Welcome on board

It is my pleasure to welcome you to The London Nautical School. This is aremarkable place with a unique heritage and ethos and one which very much looksto the future.

This prospectus will give you a flavour of some of the unparalleled academic,cultural, sporting, outdoor and Nautical opportunities open to our students, as wellas the outstanding leadership activities that form the London Nautical experience.

My staff and I sincerely believe that the wonderful young men and women we havethe privilege to educate deserve nothing less as we prepare them for the enormousand exciting challenges of their future lives.

HYDER DASTAGIR HEADMASTER

“The first thing I would say is the friendly atmosphere, the short time it

took for new students like myself to forge friendships with others,

meant that from the beginning through to the end of my time the

learning environment was always pleasant and school was both

productive and enjoyable.”

JAMEL HEAD BOY

At The London Nautical School we believe in excellence for all and have highexpectations of every one of our students. We want all our young people to enjoy amemorable and successful education in an inclusive environment, where eachindividual’s unique talents are recognised and valued.

Our school is on the South Bank of the Thames, the centre of the world’s mostsignificant and vibrant performing arts hub. We take full advantage of the superbvariety of opportunities for creative collaboration, performance and inspiration thisoffers.

We take every opportunity to unlock potential, to inspire, challenge and nurturecreativity and ambition through our innovative curriculum and enrichmentexperiences. Our close partnerships and links with the nautical world enable us tooffer stimulating and challenging nautical activities which include sailing andkayaking, using our own fleet of boats and kayaks.

All of our young people are encouraged to develop the values of self-discipline,respect, commitment, resilience and personal responsibility to equip them for thenext stage in their learning journey.

A vibrant and stimulating place to learn

“What I love about London

Nautical is the warm and

welcoming nature of its students

and the approachable, passionate

teachers.”

DAREK YEAR 8 PUPIL

The London Nautical School was founded as a direct result of the sinking of RMSTitanic in 1912. Several nautical training schools were introduced to improveseamanship; The London Nautical School is the only one of those training schoolsthat remains with a nautical and maritime ethos.

Our original location was in Rotherhithe as an annex of the Rotherhithe New RoadSchool in 1915. Access to Surrey Docks enabled the school to provide nauticaltraining classes for all students, leading to future careers in the Merchant Navy, theUK’s commercial shipping industry.

In 1937 the school gained its own site in Silwood Street, Surrey Quays, and becameknown as The London Nautical School.

In 1965 we moved to Broadwall, Waterloo, and then into our current building onStamford Street, Blackfriars, which was a former Print works.

We became a Foundation School in 1999 and in 2003 were granted Sport’s CollegeStatus enabling us to develop our sporting and nautical curriculums.

Our heritage

A Nautical school

The school exploits its nautical heritage for the benefit of the pupils, fosteringpartnerships and links to provide all students with access to Nautical Studies andwater sessions at each key stage. Partnerships with the Royal Yachting Association,The Royal and Merchant Navy, the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights (City ofLondon craftsmanship and charity organisation) and the Port of London Authority, aswell as our affiliation with HMS Richmond and fleet of boats allow us to provideevery student with a unique learning experience. An example of our success is thesetting up and leading of the London Sailing Regatta held annually at GreenwichYacht Club.

At Key Stage Three, all students spend time on the water, Thames side wharfs andquays, learning and mastering their sailing and kayaking skills in a range of vessels.This is combined with lessons where students gain insight into the maritime sectorin the UK, the Merchant and Royal Navies, as well as understanding of water safetyand threats to the marine environment.

At Key Stage Four and in the Sixth Form, students can follow a number of accreditedroutes leading to careers in the Maritime industry.

“I find the practical elements of

Nautical Studies exciting and

fulfilling.”DIANA YEAR 12 PUPIL

Learning the ropes...

“I liked the myriad opportunities

there were for extra-curricular

activities that catered to each and

every student’s individual likes.

From sporting activities to

debating and public speaking.”

EMIL FORMER PUPIL

A flexible learning experience: holistic, relevant, challenging

Key Stage Three

We believe that every child should be encouraged to reach their full potential andsurpass their own expectations. Our Key Stage Three curriculum combines a coreentitlement for each of our students with a flexible, dynamic and challenging offer,designed to meet the diversity of individual talents, motivations and interests thatreflect our school community.

We recognise the fundamental importance of being literate and numerate to besuccessful in life and have therefore embedded literacy and numeracy skillsdevelopment across all key stages.

Key Stage Four

At Key Stage Four our flexible offer comprises of a range of courses and differentpathways that meet the needs and different intended future destinations of each ofour students.

Our offer comprises of traditional academic subjects, alongside creative, technicaland sporting options such as Art, Business, Drama, P.E. and Maritime Studies.Additionally students can take a range of BTEC and other vocational pathways.

We encourage and foster lasting relationships between students, staff and parents,which enable every student to succeed. The English and Drama department arecurrently engaged in pioneering work to drive this relationship forward bydeveloping an ‘open classroom’ system where a pupil can choose their teachers andprojects. We are the only school in the country that runs English using theseprinciples and are gaining a national reputation for an innovative approach toteaching and learning in English, which is proving very successful.

Pursuing excellence in sporting endeavour

Since 2003 we have been an accredited Specialist Sports College with access tostate-of-the-art facilities. These now include a fitness suite, all weather pitch and anew indoor sports hall for basketball, handball, volleyball and badminton, as well asaccess to a wide range of external facilities.

We provide a comprehensive PE curriculum in all key stages that leads toaccreditation for all, in GCSE, A-Level and BTEC qualifications.

Our extensive extra-curricular sports programme at school, around the UK and inEurope, gives all our students the opportunity to develop skills and excel in sport.Sporting holiday opportunities abroad, foster enjoyment and keep students active.

Our school teams have been enormously successful over the years as LambethBasketball, Handball, Swimming, Cross-Country, Athletics, Cricket and FootballLeague Champions. We are proud to have been London Swimming Champions,South London Cup and Inner London Cup Football Champions competing in the last64 nationally.

A world of opportunities

“Students benefit from the highlyimpressive extra-curricularprogramme.”OFSTED 2013

With a long tradition of providing an extensive enrichment programme, we now offera comprehensive range of sports, arts, nautical, travel and other clubs and activitieswhich complement and extend the curriculum, to challenge all our young people.

We fully benefit from our many partnerships and links to give every student realopportunities and contexts in which to learn, unlock their potential and flourish.Our external partners complement the academic curriculum and form a critical partof what we offer at the school. Opportunities include mock interviews atPricewaterhouse Coopers, projects undertaken in partnership with leading highereducation institutions such as Kings College London, enrichment learning withArsenal Football Club, and film production at the British Film Institution (BFI). Wealso offer theatrical experiences at London’s premier theatres including the Old Vic,creative writing workshops in conjunction with Tate Modern, and internationallearning experiences across Europe, through the British Council Comenius projects.

We value the ideas and opinions of all of our students and are always keen toexplore new ways to engage and involve them in shaping the life of the school.Starting from Student Council and extending to feedback forums, dialogue withHeads of Department and frequent reviews of curriculum development. In this waywe seek to provide the best possible experience for each of them.

Our Heads of Year and teams of committed form tutors have detailed knowledge ofall students and constantly track their academic and personal development. A closeworking partnership with parents ensures that every student is supported tosucceed.

Careers Education and Guidance

We provide all our Key Stage Four students with opportunities to develop key skillsto equip them for the next stage. This includes a range of workshops led by expertssuch as Price Waterhouse Cooper, where every student learns interview and CVwriting skills. All students are provided with work placements in high profileenvironments.

Inclusion

Our dedicated team of specialists provides support tailed to individual needs, toensure that every student can achieve their full potential. Support is centred onmeeting needs within the mainstream curriculum and we have a fantastic SEN teamwho oversee this provision. Students identified as ‘more able’ are challenged in theircurriculum, through enrichment activities and ‘Fast Track’ groupings.

The development of good literacy and numeracy skills is a focus and priority.Students who are identified through regular assessment procedures as requiring

specialist support, are provided with a range of small group and 1 to 1 tuition toenable them to make good progress.

English as an Additional Language

There are more than thirty languages spoken by students at The London NauticalSchool. Monitoring of progress and twice yearly assessment is used to identify anystudent who is not making expected progress. Trained and accredited staff, provideadditional support to students according to need. All bilingual and multilingualstudents are encouraged to develop their literacy across languages and to achieveGCSE and A level success in those languages they excel at.

Support, guidance and achievement for all

Sixth Form

As part of offering a range of A Levels and Vocational courses to suit the needs ofour growing Sixth Form we also work very closely with external bodies, providing aneffective transition from school life to work related learning throughPricewaterhouse Coopers, the Brokerage City Link and London SouthbankUniversity.

These bespoke associations give thorough advice and a programme of ‘life skills’which focus on practical topics such as interview skills, personal finance, careersand Educational advice.

Preparing for life beyond The London Nautical School Sixth Form

After successful completion of A Levels or Vocational Courses in the Sixth Form werecognise the importance of preparing our pupils for life beyond the school. Wework hard to support pupils in making the right choices for themselves when itcomes to post-16 education, employment or apprenticeships.

“I have really enjoyed the friendliness of the 6th form and the continued

support of my teachers.” ROBERT YEAR 13 PUPIL

Setting sail...life after Nautical

The ethos of the school has encouraged the talents of all its pupils into a diverserange of careers with many achieving great prominence in science to the arts, sport,music, law, all three services, the Merchant Navy and the wider maritime world.

Alumni include Admiral Mark Stanhope who served as First Sea Lord of theAdmiralty and Chief of Naval staff, Members of Parliament Stewart Jackson, MP forPeterborough, and Jim Dowd, MP for Lewisham West. In the arts Giacomo Manciniwent on to star in the hit television series Top Boy.

The contributions of old boys in the sporting arena is equally impressive, from thecareer of Olympic and GB Discus thrower Abdul Buhari to Jeff Probyn (Wasps), whoplayed 37 times for England in Rugby. Darryl Marfo is presently a key part of theHarlequins team and Ted Cheeseman and Georgie Kean have both boxed forEngland. Swimming has always featured highly in the school – Harry Needs, EdWalsh and Bogac Ayhan are all leading swimmers.

The school has also produced an unrivalled number of boys who are playingprofessional football and have gained international caps for England including: JackWatkins (Chelsea), John Bostock (Leuven Belgium) and Matthias Fanimo (West Ham).Also presently playing are Alfie Potter (Oxford United), Kadell Daniel (CharltonAthletic), Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) and Terry Carter (North Eastern CAA USA).

Further information is availablefrom our website:www.lns.org.uk

LNS English Department:www.edutronic.net

Postal Address:The London Nautical School61 Stamford StreetBlackfriarsLondon SE1 9NA

Telephone: 020 7928 6801

Fax:020 7261 9408 (Main office)

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