United Kingdom, Oxford
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Pastoral care and purposeful learning develop pupils into happy, engaged and independent individuals. Global Perspective and Motivation are core values that foster understanding of others, openness to languages, and personal growth.
Special Needs Coordinators provide SEN support; Gill Hudson is the Special Needs Co-ordinator.
All Primary pupils learn through two languages, with half the week in English and the other half in a stream language (French, German, or Spanish). In class an immersion method is used, with communication predominantly in the language of the day.
Wellbeing support includes access to a School Health Nurse and a pastoral counsellor; safeguarding policies promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
Safeguarding is prioritised; a Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Leads are in place (Georgie Neville; Lynn Wood and Karen Marais). Contact safeguardingleads@europaschool.uk. A Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy exists.
Europa School UK is a UK state-funded Free School and IB World School on Culham campus for pupils aged 4 to 18. The curriculum blends Early Years Foundation Stage, British curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate through MYP and DP, with a distinctive multilingual, immersion-based approach. In Primary, every pupil spends half the week in English and half in a stream language (French, German, or Spanish), taught by bilingual staff in an immersion environment. In Secondary, History and Geography are studied in a second language. The Sixth Form offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, free for all students. The campus houses Mediathéque, Language Lab, a Sixth Form Study Centre, and a digital learning space, with an Auditorium and an Art Gallery supporting the arts. Capital developments include a Performance Studio and science-lab upgrades. A programme of after-school activities, language exchanges and Duke of Edinburgh Awards enriches academic life and intercultural understanding.