I believe that children are the FutureWimbledon

This Tuesday I attended the Future Wimbledon conference, hosted by Love Wimbledon and the borough of Merton. It was a conference mainly aimed at local businesses and other stake-holders, to share what hopes they have for the development of the area.

I went along, as we feel that it is very important that our school's vision and approach supports and enhances this development, and I am really excited about both the ideas for SW19 as well as the role our school could play in it.

One possible direction is the idea of further developing Wimbledon's cultural offerings, to create a creative arts hub. This would include our fantastic theatres, the possible building of a new concert venue (to host the Wimbledon International Music Festival among other things), Wimbledon Film Studios and the work the prestigious Wimbledon Art College.

Another theme that emerged with MP Stephen Hammond, and then continued through the day, was that of Wimbledon as "Tech Suburb". There are already a number of tech companies located in the area and they hope to attract more such businesses to the area.

We believe that our school could both benefit and support these ambitions. Our approach to education is built on the children having hands on practical experiences, and we feel that the children working with experts in a range of fields, including the creative arts, will lead to their discovering and developing their talents. As well as offering a space for new graduates to explore and try their on ideas, in a safe and supportive environment. By being surrounded by world class examples from across this area can only further motivate the children to succeed.

Another aspiration of our school is to future-proof our students. This means the children being resilient and adaptive learners, but also reflects our desire for them to be comfortable and fluent with the all new technologies. In this way we would hope that local tech companies would share their expertise with us by joining our "community cloud", and we would help ensure that they have a talented pool of young talent to join their business.