realising the brief. www.emanuel.org.uk | 25
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Academic life The EPQ can support a student’s A level choices (e.g. a project about art history to support an Art A level). It can be a crosscurricular project (e.g. a project about gravity, which would support both Physics and Mathematics) or it can be in an area which the school does not offer at A level. Projects can be on any subject at all; they are an opportunity to explore subject areas students might pursue at university level. EPQs are widely regarded as an excellent way to prepare students for undergraduate study, and universities look upon them very favourably. While an EPQ grade will not count instead of an A level, having an EPQ will make students with otherwise parallel qualifications to those without EPQs look more appealing in their UCAS applications. If a student missed the required grade for a course, having an EPQ with a good grade could weigh in their favour.
Life Education Life Education (PSHE) forms an important part of a student’s curriculum at Emanuel. The programme provides a valuable opportunity for students to broaden their understanding of issues that impact not only themselves, but the wider community, while preparing for their own futures as global citizens. During the Sixth Form, students have two periods of Life Education each week. The focus is on preparing for an independent future through a range of challenging and thoughtprovoking presentations that provide guidance, inspiration and opportunity. Students are expertly steered through the UCAS process or given direction on other post-18 study and career options by their form tutor, head of year, head of sixth form, head of careers, and director of higher education.
UCAS and Higher Education Our many higher education destinations include Oxbridge and Russell Group universities such as Bristol, Exeter, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds. Many students leave Emanuel for a prestigious set of destinations that cater for the creative and performing arts, such as The Royal Drawing School, LAMDA, RADA, the Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Music Conservatoire. Several alumni have established their name on the world stage with careers in professional choirs and orchestras, West End shows, BBC period dramas and box office films. A small and growing number are choosing to study overseas, with destinations including Harvard, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota and Bocconi, Italy. The director of higher education and the Sixth Form team oversee all applications and offer bespoke support. Additionally, the head of careers and specialist staff guide students’ applications to Oxbridge, medical schools, art and drama schools, music conservatoires and international universities. Lower Sixth students are encouraged to explore their interests by reading beyond the curriculum, arranging work experience and attending one of the many academic societies on offer. Students begin to research their university choices and book places on taster courses and open days. They also start their Extended Project Qualification. In the summer term, all students are off-timetable for two days, attending our in-house dedicated UCAS days. There are talks on making successful applications to competitive universities, student finance and studying abroad. Students also have interview practice, begin their online applications and complete a first draft of the all-important personal statement.
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Academic life In the Upper Sixth, some initial Life Education lessons in the autumn term are devoted to completing UCAS applications. Old Emanuels (our alumni) come to talk to our students about their university experiences, offering an unparalleled peer insight into life at university. In the spring term, students are advised on how to make ‘firm’ and ‘insurance’ choices, budgeting, finance and coping with university life. On A level results day, staff are available in school to celebrate with students and to provide advice and moral support. Staff also help and advise students who need to navigate the UCAS clearing and adjustment processes. Find out more about the guidance we provide for specific higher education courses and destinations on our website.
Career guidance Students have access to the latest software at every level, comprehensive printed material on careers and higher education as well as impartial careers guidance from experts. We enable students to make informed choices when it comes to university in the UK or abroad and the expanding market of degree apprenticeships, as well as school leaver programmes. ECON The Emanuel Careers and Opportunities Network (ECON), run by the Emanuel Parents’ Association (EPA) and the careers department, allows students to message Emanuel parents who work in an industry in which they have an interest. Parents volunteer their expertise in many different ways including answering specific career questions, offering interview practice and CV writing advice or providing work experience and internship opportunities.
Satellite events We organise networking events in conjunction with the development department to give our students an insight into the breadth of opportunities in industries. Students hear from industry experts and speak to OEs and parents who work in areas such as media, technology and finance. Innovation & entrepreneurship Sixth Form students are encouraged to take part in the Europewide Young Enterprise competition. Starting at a very local level, teams are eliminated through a series of rounds, competing with approximately 950 UK schools each year. Emanuel has a good record and has been within one round of the national finals for the last two years. Only 14 schools make it to the national finals, so we are hopefully on the cusp of something great! The Industry Champions programme gives Lower Sixth students access to an expert in a field of employment that the student is interested in. They have three sessions with their Industry Champion and participate in industry-related challenges that help give them a better idea about what the workplace is like.The programme culminates in an all-day ‘Entrepreneur and You’ event in which students set up their own mini businesses and pitch their ideas to the Industry Champions for potential investment. Internships Our parent body generously offers internships at their companies exclusively to students in the Upper Sixth.These include working in the financial sector, international commerce, technology, recruitment and marketing.The formalised and robust application process helps prepare our students for challenging scenarios they may face in the wider world.
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Academic life Study spaces The hub of Sixth Form life at Emanuel is the Sixth Form Centre – a separate building on the school site consisting of a popular café, a modern and comfortable common room, group and silent study areas, offices, changing facilities and a terrace overlooking the school grounds. Sixth Form students can enjoy private study in one of these dedicated spaces or in the calm of the school library, which is situated at the heart of the main school building. Our library is one of the biggest and best-stocked learning resource centres in London, with a stock of nearly 30,000 books, over 50 magazine subscriptions and an extensive range of comics and graphic novels. Older students particularly enjoy our extensive DVD library and the large range of online resources we subscribe to, including JSTOR, Newsbank, History Reference Centre and many others. The library comprises various zones for different styles of study; the Marquand Room is reserved for silent study, with quiet conversation permitted in the senior library. An extensive archive is located on the mezzanine above, where students can seek inspiration from alumni. As the library is open from 7.30am to 5.00pm, students are able to use the resources before and after school.
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Pastoral life Introduction
tutors, monitoring the behaviour and performance of students and ensuring the smooth transition between year groups.
We understand the challenges of being a young adult in the 21st century. Our students’ wellbeing is therefore of the utmost importance and there is a dedicated system of pastoral care in place to ensure that every young person thrives.
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The Sixth Form plays a vital role in the Emanuel community. This is achieved through our team-building day, buddy scheme and numerous events such as Sixth Form barbecues, the Sixth Form Revue, the annual charity week and the leavers’ ball. The leadership of Sixth Form students as prefects, school council members, sports captains and lead performers and musicians is central to the spirit of the school.
Pastoral structure Every member of the Sixth Form is part of a tutor group, with approximately 16 students in each group.Tutor groups meet with their form tutor on a daily basis. The form tutor has an overall picture of the student’s life at school and an understanding of their life at home; they are the first point of contact for parents if any concerns arise.The student’s tutor will also write their UCAS references and support students in planning their applications to university or their future career. Beyond the form tutor is a head of year who meets with the form tutors on a regular basis. The head of year is responsible for monitoring students’ pastoral welfare, behaviour and general academic performance and will respond to any matters referred by staff, ensuring effective liaison with parents.
Students belong to one of the school’s four senior houses, which operate vertically throughout the school. Students are therefore integrated with younger students in the school and the houses form a basis for much of the in-school sports, competitions and events.
Counselling There is a confidential counselling service at Emanuel, with the three counsellors working Monday to Friday between them. Counselling sessions last 30 to 50 minutes and students are generally offered 12 weekly sessions, although this can vary depending on the individual’s needs at the time. Students are welcome to make an appointment to visit the counsellor to discuss any concerns they may have, without the fear of them being discussed elsewhere. However, if there is any concern for the safety of the child or another person, this information will immediately be passed to the school’s deputy head: pastoral and designated safeguarding lead. In addition, each of the counsellors offers a drop-in service over the lunch break where any student is able to drop in individually, or with a friend, to discuss anything which may be on their mind at the time. Students can access this service without consent although the counsellors always encourage students to share that they have chosen to access counselling with their parents.
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Pastoral life Medical service
Eucharist. The chaplain is also available to families for baptisms, weddings, funerals and pastoral support.
The medical room is staffed from 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Students can see the school nurse during the course of the day if they are unwell, or to take any medication that may be prescribed during school hours.
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Further information about our medical service can be found in our first aid policy (please refer to the policies on our website).
Chaplaincy Emanuel seeks to nurture the pastoral and spiritual development of the community which comprises people of various faiths and none. As a Christian foundation, one way of nurturing this is through the chaplaincy. The chaplain, who is a priest in the Church of England, is available to all, regardless of belief, as a non-judgemental and confidential ear in times of difficulty or questioning. The chaplaincy exists to encourage the personal quest for meaning, regardless of a person’s faith or identity.
Emanuel has a dedicated Learning Support department. Our staff offer support and expertise to help resolve difficulties and promote positive solutions for students experiencing barriers to learning. Students and parents can access learning support by speaking with their form tutor. The tutor will liaise with subject teachers to review any concerns as they arise. For more information, please refer to our learning support policy on our website.
The school chapel provides a lovely setting for a short service which students attend either weekly or fortnightly as part of the assembly pattern. The service includes a hymn, an address and beautiful music from the choir or other musicians. This cultural and spiritual experience provides time for stillness, reflection, meditation and prayer. Drawing on the Christian heritage of the school, services encourage students to seek what is good through an open-minded, questioning and inclusive approach to matters of faith, spirituality and ethical thinking. There are other services which students and staff can choose to attend, as well as various discussion groups, lectures, confirmation classes, prayer meetings and regular celebrations of the Holy www.emanuel.org.uk | 37
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Beyond the classroom Sport Sport is an important part of the culture at Emanuel School. Cocurricular sport is highly valued and provides the opportunity for mass participation and the pursuit of sporting excellence. We aim to support positive well-being, fitness and character development by helping pupils learn to cope with success and failure, to understand and appreciate others, and to encourage the appreciation of fair play. Each week every student participates in a 70-minute games session and further provision is offered during extra-curricular time before school, lunch times, after school and weekends. There are three main strands to our sporting provision:
1. Performance: A focus on our core sports; our aim is to provide opportunities for our talented sports players to excel in sports and to aspire towards representative honours where possible. We aim to ensure all students have access to excellent coaching and facilities and provide competitive inter-school fixtures. These challenge our students, encourage them to grow in their sport and help them to understand the importance and value of competitive sport. Our performance sports are cricket, rowing, rugby, football, netball and hockey. 2. Development: The school has a strong sporting tradition and a commitment to ‘sporting excellence’ and ‘sport for all’. Our aim is to provide a range of supplementary sports and activities which are delivered within the extracurricular clubs and games programme to support the athletic development of our students. Students participate in seasonal inter-school competitions consisting of athletics, cross-country, fives, girls’ football, swimming and water polo.
3. Engagement: A range of additional sports are available to ensure all students participate in some sporting activity and learn the value of regular exercise for health, friendship and challenge. These cover extra-curricular clubs (climbing, dance, girls’ rugby, tennis, table tennis and squash) and the senior games programme (croquet, CrossFit, pilates, touch rugby, ultimate frisbee and yoga). Sports facilities Students benefit from the school’s excellent on-site and off-site sporting facilities. At the main school site on Battersea Rise, there are 12 acres of playing fields, a large sports hall with a climbing wall and dedicated fitness suite, mini astro, fives, tennis and netball courts and an indoor swimming pool, which is also popular outside of school hours with the local community. Off-site, we have a well-equipped boathouse at Barnes Bridge and a further 14 acres of playing fields at Raynes Park, as well as the use of Surbiton Hockey Club, Barnes Hockey Club, All Stars Tennis, the South Bank Centre and The Wimbledon Club. Sports tours Every year there are trips and tours organised to broaden the students’ sporting experience. Tours typically follow a two-year cycle, where every other year, a major sport tour is available for boys and girls of junior and senior age. Typical senior tours include a 10-night cricket tour in Sri Lanka or the annual rowing training camp at Easter in Italy.
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Beyond the classroom Drama
Music
The Drama department at Emanuel is busy and vibrant, with a focus on excellent skills-based teaching as well as an exciting programme of performances, trips and theatre visits.We support students to build confidence and develop skills for the wider world.
The Emanuel Music department is hugely ambitious for its students and their musical opportunities. We pride ourselves on being a centre of excellence for contemporary music while maintaining the very highest standards in choral and orchestral music. Our contemporary music provision includes DJ lessons; careers’ talks for those keen on a future in the music industry; Rockschool exams every term and fantastic facilities for students to use and enjoy that include the very latest technology and software.
The department is housed in the Fiennes Theatre: a fully equipped, purpose-built performance space with an audience capacity of 118. There are two further rehearsal studio spaces which are fully equipped with lighting rigs and sound capabilities. The department also has use of the film studio and the Hampden Hall for some performances, which has an audience capacity of 500. Every year, there is a vast array of opportunities for students of all ages to get involved, whether front of stage or behind the scenes. One of the largest and most anticipated events in the school calendar is the annual musical: a whole school event, typically involving over 100 students, performed in the Hampden Hall over the course of a week in March. Past performances include Oliver!, Made in Dagenham and The Addams Family. Every other year, the Emanuel Theatre Company (ETC) takes over 20 senior students to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to perform two shows. In 2018 the ETC performed Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits’ and Noel Coward’s ‘Still Life’, performing to sold-out audiences and receiving 5* professional reviews.
There are over 30 concerts a year: a major choral concert with a professional orchestra and soloists; jazz and ‘rock and pop’ concerts both at school and in exciting venues around London; masterclasses with external professionals; carol services; ensembles’ concerts; performers’ platforms; two major house music competitions; an Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral; music scholar concerts; trips to hear world class musicians and an annual school musical. A team of 24 first-rate visiting professional music teachers deliver individual music lessons on all brass, woodwind and string instruments, as well as percussion, drum-kit, piano, organ, guitar, singing and DJ-ing. Over 350 music lessons take place in school every week and we hold ABRSM and Rockschool exams each term.
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Beyond the classroom Art & Design
Super-curricular events
Art & Design at Emanuel is housed in the Dacre building – a modern, innovative centre for creativity. The Dacre building is equipped with specialist paint and print studios, a dark room for photography, a ceramics room with dedicated kiln, glazing rooms and a sculpture studio. Students are able to study with a range of equipment, including colour laser printers, Promethean boards and the latest Adobe software.
Amongst the many clubs and societies which cater for every interest from life drawing to jazz, there is also a huge range of academic societies which allow exceptional opportunities for students to expand their knowledge beyond the curriculum.
Outside the classroom, there are plenty of extra-curricular opportunities for budding artists to enjoy. A level students are invited to regular drawing master classes, which have helped prepare many students for interview and admission to prestigious art colleges. Some of our recent trips have included a residential trip to the Turner Contemporary at Margate, a residential trip to St Ives in Cornwall, tours of the Tate Modern and a residential trip to Venice. Exhibitions are aplenty, with displays of all student artwork at events at school as well as our Sixth Form work exhibited at a prestigious London gallery with other schools in the United Westminster & Grey Coat Foundation. Emanuel students gain places to study at some of the best art colleges in the country, including The Royal Drawing School, Central Saint Martins, Kingston University, Ravensbourne and the University of the Arts, as well as degree courses such as Architecture at UCL, Newcastle and Manchester.
We are fortunate to attract excellent speakers to Emanuel and run an annual series of Goddard lectures, given by high-profile speakers which have included Yonca Dervisoglu (Chief Marketing Officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa for Google) and Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia). Lectures such as these allow students to see where their A level studies might take them, and open doors which they had perhaps never realised existed before. We also encourage students to invite their own speakers, and consequently there is a wide-ranging programme of after-school lectures which has recently featured politicians Dr Rosena AllinKhan, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti and Sir Oliver Letwin, as well as Arctic explorer Pen Hadow and Professor Alan Dangour on global food security. We realise that learning does not stop at the classroom door, and so teachers organise a wide range of subject-related events for students in the Sixth Form to attend. With London’s cultural and educational institutions on our doorstep, we can take Politics students to lecture days at SOAS to learn about the politics of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, whilst English students experience workshops onstage at the Globe Theatre. We also venture further afield: geographers benefit from field trips to places such as Sicily, whilst artists take inspiration in St Ives.
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Our community Introduction All students at Emanuel are encouraged to be outward-looking, to contribute to the community, whether local or global, to learn compassion and respect for others around them and to look outside their own needs. A central point of our ethos is the cultivation of an altruistic, caring and outward-looking community and we believe wholeheartedly in doing good for others, which in turn is good for ourselves. Emanuel has a long history of supporting charitable causes and community projects with both financial and practical assistance and a key aim is to prepare our students for a lifetime of leadership and service.
The Battersea Rise Trust The school’s outreach and fundraising is focused around the key aims of the Battersea Rise Trust (BRT). The Trust centres on our desire to ensure all aspirational and talented girls and boys have an opportunity to learn and grow at Emanuel, regardless of financial circumstance.The BRT has three key aims: 1. To welcome more children to Emanuel on a transformative free place. We want to offer more students, who would otherwise never have the opportunity, the chance to benefit from a life-changing education at Emanuel School. 2. To support our ambitious estate plan. We want to ensure that our students as well as the local community can access excellent educational and sporting facilities both on site and in our external provision. 3. To enhance social mobility in south west London. We want to harness our students’ leadership alongside our
educational expertise and the school’s resources to improve opportunities for children in local primary schools that contain a high numbers of students on free school meals. Emanuel 430:Transforming Futures In 2024, the school will celebrate its 430th anniversary. Over the coming years, we want to make a significant impact on the goals of the Battersea Rise Trust, run exciting events and provide a range of opportunities under the banner of Emanuel 430. We have committed to welcoming 43 children on a full meanstested place by 2024. It is our belief that these transformative bursaries have the biggest impact, ensuring we are offering children who would otherwise never be able to attend Emanuel the chance of a life-changing education. Follow our progress on these goals and support the initiative via the school website.
The Emanuel Society The Emanuel Society sits alongside the Battersea Rise Trust. It incorporates members of our wider community – students, parents, alumni (OEs), staff and friends of the school – and provides opportunities for a lifelong connection for anyone associated with the school. Groups within the society include the Emanuel Parents’ Association, the Anne Dacre Club and the Emanuel Careers and Opportunities Network (ECON), an online portal for current students which allows them to harness the vast array of career experience Emanuel parents can offer.
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Our community Primary Ambitions
Ascent
Primary Ambitions brings together our Lower Sixth students and primary school pupils from schools with a high proportion of pupil premium or pupils receiving free school meals.
Children have really struggled through the pandemic with the disruption in face-to-face learning. Many have had difficulties accessing online learning consistently due to lack of access to a device and poor engagement with content remotely. Our aim with the Ascent programme is to help ‘close the gap’ for pupils within our local community who have been hardest-hit by the school closures.
On Friday afternoons, Lower Sixth students teach a variety of subjects to Year 6 children on-site at Emanuel.They have sessions on safeguarding, teaching tips and techniques and are supported by a dedicated member of teaching staff to help them prepare their sessions. Our Sixth Form students are supervised by a member of Emanuel staff throughout, but the emphasis is on them leading and running each session. Primary Ambitions modules cover a variety of subjects in the arts, language, literature, politics, science, technology, mathematics and sport.The intent of the programme is enrichment – each module is curriculum-linked and most importantly, fun. For example, students facilitate hands-on experiments in the Science labs, help children to write a script and make a film and experience what it was like to be a 10-year-old Londoner in the Second World War through immersive History sessions. Other opportunities for Lower Sixth students to engage with the community include volunteering with Regenerate Rise, a local community centre for the elderly, and Blossom House, a specialist school for children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Our focus is Year 5 children from disadvantaged backgrounds who are failing to meet national standards in the core subjects of literacy and mathematics. We know there are considerable gaps in their knowledge that need to be addressed to provide a strong foundation for learning moving forward. Ascent, developed in collaboration with staff at our partner schools, enables these pupils to catch up on vital work they have missed, solidify basic knowledge and skills and build their confidence. We provide booster curriculum-linked sessions in the core subjects of mathematics and literacy supplemented by interactive, hands-on science sessions and co-curricular lessons in drama, art and sport. Ascent runs on nine Saturday mornings at Emanuel in the summer term, led by Emanuel staff supported by Emanuel Sixth form and Year 10 volunteers.We run an additional two-day session at the end of our term.
We are an integral part of the Wandsworth community and are keen to support those who are close by. Primary Ambitions has social mobility at its core and we believe that we can really make a substantial impact in our local area.
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Our community Partnerships
Charities
The most effective projects are those that are mutually beneficial and multi-faceted and we partner with a range of schools and community organisations. We work collaboratively with state secondary schools, including other schools in the United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation, on projects such as public speaking, Model United Nations conferences, a number of concerts as well as art projects and film-making schemes (such as the annual Film in a Week project with Westminster City School). Every year, all five schools in the Foundation, including Emanuel, exhibit the best of their students’ artwork at a prestigious Chelsea gallery.
Students regularly support the work of charities with an annual charity week, where a number of events are hosted for pupils and staff. This is supplemented by one-off activities throughout the year which allow students to raise further funds for their chosen charities.
Sixth Form students help out at local primary schools including Griffin, Christ Church and Sacred Heart, leading projects in subjects including English, Art, Sport and Drama. Many of our students have gained permanent ID badges as testament to the value placed on their work with younger children.
The whole Sixth Form commits its Christmas fundraising effort to support Ace of Clubs, a local day centre for the homeless.The Sixth Form also raises money for our partner schools in Tamil Nadu, India through organising the Sixth Form Revue, and each summer a group of Lower Sixth students become volunteer teachers in these schools, teaching English and enriching the lives of the pupils. Our Sixth Form students are active on the charity and eco committees and many make individual contributions to our local community, volunteering at Nightingale House and the local playground for disabled children, taking part in the St Mark’s food bank appeal and helping to organise the fundraising dinner for Spear (a charity that helps the homeless to independence).
We share our resources including our much-coveted swimming pool. We organise coaching sessions for up to three different partner primary schools weekly during term time. We aim to provide each cohort of swimmers with 15–20 lessons across the year. We host disability football sessions in partnership with Fulham Football Club Foundation and host ‘Flyerz’ pan disability hockey sessions on our mini astro. Where possible, we invite pupils from partner schools to participate in enrichment activities, such as a trip to Hever Castle; author visits; speaker events; a Dragons’ Den competition and concerts as well as the opportunity to attend plays and musicals.
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