Academic Stretch & Support

A positive environment for every pupil

Academic Enrichment

Our enrichment programme encourages the girls to be academically curious and enjoy the challenge of expanding their learning horizons. The girls will have the opportunity to become involved in numerous academic enrichment opportunities provided by clubs, competitions, reading recommendations and other challenges to stimulate intellectual curiosity. We work with the girls inside and outside of the classroom, helping them to become independent learners who enjoy the challenge of exploring new issues and delving deeper into areas of the curriculum that they have found interesting.

The pupil guide to ‘what’s on’ at Berkhamsted is available through pupils’ Online Personal Potfolio, an app which has been specially designed to assist your daughter in documenting, reviewing and reflecting upon all of the activities participated in, and outside of, the classroom. The app will enable your daughter to monitor her progress within the Berkhamsted Award and Diploma, a programme which rewards pupils for their co-curricular involvement, captures evidence to support university and workplace applications, and develops pupils’ character through the five components of Academic Stretch, Charity, Community, Cultural and Physical.

Academic Stretch lessons take place weekly, within curriculum time, in the form of subject connected sessions, with the aim of bringing that subject to life and into the world of work or real life beyond Berkhamsted. As pupils move through the School, they will develop aspects of character, gain experience of leadership and explore future career paths.

Beyond the curriculum

Berkhamsted Girls are encouraged to research and explore beyond the curriculum. This video shares the inspirational assembly hosted by pupils to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022.

ACADEMIC

Learning Support

At Berkhamsted Girls our Learning Support department maintains a positive learning environment for every pupil, supporting the girls to perform to the best of their ability in their core academic subjects.

We are aware that the needs of every girl differs and so we offer an inclusive ‘Whole School Approach’ to meet individual strengths and learning styles.

Our Learning Support department helps the pupils with their planning and organisation, enabling the girls to become both motivated and independent learners.

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The school delivers on its motto of ‘Developing Remarkable People’ – students are notably engaging and enjoy taking part in everything the school has to offer.

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Oversubscribed at both major entry points (11+ and 13+), with places sought after by bright and talented pupils from far and wide, looking for more breadth than the local grammars can offer, without the hothouse feel of some schools closer to London.

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