Community benefits as international school meets international port

The Port of Dover's commitment to young people and to supporting the regeneration of Dover has seen it utilising one of its assets for the benefit of the community in an exciting new development.

The Port has been working tirelessly to restore the former Club Dover site in Port Zone, Whitfield, to full use with even more value for the area. Such efforts have been rewarded by the establishment of a brand new international independent Christian school that will cater for pupils aged 3 to 18 through what it describes as individualised, self-instruction and mastery based teaching.

Tim Waggott, Chief Executive, Port of Dover, said: "We have always been determined to deliver greater community benefit through particularly our non-operational assets. This is a fantastic example of how we are working with partners to regenerate part of Dover and to provide new opportunities."

The Port has been working closely with Dover District Council's Building Control team in order to ensure a successful development for its customer and a positive step forward for Dover.

Richard Fleming, Managing Director of Dover School for all Nations, said: "We are excited about working in partnership with the Port of Dover to serve firstly the local community of Dover and its surroundings and secondly also to provide high standard Christian education to the students of the nations. For our purposes, the Port of Dover is ideally positioned within the Gateway to Europe. Dover School for all Nations has a plan to grow to 245 students over the next five years and plans to provide boarding accommodation for 50-75 students in the near future. We will be a fully e-integrated school and plan to offer hybrid curriculum options including the International Christian Certificate of Education, OCR A-Levels (National Curriculum) as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the near future."

As a school for all nations, the school also reflects the Port's international role in providing a major gateway to and from Europe and beyond. It therefore provides a base from which international students can explore different European cultures as well as support the local economy.

Photo shows (from left to right) Jason Ransley (Port of Dover), Pastor Marcus Abbott (The Living Well Church), Richard Fleming (Dover School for All Nations) and Jo Jerden (Port of Dover).