When we first acquired our main building in 2011, it stood empty and disused, but we could already see what it might become. A year later that vision became reality — thanks to determination, hard work and a close sense of purpose, all of which we encouraged in generations of our students.
We created Earlscliffe to offer something different from larger institutions: a school where every student is known, supported and challenged to achieve the best. Studying away from home is a big step, and that understanding shapes everything we do — from our teaching and university guidance to the pastoral care that helps students feel secure, confident and ready to thrive. We strongly feel that a ‘layering’ of experiences, throughout these pivotal years in a young person’s life, contributes hugely to the adult character and outlook they eventually assume. Such experiences vary from public speaking to volunteering in the wider, local community, and from hearing global politicians at the LSE to marvelling at a Mozart piano concert at London’s Wigmore Hall.
As we often say — to our own children as well as to our students — be ambitious, and make an impact.
Despite being a history teacher, it was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist’s infectious energy and drive that once inspired Tim’s approach to working with young people, when Richard Feynman stated that ‘the highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.’
We would love to meet you at Earlscliffe to talk about vision, not for a building anymore, but for a future — yours.
Tim and Julie Fish
Founders
