Ashford School’s Vision:
To be recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence, empowering young people to make a difference in their changing world.
Ashford School’s Aims:
In order to achieve this we aim to:
- Inspire the minds of all our learners to be adventurous inside and outside of the classroom.
- Create a supportive environment where the wellbeing of the child is paramount as we believe that happiness breeds success.
- Foster a sense of respect for individuality by encouraging intellectual freedom and creativity, determination and leadership.
- Encourage academic confidence and curiosity.
- Empower our community of learners with the confidence to make a difference to their changing world.
Ashford School's Six Strategic Priorities
One School
One School
- To be recognised (locally, nationally and internationally) as ‘one School’ for boys and girls from 0 – 18 years old.
- To be the School of choice within East Kent.
- To continually and consistently provide high standards of education through all key stages.
- To ensure the Prep and Senior School curricula are forward-looking and significantly enhance our pupils’ development.
- To support pupils with continuous understanding and care throughout their education.
- To develop an array of opportunities for pupils across the School to come together in joint ventures.
- To develop a committed and collaborative understanding of the whole School amongst staff.
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning
- To inculcate a culture that delivers positive learning habits so that all pupils reach their full potential.
- To achieve outcomes which are outstanding by national standards through our specialist teaching.
- To inspire pupils to develop confidence in their learning so that they embrace new experiences, learn from mistakes and take measured risks.
- To lead, advise and innovate nationally and internationally on the pedagogy of teaching.
- To embrace and promote our diversity and internationalism to enhance the learning experience.
- To create accelerated, high-potential streams to compete with the strongest national performers.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing
- For wellbeing to be completely embedded within the School culture.
- For research and technology to form the foundation of our advancements in wellbeing.
- To embrace the rich diversity of our School community whilst ensuring equality of opportunity for all.
- To be known nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence for promoting and protecting positive emotional wellbeing among children and staff.
Sports and Performing Arts
Sports and Performing Arts
- To build a national reputation in hockey, cricket, swimming and biathlon.
- To inspire and encourage pupils of all abilities to contribute to a competitive programme of sport.
- For our “sport for all” ethos to be further bolstered by improved facilities and increasingly skilled coaching staff.
- For music and the performance arts to be integral in the educational lives and development of all our pupils.
- For our Instrumental Programme to be developed further in the Prep and Senior School.
- To create high-performance pathways for those who excel in sport, music and drama.
- For our staff’s technical ability to be supported, developed and benchmarked against national standards.
Partnerships
Partnerships
- To build upon our growing reputation for excellence in all co-curricular areas.
- To establish sustainable partnerships with local schools and our community.
- To leverage our network of School alumni to develop a mentoring programme, giving our pupils access to careers advice and internships.
- To provide more bursary funding support for the most able children in our local community, enabling them to join the School.
- To develop a capital fundraising programme to finance the development of the Ashford School Swim Programme.
- To celebrate our diverse environment by further developing our relationships with our international community.
Facilities
Facilities
- To have facilities fit for an education in the 21st century, matching our ambition to be a School of local, national and international repute.
- To identify and prioritise development potential and projects over a 10-year period, starting with a Sixth Form Centre.
- For our physical environment to be used to its full potential as well as providing an inspiring backdrop to the pupils’ education and development.
- To demonstrate to all stakeholders that we take pride in our environment.
