International

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Clayesmore warmly welcomes applications from International students from all over the world to our Prep, Senior and Sixth Form schools.

Our beautiful location in the English countryside makes studying at Clayesmore a memorable experience. Surrounded by iconic historical and natural landmarks, rugged coastline and ancient market towns, Clayesmore is a very special and safe place to live and study. Our stunning manor house, lake and 62 acre site offers a spectacular backdrop to experiencing life at a British boarding school.

We enjoy having a range of nationalities and cultures at the school and pupils, both British and International, gain a huge amount from living alongside, and learning from, each other.

To ensure our International pupils have the best possible experience at an English boarding school, we keep the balance of International pupils at around 15% of our total student body. This means our non-British students have the chance to really assimilate into British culture and immerse themselves in the language.

Recent nationalities have included German, Spanish, French, Italian, Austrian, Russian, Nigerian, Kenyan, Turkish, Chinese, and Hong Kong Chinese. Students join Clayesmore for a minimum of two terms or for their whole education. (We do consider shorter stays on a case by case basis).

Learning English to a high level is one of the core reasons students join British boarding schools and Clayesmore has an exceptional English as an Additional Language (EAL) department to support English language skills and prepare students for the Cambridge exams. In fact, Clayesmore is a test centre for Cambridge exams and is recognised as a centre of excellence.

We welcome enquiries from International agents, and families directly, regarding boarding at Clayesmore and encourage you to contact our Admissions office on admissions@clayesmore.com and they will be delighted to help you.

EAL

Our EAL (English as an Additional Language) Department
at Clayesmore is run by highly specialised and experienced
staff and offers students a fantastic opportunity to improve
their English skills in a well-resourced and dedicated teaching
environment.

Once an initial assessment has taken place, specialist EAL
lessons are arranged according to an individual’s needs and are
conducted in small groups or on a one-to-one basis.

A student’s progress is then carefully monitored and EAL staff
members liaise closely with other subject teachers on a regular
basis to ensure they get all the support they need. We also
provide further support and are particularly sympathetic to
young people who have undertaken an educational, cultural and
social adventure in a land that is foreign to them.

We offer a unique educational and cultural programme for
international students. The EAL Department is here to help all
students whose first language is not English. Individual students
are encouraged to develop their skills at their own pace to
ensure that they feel comfortable and can benefit from all that is
on offer at Clayesmore.

Our ethos is:

• to enable overseas students to feel welcomed and
supported and to help them settle happily into their new
environment
• to raise a student’s competence in the English language in
order to minimise any disadvantage of being a non-native
speaker within an academic environment
• to encourage international students to integrate and to play
a full part in the academic, co-curricular and social life of the
school to build confidence, broaden their horizons and allow
them to get to know students from different cultural and
national backgrounds
• to provide students with the opportunity to work towards
internationally-recognised qualifications in the Cambridge
English Suite of examinations
• to provide support to individual students in core subjects,
on an ad hoc basis, when required
• to equip students with functional language and a range of
vocabulary to access the full curriculum
• to encourage students to develop their study skills and
techniques to enable them to maximize their performance
in English
• to equip pupils with the relevant language entry
requirements and qualifications stipulated by institutions of
higher education, including Cambridge English C1-C2, IELTS
and SAT

Guardians

Clayesmore Governors and Staff

Our Governors and Staff

Clayesmore’s affairs are governed by the Council of Clayesmore, chaired, at the present time by Mr John Andrews, a lawyer and former parent.

The governors represent, between them, a considerable range of skills, interests, professions and backgrounds and include at the present time a number who are former pupils and parents. They all share a very deep commitment to the wellbeing of Clayesmore, its pupils, its staff, and its future. The full Council meets every term as do all its sub-committees.

Council of Governors

CHAIRMAN
Mr John Andrews LLB (and Chairman of F&GP)

VICE-CHAIR
Mrs Rosie Stiven MA

EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
Mrs Sally Wilson BA, MA Ed, PGCE

COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mrs Julia Brown MSc
Mrs Fran Deeming BA, PGCE
Mr David Haywood MA, PGCE
Mrs Jane Howard BA

Mr Tim Ingram MA, MBA, FCIB
Mr Dayle Kirby BA, PGCE
Mr Richard Shaw BA, Dip Urb Des, MRTPI
Mr Mike Sussman BSc, MBA, CEng, MIET
Mrs Fiona Waller BEd

EMERITUS COUNCIL MEMBER
Mr Roger Kingwill BSc, MS

If for any reason you would like to contact the Chair, Mr Andrews directly, you can do so by writing to him at the school's registered office which is: Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL.

Head

Mrs J Thomson, BA (QTS), MBA, FRSA

If for any reason you would like to contact the Head, you can do so by writing to Mrs J Thomson, Clayesmore School. Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL or you can email head@clayesmore.com or you can call 01747 813111

Senior Leadership Team
Senior Deputy	Mr JR Carpenter BA
Deputy Head (Pastoral)	Mrs SJ Newland BSc, PGCE
Deputy Head (Academic)	Mrs N Jones BSc, PGCE
Director of Studies (Yr 3-8)	Mrs SL Hart BA, PGCE, MEd
Assistant Head (Yr 3-6)	Mrs C Townsend MA, PGCE
Assistant Head (Yr 7-8)	Mr D Browse BA, MEd, QTS
Assistant Head (Middle Years and Teaching & Learning)	Mrs H Perrett BA, PGCE
Assistant Head (Sixth Form)	Mrs HRB Hay BA, PGCE
Assistant Head (Co-curricular & LEX)	Mr G King BSc, MSc, PGCE
Director of Academic Progress (Yr 9-13)	Mr JA Reach BEng
Chaplain	Mr AR West BA, MA PGCE
Senior Master	Mr D Rimmer MA
Director of Finance and Operations	Mrs N Bailey Phinn BA, FCA