Character & Leadership

At Sherborne Prep, we believe that character is the foundation of lifelong success – it has been our bedrock and mantra for years. We will nurture kind, confident, and responsible children who show empathy, integrity, and initiative — qualities that help them grow into thoughtful leaders.

• Embed character and wellbeing education across academic, co-curricular, enrichment, and pastoral provision, linking actions to ethical leadership and meaningful real-world contributions.
   
• Develop character through the SSG Passport, encouraging reflection, goal-setting, and personal growth throughout each child’s unique journey.
   
• Enhance the promotion of our values - lived every day - in the classroom, on the sports field, in boarding houses, and through friendships and teamwork.
   
• Strengthen boarding opportunities as a rich environment for personal development, independence, and community living.
   
• Broaden leadership opportunities through pupil voice, school council, peer mentoring, eco-council, and service projects, with ambition for external leadership opportunities within the community.
   
• Encourage children to think about right and wrong, understanding how their choices affect others and linking character to action and consequence.
   
• Expand tutor and mentoring programmes to support long-term personal development, self-awareness, and ethical decision-making, fully aligned with the SSG Transformative Education Framework.