Partner Schools
The school has developed an international ethos within its curriculum and was rewarded in August 2009 with the DCSF International Award. Activities included work with the Connecting Classrooms Project in the Yemen, the UKIERI project with India, immersion courses to China and Egypt, support of the Chernobyl Children lifeline and a school in Gambia, an exchange with Collège des Champs Plaisants in France and 6th form debating in the European Youth Parliament.
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