Our Ethos, Values and Aims
Our Ethos
Where Potential Meets Opportunity
The Marlborough College way of life is one of positive transition and growth. Children arrive here with inherent potential. Our role is to provide the opportunity for each child to find that potential within themselves and to help them to fully realise it. There is no one ‘right’ progression through Marlborough. We celebrate and take pride in the individual and unique journeys of each of our pupils. Children thrive here by taking responsibility for their own path, united by the common goals of being the best that they can be and adding the most value they can to our school community and beyond.
Our Values
These are the essential foundations of our community which enable everyone to contribute, to be valued and to fulfil their potential.
- • Community
- • Service
- • Ambition
- • Initiative
Our Aims
To provide a safe, inclusive and nurturing community
- Marlborough is a diverse community with wellbeing and mutual respect at its heart; pupils, teachers and parents collaborate to ensure everyone thrives because they feel happy, secure and valued
To instil a commitment to service
- Marlborough fosters a culture of service and responsibility which equips pupils to make a positive difference and have a beneficial impact upon the wider world
To foster ambition
- Marlborough provides inspirational learning opportunities, motivating pupils to fulfil their potential, develop intellectual curiosity and become life-long learners
To develop initiative
- Marlborough encourages pupils to be curious and open-minded, and supports them in pursuing new initiatives and developing leadership
The Marlborough Charter
The Marlborough Charter was written by the Prefects and Heads of House.
Together as Marlburians…
- We build and foster an inclusive, open-minded and accepting community.
- We treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves.
- We are compassionate, collaborative and committed.
- We believe our strong sense of community encourages both individuality and collective ambition.
- We lead by example, doing what is right and not what is easy.
