Every child at Dover College is seen and valued: essential foundations for them to achieve their very best.  That belief sits at the heart of our community, and it is why we speak so deliberately about what we stand for.

Our values are simple to remember and meant to be lived. They make us TICK:

• Tradition gives pupils roots: a sense of story, standards, and belonging.  It helps young people hold steady when life is noisy, fast-moving, and sometimes superficial.

• Inclusion gives pupils dignity: the conviction that they are known and valued, and that difference is welcomed.  In a diverse society, inclusion is how a community stays healthy and just.

• Community gives pupils strength: the assurance that they are not doing life alone.  Our size matters here; we are large enough to offer breadth and small enough for every pupil to be truly known.

• Kindness gives pupils moral courage: not softness or lowered expectations, but a strong, disciplined habit of treating others well.

As a proud Dover College parent myself, I can attest to the impact of this supportive environment. When adults know children well, they can teach them well; when children feel safe, they take the intellectual and personal risks that growth requires.  Here, your child will find their niche, that specific thing that brings joy and fulfilment, while being stretched, encouraged, and guided to meet life’s challenges with composure.

Choosing Dover College means choosing a place where people genuinely care, and where staff are united by a shared purpose: to help your child grow into a confident, thoughtful young adult who can contribute positively to the world.  In a busy age that can so easily rush past what matters, we want something better for our pupils: time well spent at Dover College. Days shaped by character, curiosity, friendship, and ambition that is matched with humility.

We warmly invite you to visit and experience the Dover College difference for yourself.  Just a few minutes by road from the Port of Dover and an hour from London by train, we are here, with the castle behind us and the white cliffs close by, ready to welcome you and your child as you begin this exciting journey.

Mr Phil Tattersall-King
Headmaster