Inspection success for DLD College London

DLD College London is celebrating exceptional success in its recent inspection, with a key focus on educational quality.

The quality of pupils’ personal development at the Westminster Bridge-based college has been highly-praised by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), and awarded with the highest accolade of “excellent”. The inspectors found that, “pupils develop high levels of self-confidence and resilience in line with the school’s aims”, “pupils place high value in law and order, and this is reflected in their responsible and respectful behaviour”, and “pupils’ social development and collaboration is a strength of the school.”

While commenting on the quality of pupils’ academic achievement the inspectors commended the Westminster Bridge-based college as “good” and recognised that, “pupils have well-developed study skills and develop their knowledge and understanding well in school and boarding times”, “more able pupils achieve high academic levels in their analysis and research”, “pupils with EAL make notable progress in their language acquisition”, “pupils have excellent attitudes towards their work”, and “pupils make excellent use of technology throughout their time at school.”

The College was also deemed fully compliant in meeting the standards of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 and the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools 2015.

Irfan Latif, Principal at DLD College London commented, “We are delighted with the many and varied positive outcomes of this inspection, distinguishing the hard work and collaborative approach of our staff members and pupils in regards to the personal development of each individual and their academic achievements.”

“Our mission is to focus on each student as an individual, developing them to achieve their optimum potential and take their place in a challenging and diverse world. We treat our students as young adults and aim to build their confidence and resilience, and raise their expectations of themselves in a safe and secure learning environment; we are pleased that our efforts towards this have been recognised with such excellent comments.”

For those interested, the college is hosting an open evening on Wednesday 29 January 2020, 5pm to 6pm. For more information and to register your interest visit: https://www.dldcollege.co.uk/dld/information/open-...

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is the body approved by the UK’s Department for Education for the purpose of inspecting schools belonging to the Independent Schools Council (ISC) Associations and reporting on compliance with independent school regulations.

DLD College London is a 14-19 independent boarding school housed in highly contemporary, purpose-built premises in the heart of London, on 199 Westminster Bridge Road, overlooking the Palace of Westminster and the River Thames.

The school offers students the chance to study a wide range and flexible combinations of GCSEs, A-Levels, BTEC courses and International Foundation Programmes (IFP).

As part of the Alpha Plus Group, DLD College provides a 'gold standard' of educational quality. Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus upon the most effective ways of learning and to provide them with the highest levels of pastoral care. The school’s beating heart is its award-winning wellbeing centre.

To find out more about DLD College London go to www.dldcollege.co.uk