St John’s Beaumont is a Jesuit school. The network of Jesuit schools and universities, founded for ‘improvement in living and learning for the greater glory of God and the common good’ (St Ignatius), reaches around the globe on six continents and spans a period exceeding 450 years.
There are 11 Jesuit schools in the UK, 169 in Europe, and 2,362 worldwide educating 2.4 million young people. Jesuit schools are part of the Catholic provision of education.
Through active links with Jesuit schools and institutions around the world, we encourage our pupils to have outward-looking perspectives. Recent collaborations with other Jesuit institutions have included a join research project with Georgetown University in the USA and a Year 7 & 8 cultural exchange programme with Neil Steensens Gymnasium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jesuit education has at its core the principle of cura personalis – care for each person so that they may flourish:
Jesuit schools strive to offer an excellent intellectual formation through outstanding teaching and a Magis curriculum that is as broad and deep, with a rich offering of extra-curricular activities.
Underlying teaching and learning in a Jesuit school is outstanding pastoral care where staff challenge, encouragement and support in the ups and downs of growing up.
Religious formation is an important part of the Jesuit education at St John's, giving pupils the opportunity to encounter God in prayer, reflection and worship, study, and in the service of others.
The Jesuit Pupil Profile articulates the qualities of character that Jesuit schools seek to develop in their pupils. These virtues are fundamental human values, rooted in the gospel values of Jesus Christ and in the spirituality of St Ignatius. These are the values and virtues that we, as a school, work to develop in each one of our pupils and staff.
