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Wellbeing in boarding schools: redefining what it means for student success
Industry-leading media platform, Pie News has run this great article on Earlscliffe’s approach to boarding school life, pastoral care and overall wellbeing, written by Mark Love, Head Teacher. We couldn’t agree more with the sentiment that a student can only really become ‘successful’ if their academic achievements are also balanced with overall personal wellbeing, which…
🌍 Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders at Our COP29 Simulation 🌍
An inspiring group of Year 12 and 13 students from Earlscliffe joined forces with sixth-formers from The Harvey Grammar School to take part in an immersive COP29 simulation. The event, held at the United Reformed Church in Folkestone, was a hub of energy, ideas, and impactful learning. This unique experience brought together young minds from…
Introducing Earlscliffe’s Wellbeing Champions 🫶
Earlscliffe is proud to announce the launch of its Wellbeing Champions initiative, dedicated to fostering mental health and wellbeing throughout our school community. Building on the success of our Student Working Party, who recently led an impactful review of the school dress code, this new programme exemplifies Earlscliffe’s core values of Community, Respect, and Personal…
Earlscliffe Football Team 2024: Commitment, Respect, and Community in Action
This year, the Earlscliffe football team has shown extraordinary dedication on and off the field. They are training harder than ever to build skills and to strengthen the bonds that make us stand out as a community within a British Boarding School. Some of these young adults only joined Earlscliffe in September. They have adjusted…
Earlscliffe Fundraising Success for World Polio Day!
Earlscliffe Interact organised a full day of events in support of Channel Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, part of World Polio Day. We embraced the purple theme to symbolise the dye applied to vaccinated children’s fingers, reminding us of the importance of ending polio worldwide. 📉 Why it matters: Without eradication, polio could cause up…
Incredible Learning Experiences for Our Business Students! 🏙️
Recently, our Year 12 and Year 13 Business students had the opportunity to gain real-world insights through engaging learning experiences: ✨ First, students visited the McArthur Glen Designer Shopping Outlet in Ashford, where they attended an insightful presentation and Q&A session with manager Peter Heritage. The students asked thoughtful questions about ownership structure, decision-making, business…
🎬 Earlscliffe Students Celebrating Folkestone Documentary Festival 🎬
This morning, a group of our students proudly represented Earlscliffe at a special local school screening of The Walk as part of the Folkestone Documentary Festival. The film follows the incredible journey of Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet symbolising the struggles of unaccompanied young refugees. Amal’s three-month trek across Europe, starting from the Syrian border brought…
Earlscliffe Students Elevate Their Sports Education at CCCU Sports Labs! ⚽🏃♂️🏋️♀️
Our Level 3 Sports students had an incredible experience this week, visiting the state-of-the-art Sports Lab at Canterbury Christ Church University! Using the same cutting-edge equipment that our country’s elite and Olympic athletes use for training and performance, students conducted field and lab experiments focused on health and fitness screening. With expert guidance from Sports…
🎓 Inspiring Global University Pathways for Our Year 12 & 13 Students!
We were thrilled to host Marcus Burnett from Burnett Global Education for an insightful talk aimed at our Year 12 and 13 students interested in pursuing university opportunities outside the UK. Marcus, who has worked closely with Earlscliffe for over 12 years, delivered an engaging presentation on English-speaking courses worldwide, with a focus on Hospitality…
🌍✨ Celebrating World Mental Health Day through Creativity!
Our incredible students found a unique way to mark World Mental Health Day and World Porridge Day by expressing their morning mood through the presentation of their breakfast. 🍳🥣 From playful waffles to thoughtful oatmeal bowls, the creativity on display reflects both personal expression and the importance of nurturing our mental health. Taking time for…