Academic
Review
of the Year
The new Middle School Diploma
will prepare pupils for the
approaches to learning
enshrined in the IB
Reducing homework
It is the energetic, unaffected spirit of engagement and enquiry our students display,
and their appetite for knowledge and debate, that inspire teachers at Sevenoaks.
More than anything, and certainly more than exam
results and university places, it is the open-minded,
open-ended exchange of thought and enthusiasm
which brings the fizz and sparkle to academic life here.
Never before has Sevenoaks felt more sure of purpose,
more relaxed and confident in its direction and
priorities, and never before has that direction
felt more at odds with the wider political scene.
Library circulation figures have
revealed significant increases
Perspectives global and local
This year our academic reach has broadened and
strengthened – we’ve supported a network of local
primary schools a stone’s throw from the school
gates and have run a conference on IB education in
Shanghai nearly 6000 miles away. The combination
of local and global perspectives which is part of our
students’ daily lives bears directly on their educa