International students are placed into course according to their individual levels and needs. To achieve their aims, BCS believes strongly that they want to develop in every pupil, from the youngest to the oldest the 4Cs of BCS. Their broad and inclusive curriculum aims to develop the 4C pupil. They are:

• Curiosity to explore new ideas and to find out why.
• Creativity turning imagination into reality.
• Commitment to strive for success in all areas; academic and co-curricular.
• Community, BCS is an all-inclusive and culturally diverse school where every pupil is valued and respected, and where we embrace and celebrate the differences in each other.

At BCS, the United Learning ethos of the ‘Best in Everyone’ is upheld.

The BCS Football Academy is a competitive boys English Soccer Academy, fielding multiple teams in different age groups, and are comprised of boys attending the Bournemouth Collegiate School as well competitive players from the region going to other schools. The BCS Football Academy has a successful partnership with the AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust, the foundation of the professional football club AFC Bournemouth, working to become one of the top pro football academies in the UK.

The BCS Football Academy teams compete in a regional school league, the National Cup as well as in the highly competitive and prestigious Junior Premier League (JPL). Players must be selected based on merit for the JPL squad. Each England youth team is coached by UEFA qualified, professional coaches from AFC Bournemouth's Foundation Academy, bringing the program a high level of quality, experience and oversight from one of England’s top clubs in youth development.

The training is based around technical and tactical coaching sessions aimed to challenge and engage a range of player levels. Classroom based sessions focus on player analysis, nutrition, and the social and psychological elements a modern day athlete need to understand.

Players are placed on BCS teams according to their level and age and have multiple training sessions per week, along with added strength and conditioning sessions including yoga and circuit training. Players also will have the opportunity to compete in matches and tournaments, after approval of their player license.

The football program is structured to enable players rapid advancement in their development as a young player and to also provide them with exposure in highly competitive and well regarded English Football youth leagues.

The boarding houses are where friendships are made and a community is developed, but as BCS is also a day school the boarders also have the opportunity to be part of the community and the lives of friends who live locally.

As a boarder at BCS, we offer your child structured independence and the opportunity to grow and mature within a safe and stimulating environment. Living with others will help your child to develop a sense of community. They will grow to understand that caring for others is as important as looking after themselves. Boarding at BCS enables your child to develop friendships which will, and do, last long into their future lives.

They will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills and may be chosen to be a House Prefect or, indeed, Head of Boys’ Boarders or Head of Girls’ Boarders. In these positions they will be expected to carry out boarding duties, chair Boarding Council meetings, speak at public events and arrange events for the boarding community. With the continued support and care provided by the boarding staff, your child will be able to enrich their own life and that of others while developing into a confident, mature and responsible young adult. We help students to become creative, critical, strategic decision-makers, who are ready to respond creatively to the changing world around them.