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Creative Arts Academy workshops and talks

15th December 2023

Our Creative Arts Academy is always a fantastically buzzing area of the Earlscliffe campus. Our teachers are passionate and integrate a wide variety of classroom activities (such as painting, illustrating, graphic design and textiles), with guest speakers and demonstrations to provide a truly broad appreciation of the arts. One key demonstration this term was with…

Dukes Education and Earlscliffe host exclusive event at Windsor Castle

3rd December 2023

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

27th November 2023

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

13th November 2023

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

31st October 2023

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…

Alumni event 2023

21st October 2023

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

20th October 2023

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

13th October 2023

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!

9th October 2023

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

2nd October 2023

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…