ACADEMIC STUDY

Our pupils achieve in the classroom because they never have to prioritise academic achievement over their love of the theatre, their aptitude for sport or their passion for music.

A healthy balance between work and rest is proven to improve performance in all areas of endeavour.

Objectives

To ensure the delivery of a creative curriculum that forms the foundation of rigorous, empirically measurable intellectual development yet now recognises that ‘softer skills’ can propel and accelerate learning.

To reinforce and build upon our culture of intellectual ambition, which will increase an individual’s potential and engender a more dynamic academic climate born of curiosity.

To harness and exploit the creativity and resourcefulness that arose out of necessity in countering the Covid threat.

To respond with increasing precision to individual academic need through more sophisticated assessment strategies and targeted support.

To enhance the academic curriculum through the use of new technology, thereby enabling us to take full advantage of the EdTech revolution with all its implications for our international family of schools.

To provide proactive and wider-ranging higher education mentoring, leading to higher-reach, more ambitious university entrance.

To place greater emphasis on the development of entrepreneurial thinking with a view to our pupils gaining an early appreciation of innovation within the commercial world.

To equip Reptonians with the knowledge of world events and essential skills, for example: communication, self-motivation, leadership, teamwork, time management and adaptability.

Digital Classroom

The architect’s drawing of our planned digital classrooms can only hint at the exciting, ground-breaking possibilities offered by creatively harnessing technology for enhanced teaching and learning.

Plans To Deliver On Objectives

New IT infrastructure and technology.

Development of a Business Centre with entrepreneurialism and innovation as its aim.

Refurbished DT, Art, and Textiles facilities.

Re-imagined Sixth Form experience (study galleries and social spaces).

Enhanced staff training and career planning.

See the ‘Centre of Gravity’ plans, page 28.