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Wellington College is steeped in purpose.

In 1853 the College was founded to serve our nation’s heroes by educating their orphaned children with a new kind of education. Although updated, our purpose resonates as strongly today, as it did back then.

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Our Purpose

Pioneering education

to serve and help shape

a better world.

To navigate the challenges of the 21st century, the world needs thoughtful, engaged, conscientious, and courageous change-makers in every sector of society. Wellington College exists to provide young people with the knowledge, skills and character to fulfil their potential and serve the ever changing world in which they will live.

Our vision

We have a vision of how we, as an institution, can work towards this purpose.
1

In our pursuit of educational excellence, we continue to develop a curricular and co-curricular framework which prepares our pupils to become the leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, creatives and global citizens for the world of tomorrow.

2

By sharing research and knowledge of educational excellence across all sectors and regions, we stand in the vanguard of pedagogical debate and play an active role in the future development of the educational landscape both in the UK and beyond.

3

We strive to improve universal educational outcomes through direct partnership and collaborative activity in order to serve and help shape a better world for all young people.

4

We ask everyone in the Wellington Community to live by our values - Kindness, Courage, Respect, Integrity and Responsibility - and, by doing so, we ensure we reflect what the world needs to become: diverse, tolerant, kind, sustainable and supportive.

Our attitude

In a world of rapid and constant disruption, we believe that education should evolve too.

We constantly strive for improvement in everything we do, knowing that improvement is always possible.

We take an evidence-led approach to challenging convention and we are courageous enough to change the status quo.

We are
the drivers
of change.

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  • An Introduction to Wellington
  • The Master’s Mission
  • Our Purpose, Vision & Attitude
  • Our Values
  • Our Heritage
  • Our Future
  • The Wellington Community
  • Our Family of Schools
  • Inspections
  • Policies
  • Leaders & Governors
  • Vacancies

Pioneering education

to serve and help shape

a better world.

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Wellington College
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7PU

info@wellingtoncollege.org.uk +44 (0)1344 444000

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