Welcome, Our Vision & Values
Based in Bournemouth we provide a bespoke education for 13–19-year-olds, combining core curriculum with vocational studies.
We opened in September 2012 and moved into our modern and versatile building in September 2013. LEAF Studio is home to Performing Arts and Sport specialism programmes. LEAF Studio are proudly part of Authentic Education Group.
Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 24 September 2024:
Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form provision: Good
Our aim is for every learner to be able to move seamlessly from LEAF Studio into employment, professional performance, or university, equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding to purposefully engage in all of the challenges and opportunities they will experience.
Students will graduate from the LEAF Studio with:
· Good academic qualifications.
· Vocationally specific learning.
· Relevant sector specific skills and experience in an industry of individual interest.
· Confidence to apply their learning in a workplace setting.
· Ambition to be successful in their chosen career field.
· Clear direct on how to fulfil their career ambitions.
Our Mantra is Perform to Your Potential
LEAF Studio recognises that children and young people have a fundamental right to be protected from harm or exploitation and that, unless they feel secure, children cannot learn effectively. LEAF Studio ensures it provides a school environment which promotes self-confidence, a feeling of worth and the knowledge that students’ concerns, no matter how expressed, will be listened to and acted upon.
LEAF Studio actively promotes British Values where the values of democracy, the law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance for others supports the student’s development into well-rounded adults.
Our Core Values
At LEAF Studio we are preparing our young people for the challenges of the real world and so the development of their character is as important as academic and specialism outcomes. We want our students to leave us as confident, respectful and kind members of society so that they can flourish in whatever they choose to do. We focus on our Core Values of Passion, Ambition, Respect, Resilience and Teamwork as these values sum up our ethos as a community and give our students a clear identity - not just for their time with us but (more importantly) well beyond it into their careers and the rest of their lives.
What is a Studio School?
Studio Schools offer a pioneering approach to learning which includes teaching through enterprise and real work experience. It has been recognised that there can sometimes be a gap between the knowledge and experience a young person gains in the current school system and that which they will need to flourish and thrive when they finish their compulsory education and progress into a job or further/higher education.