At King’s, we want all students to grow as independent thinkers who embrace new challenges and approach their learning with wide horizons.
Our aim is to encourage every student to develop confidence in producing creative scholarship that reflects her own unique interests and questions about the world.
Within the classroom, teachers at King’s provide high-level teaching and learning designed to inspire all students, including the gifted and talented. Thought-provoking extension work, open-ended questions that encourage connections and critical thinking, and creative problem solving are all integral to the teaching approach at King’s.
Beyond the classroom, King’s offers a rich array of activities and events in our incredible Inspire Programme.
A variety of enrichment trips for all Key Stages, including regular visits to Oxford, Cambridge, London, and beyond.
- Societies led by Sixth Form students that meet regularly to explore Mathematics, Science, English, Philosophy, History, Politics, Journalism, STEM, Current Affairs, and more.
- The Inspire Lecture Series, featuring recent talks from Prof A. C. Grayling and Prof Sir Jonathan Bate.
- Inspire Dinners, where visiting academics present their work, and the Landor Dining Society, offering smaller group discussions with experts in their fields.
- An Inspire Homework allocation for Key Stage 3, supporting the popular Inspire Essay Competition and participation in prestigious external competitions.
- Fortnightly timetabled lessons for Years 10 and 11, entitled Create and Curiosity, focused on research skills and the development of personal academic interests.
- The Inspire Higher Education Programme, which prepares students for high-level university applications, including Oxford, Cambridge, London, and other leading institutions, as well as applications in Law and Medical Sciences.
- Exciting initiatives such as our collaboration with the International Space Station through the Mars Project.
- A wide range of departmental clubs, societies, trips, and events to further explore academic interests.
- A series of Encounters talks, run in conjunction with Warwick School.
