International School Award

Elston Hall is proud to have achieved continuous accreditation of the ISA since 2010, but even prouder of our deep-sated international ethos. Learning languages has a central place within our diverse curriculum and our children learn French right from Reception until Year 6. We also celebrate the other languages spoken by our families and students.

Our thematic curriculum ensures that a diverse range of cultures and countries are experienced and that a multicultural approach to learning is an integral part of our wider curriculum. Throughout all of our re-accreditations, we have actively modified our international policy and plans to ensure they cater for our pupils, addressing and celebrating their diverse backgrounds, languages and cultures. International partnerships and shared projects with schools have evolved over the years and have had an invaluable impact on the learning and enjoyment of children from all schools involved. Well-established links continue with partner schools in Texas and Italy and Poland and our Polish HLTA is inspiring pupils to learn the Polish language and culture whilst also enhancing links with the wider Polish local community. We are also investigating new links with French speaking schools to enhance our language learning.

Our children leave us with open minds, respect, understanding, the ability to apply knowledge and a desire to learn more about the international community in which we live. Pupils voice their views and impact upon school and the wider community through Head Boy and Girl, School Council, ambassadors for reading, maths, well-being, digital, behaviour, and Eco-warriors, leading to whole school fund-raising events such as Comic Relief, Eco books and costume sales, Children in Need and also to the creation of our whole school values: Empowered, Listeners, Successful, Together, Open-minded, Nurturing: the initials of each of these values spelling out the school name.