Private Education & Development Awards 2019

8 Corporate Vision 2019 Private Education & Development Awards , Royal Hospital School Royal Hospital School: Most Outstanding Coeducational Boarding School 2019 - South East England Mar19500 The Royal Hospital School is anHMC independent co-educational boarding and day school for 750 pupils aged 11-18 years, providing an outstanding, full and broad education enriched by a unique naval heritage. As part of our showcase of this year’s Private Education&Development Awards we profile the school to find outmore about the unique education experience it provides. Founded in 1712 in Greenwich, London, the Royal Hospital School later moved to its current, spectacular site in 1933. Now set in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside overlooking the River Stour, the school has since continued to develop its spectacular purpose-built site and grow in size and reputation to become one of East Anglia’s leading independent schools. Initially a school open only to naval families, over the years the Royal Hospital School changed its strategic direction to widen access to boarders from a wide range of backgrounds. As well as the traditional buyers of independent education, today this includes recruitment from overseas, among services and expatriate communities and, through a means-tested bursary scheme, looked-after and disadvantaged pupils who could benefit from the strong pastoral system in place. Today the school is at the very cutting-edge of the education sector, offering a range of innovative options which help it combine the historical importance of its setting with support that will drive students to be fit for the modern world. Mobile learning is now a key element of the teaching and learning environment at the Royal Hospital School and has been for over seven years. Over that time the school has become an Apple Regional Training Centre, sharing good practice, facilitating training opportunities for teachers and helping to develop digital learning throughout the region. As part of this technological evolution all pupils in Years 7 to 11 are now provided with a leased iPad, which is designed to be an educational tool. They have access to an agreed suite of educational apps for use in the classroom and are supported by a secure network, well- resourced Information Systems department and on a peer to peer level though the school’s Digital Leaders. Whilst technology plays a vital part in the school’s work, it also recognises that access to the digital world can come with some risks. As such, the Royal Hospital School firmly believes that it is the school’s responsibility to ensure that its pupils, parents and staff are provided with support and advice on good practice and on-line safety technologies. Recently, as part of the school’s ongoing commitment to digital