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    Within the Nursery Department we strive to provide an environment where our children are able to explore, question, investigate, create and imagine. Our children are encouraged to learn through play and exploration, using our main activity room, our sand and craft areas, our outside area and the wider school grounds wherever possible.

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    Pupils in the Junior School at St John’s study a mixture of the National Curriculum along with an innovative 'learning-led' Inquiry curriculum which aims to prepare pupils for the intellectual challenges of further education and their future careers. This focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, academic risk taker and problem-solver, both in the classroom and in the world outside, using our unique International Perspective in addition to links with our sister schools in Europe, South Africa and the Americas.

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    Senior School at St John’s offers an integrated programme based on the National Curriculum, combined with a series of individual and theme-based projects to investigate and extend all topics, culminating in IGCSEs (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) in Year 11.

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    For many years, St John’s has provided a wide range of flexible study options for international students, ranging from Short Courses, through to full inclusion in mainstream school. Most importantly, we aim to help students realise their potential, whether they are staying with us for one term or for the whole of their school life.

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    We are a thriving, all through, co-educational school with children as young as two years old and as old as 16. Our curriculum is broad with a strong emphasis on bringing out the very best in all our students. We are proud of our emphasis on traditional values too.
    There has been a school on the same site here in Sidmouth since 1914, so St John’s has a rich tradition. But it also has a vibrant and exciting future. We look forward to sharing it with you.

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    Rather than holding regular open days, we value visits by individual families where we can focus on your child and answer fully all your questions. We aim to tailor your visit to suit your needs and those of your children.

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    St John's has a well established boarding community that offers students, from many different cultures and backgrounds, the opportunity to excel in an extremely safe and caring family environment. We host students from around the world to board in school, either as weekly boarders or full-boarders. We look forward to welcoming you into boarding at St. John's with our fabulous facilities and excellent location in the seaside town of Sidmouth on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast.

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    The IES network, combined with the benefits of the SEK group of schools, really does provide all its students with a truly global perspective on their education – giving them experiences and opportunities which will help define their futures.

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    We are easily accessible from London, Bristol and Exeter (all with international airports) and transport to and from airports can be arranged at the beginning and end of half term/term. The school has its own minibus service for day children and Homestay boarders, which serves the surrounding districts including Exeter, Exmouth, Axminster, Honiton and Lyme Regis.

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NURSERY - AGES 2-4
JUNIOR - AGES 4-11
SENIOR - AGES 11-16
A FEW WORDS FROM OUR HEADTEACHER

Welcome to St John’s School in Sidmouth. From the laying of the foundation stone in 1883 to the present day, our site has been a place of solace and education for many. A visit will certainly confirm the warmth of welcome – something akin to the feeling of ‘coming home’. Not surprising then that we describe life at St John’s as being part of a large family.
Our bywords of ‘individuality’, ‘opportunity’ and ‘success’ sum up the essence of what we offer at St John’s. Ultimately, small class sizes, combined with a very strong pastoral ethos, means that we can spend time getting to know our pupils really well, thereby getting the very best out of all of them. In addition, whilst they are hugely important, we don’t just focus on the ‘3 Rs’ at the expense of everything else; we offer a fabulously varied curriculum, strongly rooted in enquiry-based learning, along with an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities; there is the space and time for a varied and full education.
Children can attend St John’s from the age of 2½ until they are 16. Whilst the majority will be day pupils, St John’s offers a vibrant boarding experience which can be ‘full’, ‘weekly’ or ‘flexi’, with good food, homely bedrooms and a bright, revamped Boarders’ Common Room. Weekend trips, with the focus on fun, are the icing on the cake of the boarding experience.
As a result of generic marketing blurb, it can be difficult to distinguish one independent school from another. Visiting us in person will allow you to experience our ethos and facilities and we invite you to come and see St John’s in action. We offer bespoke tours; this allows us to focus on one family at a time – as it should be.

Bryan Kane
Head of School

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