St Dunstan's College - Charity, Community and Partnerships 2021-2022

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

ST DUNSTAN’S COLLEGE

CHARITY, COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS

2021-2022

The Head is asking interesting questions of the sector, including areas like privilege and responsibility, which go beyond the usual platitudes. It’s a really interesting school in a tough market, trying to not just survive but actually make something different for the children and families they’re working with

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THE HEAD’S WELCOME

Welcome to this review of St Dunstan’s Charity, Community and Partnerships work for 2021-2022.

St Dunstan’s today is an educational charity whose purpose is to offer more to its Lewisham community than an independent education for those with the means to access it. As a valuesrooted organisation, St Dunstan’s believes in a broader educational purpose that supports the ongoing aspirations for the betterment of Lewisham and its residents. Furthermore, we believe that as an educational charity, our pupils, staff and parents benefit from such work, and that it aligns with our forward-thinking approach to education in seeking to promote high achievement without arrogance, and as a consequence of the values-driven, broad and liberal education we proudly offer.

It is therefore with great pleasure that I present this summary of our community and partnerships work for the past year. I hope you enjoy reading through all that has been achieved. We are keen to embrace lively and imaginative partnerships that provide mutual benefit to all parties and we would be delighted to hear from you over future collaborations that align with our objectives.

Mr Nick Hewlett Head

History of St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation

Aschool has been associated with the parish of St Dunstan’s in the East as far back as 1446. As far as we can tell, this school ran, intermittingly, until the early 16th century, and provided an education for girls and boys aged 7-11, in heart of the City of London.

In the Victorian period, and amidst the opportunities of the Industrial Revolution, the church parishioners of St Dunstan’s in the East were confident that they could re-establish a school that would meet the highest educational standards of the day. In 1867, the St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation was established by the parishioners ‘to provide an education to boys and girls in south-east London’ and to create a school capable of accommodating 400 pupils.

From its opening in 1888, St Dunstan’s College set itself apart from other independent schools, both by its innovative technical curriculum and by the determination to be an accessible school, supporting families from a range of different backgrounds and incomes.

Reaching out through Supporting children and local schools

£

Bursaries provided through our bursary programme

£792,000

The St Dunstan’s Benevolent Fund supported families through hardship, giving more than

£59612

61

families received bursary assistance of some kind

DISCOVER SCIENCE

Physics Partners

WITH ST DUNSTAN’S COLLEGE AND PHYSICS PARTNERS

THE ROCHESTER BRIDGE TRUST HAVE KINDLY DONATED THE FUNDS TO BUY APPARATUS WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF BEING LOANED (FREE OF CHARGE) TO LOCAL STATE SCHOOLS.

boxes on loan to local schools, including apparatus such as ripple tanks, signal generators and spectroscopes

The Physics Department hosted online knowledge and pedagogy CPD 65 for

teachers from the United Learning Academy

To borrow a box, please email our Physics Technician, Simona Masna smasna@stdunstans.org.uk, with the box/dates you’d like to borrow. More boxes are being added soon, plus videos of how to use and in-person training events. Loans will last for three weeks.

The Discover Science Boxes will need to be collected and returned to St Dunstan’s College, Stanstead Road, SE6 4TY.

#DiscoverStDunstans

I have really enjoyed working closely with St Dunstan’s, and hope that this partnership will continue to grow and flourish. Over the past couple of years it has evolved, and we are very privileged to be invited to a wealth of experiences, from careers conventions to school performances, and everything in between Rebecca

Hill, Year 11 Progress Mentor, Bonus Pastor

The Maths Department hosted a

Mathematics Challenge Day

with local primary schools taking part

Our swimming pool was made accessible to support Rathfern Primary School’s

swim programme

Local schools were given

masterclasses and performances

Collaboration with local schools welcoming students for regular free use of our Great Hall and Theatre for their Christmas celebrations

Case Study Lewisham Young Leaders Academy (LYLA)

In 2021, St Dunstan’s College announced a new ground-breaking partnership with Lewisham Council and Westside Young Leaders Academy to establish the Lewisham Young Leaders Academy (LYLA).

The Academy was established in response to research and evidence showing disparities in attainment and outcomes for Black Caribbean and dual heritage (Black Caribbean/White) children and young people, not just in Lewisham, but throughout London and the UK.

Through weekend classes, Lewisham Young Leaders Academy provides additional support to young people from across Lewisham through transformative teaching in life skills, including leadership, teamwork, presentation skills and CV building.

The programme is designed to develop 12 traits of leadership in the young people attending: bearing, courage, decisiveness, enthusiasm, initiative, integrity, judgement, knowledge, loyalty, perseverance, responsibility and unselfishness.

Whilst the Academy benefits from using St Dunstan’s facilities, including our halls and STEM classrooms, staff from the school have also led some of the weekend sessions giving up their own time to lead workshops on climbing and martial arts.

This project has been made possible thanks to the generous donation of an alumnus to the College.

100%

of parents said the programme had increased their child’s

CONFIDENCE

more than

60

students attending each week

85%

A unique partnership with Lewisham Council and Westside Young Leaders Academy

Lewisham Young Leaders Academy is kindly supported by a Dunstonian

of parents said had helped their child develop new skills

Reaching out through SPORTOpening our facilities

Lewisham’s London Youth Games football squad was given free access to train ahead of major events

hours of hire was made available to the public on our synthetic sports pitches

Football

The Jubilee Ground hosted Remark Community Deaf Junior Football Training

DALMAIN FC

provided free

Community Football Summer Sessions

at the Jubilee Ground to local girls aged 7-12

4 HOURS

St Dunstan’s Jubilee Ground continued as TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC’S only football centre in south London, offering holiday development programmes with premier league standard coaching to local children

free pitch hire to XLP’s

Football and Life Coaching Project

supporting young persons from across the borough who may not get access to sports and support

hours a week of free pitch

hire was provided to Catford and Lewisham

police units for training and fitness

Free use of our pitches for Lewisham’s district football squad

LEWISHAM’S SCHOOL GAMES

took place at the Jubilee Ground with multiple schools taking part in a variety of sports

Cricket

Catford Cyphers Cricket Club were based at the Jubilee Ground for this season

LONDON ACADEMICALS

HOCKEY CLUB

used the Jubilee Ground as their home ground

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hours of weekly hire were made available to local COMMUNITY CLUBS

Netball

Swimming

Beacons Netball

used our facilities three times a week for their training

Raiders Netball

have made this their main training venue

IQL

The pool is an IQL (Institute of Qualified Lifeguards) registered training centre

The pool was a training venue for Orpington O Jays Swimming Club, Lewisham

Water Polo Club and Nekton Sub Aqua Club

10,000+

Swimming lessons were delivered to local children through ST DUNSTAN’S SWIM SCHOOL

Case Study St Dunstan’s Festival

St Dunstan’s Festival is our annual explosion of activity that celebrates and elevates all that we are at the College. The 2021 Festival saw more than 160 events take place over 11 days including performances, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and competitions; there was truly something for everyone.

Local schools were invited to take part in a variety of community events including our openair Music Together concert, an International Evening celebrating all cultures and races, and a Community Sings event in the Big Top, which brought together local choirs.

600 Events open to the public...

Reaching out through Community Service & Charity

60 St Dunstan’s supported Lewisham’s Autism Awareness Week by hosting the Champions of Inclusion event

St Dunstan’s Sleep-out

raised

Christmas foodbank drive for

Street Trees for a Living

local children attend awareness workshops at our Jubilee Ground

Students volunteered and raised money for new trees to be planted in Catford

Lewisham Historical Society had free use of our facilities for their monthly meetings and lectures

St Dunstan’s hosted the popular community event

So Last Century

£5,000 CENTREPOINT for 1,000+

Students took part in a litter pick up as part of St Dunstan’s Festival

Books collected for Acorn Book Club, providing books for disadvantaged families.

Catford Bridge Station Library Pop-up was maintained with new books added regularly for local people to read

Clean up Catford

Lewisham Foodbank

Responding to Ukraine

£4,150

raised for DEC’s Ukraine Appeal

Junior School pupils held a cake sale and raised

£767.38

Students and staff supported Lewisham Polish Centre’s Collection with donations of clothes, blankets, gloves, sleeping bags and mats that were transported to refugees in Poland. Donations also included food and baby formula

Pupils also wrote letters welcoming refugees to the United Kingdom

Reaching out through Charity

CENTREPOINT

YOUNG MINDS

Sleep Out

£5,000

Thank you to everyone at St Dunstan’s College. We are blown away by your success. This will provide much needed support for the incredible young people we work with and help fund projects they need to get back on track

Reiko Murray Participation Manager, Centrepoint

£1,368.57

COMIC RELIEF 2022

£1,073.90

Wear Yellow Day

Red Nose Day

AFGHAN AID

Clothes Sale £168.50

Movie Night

Case Study Youth Mental Health Summit

In October 2021, St Dunstan’s College was delighted to host its inaugural Youth Mental Health Summit for young people.

The summit, which was hosted in the College’s Great Hall, was attended by more than 100 students from schools across the country. Sir Anthony Seldon, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham and previous Deputy Head of St Dunstan’s, opened the summit with the keynote talk, ‘Enough talk: how does one improve student mental health in practice?’

St Dunstan’s Deputy Head, Jade McLellan also led a keynote talk ‘Child and adolescent brain development,’ and Tom Telford, Head of Adventurous Activities, spoke about ‘Thriving in a stressful environment.’

Following the keynote talks, students then took part in a carousel of workshops. This included ‘Adaptability in a changing digital world’ hosted by Finalsite’s Lori Foster and Jak Blackwood; ‘Managing your stress container’ led by St Dunstan’s Head of Psychology, Lois Haddington; and ‘Understanding thought processes’ with the school’s counsellors Julia Gray and Fugen Hassan.

The summit was kindly supported by KFH and Finalsite.

KEYNOTE TALK

Child and adolescent brain development

Thriving in a stressful environment

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Led

Adaptability in a changing digital world

Students took part in a carousel of inspiring workshops

Managing your stress container

More than

CASE STUDYYOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT

Creating a brighter, green future For our Community

The College is working with local experts

on a range of projects...

RAFT

Plastic bottles no longer provided in the Refectory

The Theatre Bar introduced a plant-based only menu

Pupil workshops and future retrofit

carbon reduction building works, to reduce heat loss and improve efficiency

Computers continue to switch off after working hours

New and improved

CYCLE PARK

to encourage families to leave their cars at home

Native species hedgerow

has been planted in the Senior School Ecology Pond

An extensive planning programme in place... biodiversity 50

trees added to the College site

100kg of wildflowers planted to grow and attract

Woodland

Classroom

More than

1,000 bulbs planted

The Grounds Team have installed a poly tunnel to grow our own bedding plants to reduce costs and to remove the need for plant deliveries therefore reducing our carbon footprint

New composting area to help reduce waste

A new mini beast hotel has been added to the Junior School