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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY
and Learning at Framlingham College
successful members of society in the 21st
says: “We want our children to 昀氀ourish and
century.”
thrive and have a passion and a hunger for
learning that will stay with them forever.”
ENRICHMENT AND ELECTIVE COURSES
LEARNING BEYOND KNOWLEDGE
Look for schools that o昀昀er a variety of
enrichment opportunities and elective
Excellence in core subjects including
courses such as music, art, physical
English, maths, science, languages, and the
education, foreign languages, and
arts is undoubtedly important. However,
extracurricular activities. These can help
many schools are now recognising that
nurture your child’s interests and talents.
a well-rounded education goes beyond
what has traditionally been taught in the
There’s a huge breadth of opportunities for
classroom.
pupils at Framlingham within the school’s
co-curricular programme. Children are
At Framlingham, academic subjects
encouraged to gain new skills, try new
are not just about learning facts so that
experiences, and develop their interests
children can pass their exams. The school
within a supportive learning environment.
endeavours to foster intellectual curiosity
and the spirit of inquiry with engaging and
The Senior School has a 昀氀ourishing Duke
challenging lessons where every pupil is
of Edinburgh programme and all activities
expected to take an active part.
beyond the curriculum are structured
into three broad categories so that they
Gaining skills is given just as much
contribute to the Award. Within the Prep
importance as gaining knowledge.
School there’s also the Junior Duke Award,
Skills such as leadership, listening, and
a starter DofE programme aimed to
collaboration help to support children
develop important and essential life skills,
across the whole curriculum. Lucy Manning
where the children’s co-curricular choices
says: “We aim to give them the literacy
contribute to the achievement of skills,
skills, the empathy, critical thinking skills,
volunteering and active elements of the
the skills to work with other people, to be
awards.
able to 昀氀ourish beyond GCSE. This is about
lifelong learners, it’s not about children
Lucy Manning says: “All the children have to
who can just pass an exam.”
learn a range of di昀昀erent skills. They have
to show that they’re taking care of others,
She continues: “We don’t want to be just
they’ve got to volunteer their time to help
delivering facts and knowledge to our
other people. And it’s those skills that we’re
children and then they regurgitate it back
building up from a very early age that will
in a standardised test. We want to make
put them ahead of other children who are
sure that our children are asking why. They
solely focused on an academic journey.”
need to be curious if they are going to be
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