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    Roedean prepares students for the future

    This week the school is advertising for a Head of Careers. The post is calling for
    a strategic planner to assist us in providing our students with the most appropriate advice in order to meet the challenges and innovations of 21st century life.

    I believe that this role is central at Roedean, as university applications and the job market become even more competitive.

    We will be aiming to offer the best possible advice for students as they consider their futures. We will be encouraging them to think outside the box, identify alternative ways to acquire skills for the workplace and to be prepared to think more broadly of their options when it come to higher education.

    Our students, however, stand head and shoulders above the average student identified in in The Times article of 21 February: “Schools are churning out the unemployable”. Through the wealth of activities which broaden their experience and test their social skills, our girls are focused and attentive, they stand up tall and look you in the eye – and that’s at the age of 13!

    We work hard on the basics such as their numeracy and literacy skills, as well as encouraging them to be ambitious and adventurous when they plan for their future.

    I don’t think, though, that we are doing enough. I am introducing in September a broader approach to education from the youngest pupils upwards which will encourage them to become proficient in basic life skills such as leadership, team building, risk taking, and public speaking. It’s amazing what can be learnt through such activities as expeditions, taking the lead in the Student Council, or planning a project for enhancing the school’s environment.

    We are also committed to developing the global citizen. Roedean has a rich diversity of students within its community, but we need to do more to get our students out into the world.

    We have launched an international student exchange programme which will give our pupils an opportunity to live and work half way across the world in a variety of countries. Through this, the girls will become more able to see things from alternative perspectives and to think of the wider picture in any situation.

    I believe that the school should be making an educational offer which is geared towards the preparation of students to be global citizens and part of the international workforce; to be able to cope with a rapidly changing world and to be sound and responsible citizens who have an inner integrity and set of values which will support them through an uncertain future.

    By Frances King, Headmistress at Monday, 1 March 2010

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