Notable Developments
The school occupied a significant niche in the development of English secondary education during the 19th century. Notable accomplishments include:
- The use of individual classrooms for teaching small groups
- Being an early pioneer in teaching both modern languages and science
- Inventing the school magazine (1852)
- Building the first school gymnasium (1859)
- Erecting the first purpose-built science laboratory (1871)
- First independent school to introduce compulsory Mandarin from the age of 13 and the first public school in the UK to sign a deal with Chinese government to encourage teaching of Mandarin and Chinese culture (2006)
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