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40: 410:'Strategic education initiative of the year' and 'Prep School of the Year' at the TES (Times Education Supplement) Independent School Awards, the school ended up winning the former award for taking the bold step of introducing Engineering as a core curriculum subject for all pupils in Year 3 and above. The judges commented "To introduce Engineering as a curriculum subject from age 7 is a bold and inspiration step. We were deeply impressed." 31: 389:
An Independent Schools Inspection of St Faith's, in June 2011, reported, "St Faith's is highly and conspicuously successful in meeting its stated aims, especially those aspiring to achieve high academic standards, and provides an inspiring education and a stimulating curriculum." Pupils' achievement
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Since the first Engineering Training Course event in late 2019, St Faith's has trained in excess of 100 schools in how to introduce and run Engineering as a curriculum subject. In February 2020 St Faith's launched their Schemes of Work for Engineering in Year 5, Year 6 and Year 7, which are freely
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which answered a key question – what constitutes a good education? Published by Routledge, it demonstrates a new 'four-dimensional' model by outlining its origins, implications and practice. The book received positive reviews by former and current headmasters at schools, and the Chief Executive of
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An Independent Schools Inspection of St Faith's, in April 2017, stated, "The schools meets the standards in the schedule to the Education (Independent Schools Standards) Regulation 2014, and relevant requirements of the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, and associated
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was 'excellent'. Teaching across the school was found to be 'excellent', as was pupils' personal development and cultural and spiritual awareness. Pupils' social development was also judged 'outstanding' with the pastoral support a major strength of the school.
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In 2019, St Faith's announced that they had won the pre-prep/prep school of the year award at the prestigious Tes (Times Educational Supplement) Independent School Awards 2019. They had been shortlisted for the second consecutive year.
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houses. Since then, the school has built Ashburton, opened in 1999, a large red-brick building. Ashburton was so named because the children were evacuated to Ashburton in Devon during the
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that they had appointed Dr. Crispin Hyde-Dunn as the next head of St Faith's, to succeed Mr. Nigel Helliwell who was due to retire in 2021. Crispin joined St Faith's in September 2021.
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named St Faith's winner of the 2018 Healthy Eating Award. Judges were looking for innovative healthy eating programmes with a tangible impact on the school community.
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and Old Fidelian. It is designed to link all aspects of STEM education (Science, Maths, Computing, Engineering, Art and Design) in one large multi-functional space.
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In June 2006, the School opened a new building for music and technology, named The Keynes Building in honour of old boys
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The school has achieved Eco-Schools' Green Flag status. In 2014, St Faith's was awarded the much coveted
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Doubles in 2017; first Briton to win at Wimbledon for twenty years; elder brother of tennis player
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St Faith's is a member of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).
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requirements, and no further action is required as a result of this inspection."
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In early 2018, the Deputy Head Academic, Margaret White, released a book titled
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In November 2018, a £2M STEM facility named 'The Hub' was officially opened by
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and St Faith's Schools Foundation. It is named after the French martyr
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The school was founded by Ralph Shilleto Goodchild, a graduate of
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The Leys and St Faith's Foundation, registered charity no. 311436
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for its pioneering approach to the teaching of sustainability.
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IAPS member schools and state maintained schools nationally.
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In May 2011 a state of the art Sports Centre was opened by
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The Leys and St Faith's Foundation share the motto (
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The schoolhouse of St Faith's School, Cambridge from Trumpington Road
Trumpington Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 8AG
Coordinates
52°11′18″N 0°07′23″E / 52.1883°N 0.1230°E / 52.1883; 0.1230
Private
preparatory school
Ofsted
Reports
Full list of Governors
Co-educational
Old Fidelians
www.stfaiths.co.uk
private
preparatory
Trumpington Road
Cambridge
The Leys
St Faith
Christ's College
Gwen Raverat
Period Piece
Victorian
Second World War
Ashburton
Dartmoor
Devon

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