Welcome

I am delighted to have this opportunity to introduce Haberdashers’ Adams to you and thank you for expressing an interest in our school.

 

I firmly believe that any school should be the sum of the parts. This is especially true of Adams. On the pages of this site you will hopefully get a glimpse of what we have to offer and appreciate our values and what we stand for. Our philosophy is simple and hasn’t changed much for many years: we want to develop confident, articulate young men and women who are interesting, balanced and who care for each other.

 

We think we offer an outstanding learning experience but we are so much more than just our examination results. Although we do pride ourselves on our academic success, the outcome of a school should never be measured only in statistical summaries, but rather it is the journey as well as the destination of our pupils that is key to our success. This means we focus on many aspects of the development of our young people – we recognise the importance of developing a strong sense of belonging and believe in educating the whole person and teaching traditional values. By encouraging pupils to take part in the wide variety of activities available, we can nurture their leadership qualities, promote high moral values and encourage excellent communication skills. We want our pupils to be simultaneously competitive, co-operative and caring, as this will ultimately prepare them for life.

 

At Adams we have high standards and we expect the same of our pupils; we want them to be ambitious for their own development, and apply themselves to their studies with intellectual curiosity and academic endeavour. The celebration of success is important to us and we take every opportunity to commend our pupils for their achievements, whether they be at house, school, regional or national level. Our pupils are an inspiration to others around them.

 

Education is a lifelong journey, and we have the privilege of being able to prepare young men and women for the next part of that journey. If you share our values and aims and are interested in learning more about Adams then I invite you to pay us a visit, meet some of our inspirational pupils and spend some time with us in school.

Gary Hickey
headmaster

Gary Hickey

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Our most recent project was to build a new sports pavilion at Longford to replace the dilapidated building that our teams and guests formerly had to change in. The Pavilion campaign needed to raise £750,000 to enable the build to happen. The Pavilion was completed in 2020 and named after Lynn James, a former teacher in charge of physical education and games at Adams’ from 1963 until 1986.  Sadly, he died at the young age of fifty-two years while refereeing a First XV match at Longford.

 

Unfortunately, because of Covid restrictions we had to cancel most fundraising activities and instead used emergency funding to complete the build within the required timescale. We are therefore still fundraising to repay that fund and reach our target.

There are still opportunities to name a changing room or the hospitality area in the Lynn James Pavilion or alternatively you can commemorate your time at Adams with a personalised wall plaque with an inscription of your choosing. You can purchase a plaque either by downloading and printing the order form and returning it to school marked for the attention of “Development” or you can click on the “Donate” button to take you directly to an online version.

 

The Completed Lynn James Pavilion

The Completed Lynn James Pavilion

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