Our approach is broad-based, integrated, cross curricular and hands-on. We help students develop the higher-order thinking skills they will need not only in examinations, but in the workplaces of the future. There are three critical pillars to this approach:
- Experiential learning– we make learning as relevant and meaningful as possible by putting things into practice Eg. Learning about marine conservation whilst out on a tall-ship in the Med or environmental change through studying in the Alps – making it real makes it more relevant and interesting.
- Integrated learning – we connect key themes to make more sense of what’s being taught and to reduce the cognitive load. This includes both the Humanities via ‘themes’ and linking teaching approaches in STEAM – so that there is one methodological approach in maths and physics and synergy between theory and practice eg forces in physics linking to pulleys and levers in DT and computing
- Design thinking – we teach students to go beyond knowledge acquisition to developing the skills needed to compete in a global marketplace increasingly dominated by AI and place importance on creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
Celebrating Effort
We believe it is important to reward effort as well as achievements. Students are encouraged and rewarded at weekly assemblies and end of term awards and we hold a celebration evening at the end of each school year to reward their achievements.
Subject Choice
LPS Clapham offers a wide range of subjects, sports and activities, enabling students to take a varied range of GCSEs and IGCSEs across the arts, languages, STEM subjects, humanities, music, drama and sport.
As a smaller school within a larger group, our bespoke approach means that we are always willing to discuss the possibility of subjects that might be unavailable in larger schools; please ask.
