VISION
We are proposing a new Christian secondary school for East London, set up under the umbrella of the excellent Fulham Boys School Trust and in collaboration with Raine’s School Foundation. The secondary school will have three pillars that run through everything. It will:
The school will serve the local community, providing an outstanding education where each pupil is supported to achieve success inside and outside of the classroom, aspiring to become one of the best schools in this country, state or private, in ten years. The school will be open to applicants of all faiths and none.
- be built upon the Christian faith;
- nurture enterprise in all pupils; and
- bring out excellence in all pupils irrespective of background
The school will serve the local community, providing an outstanding education where each pupil is supported to achieve success inside and outside of the classroom, aspiring to become one of the best schools in this country, state or private, in ten years. The school will be open to applicants of all faiths and none.
We are aiming to open East Park School under the auspices of the Fulham Boys School Trust. This new Trust is passionate about its distinctive brand of education which is committed to establishing schools that are built upon the Christian faith, nurture enterprise and are geared to bring out the best in boys and girls. The Trust is determined to influence the educational landscape nationally and globally and provide real choice. Our other partner, Raine's School Foundation has been providing education in East London since 1719 and is an ideal partner for us to work with, with a fantastic 300-year-old legacy and knowledge of education in East London. In addition, Raine's School Foundation owns a fantastic purpose built site near Victoria Park, which we are hoping could be the site of the new school.
Our vision for this new school is that it will:
Our vision for this new school is that it will:
- have a Christian focus
- nurture enterprise
- bring out the best in all boys and girls irrespective of their background
- have high standards, firm discipline and a no excuses approach
- have smaller class sizes of no more than 24
- be caring and kind
- have high expectations of every pupil and plan for a P8 VA of +1.0
- have a longer teaching day and co-curricular activities built in
- be at the heart of the community
- prepare young people for life and send them out into the world to improve or even change it.