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4.18 The social development of all pupils, including those with SEND and EAL, is excellent. They are aware
of each other’s differences, and value their peers as individuals rather than seeing them as being
defined by their characteristics. The school seeks every opportunity to encourage pupil interaction
and working together, whether this be within the vertical tutoring system (Baraza) or the system of
Tangazo and information sharing. Service is seen as a crucial part of the school’s activities with half
day and full days being devoted to serve the community in charity or service-based initiatives. For
example, the school has strong links with surrounding schools, foster homes, orphanages and hosts
early morning breakfasts in the community. The school emphasis on outdoor activities allows excellent
opportunities for the pupils to cooperate, interact, take measured risks, and learn from one another
as seen in the much-enjoyed extreme sports events and the ‘hog charge’ adventurous activities.
4.19 Overall, pupils’ respect for diversity and cultural understanding is excellent. Pupils have a highly
developed awareness and appreciation of their own and other cultures. They are proud to attend a
British international school, demonstrating a thoughtful and perceptive awareness of British values
including democracy, respect for the law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance. Pupils take great
pride in the displays of flags around the boarding houses representing the variety of different cultures
whether East African or further afield as this allows them to appreciate, respect and understand
cultural diversity. Pupils are actively involved on an annual basis in an anti-bullying day run by the
pupil anti-bullying committee and as a result this enables pupils to enjoy promoting differences and
sensitivities towards tribes, culture and ethnicity. The school has been a Round Square School for
many years and pupils have in pre-covid times had opportunities to attend conferences all over the
world. Recent involvement has been mostly on-line; however, for the pupils the core benefits of
learning about the principles of democracy are still in place.
4.20 Pupils awareness of how to stay safe is excellent, as evidenced by their conduct around the site and
their behaviour in lessons. All pupils benefit from being members of a close-knit community where
they feel known as individuals and valued and respected by both other pupils and staff. Pupils and
staff recognise the role the on-site doctor plays in keeping the community safe and well, most
especially during the covid period. The pastoral schedule through the excellent PSHEE programme
encourages good practices in diet and health, including a ‘moving on up day’ in which each year group
gets a full day to engage in a topical and safety led education day. For example, Year 11 recently had
a day to consider issues related to mental health, peer mentoring and sexual health issues. Pupils in
discussion said that such events help them to focus more clearly on some important aspects of life.
The pupils relish the opportunities to be active and engage in a wide variety of extra-curricular
activities which include in addition to school sport; horse riding, canoeing, mountain biking,
gymnastics and the President’s Award for competitive sports. The vast majority of senior school
parents in the questionnaire stated that their child was well looked after and kept safe and that the
boarding experience has helped their child's progress and personal development. The overwhelming
majority of parents also said that their child's educational needs are met effectively by the school and
the vast majority said that the school promotes an environment which successfully supports their
child's personal development.
© Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
St Andrew’s School – Turi – Kenya – March 2022
