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Successful Learning

Fortnightly assemblies, activities in tutorial time, half-termly
academic mentoring and one-to-one sessions are used to
build the characteristics of successful learners and help
students to fulfill their potential.

In short, as described in the VESPA model of Oakes and

Griffin (2015), the characteristics of a successful learner are:

• Vision a knowledge of what you want to achieve

• Effort a willingness to put in many hours of
proactive independent study

• Systems a robust system for organising your learning
resources and time

• Practice practising and developing the skills required
by the course

• Attitude being able to respond constructively to “My teachers have tremendous passion
setbacks
for the subject which is very admirable
Based on our regular reporting system, we also identify
students who could benefit from extra support and use the and makes you want to learn and
VESPA model as a basis for tailoring one-to-one
mentoring to enable them to achieve their potential. discuss.” Current Student
Importantly, such help is always available on request from
a Tutor, Assistant Head of Year or Head of Year for any Achievement
student and we aim to involve parents in the process as
much as they wish.

“I was inspired by

wonderful teachers at
A Level. In particular,
German classes were full
of discussion and
illuminated a particularly
interesting and important

time in european history.”

Former Student

Alumni profile : Rosie Boydell
A Levels : Media, Psychology,
english Language and Literature.
After Ivybridge : employment,
followed by a ten week course at
the conde Nast college of Fashion
and Design in London. Fashion
Assistant apprenticeship at the
telegraph while studying for an
NctJ in Journalism.
Current job : style editor at Brave
New World.

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