Founder’s Annual Review Teaching & Learning, Well-being, Sustainable Growth
CONTENTS
Welcome to 2022 – pg. 4
2021 IN REVIEW
School news
Dukes awards
Our family
Insight journal
New additions
Dukes Hub
– pg. 8
– pg. 24
– pg. 20
– pg. 28
– pg. 30
– pg. 31
A LOOK AT DUKES TODAY
A quick family history – pg. 34
By the numbers – pg. 36
Subject champions – pg. 40
Learning & Development – pg. 41
Our people – pg. 38
2022 & BEYOND
Dukes Strategy 2025
Sustainable Growth
Our focus
New developments
Teaching & Learning
Dates for your diary
– pg. 44
– pg. 46
– pg. 48
Well-being – pg. 50
– pg. 52
– pg. 56
– pg. 62
WELCOME
Welcome to 2022 “In 2015, Dukes Education was founded with a simple mission – to provide young people with education that would allow them to achieve their full potential.” – AATIF HASSAN, CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER OF DUKES
When I founded Dukes Education in March 2015, I was clear I didn’t want it to be just a schools group. I had a simple mission – to provide young people with the education that allows them to achieve their true potential. I wanted to build a premium and high quality all-through educational brand, which would support pupils and parents through their whole journey to university. A genuine family. Almost seven years
we equally have a clear operating model (the
into this long-term plan, we are very much on track and I am
‘HOW’) focussing on/determining how we will get
incredibly proud of what we have achieved together so far.
there. Our values drive our operating model.
Crises are decisive moments where values and strategies are
a) We lead with heart: We want children
put to the ultimate test. The Covid crisis was no exception.
at the centre of our decision making.
Some organisations sadly failed. Some barely survived. We decided to thrive. As this annual review beautifully demonstrates, what we all achieved in 2021 is beyond measure. Was it challenging? Absolutely, but has it proved
individual brands. Our central operations team display servant leadership in supporting each setting.
successful for us? Undoubtedly. We are serving almost
c) We love learning: We provide the very best training,
double the number of young people we were pre-pandemic.
collaboration opportunities and continuous innovation.
Our purpose of inspiring young people to lead an
d) We do it well: We want the very best for pupils and staff.
extraordinary life shines through. I am convinced that being values-led whilst working with exceptional people and creating a distinctive culture is our secret sauce.
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b) We’re a team: Trust and local autonomy with
We set about working on our six strategic pillars (world class admissions, excellent teaching & learning, the best learning & development provision, unified at the back with relevant
Alongside our purpose (the ‘WHY’) and a relentless
technology systems, creation of a community with the Dukes
and disciplined focus on our operations (the ‘WHAT’),
Club and growing our existing brand and new brands).
We made excellent progress during 2021. I am particularly
means removing barriers. Sometimes, slowing down helps
excited about the launch of the Dukes Club this year.
to speed up and at Dukes we understand this and value it.
Over the last two years, we had objectives of: •
Invest in Us
•
Connect the dots
•
Celebrate diversity.
I am grateful for the excellent progress against these
It is right and proper that we focus on well-being in Dukes and continue to destigmatise issues around mental health. Well-being will be promoted and celebrated.
Sustainable Growth
objectives. The investment in the infrastructure of the
We want to grow as humans and as an organisation but
organisation, buildings, systems and people was at record
this must be done in a responsible and sustainable way.
levels. Under our new Group Director of Marketing, Scott
The launch of the Dukes Foundation will give greater
Giles, we have reinvigorated our brand, admissions and
focus to our charitable work. The focus on sustainability
digital capabilities and I can see further growth in this area
is equally as important. We focus on this not because
during the coming years. The launch of the Dukes Hub,
we are environmentalists but because we are educators.
with the growth of our learning & development programme
Sustainable growth and excellence is important to the youth
under the guidance of Director of Performance, Richard
of today and Dukes wants to lean in and encourage this.
Fletcher and Director of People, Claire Little, is selfevident. Our leadership programmes are simply world class, unrivalled and getting even better! The Diversity & Inclusion forums, focus and training was timely and meant we could ensure we retained our unity, concept of oneness and made ourselves as broad as possible.
Thanks largely to everyone’s hard work in 2021, I feel excited and buoyant about the forthcoming year. In March, we will celebrate our 7th birthday and Dukes Education is in good shape. But I really think we have only just got started; there is so much more we can do together and I have great faith in our team. With 30+
Looking out to 2022, the Board and I have set three
brands, 50+ sites and unrivalled scale, we have the ability
objectives: Focus on teaching & learning, Well-being
and capability to do something truly ground-breaking
and Sustainable growth.
and create something new and different in education. I have never felt as proud as I did when reading all
Focus on Teaching & Learning By putting teaching and learning as our core objective, I want to align our purpose and performance. Alongside our safeguarding responsibilities, it is the single most important thing we do. I am convinced that quality of product will drive phenomenal outcomes for the pupils,
the nominations for our annual awards at the end of last year. Quite frankly I was blown away. To play a part in the future of so many young people is a tremendous privilege. It is an honour to work alongside so many purposeful and exceptional people, I am particularly grateful to my Waterloo Place team that support me, and for their wisdom, tolerance and leadership. Thank you for everything you have done in 2021. Welcome to 2022.
staff and Dukes. It is about putting customer centricity at the heart of Dukes and doing the best thing for our pupils. I founded the organisation for children. I am convinced we all came into the education sector to help pupils. If we can share best practice and use the collective wisdom of our 2100 staff, that would be powerful. Aatif Hassan
Well-being It is no surprise to any of you that I like speed. I know where we are going and I want to get there fast. Whilst having a purpose, clear vision and a plan is an energiser in itself, we need more. Ensuring we are structured for speed
Chairman & Founder of Dukes
2021 in Review
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School news – pg. 8
Our family – pg. 24
New additions – pg. 20
Dukes awards – pg. 28
Insight journal – pg. 30
Dukes Hub – pg. 31
2021 IN REVIEW
School News Celebrating Milestones Eaton House The end of 2021 marks the beginning of Eaton House’s 125th year of continuous education. Throughout this time the schools have maintained their family feel which over the last two years has been particularly important. We see more Alumni sending their children to us and now have the third generation of The Manor’s founding family working at the schools. In 2021 our parents approached
The Kindergartens
us wanting to establish the Eaton House
The Kindergartens joined the Dukes family
Foundation to provide more children
in 2021. The nurseries in south-west
with the opportunity to join our family.
London were founded in 1991 by Carol
The Foundation now offers a means
Evelegh and her husband David and have
tested, full bursary, 7+ place at each of
become hugely respected early-years
our schools to local children all funded
settings. OFSTED visited Bumble Bee
by the generosity of our parents.
Nursery in the autumn term and rated it ‘Outstanding’ across the board which means all 10 of The Kindergarten nurseries are currently rated ‘Outstanding’. Joanne Allen, Principal of The Kindergartens said: “We are absolutely delighted with the OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ outcome following our inspection at our Bumble Bee Nursery School. This is a reflection of the hard work that everyone - staff, parents and, of course, the children - all put in to make Bumble Bee such a lovely school. We are immensely proud.”
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New Beginnings LDTA
Riverside Nurseries
The Little Dukes Training Academy (LDTA) launched in
The Holly Road Nursery – part of Riverside Nurseries
2021. It’s a new initiative from Dukes that demonstrates
Grosvenor House setting – has been completely
a commitment to providing an extraordinary early years’
refurbished by family-led designer House of Kin
education for every child in our care. The LDTA will be
to create a state-of-the-art learning and play
offering a range of programmes for Montessori and early
environment for children. The child-centred designs
years’ training in conjunction with Montessori Centre
marry educational stimulation with fun play
International and Reach4Skills and aims to attract and
opportunities and cosy nooks for quiet times.
train the very best people, based at Riverside nurseries in south-west London.
In a further development, children at all the Riverside Nurseries are set to enjoy weekly yoga classes and mindfulness workshops following the appointment of a new specialist teacher. The yoga workshops are complementary to Riverside’s overall ethos, which blends the best principles of Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Forest School to encourage the children’s holistic growth.
Eaton Square Senior Joining the renowned Eaton Square Schools family is a brand new sixth form. Launching in September 2022 and set in the cultural and commercial hub of Belgravia, the Eaton Square Sixth Form will be future-focused, without losing sight of traditional values. Impressively blending the best aspects of an independent sixth form college with the strong pastoral framework of a school sixth form, its bespoke educational framework centres around an engaging, student-tailored Preparation for Life programme. With modules spanning financial literacy, the basics of business, mental health, entrepreneurship, nutrition and more, students will be fully prepared for life beyond school.
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Sancton Wood Sancton Wood School created some meaningful partnerships beyond the school gates in 2021. It launched the Sancton Wood Supporters’ Club - a pastoral support initiative for boys and their fathers – with Cambridge United Football Club. Under the banner ‘It Takes A Team To Raise A Boy’ – the Supporters’ Club is a full programme aimed at helping parents support their teenage children, with a particular focus on fathers and their sons in Years 7, 8 and 9 and includes a series of talks open to all parents
Giving Back The Lyceum School
in Cambridge. Earlier in the year the school also announced a partnership with the Ramatu Foundation for Women and Girls’ Empowerment in Sierra Leone which supports giving girls access to education.
In early December, our Year 5 and 6 children set off to Westport Care Home in East London - Christmas cards, Santa hats and Christmas spirit in tow. They were met with faces of pure joy as they sang Christmas Carols and handed out personalised Christmas cards to the residents from the front entrance. As the sound of Christmas carols grew through the corridors as more and more residents and staff began to sing together, they caught the attention of a local supermarket who brought out cakes to keep their energy levels up. The intergenerational exchange and shared Christmas spirit really left such an impression on everyone involved, and they can’t wait to go back in the future.
Knightsbridge School Knightsbridge School helped raise a total of £106K for a homeless charity with a sleepout on the streets led by KS Principal Magoo Giles and a brilliant team of KS parents. The sleep out was organised with the Restart Lives charity which is based at St Columbus Church next door to the school. Magoo and KS parents alone raised nearly £50K for the charity.
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A Sustainable Future
Northcote Lodge Environmental activism is alive and kicking across all four Northwood Schools. COP26 was a perfect opportunity to reflect on all that we do to promote awareness of environmental issues throughout our community. Whether
Heathside School Heathside School became the first school to be awarded Heath-Friendly School status. Heathside pupils visit Hampstead Heath regularly from pre-reception for outdoor play, Forest School and sport and fitness lessons. They learn the value of the natural world from a really young age. As a Heath Friendly School, Heathside works with the Heath Hands charity and is committed to protecting and conserving Hampstead Heath. Pupils take part in worthwhile nature-related projects such as creating animal boxes for hedgehogs and bats, helping even the youngest pupils build lasting positive connections to our green spaces.
Eaton Square Prep Eaton Square Prep and Nursery Schools are going for gold in their eco quest. Having hurtled through both Bronze and Silver official Eco Schools status, Eaton Square is on track for 2022 Gold accreditation. Led by a passionate pupil-led Eco Committee, recent activities have included Green Up Your Act workshops, whole school Food Waste Challenge, a new bug hotel, pledges to WWF Forest of Promises and participation in the nationwide ‘Save our Wildlife’ Schools Arts Competition. Additionally, the new Eaton Square Nursery Schools are nature-inspired, created from sustainable materials and were launched by Greenpeace ambassador, Anya Hindmarch CBE.
it’s via the curriculum – highlighting the various issues facing the planet through pupil-led initiatives encouraging us all to go green by turning off lights, or introducing meat-free Mondays, everyone does their bit. Northcote staff have gone the extra mile by creating a green team of litter-pickers and set up gardening and science clubs to encourage a better understanding of food production and climate change. The school is also providing sustainable travel incentives and rewards for those who scoot, cycle and walk to school.
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Orchard House Orchard House is celebrating after being awarded NAACE accreditation last term for demonstrating a commitment to continual improvement using education technology. The NaaceMark is awarded by The Education Technology Association and recognises Orchard House’s forward-thinking approach to education and adapting so efficiently to online learning during the pandemic. Orchard House takes pride in providing an innovative, well-rounded and child-focused approach to education, believing that, in this way, children develop a thirst for learning while growing into their characters.
Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School
Academic depth and breadth
Last autumn, CBPPS celebrated individuality, community, and unity with our whole school Diversity Week. Throughout the week pupils discovered, danced, and dined, learning about diverse cultures and communities through a variety of talks, workshops, and assemblies. We welcomed many guest speakers to school, learnt more about neurodiversity, raised over £400 for the PTA by wearing orange diversity ribbons, joined in with enthusiasm during flamenco, tribal, salsa and Bollywood dance masterclasses and dived into a Djembe drum workshop. We rounded off the week with a food fair, where pupils and parents had the chance to share and try delicious homemade dishes from around the world.
Hampstead Fine Arts College In June, Fine Arts hosted the third Dukes Renaissance Scholars Symposium. Entitled ‘Is Creativity the Key to Personal Fulfilment?’, the talks and workshops focused on the role of creativity in daily life. Over the last two years we have all appreciated the importance of personal creativity for developing self-belief and maintaining peace of mind. Eight highachieving FAC students were joined by students from Cardiff Sixth Form College, Earlscliffe, Rochester Independent College and St Andrew’s to hear from an illustrious roll call of speakers that included: Alfonso Cuarón, Anton La Guardia, Peter Doig, Madeleine Bunting, Suzanne Holtam, and Andrew O’Hagan. It was a fantastic twoday event which both students and tutors felt greatly privileged to be part of.
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Earlscliffe Yunwei (Alice) Yan’s artwork is currently being featured in a young artists Summer Show at the Royal Academy. Over 33,000 young artists entered the prestigious competition, of which around 300 were selected. We are incredibly proud of Alice for this amazing achievement, and we’re confident that this will be the first of many accolades in her future. Alice has gone on to study Painting at the University of Edinburgh, widely considered to be one of the
Rochester Independent College Rochester Independent College was awarded the ISA Award for Excellence and Innovation in Fine Arts last year, coming out top from a selection of 569 independent schools in the UK. The judges said: “We were impressed with the huge range of ways in which Rochester Independent College values, promotes and gives profile to the arts and considered the college an inspiration to the whole sector. The link between an aesthetic appreciation of the visual arts and personal development runs through all aspects of school life and is highly valued by the whole school community.” RIC is a school where the centrality of the arts is evidenced by a curriculum which treats art as a core subject from Year 7 to 9 and offers a wide range of GCSE and A level endorsements ranging from Textiles and Photography to Graphic Design and Ceramics.
Broomfield House Modernising our curriculum has led to a global approach to History, exploring Britain’s colonial past. Reducing lesson times keeps minds better focused on learning and has allowed the introduction of Philosophy and Ethics. Children are inspired to debate questions such as ‘Will technology save our fragile earth?’ or ‘What is a good life?’ They learn debating skills, understand how to express ideas and argue points effectively but not aggressively, discover what they need to know in order to form an opinion and how to research this. These are important life skills, and we want our children to be ready for what the future holds.
most challenging Art programmes in the world.
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Cardiff Sixth Form College Cardiff Sixth Form College students have done it again. The College has maintained its spot at the top of the UK A-level league tables, with students achieving stunning results of 97.8% A*-A and 99.7% A*-B grades in 2021. More than 90% of students have gained places at QS top 100 universities worldwide, with 36 students going on to study medicine. As well as securing places at the best UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, students have also accepted places at leading US institutions such as Columbia, University of California, Berkeley and New York University. “We are absolutely thrilled that so many of our students are going on to top universities and have gained places to study at some of the world’s most competitive courses” said Cardiff Sixth Form College Principal, Gareth Collier. “The College is gaining a tremendous reputation, not just in the UK, but all around the world.”
St Andrew’s College Cambridge Martina from China joined St Andrew’s in September 2021 to study A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Geography and Economics. She was elected as Head Girl at the start of term and runs the Student Council, supporting students and ensuring that their ideas and opinions are heard. She arranges social events and activities such as parties as part of her duties which have been a great success so far. Martina is a hardworking and dedicated student and has been committing a lot of her time to improving her English. She recently scored 7.0 in her IELTS exam which is a great achievement and everyone at the college is very proud of her efforts.
Reflections Forest & Nursery School This year at Reflections’ our annual focus is on process, which the Pre-School 1 children have been exploring through the medium of paint. They have experimented with the use of emulsions and application methods, observing how each medium responds to different surfaces. Diverse paint textures, colours and sounds have created an immersive experience and allowed the children to develop complete autonomy over the materials. They have also explored the movement of paint, and we have observed the children repeatedly pouring paint over and into objects, watching it flow as they too enter a ‘flow’ state. 14
Northwood Senior In maths, Year 8 loved learning about the brilliant Benjamin Banneker: self-educated
Broomwood Hall Upper School
mathematician, author, astronomer, and inventor
Girls from Class 5E did extremely well in the recent SumDog
of the first American chiming clock. To celebrate
Maths Competition, coming 70th out of 3,635 classes entered,
his work, pupils created their own clock faces and
which puts them in the top 2%. Well done to all the girls who
wrote equations and calculations as substitutes
took part in this competition! Bea F, answered all the possible
for the hour markings. They had great fun utilising
questions, scoring 922/1000 and came 319th out of 25,536
their understanding of the order of operations,
children, which put her in the top 1.25% of children taking
indices, algebraic equality and factorials.
part. She received a Head’s award this week. Bea P, Laurie R and Ellie S came in the top 10%.
Broomwood Hall Lower School Our thematic approach means that we always use an exciting ‘hook’ to ensure that children are enthusiastic about the topic ahead. Our Reception classes had a pre-historic visitor at the start of their fossils project; whilst Year 2 children saw the Great Fire of London in action as part of their Elizabethan topic.
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Thriving in adversity Hampton Court House
Bassett House
While 2021 was challenging for us all, pupils at Hampton
Bassett House School has had a year of very exciting
Court House took everything in their stride and didn’t
developments. The school was shortlisted for the Independent
let anything get in the way of their determination to
School Parent Best Small School of the year award, and the
succeed. From Science Week, to the Survival Skills
energetic specialist PE Teacher, Miss Carota, was a finalist
outdoors weekend in preparation for the Arctic Expedition,
in the Tatler’s Unsung Hero award. A new school website and
to the Ciné Lumière film trips at the Institut Français, HCH
newsletter were launched, new digital structures put in place,
pupils seized every opportunity to develop, hone and
and all our pupils achieved beyond expectations with their
demonstrate their skills with characteristic energy. The
remote learning. Over 70 offers were made to our Form 6
jam-packed year came to a close with fun and festivities,
cohort, with eight of these being scholarships to top London
as pupils performed in the bilingual Christmas concert
schools. Small, mighty and bespoke: Bassett House is the
and enjoyed the Hampton Court Palace ice-skating rink.
best small school in Notting Hill.
Radnor House We are proud that Radnor House was shortlisted as a Finalist for the 2021 ISA Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health and Well-being. The school takes a holistic approach to mental health, supporting and promoting the well-being of everyone in our community - pupils, staff and parents. We aim to create a culture of awareness of mental health needs, with no stigma or discrimination, providing high-quality mental health training for all. Well-being is not a given in life, it is something that needs to be worked on in much the same way as physical health and we have a range of approaches to support pupils in navigating the pressures
Hopes and Dreams Nursery 2021 has been another year of challenge for us all, and the staff at Hopes and Dreams have once again proven themselves to be a resilient bunch. Not only have we been running a busy 100+ place nursery against the backdrop of the pandemic, but we have also had a full refurbishment of our two, four-storey buildings all while staying open and are planning to launch a new site early in 2022. Staff spent weekends moving furniture, changing rooms around and helping babies and children settle into new spaces – no easy feat – sometimes leaving on a Friday and coming back on a Monday to an entirely redeveloped space. So, this year we want to celebrate our staff for their adaptability, and ability to always show up with a smile on their face. 16
of growing up in the ever-evolving modern world.
Beyond the Classroom Ultimate Activity Camps
SBC
Luke and the team at UAC had a record year and
During a challenging year when Covid again forced the
delivered exciting and meaningful activity days for
summer activities to be cancelled, the SBC team:
over 15,000 children in 2021.
15,652
85,430
42
663
different children
camp locations across the UK
•
Provided courses and supported over 150 international students unable to return home during school holidays due to the pandemic (including at Cardiff
child days
Sixth Form College and Earlscliffe) •
Welcomed 20 children to Day Camps with Ultimate Activity Camps for the first time
camp staff recruited •
Development of new summer programme in Cambridge with Sancton Wood, St Andrew’s, and Cardiff Sixth Form College
Key promotions: •
Will Finlayson to Director – Will worked on his first summer school with SBC in 2008, and has been part of the Head Office team since 2013
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Hannah Capstick to Operations Director – Joining from a prestigious Independent School, Hannah first ran a SBC summer school in 2013 and joined the HQ team in 2018
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Oxbridge Applications house support for some of the top schools in the
348
students privately supported
2,000
country. We currently work with: Marlborough,
to go to Oxbridge
Oxbridge applications
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70,000
on the Premier Service
21 years in 120+ countries
In 2020 we had 54 school events in total, in 2021 this increased to over 85. We are the in-
students advised on their
Wellington, Benenden, Downe House, Roedean, Emanuel, JAGS, Bradfield and more. Many of those who suspended their support with us in 2020 due to a tightening of budgets, like Marlborough, re-introduced us again in 2021 and have increased their support in 2022. We have been hosting free talks for parents and students across Knightsbridge, FAC, Earlscliffe, Cardiff and Broomfield House. Several schools, including Cardiff and Hampton Court House, have also had comprehensive programmes with us this year. We introduced a highly successful new product: a four-week-long admissions test course to help students prepare for their PAT, MAT, NSAA etc, complete with our mock tests and online resources. We also introduced a full suite of teacher training, private consultations for schools and personal statement clinics. 18
successful students
students supported over
A-List
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students secured Ivy League places Brown University
Princeton University
Columbia University
The University of
Cornell University Dartmouth College
Pennsylvania Yale University
Harvard University
148
top 50 acceptances
Acceptances to non-US universities Bocconi
Sciences Po
Exeter
St Andrews
Franklin University
Trinity College Dublin
Switzerland
The Career Portal
London School
After joining Dukes in late January, we have significantly
McGill University
increased sales year on year.
Queen Mary
From an online marketing perspective, we continued to dominate our space and cemented our position as the leader in content marketing. Our Schools business grew strongly and now encompasses close to 500 paying school clients globally. We currently provide the in-house support to over 70% of the top 100 UK Independent Schools (according to The Times Parent Power Rankings). We secured lucrative sponsorship deals in 2021 with dozens of higher education institutions.
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5m+
continent reach, covering UK,
website users and voted
Europe, Asia, the Middle East,
EducationInvestor’s Digital
Australasia and America
Publisher of the Year
40k+
500+
students taught
schools around the world
of Economics
University London
University College London University College Utrecht University of Amsterdam University of Bristol University of Toronto
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Going from strength to strength Now in it’s third year, Poetry Together 2021 was a great success with more than 400 schools from across the UK and around the world getting involved this year. A special Poetry Together Tea Party was also held at the Royal Geographical Society in London. School children from Dukes schools and state schools, care home residents and Chelsea Pensioners were joined by Poetry Together founder, the writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, and supporter HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. Five poetry performances took place in the RGS’s Ondaatje Theatre; some moving, some funny and all were brilliant. Pupils from St. Vincent’s School in Liverpool stole the show – and many hearts – when visually-impaired pupils took to the stage to recite Colour of the Wind, some of them reading by braille. This was followed by tea and Victoria sponge cake made to HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’s very own recipe. 20
Ngoc Minh Thu Tran, St Andrew’s College
The gallery This is a showcase of some of the artwork from our senior pupils. The standard of artwork across the Dukes family is outstanding, and in 2021 a number of our pupils went on to study at top art schools such as UAL. Sophia Beresford, Radnor House
Ashley-Rae Hatty, Rochester Independent College
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Matilda Slader, Radnor House
Yunwei (Alice) Yan, Earlscliffe
Xinao Lee, Rochester Independent College 22
Westabul Pannovich, Rochester Independent College
Avalon Devoy, Hampton Court House
Mi Ke, St Andrew’s College
Valentine Kopf, Earlscliffe
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Our family We are proud of our ever-growing community of nurseries, schools, colleges, summer schools and educational consultancy services.
Key Nursery School Preparatory School Senior School Sixth Form College
UK
Broomfield House School
London
AGES 3-11
Riverside Nursery Schools KEW MONTESSORI • AGES 0-5
Riverside Nursery Schools
Riverside Nursery Schools ST MARGARETS MONTESSORI • AGES 0-5
TWICKENHAM PARK • AGES 0-5
Kneller Hall AGES 11-18
Riverside Nursery Schools
Riverside Nursery Schools
TWICKENHAM GROSVENOR
TWICKENHAM GREEN MONTESSORI • AGES 0-5
PARK • AGES 0-5
Radnor House Independent School AGES 9 - 18
Sancton Wood School, Cambridge • AGES 1-16
England Wales
St. Andrew’s College, Cambridge • AGES 15-18 Rochester Independent College • AGES 11-18
AGES 2-18
Earlscliffe
Cardiff Sixth Form College
AGES 15-18
AGES 15-18
Reflections Day Nursery & Forest School AGES 0-8
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Hampton Court House
Heathside School Hampstead AGES 2-13
Hampstead Fine Arts College
Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School
AGES 13-18
OLD STREET • AGES 0-5
Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School CITY ROAD • AGES 0-5
The Lyceum School Bassett House School
AGES 3-11
AGES 2-11
Miss Daisy’s Nursery
Eaton Square Senior School
HYDE PARK • AGES 2-5
AGES 11-18
Orchard House School
Knightsbridge School
Kindergartens
AGES 3-11
Dukes Education WATERLOO PLACE OFFICE
AGES 3-16
POOH CORNER • AGES 2-5
Eaton House BELGRAVIA SCHOOL • AGES 3-11
Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School
Miss Daisy’s Nursery
Eaton Square Preparatory School AGES 2-11
BROOK GREEN • AGES 2-5
Miss Daisy’s Nursery
Miss Daisy’s Nursery
CHELSEA • AGES 2-5
BELGRAVIA • AGES 2-5
AGES 3-11
Miss Daisy’s Nursery KNIGHTSBRIDGE • AGES 2-5
Kindergartens
Kindergartens
MOUSE HOUSE • AGES 2-5
Kindergartens BUMBLE BEE • AGES 2-5
Kindergartens MOUSE HOLE • AGES 2-5
Kindergartens MOUSE HOUSE • AGES 2-5
THE PARK • AGES 2-5
Eaton House THE MANOR GIRLS SCHOOL • AGES 4-11 THE MANOR BOYS SCHOOL • AGES 4-13
Broomwood Hall Lower School • AGES 8-13
Prospect House School AGES 3-11
Northcote Lodge School • AGES 8-13
Broomwood Hall Upper School • AGES 8-13
Kindergartens
Kindergartens THE PARK • AGES 2-5
CRESCENT II • AGES 2-5
Northwood Senior AGES 11-16
Dukes Education
Beyond the Classroom
Founded in 2015, Dukes brings together
Summer Schools & Day Camps
University Application Expertise
a carefully curated group of schools
Dukes brings together the UK’s
Our collection of university
that represent excellence in British
leading providers of day camps
application consultancies
education. Our central team is based
and residential summer courses.
represent the best worldwide.
near Piccadilly. From here, we serve our schools, providing administrative support and training, whilst promoting high performance, leadership, and well-being.
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New additions to the family The Dukes family continued to grow in 2021. New members joined the ranks across all parts of the group including Little Dukes, prep schools, senior schools, colleges and Beyond the Classroom. We now have 35 brands spread across 54 settings.
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new family members in 2021
St Andrew’s College has
Northwood Senior is located in
been offering both UK and
a large airy house in Tooting
international students the
with beautiful gardens.
opportunity to study in
As a smaller school with a
Cambridge for over 40
strong community ethos,
years. The college prides
Northwood Senior gives pupils
itself on its small size, high
a more bespoke education.
quality accommodation
We get to know each girl or
and dedicated teachers.
boy really well, and guide,
The college offers Pre-A-
encourage and support them
level, GCSEs, and A-levels,
to not only navigate their
as well as 11 university
way to GCSE success, but
foundation courses including
give them a fully rounded
Architecture, Engineering, and
education that will equip
Business. Foundation students
them for a confident future.
have an excellent track record, with 100% of students going on to university study.
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CHISWICK AND BEDFORD PARK PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Broomwood Hall Lower
A school for girls in Clapham
The Kindergartens is a group
Chiswick and Bedford Park
School is a pre-prep school
aged 8-13, Broomwood Hall
of nursery schools in central
Prep School is a friendly,
in Clapham for girls and
Upper School provides a
London which have been
nurturing and creative prep
boys aged 4-7. The school
forward-thinking, holistic
educating children aged 2
school nestled in the heart
was founded in 1984 with just
education in an attractive
to 5 years for over 28 years.
of Chiswick, West London.
twelve pupils, and has now
environment, tailored to
There are ten locations
Established in 1915, as the local
grown to a thriving community
the needs of the modern
across central and south
co-ed independent school in
of over 300 boys and girls.
world. Big enough to stretch
west London, including
Bedford Park, it is well known
and stimulate, yet small
all OFSTED ‘outstanding’
for its imaginative flair as well
enough to know each
nursery settings.
as its outstanding exam results
girl as an individual.
for boys at 7+ and girls at 11+.
The Medic Portal was founded
Northcote Lodge is a single-sex
Hampton Court House is an
Founded in 1897, Eaton House
in 2015 by a team of doctors
prep school for boys aged 8 to
‘all through’ school teaching
Schools share a common
and online content experts. It
13. A small school, with around
pupils aged 3–18. Some
promise – the promise of an
offers accessible application
260 boys, means they are big
students choose to move
outstanding education based on
support for prospective
enough to field winning teams,
on after 11+ in Year 6 or
a 125 year heritage of academic
medical school students and
but small enough to know all
through Common Entrance
excellence and founded on a
those that advise them. Now
of the boys by name. A day
or Scholarship papers in Year
caring culture of well-being that
established as the leading
school in the heart of London,
8. But most pupils elect to
allows children to blossom both
‘Get into Medicine’ resource, it
they adhere to traditional
stay on to GCSE in Year 11
academically and emotionally.
has worked with 500+ partner
values that are as important
and A-levels in the sixth form.
Pupils in Belgravia and Clapham
schools across the UK,
today as they’ve ever been,
Children hear spoken French
receive a range of scholarships
Europe, Asia and the Middle
whilst using the latest
around them each day, which
and attend many prestigious
East. They have expanded
technological innovations to
prepares them for the Lower
schools, including Westminster,
to launch The Lawyer Portal,
equip boys with the skills they
Years (Years 1–4) which is a
St Paul’s School, Dulwich
offering similar services to
need for a changing world.
fully bilingual environment.
College, James Allen’s Girls’
help students begin their
School (JAGS), Charterhouse,
careers in law.
Winchester, Wycombe Abbey and Eton.
2021 IN REVIEW
Once again we were disappointed not to be able to come together in person to celebrate the year as a family.
However, the team at Dukes, alongside our
CHARITABLE OR
SERVICE ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD:
COMMUNITY AWARD:
Joanne Allen
Knightsbridge School
create a virtual celebration of all our award winners and nominees. We received an unprecedented number of nominations this year and continue to be blown away by the incredible efforts and work of staff from every corner of the organisation.
The Kindergartens
INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL
MARKETING INITIATIVE
PRACTICES AWARD:
OF THE YEAR AWARD:
Charles Kitchen
Vickie Li
Eaton Square Prep
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special guest Russell Kane, worked hard to
St. Andrew’s College
NEW STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
LITTLE DUKES:
Ellie Gibbons Miss Daisy’s
SCHOOLS:
Adrian Rainbow Hampton Court House
COLLEGES:
Sarah Vince Earlscliffe
PASTORAL CARE AWARD: BEYOND THE CLASSROOM:
Simon Pedley
Christiana Woodbridge Chiswick & Bedford Park Prep School
The Career Portal
WELL-BEING INITIATIVE AWARD: STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Caitlin Taylor Dukes Education
LITTLE DUKES:
Perrin Sole Miss Daisy’s
SCHOOLS:
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD:
Earlscliffe
Stephanie Furneaux Orchard House School
OVERALL ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR:
COLLEGES:
Tom Arrand
Prospect House
Cardiff Sixth Form College
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM:
HEAD BOY / HEAD GIRL:
Conrad Stead
Darryl Wideman
Summer Boarding Courses
Radnor House School
2021 IN REVIEW
Insight Based upon serious journals such as the Harvard Business Review, the Dukes Education Insight journal is our opportunity to be thought-leaders in the education sector. Articles are written by members of staff from across the group and printed copies are sent to schools and education agents around the world. Tim Fish, Editor-in-Chief sets the themes for each issue and this high quality publication helps to position Dukes as a premium, intelligent and progressive organisation. During 2021 the Insight journals covered topics such as dealing with change, data in education, marginal gains, the power of poetry, inclusivity in sport and the art of storytelling. You can view past copies by visiting the Dukes Hub and the Dukes website.
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Dukes Hub
What is it? The Dukes Hub houses our shared content and resource across the group and also the ‘Dukes Learning’ platform. The Hub is now the main
The Dukes Hub celebrated its
1st
birthday in November.
content and resource sharing site for the Dukes community. A total of
Learning Hub There are 30 events and courses
1,287
Dukes family members have registered onto the Dukes Hub.
scheduled for the rest of the academic year. 209 Dukes family members have signed up to these events, with the Dukes Senior Leadership Programme and Dukes Leadership and Management Skills Programme being the most popular courses.
Want to book yourself onto a course? Visit:
dukeshub.com
‘Teaching & Learning’ is still the most popular channel –
15% of all hits.
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A quick family history – pg. 34
By the numbers – pg. 36
Our people – pg. 38
Subject champions – pg. 40
Learning & Development – pg. 41
A LO O K AT D U K E S TO D AY
A quick family history 2013
2015
2016
Oxbridge
Summer Boarding
Rochester
Building the
MARCH 2015
Independent
Crown, our
College joins
Culture Book,
Applications
Courses and Fine
is the first
Arts College join, US
Dukes Education
organisation to
university application
formally launched
become a ‘Dukes’
support is added to our
organisation
consultancy offering
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
Radnor House School
Hopes & Dreams
Twickenham joins
is published
SEPTEMBER 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019
Sancton Wood moves
Montessori Nursery
The inaugural
into new Bateman Street
School joins
Dukes Schools
building. Eaton Square Prep
Conference
moves into new building
2020 CHRISTMAS 2019 The family, 1000 people strong, sits down to Christmas Dinner together
Dukes turns
JANUARY 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
Bassett House,
The full A-List IP
Orchard House,
offering becomes
and Prospect
part of Dukes
5!
House join
JUNE 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
Eaton House
Hampton Court
Chiswick &
Schools join
House joins
Bedford Park and St Andrew’s College join Dukes
SEPTEMBER 2021 Broomwood Hall Lower, Broomwood Hall Upper, Northcote Lodge, Northwood Senior and The Kindergartens group join 34
In March 2022 we will celebrate our 7th birthday! So much has been accomplished in the first few years of Dukes and 2022 shows no signs of slowing down. Here is a brief look at some of the many highlights.
2017
2018
Cardiff Sixth
Knightsbridge School, Miss
Form College and
Daisy’s Nursery, Eaton Square,
Earlscliffe join
The Lyceum, Sancton Wood, The Dukes Publications series is
and Twickenham Park Day
launched: three market-leading
Nursery join
titles on university admissions
2019 AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
APRIL 2019
Broomfield House
Heathside School,
A-List UK
Active
Lyceum
School, Kew Montessori
Reflections
joins
Education
moves into
School and St Margaret’s
Nursery, and Bright
Group joins
new building
Montessori School join
Beginnings join
MARCH 2020 Dukes celebrates its 5th birthday, publishing the 2nd edition of Building the Crown, and bringing
Key Appointments in 2021
together leadership across Dukes at our first Senior Leaders’ Conference
CENTRAL SUPPORT
2021
Scott Giles | Group Sales & Marketing Director Eliza Cummings-Cove | Marketing & Admissions Director Amanda Constance | Communications Director
JANUARY 2021
Enrico Golia | IT Director
The Career Portal
Geoff Marston | Compliance Director
joins Dukes SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Joss Williams | Head, Earlscliffe Kit Thompson | Head, Orchard House School Kelly Grey | Head, Bassett House School Adrian Rainbow | Head, Hampton Court House SEPTEMBER 2021
Liz Brown | Head, Reflections Nursery
Dukes completes purchase of Kneller Hall
Zanna Clarke | Principal, Miss Daisy’s Nursery
and announces that it will be the new home of an expanded Radnor House School
A LO O K AT D U K E S TO D AY
Dukes by numbers 6,817
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pupils
nationalities
Little Dukes
Colleges
888
1094
represented across our schools
500
Schools 4835
schools globally who use resources from The Medic Portal
2,096 staff
BTC 78
Head Office Colleges
32
399
Schools 1253
Nurseries
606
hot meals per day
served to boarding pupils at Cardiff Sixth Form College
344
Personal development:
455
schools & care homes That’s an increase of 79% from last year
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96
Qualified Mental Health First Aiders now at Dukes
1,287
Dukes family members have registered onto the Dukes Hub
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33
1,344
348
45
2,256
2,000
180
successful students on the Premier Service
privately supported to go to Oxbridge
students advised on their Oxbridge applications
GCSE Results
students secured Ivy League places
global placements outside of the US
placements to US universities
A-level Results
Dukes-wide
Dukes-wide
69% 98%
73% 97%
9-7
Pass
balls inflated and sent to camps
number of archery arrows used 15,652
Rated 5 stars
children
on Feefo
663
8 Ofsted
camp staff recruited
inspections
Revenue £133m
A*A
Pass
£84m
£12m FY
2016
£21m
£100m
£33m
2017
2018
2019
2020
Little Dukes
90% 9-7 83% 9-7
87% A*A 67% A*AA 98% A*
BTC
£11.1m
£9.8m
Colleges £32.5m
Schools £79.6m
2021
A LO O K AT D U K E S TO D AY
Our people Aimee Kimbell Principal, Riverside Nursery Schools
Sebastian Hepher Principal, Eaton Square Schools
Luchie Cawood Principal, Eaton House Schools
Huw May Head, Eaton House Belgravia
Sarah Segrave Head, Eaton House The Manor - Prep
Caroline Townshend Head, Eaton Square Senior
Richard Settle Principal, Sancton Wood School
Hilary Wyatt Head, The Lyceum School
Zanna Clarke Principal, Miss Daisy’s Nursery
Annika Yerushalmy Marketing & Admissions Director
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Emilie McCarthy Marketing Manager
Dr Adrian Rainbow Head, Hampton Court House School
Patricia Watt Head, Eaton Square Prep
Henrietta Adams Head, Chiswick & Bedford Park Prep School
Clive Smith-Langridge Head, Northcote Lodge
Katherine Vintiner Head, Heathside School
Susan Brookes Head, Northcote Senior
Kelly Gray Head, Bassett House School
Kevin Doble Principal, Northwood Schools
Kit Thompson Head, Orchard House School
Louisa McCafferty Head, Broomwood Hall Upper
Liz Brown Head, Reflections Nursery & Forest School
Mikki Parkes Head, Hopes & Dreams Montessori Nursery Schools
Michael Hodge Head, Prospect House School
Jo Allen Principal, The Kindergartens
Susie Byers Head, Broomfield House School
Magoo Giles Principal, Knightsbridge School
Shona Colaco Head, Knightsbridge School
Darryl Wideman Principal, Radnor House Twickenham
Chris Hennessy Head of Digital
Amanda Eliza Constance Cummings-Cove Director of Marketing & Admissions Director Communications
Henrietta Lightwood Global Director of Marketing & Student Recruitment
Matthew McLarty International Recruitment Manager
Natalia Volchugova Associate Director, International Student Recruitment
Isaac Dossa Finance Director Outer London Schools
Catherine Robertson Finance Director Central London & Cambridge Schools
Rob Humphreys Finance Director Colleges & BTC
Tim Moss General Counsel
Enrico Golia IT Director
Richard Fletcher Director of Performance
Caitlin Taylor HR Manager
Kevin Chung IT Manager
Ronak Mehta IT Manager
Jon Pickles Chief Financial Officer Lisa Maynard Director of Estates (Dukes Schools)
Lauren Huntley HR & L&D Executive
Geoff Marston Director of Compliance
Vivienne Melville Executive Assistant
Claire Little Director of People
Paul Ludlow Compliance Director Colleges
Alison Bissell Director, A-List Education
Libby Nicholas Managing Director Outer London Schools
Dr Glenn Hawkins Managing Director BTC & International Aatif Hassan Founder & Chairman
Prof. Mark Bailey Managing Director Central London & Cambridge Schools
Luke Haywood Managing Director, Ultimate Activity Camps
Duncan Radnor Operations Director, Ultimate Activity Camps
Tim Fish Managing Director Colleges
Sam Holderness Director, Beyond The Classroom
Will Finlayson Director, Summer Boarding Courses
Scott Giles Group Sales & Marketing Director
Alicia Luba Director, Oxbridge Applications
Alistair Brownlow Principal, Rochester Independent College
Candida Cave Principal, Fine Arts College Hampstead
Emmy Schwieters Head, Fine Arts College Hampstead
Gareth Collier Principal, Cardiff Sixth Form College
Dr Ricardo Tavares Co-founder & Director, The Career Portal
George Rendell Co-founder & Director, The Career Portal
Kathleen Kay Platform Manager Dukes Club Tom Arrand Head, Cardiff Sixth Form College
Joss Williams Head, Earlscliffe
Wayne Marshall Principal, St Andrew’s College
Gianluca Polidori Sales Director, Beyond The Classroom
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Subject champions The power of being an education group is perhaps best demonstrated by our impressive subject champions. They oversee the creation of subject areas on the Teaching and Learning Channel. They collate, create and curate the content and expertise that exists across the Dukes family. Thank you to all the wonderful subject leads who have helped to build a world-class teaching and learning hub.
SUBJECT
CHAMPION
Business & Economics
Michael Rowlands
michael.rowlands@rochester-college.org.uk
Computing - Primary
Thomas Earl
thomas.earl@staff.orchardhs.org.uk
Computing - Secondary
Andy Smith
andy.smith@rochester-college.org.uk
Drama - Primary
Ellen Tritton
etritton@broomfieldhouse.com
Drama - Secondary
Alex Cooper
acooper@radnorhouse.org
English - Primary
Florence Stratton
f.stratton@knightsbridgeschool.com
English - Secondary
Bethanie Lord
bethanie.lord@sanctonwood.co.uk
Robert Armiger
rwa@hchnet.co.uk
French - Secondary
Nadège Gandemer
ngandemer@radnorhouse.org
Geography - Secondary
Angeles Perez
angeles.perez@hampsteadfinearts.com
History - Primary
Barnaby Halliday
bhalliday@broomfieldhouse.com
History - Secondary
Kyle Smith
kyle.smith@ccoex.com
Maths - Primary
Donal O'Sullivan
donal.osullivan@apps.prospecths.org.uk
Maths - Secondary
Michael Marnell
michael.marnell@ccoex.com
Jonathan Escalante-Phillips
jonathan.escalante-phillips@ sanctonwood.co.uk
Music - Primary
Michael Searle
michael.searle@staff.orchardhs.org.uk
PE - Primary
Russell Friese
russell.friese@apps.bassetths.org.uk
Photography
Michael Daks
michael.daks@rochester-college.org.uk
Politics
Rachel Tait
rtait@radnorhouse.org
RE - Primary
Emmy Quartly
emmy.quartly@staff.orchardhs.org.uk
Science - Primary
Rose Gowing
rose.gowing@apps.prospecths.org.uk
Careers / UCAS
Hayley Bendle
hayley.bendle@ccoex.com
EAL / EFL / IELTS
Iva Miteva
iva.miteva@eatonsquareschool.com
Key Stage 1
Sam Megahey
samantha.megahey@apps.prospecths.org.uk
Mindfulness
Hannah Sargood
hannah.sargood@prospecths.org.uk
SEND
Esther Haworth
e.haworth@eatonsquareschools.com
Pastoral - Primary
Hannah Mordi
h.mordi@knightsbridgeschool.com
Pastoral - Secondary
Lisa Morton
lisa.morton@ccoex.com
Learning & Development We want to be the number one for leadership and learning anywhere in the sector. 2022 sees the continued evolution of the L&D offerings from online workshops to residential weekends across 5 areas: Leadership & Management, Teaching & Learning, Pastoral & Safeguarding, Mental Health & Well-being, and Operations.
Leadership Programmes SLP and LAMS fully booked for 2022. Kicking off in February. Apply in Autumn 2022 for 2023 programmes.
Mental Health & Well-being Courses
96
Qualified Mental Health
82
staff through the certified
10
First Aiders now at Dukes.
8-week foundations
Funded Mindfulness
Mindfulness Course.
Teacher Training.
81 Youth + 15 Adult
staff completed Dukes
2022 & beyond
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Dukes Strategy 2025 – pg. 44
Our focus – pg. 46
Teaching & Learning – pg. 48
Well-being – pg. 50
Sustainable Growth – pg. 52
New developments – pg. 56
Dates for your diary – pg. 62
2022 & BEYOND
Our Strategy 2025 We have completed the first two years of our five year strategic plan. Excellent progress has been made on all six focus areas, and the following pages will provide further detail on how we are tracking towards our shared goals.
Doing it well So how will we measure whether it’s working?
Pupil numbers
How many are coming to us? How many are staying? For how long?
Are our parents and
Happiness
pupils reporting that they are happy?
Educational outcomes
Staff retention & satisfaction
Compliance
Are our academic programmes delivering?
Do people love working with us?
Are we upholding rigorous standards of care?
Are we looking healthy enough
Financial stability
to ensure we can provide quality education for our children in the coming years?
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Our Culture
Grow and build our existing brands and new ones.
6
Leverage the benefit of the family - unify at the back.
w Ho we
r se
th e
4 wo rld
2
Exceptional leadership training, development, and peer-topeer learning.
3
Improving our teaching and learning. Enhance pupil and parent offering.
Our People
Inspire and empower our children to live an extraordinary life.
5
ve
1
The best admissions experience.
2022 & BEYOND
Our focus for 2022
As we evaluate the postpandemic environment, the Dukes board have determined the following three priorities for 2022.
TEACHING & LEARNING
STRATEGY 2025
3 Exceptional leadership training, development, and peer-to-peer learning.
As we move past the disruption and uncertainty of 2020 and 2021, we are renewing our focus on high quality teaching.
W E L L- B E I N G
STRATEGY 2025
2 Improving our teaching and learning.
46
We will deepen our focus on mental health and well-being for both staff and pupils, ensuring that additional training and support is provided.
Our Culture
Grow and build our existing brands and new ones.
6
w Ho
we r se
4 wo rld
Exceptional leadership training, development, and peer-topeer learning.
Our People
Leverage the benefit of the family - unify at the back.
th e
2
Inspire and empower our children to live an extraordinary life.
5
ve
1
The best admissions experience.
3
Improving our teaching and learning. Enhance pupil and parent offering.
S U S TA I N A B L E G RO W T H
STRATEGY 2025
6 Grow and build our existing brands and new ones.
COP26 highlighted that climate change is the biggest challenge facing our generation, so it’s right that we make sustainability a strategic pillar.
2022 & BEYOND
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Dukes Hub Dukes Hub is an online platform of shared resources and expertise hosted centrally, but populated by staff from every Dukes setting. It facilitates the quick and effective sharing of good practice and sound advice among experienced professionals. Subject champions at every key stage and for every taught subject build and share content with other Dukes teachers on their own pages. There are resources and advice on everything from mental health to leadership and school improvement. Quality training courses, many of them run by Dukes, are available to browse and to register.
Dukes Excellent Teaching Standards Every school, college and nursery has clear descriptors elucidating the standards expected of an experienced classroom practitioner. This provides a reference point for assessing the performance of teaching staff; for celebrating good practice where the standards are met; and to help identify training and areas for improvement. Dukes goes beyond national frameworks by creating descriptors for excellence in teaching and learning. This provides a focus for leading practitioners within Dukes schools to practice, champion, develop, mentor and reward excellence. Training is offered throughout the Dukes family, and in time will include external accreditation. 48
Teaching & Learning High quality teaching and learning is at the heart of an excellent education. Individual schools, colleges and nurseries have the autonomy to develop their own curriculum, systems and practices, but they also draw upon the expertise and high standards within the Dukes family.
Dukes Plus
School Quality Evaluation Framework
National and local standards for
Regular governor meetings and visits provide opportunities to assess
teaching and learning in British
through evidence the quality of learning within each Dukes setting. In
schools are weakest on the tasks and
addition, every two years each setting is visited by a small panel of Heads
behaviours of a teacher ‘beyond
and other senior staff within Dukes to undertake a peer review of the
the classroom’, i.e. in interactions in
education on offer within an agreed School Quality Evaluation Framework.
pastoral support and co-curricular activities. These are part of the culture
The purpose is to draw upon the experience of senior leaders to provide
and fabric of a Dukes Education
a high-level, developmental, review of the education on offer, including a
school, and of the way teachers go
health check on key aspects of compliance. It celebrates what the school,
about their daily business, so the
college or nursery does well, shares good practice, identifies key areas for
Dukes Plus framework provides a set of
development and identifies areas of central support/professional development
descriptors to articulate the expected
from Dukes. Teaching and learning can always be improved through a
standards, qualities and behaviour in
regular external health check from a supportive and critical friend.
this important but neglected area. The Dukes Plus framework describes the behaviours we expect from teachers in these interactions, grouped under Dukes’ four values of: We lead with heart; We love learning; We do it well; and We’re a team. They provide a basis for evaluating, celebrating and improving individual performance.
2022 & BEYOND
Well-being Looking after our mental health and well-being is vitally important. The purpose of Dukes is to enable young people to lead an extraordinary life and we recognise that the well-being of our staff and pupils is vital in fulfilling this purpose. The Dukes Mental Health and Well-being Strategy seeks to support the mental health and well-being of everyone in the Dukes community and beyond by: •
Raising awareness of issues surrounding mental health.
•
Reducing the stigma that surrounds the issue of mental health.
•
Helping our people to support themselves and build their levels of resilience.
•
Helping our people to support each other.
2 50
Raise awareness
Reduce stigma
Support ourselves
Support each other
Employee Assistance Programme
Mindfulness Courses
Well-being Courses and Events
Well-being Champions
Access to 1-to-1 counselling
.b Foundations
MHFA England Licensed
Well-being champions
Accredited
and Accredited Courses
for staff
Suicide First Aid Course
Well-being champions
Fitness & Lifestyle Advice
8-week course
Financial Well-
for pupils
being Advice
Bespoke Workshops tailored to your needs
...& much more Mental Health and Train to Teach
Well-being week
Mindfulness Dots (for 3- to 6-year-olds) Paws .b (7- to 11-year-olds) .b (11- to 18-year-olds) School Mindfulness Lead
“More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other’s well-being, is source of happiness.” – DALAI LAMA
2022 & BEYOND
Sustainable Growth In this crucial Decade of Action, Dukes wants to ensure that we are a force for good; growing sustainably, positively transforming society and the planet by measuring our own impact on the environment. Over the next year, as a group we will be working towards measuring and reducing our carbon emissions and sharing our journey with our communities to inspire others. By being more strategic about our environmental responsibility, we will be able to significantly increase our positive impact and hope to encourage continual improvements within our community. The Group will also be measuring our social value contributions. This refers to the net social and environmental benefits generated by our team. Measuring its social value gives a holistic insight into its positive contributions to not only the environment but also to society, demonstrating its commitment to meaningfully contribute to a better planet for all.
Accreditation with PlanetMark Through PlanetMark, Dukes is protecting an area of endangered rainforest thanks to Cool Earth; a charity working alongside rainforest communities to halt deforestation. Our pledge through Cool Earth goes directly towards supporting the Asháninka community in Central Peru. We are also helping the Eden Project – an educational charity building connections with each other and the living world, exploring how we can work together towards a better future.
FUTURE TARGET FOR ALL SCHOOLS:
Reduce carbon footprint by 5% annually As part of the PlanetMark certification, Dukes Education has committed to making a year-on-year reduction. 52
6 Little actions, big impact EATON SQUARE PREP SCHOOL During 2021, the Eco Committee at Eaton Square worked tirelessly to make the school more ecofriendly and sustainable. They have formally been accredited as an eco school, having achieved Bronze and Silver status, with their eyes set on achieving Gold next term. They have turned the outside space into an outdoor learning area and set up a gardening club. Using COP26 as a focal point they engaged not only pupils but parents as well to help transform the school into a more environmentally friendly organisation, and got more pupils cycling and walking to school. They worked closely with the gardening club to slowly transform the school into an oasis, with plants and flowers growing everywhere. The children now have a much greater understanding of how they can all do their part to help the world.
2022 & BEYOND
RIVERSIDE NURSERY At Riverside’s nursery setting in Twickenham Park, young children learn about important concepts such as recycling and awareness of preserving their surroundings. Sustainability is now a core part of the learning curriculum.
EARLSCLIFFE Earlscliffe has launched an amazing new summer programme called Sustainable Futures. This is an innovative initiative that combines sustainable education, sustainable leisure and lifestyle opportunities including learning about careers in the green economy. International pupils will come to the UK to follow a two week summer course and learn about topics such as sustainable farming, green cities, life on the coast, eco tourism and sustainable energy. The fun activities they undertake outside of the classroom such as kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding are also carbon neutral. The demand for this programme has been incredibly strong, indicating that the market is looking for this kind of sustainable leadership. We are delighted to be a corporate partner of Tree Aid, a leading environmental non-profit engaged in reforestation in sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring that participation through travel is carbon neutral.
HEATHSIDE SCHOOL An ongoing issue for many London schools is having access to sports facilities, often requiring transport to and from sports fields - incurring huge costs and generating carbon emissions. Heathside has solved two problems. By rearranging the logistics and walking when possible and using electric mini-buses when absolutely necessary, they have not only cut costs but the ‘walking warm up’ idea has been a fantastic initiative to reduce pupils’ carbon footprint and increase physical exercise. On top of this, the school campaigns for healthy plantbased diets and nutritional meals. It’s all small steps, but they help move Heathside School towards a more sustainable future. 54
EATON HOUSE This year Eaton House Schools have continued their commitment to our principle of sustainability by investing in infrastructure changes. They produce approximately 70% of their energy through solar panels installed on the school roof. Combined with movement-sensing, energy-saving lights and thermal insulating render throughout the schools they have taken important steps to reduce their carbon footprint. They have also tackled water usage by installing grey water recycling, and also use water bottle filling stations to cut down on plastic waste. Sustainability wins also come through architectural design with oxygen producing living walls being installed, and with catering they track all of their produce from farm to table to limit the miles on their meals. Finally, they have made a commitment to reduce the amount of paper they use as a school and where the use of that paper is seen as necessary they offset it by recycling the paper to be used in their printed magazine.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE SCHOOL Parents, staff and students on the Eco Team at Knightsbridge School work tirelessly to make KS a sustainable and environmentally friendly school. They have worked hard to reduce printing and paper use, provided reusable cups for all staff and have created innovative initiatives such as a sensory herb garden on the terrace for children and insects, as well as providing acorns for all classes to support us in growing a KS forest. The KS forest was sent to Scotland to support sustainability.
2021 IN REVIEW
Rochester Independent
Kneller Hall
New developments Dukes has a multi-million pound capital investment plan that delivers enhancements across our settings. Here are some of the exciting developments that have been undertaken recently and a taste of things to come in 2022.
Completed in 2021 Eaton Square Nursery
Heathside School Hampstead
Partnering with House of Kin, the new
New toilets
bespoke nursery building is stunning Hampton Court House Radnor House Sixth Form
Completion of Glasshouse conversion
Clever design changes at the Cross Deep site
and redecoration of EYFS space
provides more space for sixth form teaching Lyceum School Broomfield House
New early years
New IT suite and science lab, renovated reception Area and Early Years’ space
Sancton Wood New school hall
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Cardiff Sixth Form College
City Road location
Opening CSFC in Cambridge
Eaton Square
Bassett House
New sixth form
Early years’ classroom, work starts at Easter
Earlscliffe Mandalay boarding house
Sancton Wood / St Andrew’s New outdoor play surface
New CSFC campus
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How we serve the world. One of the core Dukes values is ‘We lead with heart’. The launch of the Dukes Foundation and the Dukes Club is our opportunity to unite the staff, parents and alumni community to help benefit children and families across all walks of society. The Club will help us engage the parent community through fun and enriching ways. We will participate with the parents in charitable fundraising activities that will then enable us to offer enriching experiences through the Dukes Foundation.
Our mission is to:
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Promote enrichment opportunities for
Support children to access education
Promote and support education
all children, regardless of background,
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charities reaching beyond the
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in the UK and overseas.
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The best admissions experience ever. Admissions is a crucial part of any student experience. To excel in this area, we have established a framework for best practice underpinned by a Customer Service Code, which addresses all the points of contact with our students, parents, partners and stakeholders from nursery to sixth form. In 2021 we made strong strides in this area, with six pilot schools having created a best in class admissions code. The Salesforce tool was also deployed across five colleges in 2021 and this CRM tool will enable us to continue to improve the admissions experience.
1. DISCOVER
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Explore the nursery,
Compare alternatives,
college or services
school, college or
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5. ENROL & PAY
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The first day
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9. RETENTION
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Enhance pupil and parent offering. The Dukes Club is an exciting,
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A series of face-to-face activities and events, hosted by the Dukes schools and colleges and open to all our parents.
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A year-round and vacation schedule of day and residential pupil activities that will enhance their in-school curriculum.
ambitious and innovative project that aims to extend the Dukes’ sense of family to all our pupils and their families. There are four key strands to the Club. 1.
An online platform that meaningfully connects, informs and entertains our parent community.
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Priority access and discounts for Dukes schools and families to Beyond The Classroom.
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Private forums to share knowledge and advice
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Expert resources articles
This year we will launch a members club to give parents and our school communities a platform to connect, learn and have fun. They will be able to attend events, make new friends and access exclusive content.
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Rewards
Content
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Leverage the benefit of the family - unify at the back. Our challenge is to maintain visibility and efficiency over the rapidly growing group, whilst maintaining the culture of decentralisation, local autonomy and decision-making. We will achieve this by continuing to organise our key processes and data around a standard set of cloud-based software systems, shared by all but managed locally. Finance, banking, and school management systems are already largely there; Safeguarding, CRM and sales, payroll and HR systems are following in 2022. This essential ‘plumbing’ will allow Dukes to function seamlessly behind
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Dates for your diary 2022 Spring
3rd February Leadership courses begin
10th - 22nd February February Half Term Holidays 28th February - 18th March Teach Meets
15th May Well-being Week
28th March - 1st April Sustainable Careers Week
Summer
20th May Little Dukes EYFS conference
30th May - 3rd June Summer Half Term Holidays June Renaissance Scholars Event
3rd June Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 6th - 13th June Governors meetings
6th - 7th October Heads and Principals Away Days
1st - 25th April Easter Holidays
12th June Dukes Garden Party - staff and families
Autumn
29th June - 5th September Summer Holidays
17th - 31st October Autumn Half Term Holidays 9th December First schools break up for Christmas
2023 Winter 3rd January Dukes conference 62
In the coming year...
Mr Horacio Maintenance Manager, Lyceum School
Ms Khanh Chef, Knightsbridge School
Changemakers book We will also be producing a book to celebrate the profiles and achievements of the change makers. This will focus on the members of our team particularly caretakers, chefs, maintenance workers, administrators, teaching assistants and new members of the staff who make things happen. This book will underline what we believe deeply about Dukes. We are a family and everyone matters at Dukes. We are all in this together.
Dukes Garden Party For staff and families in June.
Dukes Club launch We are excited to announce the launch of the Dukes Club in the second week of the summer term. There will be an array of events for parents and children of all ages, along with rewards and helpful content.
A little extra Insight Look out for a new copy of Insight each term.
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