ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 1 11/24/20 6:37 PM information booklet 2020/21 ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 2 11/24/20 6:37 PM 1 Contents contribution to the life of the School 1 Newton Prep Mission Statement An Overview entrance examinations Facilities Curriculum 2 Provision for Children of High Ability equips the children for life in the future. Special Educational Needs Pastoral Care Child Protection An Overview Pupil Well-being Newton Prep is a preparatory school for boys and girls Extra-Curricular Activities between the ages of 3 and 13, which comfortably and securely Special Events Educational Visits and Residential Expeditions accommodates over 600 pupils from Nursery to Year 8. The Parental Involvement school prepares children for entry to senior schools at the ages School Partnerships of 11 and 13. Newtonians, when they leave, go to a wide variety 3 Governance & Management of distinguished senior schools, both day and boarding. Inspection Open Days & Parent Tours The school has no religious affiliation. Entry to Newton Prep Admissions Information is selective but, where possible, Newton Prep is committed to Admission to the Nursery offering places to younger siblings. Two nursery classes lead Admission to Reception onto four classes in the Reception and in each year up to Year Admission into Years 3-7 4 Honorary Scholarships and Means-Tested Top-up Bursaries 6. Class sizes only ever exceed 20 in the most exceptional Senior School Entry circumstances. The school operates two classes in each of Leavers’ Scholarships and Awards Years 7 and 8. 5 Destination Schools 6 School Council Contacting the School Facilities 7 Policies & Provision of Information First-time visitors to the school are invariably impressed by the School Staff scale and range of our facilities and by the wide open outdoor 9 School Day Information Newton Prep Term Dates spaces enjoyed by the children. Tuition Fees and Extras Newton Prep occupies an early 20th-century elementary school Extra Curricular Activities and Tuition building, which has been extensively remodelled internally, and 10 Terms and Conditions behind which stands a modern extension containing classrooms, This booklet gives an introductory and necessarily brief outline of the dining hall and kitchen, three gymnasiums and a 300-seat the nature and scope of the education offered at Newton Prep. The school’s website, www.newtonprepschool.co.uk, provides large general-purpose space as well as two art studios. Newton more detailed information. Prep has two large outdoor spaces for PE/Games and free play: behind the school, an all-weather pitch with an area alongside marked out for table tennis tables and four-square and, in front, Newton Prep Mission Statement a large playground. The school also has a large garden, which is ‘If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the used as an outdoor learning space. shoulders of giants.’ Sir Isaac Newton We have three ICT suites, three collegiate-style science ‘My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me laboratories and a library that is the envy of the many visiting success’. Sir Isaac Newton authors we invite to the school. We have an extensive Music Established in 1991, Newton Prep is a thriving school for boys School with music classrooms and practice rooms, a recording and girls, aged 3-13. The School is unashamedly ambitious for its studio and music technology suite, a 120-seat recital hall, a large pupils who have access to outstanding facilities. We want them rehearsal studio and two dance studios. There is Wifi throughout to achieve their academic potential whilst also engaging in sport, the school and mobile learning, embedded into the curriculum. art, music and drama. We want them to involve themselves in the total life of the School, which includes after school clubs and Curriculum activities and a wide range of trips. We celebrate the diversity Across the full age range at Newton Prep, emphasis is placed of our pupils; we want our children to develop a strong sense of on providing a broad and ambitious curriculum. community, learning how to make a positive contribution to the community of Newton Prep and the world around them. The In Nursery and Reception (ages 3+ and 4+) pupils explore the ethos and philosophy is one that is based on mutual respect and seven areas of learning laid down in the Early Years Foundation kindness shown to others. Fundamentally, we want Newton Prep Stage. In Years 1 and 2 (Key Stage 1, ages 5+ and 6+) and children to enjoy their precious childhood years. Years 3-6 the curriculum taught at Newton Prep is subject- based and comprises an enhanced and extended version of the Our key aims are: National Curriculum. French is taught from an early age and pupils begin Latin in Year 6. Children who stay on for Years 7 and develop in all areas of school life and 8 (ages 11+ and 12+) follow our own bespoke ‘Newton Diploma’, which provides enriched opportunities for them, in tandem with the Common Entrance and Scholarship syllabuses, leading to transfer to senior schools at 13+. ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 3 11/24/20 6:37 PM information booklet 2020/21 2 In addition, we have a Mental Health Lead who supports pupils’ Provision for Children of High Ability emotional and social needs. Parents and form teachers work together to establish whether Newton Prep has always sought and continues to meet the some sessions for their children would be beneficial. There are also needs of children of high ability. lunchtime drop-in sessions, when children can pop in for a quick The academic needs of the most able pupils are met through chat. There is no charge to parents for these well-being sessions. the combination of setting and differentiation, and through a broad and challenging curriculum. The style of teaching at Newton Prep encourages pupils to develop their higher order Extra-Curricular Activities thinking skills. Over the years, Newton Prep pupils have won an As children grow older and move up the school, an increasingly impressive number of scholarships to some of the best senior wide programme of extra-curricular activities – both paid schools in the country. activities and free staff-run clubs – becomes available to them at Newton Prep. The extra-curricular programme is designed to extend the children’s experience of the world, to give them Special Educational Needs opportunities to work and play together and to give them skills and interests, some of which may last them their whole lives. During the preparatory phase of a child’s education, it is not unusual for even the brightest to experience some form of learning difficulty at some stage. Special Events The Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-Ordinator The school year is added to by a number of special events, (SENDCo) works closely with teaching staff to help them support which are much enjoyed by pupils and parents alike. These all pupils in their lessons, and advises on mild specific learning include: the PTA Christmas Fair and Summer Splash party; difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia. Some support is Upper and Lower School Sports Days; Book Week with visits offered to children for whom English is not their first language. from leading children’s authors; major drama productions; concerts and workshops with visiting musical professionals; the Newton Forum lectures and the Festival of Carols. Pastoral Care Throughout a child’s time at Newton Prep, his or her pastoral Educational Visits and care is the special responsibility of the Form Teacher. Residential Expeditions The Headmistress has overall responsibility for pastoral care as well as discipline, but on a day-to-day basis these Education at Newton Prep extends far beyond the school gates. responsibilities are delegated to the Deputy Head – Upper In all years, Newton Pupils are taken on day trips to places of School and the Deputy Head – Lower School. The school has a interest in and around London. When they are older, pupils are well-developed system of Core Values, rewards and sanctions taken on residential trips in this country and abroad, some of and a clearly understood anti-bullying policy. The school’s which are voluntary, such as the Ski Trip and biennial Classics Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy conforms to legal Trip, and some of which are an integral part of the curriculum, requirements. such as the French/Spanish and Geography/Science Field Trips in Years 7 and 8. Child Protection Parental Involvement Newton Prep is committed to protecting its pupils from harm. Newton Prep believes that close co-operation between school Staff and volunteers at Newton Prep accept and recognise their and home helps children to find success in all aspects of their responsibilities to develop an awareness of the causes of harm education. to children and of their legal duty to refer when concerns are raised. Newton Prep benefits from the work of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) which does a great deal to support the school Any aspect of child protection may be discussed with the community. Through its well-established fundraising and social school’s two designated safeguarding leads, the Deputy Head – events the PTA makes a significant contribution to the Newton Upper School, or the Deputy Head – Lower School, or with the Bursary Fund and other charities. The school encourages the Headmistress. close involvement of parents in their children’s education. For example, parents may come in to help younger pupils with their reading, in the Lower School, or can accompany school trips. Pupil Well-being Newton Prep takes the well-being of each pupil seriously. Our School Partnerships pastoral system includes discussions and group work with Form Newton Prep is committed to building real and lasting Teachers and a well-planned programme of PSHE lessons partnerships with other local schools, most notably with St (Personal, Social and Health Education).