Academic
Principal Aim
“To find the right balance between Primacy of the Classroom (academic rigour and stretch, and teaching to the test for public exam success) with Free Learning (engagement in learning beyond the curriculum, for its own sake and in preparation for
life after Dulwich).” Andrew Threadgould Deputy Master Academic
Achieving our aims Academic fulfilment and success are at the heart of a Dulwich Education, and we will continue to review the curriculum to provide a balanced and appropriately challenging experience to all pupils. Our approach reviews and improves the work of heads of subjects, teachers, form tutors and pastoral teams with each other and Learning Support and EA, and we encourage pupils towards appropriate academic challenges which extend through and beyond the curriculum, and an example of this would be external essay competitions. Our philosophy is to recruit and retain the best teachers with the subject knowledge and commitment to free learning to enrich pupil experience in and beyond the classroom, and to contribute to our holistic educational provision in the supra- and co-curriculum. We undertake to review and support non-examined courses in the Upper School through Liberal Studies and Advanced Electives, and to streamline academic administration to maximise the best use of teacher time in the day-to-day work of the College. Our overarching aim is to help every pupil reach their academic potential imbued with a lifelong love of learning.
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