Named after the Elizabethan scholar and former Head Master of Westminster, William Camden, lessons draw on his spirit of curiosity and rigorous scholarship. In a world of digital distraction and developing artificial intelligence, pupils need protected time to think for themselves. By asking them to consider a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, Camden cultivates habits essential for interpreting the past and understanding the future.
Topics are ever‑changing. So far, the focus has been on our close neighbour, Westminster Abbey, where pupils attend services on Monday and Friday mornings. Pupils have been encouraged to reflect on and appreciate the significance of a building so integral to school life by exploring its history, the individuals commemorated there, and the events that take place within it; they have also studied Parliament Square and its surrounding area, identifying and reflecting on the many statues situated nearby.
