Headteacher Dr Alex Peterken explains why Charterhouse is taking the leap to become a fully co-educational school
Last year at Charterhouse, we announced the school will be moving to full co-education from the age of 13, building on the success of our Sixth Form where girls have flourished since 1971.
But why exactly are schools of all shapes and sizes concluding that co-education is the future" The growing movement in independent education towards co-education is showing no signs of slowing down, and the number of single-sex schools has fallen consistently since 2008.
Girls? schools make up just 13% of the ISC?s membership, with boys? schools only representing 9%. Meanwhile, the number of schools with approximately equal proportions of boys and girls has more than doubled over a similar period. A changing world
Fundamentally, education is about equipping young people to lead a rewarding adult life. Educators must look several decades ahead: the society in which we want pupils to thrive will be very different to the society we are all familiar with today.
Above, boys and girls bond well together in a co-educational environment
All around us we see evidence of a fast-changing and complex modern world, where globalisation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and relate to one another. Today, we must prepare young people to rise to challenges we cannot fully conceive. At Charterhouse, we cultivate a mindset that embraces uncertainty and thrives on comple...