CLS has a strategic vision and commitment to working in collaboration with others and view these partnerships as critical tools for tackling disadvantage and promoting equality of opportunity, enhancing social mobility, and both cultural and social capital.
Partnership work also enables us to support social justice objectives within and beyond our wider school communities.
Partnership in Numbers
The Family of Schools
As a school we place enormous value on our connections with the City of London Corporation ‘Family of Schools’ (which includes four independent schools, one maintained primary school, eight sponsored academies as part of the City of London Academies Trust, and two co-sponsored academies in neighbouring boroughs).
Partnership with this group of schools is thriving, with a wealth of opportunities for pupils and staff members to collaborate with others and bring to life our values of Kind, Aware, Ready. A defining example of this is our longstanding partnership with City of London School for Girls (CLSG), through which pupils benefit from joint academic, creative and co-curricular opportunities.
Every year we publish a Partnership Report reflecting the many ways we engage with others beyond our own community.  It is a cornerstone of school life and the Reports bear testimony to the high levels of pupil engagement, be it in volunteering in the IntoUniversity Centres we support or acting as online reading mentors for primary school children. As was recognised in our most recent ISI inspection, our pupils really do demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to service, and an understanding that they can make a difference, right now.
