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WELCOME TO BEDALES SENIOR SCHOOL

Bedales Senior is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for 13-18 years.

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Bedales was founded as an alternative to the mainstream 19th century British ‘Public School’ and, while much has changed since 1893, we still strive to educate the young people in our care with the same questioning approach to learning and living. The school’s motto – work of each for weal of all – emphasises both our attention to nurturing the individual as well as coming together in a collective endeavour. 

Today, our approach draws on our innovative traditions with Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs) taught alongside five core GCSEs, project-based learning as a key part of our Block 3 (year 9) curriculum and approaches to boarding, pastoral care and interpersonal relationships that break down unnecessary barriers between the generations, the sexes and the wider community. 

Our students finish their journey with us to go on to a wide range of some of the most prestigious academic and artistic institutions in the UK and internationally, joining a host of alumni who are distinctively Bedalian for life. While we take a kinder, more ‘child-centered’ approach, our students are ambitious and you will find they go on to contribute to society in remarkable ways. 

The best way of understanding what we have to offer at all three of our schools is to pay us a visit. We are proud of our community and genuinely enjoy welcoming visitors who come and see us in our campus, nestled in the heart of the South Downs National Park. 

See you soon! 

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We became dissatisfied with GCSEs, believing they had become narrow, dull and unfit for purpose. 

Instead, we developed our own ambitious qualification programme – Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs) – to complement a core IGCSE programme of Maths, English, Sciences and Modern Languages. Designed by Bedales teachers, externally moderated and recognised by universities, BACs give students a say over what books they study, mainly involve coursework as opposed to exams, and focus on outdoors, Arts and Humanities subjects. 

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A liberal education prioritises the individual and free expression. That doesn't mean 'anything goes', but it does encourage pupils to explore, contribute, consider alternative views, listen to others, and develop their own thinking and reasoning.

We believe that hard rules breed only obedience and disobedience, whilst freedom breeds insight - especially important in a world that is becoming less deferential and hierarchical, and with a greater emphasis on interaction and collaboration. 

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Educating the whole person

We encourage our pupils to understand not only their subjects, but humanity and their place in the world, from as many different perspectives and experiences as possible.

A Bedales education is shaped by the individual. Our job is to help our pupils to work out where they want to go, and then to get there. When they leave us, we want them to feel comfortable in their own skins, to know their own minds, and to have found their voices. 

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