At the heart of King Alfred’s philosophy is our child centred approach. This has been the practice here since 1898 when the school opened, and remains equally true today. We appreciate that every child is unique and has their own set of strengths, attributes and areas to develop.
Year 11 students at The King Alfred School (KAS) could not contain their excitement today after achieving an impressive set of GCSE results. Well over half (55.4%) of grades earned were 7/A and above, with 94.3% of grades at 4/C and above. The top end results put KAS well over double the national figures and significantly above the independent school...
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How does one flourish? These Year 11s discovered that part of the answer lies in service to others. As part of their recent Global Challenges project, they paid regular visits to a local care home, leading activities such as art, dance and baking with the residents. In preparation, the pupils underwent dementia training to better understand the experience of older people and collaborated with researchers from The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University to understand the principles of flourishing in relation to wellbeing. The project also informed Research Schools International’s Wellbeing in Schools research programme. Read more: loom.ly/t9WA_2w ... See MoreSee Less
“The aim is to allow children to grow chiefly through their own efforts, and more or less at their own temperamental pace, into their own image.”
The village green setting of the main school site contributes to the community feeling with Lower School classrooms all opening out directly onto the play areas, parents encouraged to spend time in the grounds and all students offered opportunities for outdoor learning.
