The City Experience: opportunities to enjoy and achieve
Students at City of London Academy Highgate Hill will be taught in an environment that promotes academic, creative, sporting, linguistic, and personal achievement: this is ‘The City of London Experience’.
Academic – we do not compromise on students achieving exceptional levels of academic progress. We are rigorous in our teaching whilst ensuring that we engage students’ interest and inspire them to achieve the highest academic standards. Behaviour will be exceptional, classrooms will be focussed and students will be required to complete their classwork, and the regular homework we set them, to the best of their ability.
Creative – creative learning experiences are promoted across all subjects and the creative subjects themselves are highly regarded in our school. Every student will have access to a wide range of creative opportunities through the formal curriculum, additional studies, trips, concerts and productions.
Sporting – our commitment to healthy lifestyles means that we encourage wide participation in sports and fitness. We have regular fixtures for all sports teams ranging from football to netball and taekwondo to trampolining. Students take pride in representing the academy and the academy takes pride in nurturing their individual talents and collective success.
Linguistic – speaking another language is an invaluable life skill in the 21st century, globalised economy. For that reason every child will be expected to study at least one foreign language.
Personal – we believe that academic success and the wider personal development of students go hand in hand, allowing students to develop a range of wider personal attributes which will help them to succeed in later life. The academy places a great deal of importance on politeness, kindness, responsibility and respect. We will promote these values through our high expectations.