Cambian Great Dunmow School offers a nurturing and caring environment that allows all students to thrive and achieve their full potential, all students are encouraged to develop emotional literacy skills to enhance their success. Great importance is placed on recognising, celebrating and rewarding individual and group achievements. Students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of activities that enrich their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. This development is promoted through trips, cross curricular activities, workshops and alongside Fundamental British Values, that are embedded into all subject areas.
Our qualified and experienced staff work together to make Cambian Great Dunmow School a successful and positive community. We offer a rich, varied and stimulating curriculum, which includes academic, vocational, personal and social studies. Timetables are tailored to the individual to ensure they have the opportunity to make progress and receive the required level of support needed to assist them in fulfilling their potential. We strive to continually improve the provision and embrace opportunities to expand and extend learning opportunities and experiences.
The school supports a full range of national curriculum topics for its learners, underpinned by a whole school approach to the emotional wellbeing of each student, fully recognised as a Trauma Informed School UK. Students at both key stage 3, 4 and 5 have access to a creative curriculum which is suitable for their abilities and potential. All learners are supported through Trauma Informed approaches, with Thrive profiling completed on entrance to support the SEMH needs of all our young people.
We expect our students to be able to achieve beyond their expectations and gain excellent results in their GCSE qualifications, as well as Functional Skill, Entry Level certificates, PSD Awards and Certificates and other vocational qualifications.
Our Students Inspires New Games Room
Great Dunmow School has unveiled a brand-new games room, designed in response to student feedback. Following a Student Voice survey, pupils voted for a dedicated space to relax and recharge, leading to the creation of this vibrant facility.
The room features a pool table, air hockey, table tennis, a cosy lounge, a den-building zone, and even a boxing bag for stress relief. “It’s fantastic to see Student Voice directly shaping a space that enhances student wellbeing,” said Assistant Headteacher Olivia Lampard.
Year 8 student Austin added, “It’s great that we got to have a say. It’s a cool place to hang out and have a brain break.”
Open during breaks and lunchtimes, the games room reflects the school’s commitment to student wellbeing and engagement, with more initiatives on the way.
