The pupils in our care are at the heart of all that we do and every decision we make. The education we provide aims to develop in our pupils the skills, attitudes and habits of mind that will sustain them throughout a long life, enabling them to flourish both at School and beyond. This vision informs every element of the School’s leadership and practice.
“Our pupils should always recognise that there is a world beyond Oundle.”MRS SARAH KERR-DINEEN, HEAD OF OUNDLE SCHOOL
Our criteria for success are not limited to what happens at School: we wish to support the intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and social growth of our pupils, so that they may become happy, balanced contributors to society. We have a responsibility to ensure that every single member of the School community takes both individual and collective action towards environmental sustainability. We encourage aspiration and abhor arrogance, nurturing open minds, authentic self-belief and a sense of service.
We believe that boarding offers the best environment within which to realise these educational ambitions, with day pupils involved fully in the breadth offered by such an education. We also believe in the intrinsic value of partnership and outreach to the various communities of which we form part.
Pupils are at the heart of what we value and central to every decision made.
We value the staff who contribute to the lives of our pupils in whatever capacity.
We value the opportunities that the School makes available both to pupils and to staff.
We value the various communities of which we form part, not least former pupils and parents.
We recognise the value of seeking the highest quality in all that we do.
Project 24 is our vision for securing the long-term security and success of Oundle School for all our pupils, from the four-year-old joining Reception at Laxton Junior School to the eighteen-year-old preparing for life beyond Oundle. We place the highest value on giving our pupils every possible opportunity to flourish and on being true to our identity as a co-educational boarding school. Fundamental to this commitment is the quality of our care, including the physical and pastoral structures that make it possible.
Project 24 celebrates our profound belief in co-education and in guiding our children’s development. It also embraces our long-held belief that boarding offers the best environment within which to realise our ambitions for all our pupils. It will include:
“Project 24 is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in those things that matter most to us.”MRS SARAH KERR-DINEEN, HEAD OF OUNDLE SCHOOL
If you would like to find out more about what we value and who we are as a School, do download our current publication. We are very happy to send out hard copies, or to give you a copy when you visit.
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