The value of a service culture
Extracurricular elements of school life – including CCF and DofE – offer adventure but also deliver skills and qualities that are invaluable for future life and career. We asked three schools how they develop young…
St Albans School on the wider value of CCF
Maj. David Forbes-Whitehead, CCF Commander at St Albans School, on the wide-ranging benefits for young people of Combined Cadet Force participation
Berkhamsted Schools Group on building character
Jo Vila, Deputy Head of Co-Curricular at Berkhamsted Schools Group, on why extracurricular activities are an important safe space for young people to step up to challenges and build character
Academic and co-curricular learning: helping pupils develop essential ‘soft skills’
What are soft skills and why are they so important?
