DLD College

Pros

Central London location; high academic standards; strong emphasis on wellbeing; (no emails after 7pm, at the weekend or during the holidays;; wellbeing centre; therapy dog; ; impressive facilities (Library, eHub, swimming pool, gym, IT, Starbucks); small class sizes; plenty of co-curricular activities (sport, music, art, drama, DoE etc); urban boarding; internationism; good leadership and management; generally well behaved students

Cons

Long day (8.30 - 5pm); staff have to pay for their lunches (though £3 for a three course meal in central London is not bad); lots of change (I understand that it’s needed, going from a tutorial college to a boarding school, but there is a lot of it); ISI inspection (but that’s at every school); the expectation to run a co-curricular activity.

Pros

Student relations Emphasis on well-being Facilities Location

Cons

Staff pay for lunch - £3/day (though not bad for central London) Return in summer currently mid August (though this may change soon!)