General News
Dukes Education and Earlscliffe host exclusive event at Windsor Castle
On November 28th, Earlscliffe joined a small selection of leading educational institutions from the Dukes Education group to welcome esteemed partners to Windsor Castle. This incredibly auspicious occasion was given to the group via the Chairman Aatif Hassan, who was awarded use of the venue in recognition of his philanthropic contributions. Aatif chose to share…
Chemistry Open Lab
At Earlscliffe we love to engage with our local community in to experience our school. Ultimately there is no better way to do this than to invite them into a lesson. Our Head of Science, Robert Goldmann, ably assisted by our A-Level Chemistry students opened up their lab on Saturday 25 November. This outreach programme…
Ryan Richards guest coaches Earlscliffe Basketball Academy
The Earlscliffe Basketball Academy was pleased to welcome Ryan Richards to a training session on November 8th. The 6,11 foot player originates from Sittingbourne (less than an hour from Folkestone), but left for Spain at 15 years of age to push forward with his basketball career. In 2010, he was drafted by San Antonio Spurs…
Black History Month at Earlscliffe
Black History Month is a tradition that has been running in the USA since the 1920’s. The UK joined the celebrations on a national level in the 1980’s, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean. October was specifically chosen as the month of celebration in the UK because…
Earlscliffe Anniversary Celebration
Earlscliffe has grown over the past decade from just 17 international students to the current community of 140. Coming from far and wide, the current cohort represents over 30 different nationalities. Each year we wish our Year 13 students a fond farewell as they progress onto university or their first steps of their careers. And…
Head Teacher’s Newsletter
Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, As I write to you, we are hours away from a well-earned break after a busy half term. No matter how much planning and preparation we do before September, it always seems to be an almost frantic time. A couple of the school’s governors visited yesterday and commented on…
Earlscliffe Scholars attend Dukes Education Symposium
At the beginning of October, four Earlscliffe students represented our school at the annual Dukes Education Renaissance Scholars Symposium in Cambridge. Cambridge is the intellectual heart of England. It is well known for its historic beauty, as well as being home to some of the most significant science developments, such as where Francis Crick announced…
Summer & Easter bookings open!
We are delighted to announce we are already receiving many bookings from returning and new students for our 2024 short courses. For 2024, we have five summer courses: Think Global! – ages 13-17 – min. English level A2+ Sustainable Futures – ages 14-17 – min. English level B1+ Breaking Digital – ages 14-17 – min. English level B2+…
The First Four Saturdays
It is important to us that our new students participate in a range of orientation and immersion excursions. Students need to feel a connection with their local area thus they must be able to confidently move around town if they are to feel at home. This year was our biggest intake ever. The challenge was…
Head Teacher’s Newsletter
Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, I hope this finds you well. The shorter days and longer nights are starting upon us now in Kent; it won’t be long until the students are going to breakfast in the dark; all part of the great British experience. Many secondary schools in the UK have their students…