Winter 2025 | 23 south-east London, to raise the next generation of intelligent, confident, and progressive people. “St Dunstan’s has always been different. Our founders believed the first school should be ‘ahead of its time’, and that spirit of progressive thinking and reform remains central to our Group identity today. From the outset, we challenged convention, asked questions of the orthodoxy, and led the way in curriculum and pedagogical innovation. Today, we continue to build on that foundation.” Helping pupils to develop their world view and self-confidence, SDEG covers its junior, senior, and preparatory schools in addition to the St Dunstan’s enterprises and the St Christopher’s Hall, which all provide best-in-class education for students of all ages. As children and teenagers rely on the fair shaping of their education and self-confidence in education, SDEG’s contribution to young lives continues to be admirable, influential, and entirely inspiring. Sustainability With a strong drive to work towards a more sustainable world, especially as the next generations are learning key skills to lead the years to come, St Dunstan’s holds sustainability and climate action at its core. As its 2021 Environmental Policy continues to impact every move the college makes, it is an educator which helps to shape the future through its dedicated approach to its ambitious goals. As described on the site, St Dunstan’s delivers projects across key themes: • Curriculum and Co-curriculum: embedding environmental learning and climate action across subjects and enrichment. • Climate and Wellbeing: supporting pupils and staff in addressing climate anxiety and channelling concern into activism. • Energy and Carbon: retrofitting historic buildings, installing LED lighting, PV panels, and intelligent building systems, and constructing sustainable new facilities such as our BREEAM Excellent STEM block and Sixth Form Centre. • Waste and Recycling: eliminating single-use plastics, reducing food waste, and promoting reuse. • Water and Biodiversity: enhancing habitats, wildflower areas, gardens, and wildlife ponds. • Transport and Travel: encouraging sustainable choices when travelling to and from the College. • Community and Engagement: partnering with local organisations, hosting workshops, and involving pupils in leadership roles. The college is always looking for ways to incorporate sustainability into its offerings, ensuring that all-important longevity factors are covered, from procurement, estates masterplan, staff development, onboarding, appraisals, and wellbeing programmes. Furthermore, St Dunstan’s is an advocate for pupils looking to make a difference through the College Parliament, Sustainability Committee, and Eco Society. Additionally, the college carries out it annual Planet Mark certification and termly progress reports ensure accountability, while communications celebrate achievements with our community. From retrofitting historic buildings to achieving BREEAM Excellent for new constructions, increasing biodiversity across its siters to removing single-use plastics and its meat-free days, St Dunstan’s has made initiatives and forward-thinking practices each contributing a more sustainable world through education, action, and care. Awarded for four years running, St Dunstan’s has stood out to us at LUXlife for our Private Education Awards in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, and we’re proud to bestow the entire team with these accolades. Looking ahead to the future, and in light of this year’s win, we’re sure that St Dunstan’s will continue to achieve great things, not only with recognition from awarding bodies, but with recognition from parents, pupils, and other members of its community. Contact: Jordon-Lee Squibb Company: St Dunstan's College Website: https://www.stdunstans.org.uk/
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