Challenge and Potential

At Park Lane, we offer a challenging academic programme and a supportive environment that fosters a reflective, open-minded, and inquisitive approach to learning. Our goal is to prepare students for the evolving future by ensuring excellence in teaching and learning.

Through engaging and stimulating lessons, we encourage students to embrace challenges, build resilience, and take ownership of their learning journey. We strive to help all students achieve their full potential, both inside and outside the classroom, by promoting hard work and participation in a wide range of extracurricular activities.

We proudly support the NACE mission: "To provide for pupils with high abilities whilst enabling all pupils to flourish."

At Park Lane, we are committed to offering both challenge for those who seek it and support for those who need it.

Our most able students in KS4 and KS5 are enabled to participate in the Park Lane Scholarly Society. We recognise that to thrive academically and be successful when applying to the most prestigious universities in the world, our students need to develop skills that go beyond top grades. This is why we nurture them in developing four strands of the PL Scholar:

Participants of the PL Scholarly Society have regular sessions with academic coaches to keep them accountable, supported and motivated to develop and grow in the four strands. These qualities not only align with our philosophy of building lifelong learners but are also the most sought-after in prospective candidates to Oxbridge and Ivy League universities.

Exceptional academic performance - Park Lane students achieve well. They supercharge their academic performance through participation in Maths Competitions, Science and Robotics Olympiads or interdisciplinary competitions such as Foodathon or World's Scholar Cup. They can engage in the Young Historian Project, join COBIS poetry competition or take B1 exams in modern foreign languages.

Leaders - Park Lane students develop their leadership skills showing initiative and driving change as members of the School Council, organising House Events, MUN conferences (for more than 100 participants from all over the world) or mentoring younger peers through Park Lane Mentoring Programme. They are dynamic and driven and can test their leadership skills during Careers Day and at KS5 they lead community and service projects as a part of CAS.

Effective Communicators - Park Lane students develop their skills to communicate with ease and flair trough participation in Model United Nation, running and supporting TED talk club or writing for the school magazine: The Oracle.  They can also develop oracy through Debate club or English Speaking Exam Board qualification.

Intellectually curious - Park Lane students are supported and inspired to explore and pursue their areas of interest outside of lessons. From sharing reading lists, suggesting research opportunities to pairing up with PL alumni and inviting remarkable speakers, our teachers relentlessly guide students' growth and build their independence as curious and independent learners.

C&P Opportunities - Competitions, Challenges, Olympiads and Projects:

Robotics Olympiad

Park Lane not only organises the annual national Robotics Olympiad but our team previously qualified the national competition and represented Czech Republic in Denmark.


PLISMUN

Budding leaders: The Model United Nations conference is completely organised and led by our students. From the IT support, research, finance to admissions.


COBIS Music Competition

Our incredible winning musicians at the COBIS Music competition in Bahrain. They won four categories, secured second place in two categories, and also received a Honorable Mention


H2 STEAM GRAND PRIX PRO

Our team getting ready for the international competition to build and race a hydrogen fuel cell powered remote controlled car. 


World Scholar Cup

PL team at the Prague regional round of the World Scholar Cup, earning medals and awards in writing, debating, and quiz events.


Foodathon

PL team reaches final in the prestigious Foodathon competition, which focuses on sustainable agriculture and addressing the global food crisis. 


Sound of Park Lane

The Sound of Park Lane is an annual concert showcasing the immense talent of Park Lane's many musical prodigies.


Physics Olympiad

PL team achieves gold, silver and bronze at the BPho Physics Olympiad.


Park Lane Mentoring

High performing KS4 and KS5 students can become mentors to younger peers. Their role is to inspire and nurture our high performing KS3 students by preparing and delivering weekly sessions.


International Maths Competition

Our keen mathematicians represent the school in three international competitions every year: Middle Years, Junior and Senior. Here the Senior team crunched numbers during the weekend away in the Hague.


Elevate MFL

High achieving language students take B1 exam in Year 11. Here's the German team at the Goethe Institute.


Duke of Edinburgh International Award

DoE programme aims to foster universal skills such as resilience, adaptability, creativity, problem solving, decision-making and communication. Last year's silver group during their expedition.


Art Exhibition

Our budding artists showcase their talents during the annual Park Lane Art Exhibition.


Interschool Python Cup

Attending programming competition for Prague schools organised by Sunny Canadian. Last year our outstanding programmers took first and second place.


World's Schools Football Cup

Last year, our Under-15 boys' football team proudly participated in the prestigious World Schools Football Cup in Barcelona, competing against top-tier teams and academies from around the globe, including Dubai, Korea, and the UK.


Klub mladých diváků

Our Czech speaking students interested in Drama can participate in the Drama club run by our dedicated Czech department.


Opportunities Beyond PLIS

Oxplore

Oxplore is an innovative digital outreach portal from the University of Oxford. As the ‘Home of Big Questions’ it aims to engage those from 11 to 18 years with debates and ideas that go beyond what is covered in the classroom. Big questions tackle complex ideas across a wide range of subjects and draw on the latest research undertaken at Oxford. Oxplore aims to realise aspirations, promote broader thinking and stimulate intellectual curiosity.

DAILY DOSE OF CHALLENGE

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The Oxbridge Online Research Programme

The Oxbridge Online Research Programme (‘OORP’) is designed for students who want to enhance their personal research and study skills in preparation for university, whilst also developing deeper knowledge in their chosen field.

Led by your personal tutor, you will undertake a research project assessed at university-level  and receive daily 1:1 supervision in addition to small-group academic skills classes.

This course is ideal for students wanting to gain invaluable experience for writing a dissertation or thesis at university, whilst also familiarising themselves with the demands of an Oxbridge degree.

Find out more here: OORP

Cambridge Online Insights

Online Insights is a virtual learning experience offering exceptional opportunities for academic enrichment to engaged students around the world. Interactive online seminars are conducted by world-class academics from leading global universities over the course of a two-week exploration of your chosen subject.

The online virtual school will lead students through an unparalleled educational experience. Participants will focus on advanced academic content and develop both the expertise and enthusiasm to plan for an academic future with confidence.

Students receive a combination of subject-based tuition, one-to-one tutorials, future skills workshops and social activities with students from around the world.

Find out more here: Online Insights