Academic Overview
Our vision at Charterhouse focuses on promoting academic rigour, developing intellectual curiosity and nurturing in children the ability and desire to learn independently.
We foster the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for our pupils to succeed in a complex, fast-changing, multi-cultural society. Engaging learning and inspirational teaching are at the heart of what we do; we aim to develop in our pupils a breadth of academic interests and pursuits, to foster in them a rich interior life through their learning, and to instil in them high expectations and an appetite for challenge, self-reflection and improvement.
The breadth of our curriculum reflects the flexibility that is desirable for our pupils to develop their individual talents, independence, interests, abilities and aptitudes.
We are responsive to individual pupils’ learning and pastoral needs and we promote a widely-understood culture of our philosophy of learning: a strong belief in self-directed learning and pupil leadership with a close eye on the wider values that we hold dear at Charterhouse: responsibility, kindness, perseverance, open-mindedness and moral courage.
The Charterhouse CurriculumAcademic Staff Departments and Subjects
Latest Academic News
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There was a purposeful buzz around our International Universities mini-fair hosted in the Hub on Monday 23 April with nine universities in attendance.
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During the Easter break, our partnerships with local state schools gave us the opportunity to provide a free GCSE revision course for 120 Year 11 pupils.
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Pupils from the Sustainability Committee took the sermon in Chapel delivering a persuasive message to their peers on sustainability and how individual actions can contribute to a greener, brighter future for everyone.
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Jacob (Year 11) is one of the Top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s new “How To” Informational Writing Contest for Teenagers by The New York Times.
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On Monday 18 March, the Politics Society was honoured to welcome Sir Laurie Bristow to School.
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Lecture Theatre was bursting at the seams for the latest guest speaker, geo-political journalist, author and broadcaster, Tim Marshall.
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Dame Denise Lewis, a former Olympic heptathlon champion and one of the UK’s most successful ever athletes recently delivered an inspiring talk to Year 12 pupils.
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Twenty-two Carthusians enthusiastically displayed their love for languages and performance by participating in this year's Verse Speaking Competition.
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Edward and Michael (Year 12) were joint winners of the French interschool debating competition, competing against 9 other schools.
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Members of the Feminist Society delivered a sermon in Chapel celebrating the achievements of women from around the world.
