Mission Statement and Ethos

Statement from the Kent College Executive Team - 5th June 2020

Dear Girls,

I am sure you are all aware of recent events relating to the murder of George Floyd. We would like to take this opportunity to say that Kent College stands with its black community. Racism has no place in our school. We have been talking to members of our black community and gathering our thoughts at Kent College, in what has been a difficult and emotional few days.

We understand that we have a responsibility both as individuals and as a wider community to embrace the uncomfortable topic of systemic racism and acknowledge our part in reassessing our approach, asking ourselves the question how can we contribute even more to society in a positive and constructive way on the topic of racism and injustice.

We will continue to listen, learn and work with members of our school community to ensure that anti-racism is a priority within our education.

Kent College Executive Team –

Julie Lodrick, Headmistress

Angela Jenkins, Bursar

James Mossman, Deputy Head Academic

Jen Tobin, Deputy Head Pastoral

Nik Pears, Head of Prep

Vision

To inspire girls with a love of learning so that they grow in mind and spirit.

Mission

Kent College exists to provide an inspirational education that enables girls to develop into courageous young women equipped to make a purposeful contribution to the world.

Kent College girls are

Generous - support each other, their community and the wider world
Resilient - see mistakes as an opportunity to learn
Independent - prepared to take their place in the world
Tenacious - ambitious and determined

Core values

Daily life at Kent College is underpinned by the Wesleyan values of 'doing all the good you can' in a tolerant and supportive Christian ethos.
We provide an inspirational education framework in which intellectual curiosity and love of learning is fostered.
We place, physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing at the heart of school life.
We value and celebrate each girl as an individual.

Methodist Schools' Mission Statement

Kent College is one of 14 British schools which are managed by the Board of Management for Methodist Residential Schools and Colleges.

The aims of the Methodist schools are:

To be caring Christian family communities committed to the development of the full potential of each individual, having regard for their personal attributes in addition to their academic aspirations
To maintain high educational standards in all their academic, cultural and sporting activities, stimulating excitement in learning and requiring discipline in study whatever the ability of the child
To work with and in the communities they serve
To worship as Christians in the Methodist tradition; to uphold Christian values in practice as well as in theory and to make religious education a strong feature of the curriculum, whilst welcoming members of other faiths (and none) in a spirit of openness and tolerance
To encourage pupils in a critical examination of the standards and values current in society and to discover and develop a personal faith to guide them throughout their lives

Kent College is a registered charity and is a member of the Methodist Independent Schools' Group.