The St Dunstan’s Diploma captures the full richness of Sixth Form life, recognising both academic achievement and personal growth.
All students are inducted into this alongside becoming specialists in their chosen A Levels, students apply knowledge in practical, creative, and real-world ways.
The St Dunstan’s Diploma brings together three approaches - Inspired Minds, True Character and Global Futures - to embed academic depth, future readiness, and personal growth into every student’s A level journey.
Together, these three strands create a holistic programme where scholarship, opportunity, and character unite under the St Dunstan’s Diploma.
Inspired Minds
Thinking deeply, questioning boldly, striving for excellence
Inspired Minds cultivates the intellectual ambition of A Level thinking through platforms like the Scholars’ Symposium, a termly Inspired Minds Review academic journal, and national essay competition submissions, leading Departmental Societies. Students also benefit from advanced pathways for Oxbridge and competitive courses, including masterclasses, interdisciplinary forums, and critical thinking workshops.
True Character
Integrity, resilience, and leadership in action
True Character develops the qualities most valued by top institutions: integrity, adaptability, and the ability to work with and lead others. Students build skills portfolios through volunteering, work experience, and personal reflection. Dedicated curriculum modules develop communication & presentation skills, emotional literacy, and wellbeing habits, all of which culminate in Adventure Week & our Summer Festival. Mentor groups led by older students foster leadership while supporting younger peers in study skills and personal development.
As employers increasingly rely on AI-driven recruitment tools and automated screening processes, this pathway equips students with the human skills, adaptability and strategic understanding that will help them secure opportunities and thrive in them.
Global Futures
Ambition without borders, readiness without limits
Global Futures focuses on preparing students for life beyond school, whether university, conservatoires, art institutions in the UK, Europe, Canada and USA. Mock interviews and panels with partner schools sharpen higher education and career readiness, while a national competition strategy ensures structured participation across subjects. Achievement is showcased through the Spotlight Series and celebrated publicly via an Honours system, reinforcing a culture of aspiration and recognition.
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