Why Choose Swan?

Day-to-day life at The Swan School is a little bit different to many other secondary schools. We believe that our approach is the best way to ensure that children achieve more than they ever believed possible. Some of the distinctive features of our school are:

Highest Expectations of Behaviour

We place a great deal of importance on developing the personal and social skills young people need in order to function well as positive citizens. The school therefore expects the kind of standards of behaviour that would be expected in any professional workplace. The Swan should be a calm, purposeful environment to work and learn; we do not tolerate any behaviour that disrupts learning or makes any member of our community feel unsafe. 

All of our school rules are related to our values of ambition, dedication, kindness, and integrity and we take the time to clearly explain our expectations to our students.

We believe that children should understand that there are consequences associated with poor behaviour. We therefore have a clear set of sanctions that are applied calmly and consistently by staff. We aim to treat all students the same and do not accept excuses for rule-breaking. 

We ask parents to support us in upholding our rules so that every child can succeed.

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Knowledge-Rich Curriculum

Our curriculum is rigorously academic and knowledge-rich because we believe that this is the best way for students to gain the qualifications, skills, and confidence they need to achieve more than they ever believed possible.

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Longer School Day

We have a longer school day every Tuesday which means there is time for ‘electives’. Electives are timetabled slots in which students choose from a range of enriching activities such as sport, music, drama, lectures and volunteering. 

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Family Dining

Swan students and staff sit and eat a prepared meal together every day to promote healthy eating, caring for others, maturity and conversation skills. This communal approach helps students to engage in discussions with confidence and develop consideration for others. Breakfast and healthy snacks at break are also available.

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