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Facts and figures may get you through exams but more fundamental qualities will help you rise to the challenges of school and life beyond. We focus on helping our children to make these qualities part of their lives.

Our Learning Wheel

Knowledge versus skills? The debate goes on and on – but we believe that it isn't a choice between one or the other.  

Our Learning Wheel places the pupil at its core, is holistic and integrates the key areas of knowledge and understanding with thinking skills and learning characteristics.

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    Outer circle

    We prepare young people to blaze a trail in whatever field they choose. They leave us equipped with a breadth of skills, ready to become responsible global citizens.

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    Learning Segment

    We group our subjects together into six curriculum areas. We teach subjects in an integrated way, because the future belongs to those who can think way beyond narrow subject boundaries.

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    Learning to think

    Education is not just about imparting knowledge. It’s about teaching young people how to think for themselves: critically, creatively and collaboratively.

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    Developing Character

    Fostering a secure bedrock of self-esteem and a sure moral compass is essential preparation for a future in a complex world.

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    Our Learners

    Our schools are small enough to ensure that each learner is known. By placing our learners at the centre of our approach, we create an education that allows individuality to flourish.

Our approach 

How do you quantify courage or independence? How much does perseverance weigh? What’s the true value of responsibility? Establishing life-long qualities – ranging from curiosity to resilience – is a central part of our approach. 

  • Thinking skills

    We stimulate our students' curiosity and crucially, teach them to think for themselves.

  • Learning characteristics

    We nurture learning characteristics that will help our young people to rise to the challenges of school and life beyond.

  • Enriched learning

    What you learn in class is only half the story.  What happens on the sports field, in our art and music departments, on the stage or in our clubs and societies is just as important.

  • Digital learning

    Our teachers and students are using technology to unlock exciting new ways to collaborate, connect and learn.

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  • BMX Olympic & World Championship Gold Medallist Beth Shriever came to the Senior School to share her experiences in an 'Inspire and Guide' Talk. Find out more: https://t.co/C62HufKpoX Find out more about our Inspire & Guide Programme at our Open Days - Book Your Place.
  • Junior School Dame Bradbury's - Saffron Walden Open Day Saturday 15 October Book Your Place: https://t.co/rUCycOIrn7 #SPFOpenDays #Essex #SaffronWalden https://t.co/bh6hwT6to8
  • Our U13 girls football team headed to the home of English football, St George's Park as ISFA Regional Champions to take part in the ISFA 7-a-side national final. Find out how they got on: https://t.co/dlCW3SFLNQ #Lionesses #FutureLionesses #girlsfootball https://t.co/LCNDcSLbDo
  • Looking for a Nursery, Junior, Senior or Sixth Form place for Sept 2023? Stephen Perse Open Days Book Your Place https://t.co/2qYvU7Swat Stephen Perse is a family of co-educational independent schools from #Nursery to #SixthForm in Cambridge and Saffron Walden. #SPFOpenDays https://t.co/t1rTmvSKMD
  • F45 Prodigy Cambridge taster sessions have been a huge hit with our Y10 students. F45 is functional training designed to improve #fitness for all levels alongside an enhanced sense of wellbeing #CambridgeIsOurCampus Sign up to our Open Day to find out more https://t.co/2qYvU7Swat https://t.co/m8kgKNEFai
  • #ThrowbackThursday This year's @DameBradburys 'On the Spot Art Exhibition' at Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden was a great success with the community coming together to celebrate the #creativity of our pupils. Click the link to see more photos: https://t.co/hHRhr0BIzi https://t.co/S9cVwXCXzX

"Across the school, pupils demonstrate excellent thinking and reasoning skills ... they use well developed speaking and listening skills effectively, and express ideas and opinions articulately."

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