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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