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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 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

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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 . 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). The Heads of Year George’s Primary in the nearby Patmore also play a significant role in monitoring and addressing issues Estate, co-hosting events and nurturing a growing series of two- to do with pupils’ emotional well-being. way initiatives. ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 4 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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We recognise that families may come to London at different Governance and Management times of year so we will accept late registrations, provided we Since its foundation, Newton Prep has benefited from the vision have vacancies in that particular year group. of its founder and from regular and significant investment in its buildings and resources. Like many preparatory schools in London, Newton Prep is privately Admission to Nursery owned. Unusually, for a privately owned school, the Proprietor is We offer places for 48 children to join Nursery, which is an integral advised by a School Council, a body of about twenty individuals, all part of our school and not a ‘stand-alone’ setting. Children must of whom have some connection with the School or with the world have had their third birthday before 1st September in their year of of education. The day-to-day running of the school is overseen by entry and should register by the end of September in the year before the Headmistress, who is assisted by the Deputy Heads of Upper their year of entry. For entry into Nursery, children are usually and Lower Schools, the Deputy Head – Academic, the Deputy invited to a Nursery ‘playdate’ in the November before the year of Head – Senior School Transfer and the Bursar. entry, so that we can assess whether we believe the child will flourish in our Nursery. Offers for places in Nursery in September Inspection will be made by the end of the previous December. Offers are only rarely made to families who have not visited the school or to Newton Prep was last inspected by the Independent Schools children who have not attended one of the usual Nursery playdates. Inspectorate (ISI) in October 2017. This was a regulatory Our intention, when awarding places, is to ensure an even balance compliance inspection and the school met all its regulatory of boys and girls and an even spread of autumn, spring and requirements. summer birthdays. The school will operate a waiting list and those ISI inspects independent schools on behalf of Ofsted. who do not gain places in Nursery are welcome to move their Registration to Reception the following year. A child admitted to Open Days and Parent Tours Nursery is expected to transfer directly into Reception, unless it becomes clear that such a course is not in the child’s best interests. Prospective parents are warmly encouraged to visit Newton Prep. The Headmistress runs small group tours for prospective parents on most Fridays throughout the year. The tours start at 9am and last for about an hour. To book a place on a Friday Admission to Reception morning tour, please contact the Headmistress’s PA on 020 We increase the year group size to 80 at Reception, with four 7720 4091 ext 1203, sign up online at www.newtonprepschool. classes of 20. Parents should register their child by the end of September before their year of entry. In the September and October [email protected]. of the year before entry, children being considered for Reception There is an annual Open Morning for prospective parents and places will be invited to attend an assessment that aims to identify their children, details of which can be found on our website their academic potential. This assessment is conducted by under ‘Book a Visit’. experienced staff who will engage with the children to see how they relate to adults, their peers and the world around them. Offers will be made after the October half term following the assessments. Admissions Information The school will operate a waiting list. Children who do not gain Newton Prep is a co-educational school that is academically places in Reception are welcome to reapply for places in later selective from Reception. It is a school which suits and meets years according to availability. A child admitted to Reception is the needs of bright, enthusiastic and inquisitive children. The expected to transfer to the next stage unless it becomes clear that School’s admissions policy and procedures are designed to such a course is not in the child’s best interests. help parents decide if Newton is the right school for their child as well as assisting the School in identifying children whom we believe will benefit from the style of education we offer. Admission into Years 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 At all points of entry, we welcome applications from all sections Admission to Years 3,4,5,6 & 7 is by competitive testing. Any child of society and do not discriminate on grounds of disability, race, applying for entry will be considered for a full fee-paying place or religion, social or cultural background. We seek to operate a fair a place backed up by a means-tested, top-up bursary awarded to approach to admissions. Our school is non-denominational and bright children by the Newton Bursary Fund. we welcome applications from children of all faiths and none. Tests are conducted at the end of January before the September In line with the Equality Act 2010 we also seek to ensure that of entry. Candidates undertake tests in Mathematics, English those with special educational needs and disabilities are not and other diagnostic, objective tests which are age-appropriate. disadvantaged through our admissions process. Successful candidates may be asked back to meet the Siblings will be given priority when applying for places in the Headmistress for an interview. Nursery only. For admissions to the Lower and Upper Schools, sympathetic consideration will be given to brothers and sisters, All assessment dates can be seen on our website under but the specific needs of the child being tested for admission ‘Registration Process’. will still be considered. Siblings will not receive automatic There is always the possibility of assessments taking place outside priority over other children applying. of the January assessment days if we have occasional places in a We recognise that families may come to London at different times particular year group. of year so we will accept late registrations, provided we have vacancies in that particular year group. ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 5 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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Honorary Scholarships 2020 Scholarships and Awards Honorary scholarships may be offered to children in the 2020 Upper School (Years 3-8) who show exceptional academic 11+ talent and to children entering Year 7 who show exceptional Academic Scholarships academic potential or who show outstanding talent in art, Benenden School music, drama or sport. Colfe’s School Durham School Emanuel School x 2 Means-Tested Top-up Bursaries x 4 James Allen’s Girls School x 3 We also offer means-tested bursaries to families who have Kensington Park School bright children but may not otherwise be able to afford the fees. The Trustees of the Newton Bursary Fund, a registered charity Queen’s College, London independent of the school, consider the applications and decide Wimbledon High School the degree of financial support, up to 100%. The bursary Art Scholarships award will be reviewed each year in case a family’s financial Emanuel School circumstances change. Francis Holland School James Allen's Girls' School Drama Scholarships Sport Scholarships If you have any questions on admissions, please do not hesitate to Francis Holland School contact our Registrar, Susan Symes on 020 7720 4091 ext 1207. James Allen's Girls' School If you would like to pursue an application for a place at Newton Kingsdale School Prep, please fill in the registration form, or go to the Admissions section on our website. Our Admissions Policy is also available 13+ there to download in PDF format. Academic Scholarships Benenden School Drama Scholarships Bede's School x 2 Senior School Entry Benenden School Newton Prep prides itself on the quality of the guidance it offers parents when it comes to choosing the right senior school for 2019 their child. 11+ Advice to parents focuses on transfer at the end of Year 6 or Academic Scholarships Year 8. The Deputy Head – Senior School Transfer organises Alleyn’s School x 2 individual meetings with each family as the age of transfer draws x 2 near. There are senior school transfer evenings for parents of Eagle House Emanuel School x 2 children in Years 5 and 7 and talks with parents in the years Francis Holland School before that. In addition, every two years Newton Prep organises Latymer Upper School a Senior Schools Fair attended by up to 90 schools. Putney High School Newton Prep is a through prep school to 11+ and 13+, with more James Allen’s Girls’ School x 3 children than ever staying to the end of Year 8. We are therefore St Dunstan’s School open to applications from incoming boys and girls who would Streatham & Clapham High School benefit from having two more years at preparatory school in Years Art Scholarships 7&8 before transferring to senior school at 13+. We do not encourage or prepare our children for 7+, 8+, 9+ or 10+ entry to Francis Holland School, Sloane Square other schools. Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park James Allen’s Girls’ School Sport Scholarships Alleyn’s School (Sports Exhibition x 2) Kingsdale Foundation School St Mary’s Calne 13+ Academic Scholarships Dulwich College x 2 Gordonstoun Heathfield Trinity School x 2 ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 6 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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Art Scholarships 2017 Brighton College 11+ Whitgift School (DT Scholarship Academic Scholarships Drama Scholarships Cheltenham Ladies’ College Bede’s School Emanuel School x2 Lancing College Stephen Perse Foundation Music Scholarships South Hampstead High School Bede’s School (Percussion Exhibition) Streatham & Clapham High School Royal Russell School Wycombe Abbey Whitgift School (Cello Award) Art Scholarships Sport Scholarships Old Palace School Dulwich College Sport Scholarships Whitgift School Alleyn’s School x 2 Sydenham High School 2018 Walthamstow Hall 11+ Academic Scholarships 13+ Alleyn’s School x 2 Academic Scholarships City of London Academic Scholarships James Allen’s Girls’ School x 2 Alleyn’s School Dulwich College x 4 Emanuel School x 4 Music Scholarships Francis Holland Regent’s Park Bede’s School Putney High School Dulwich College Queen’s College London Gordonstoun School Woldingham School x 2 Oundle School Art Scholarships Whitgift School Chestnut Grove Academy Sport Scholarships Holland Park School x 2 Alleyn’s School City of London School for Girls Dulwich College Drama Scholarships Heights Queen’s Gate School Streatham & Clapham High School Music Scholarships Sevenoaks School Destination Schools Sport Scholarships Recommended, Recent and Popular Destination Alleyn’s School x 3 Schools for 11+ / 13+ Leavers 13+ Co-educational Schools Academic Scholarships Alleyn’s School Alleyn’s School Charterhouse School Ardingly College Dulwich College Bedales School Emanuel School x 2 Bede’s School Trinity School Whitgift School x 3 Brighton College Art Scholarships Bryanston School Bede’s School x 2 Canford School Drama Scholarships Charterhouse Whitgift School Emanuel School Music Scholarships Bede’s School x 2 Frensham Heights Sport Scholarships The Harrodian Wellington College Lancing College Sevenoaks School Stowe School Wellington College ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 7 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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Girls’ Schools Benenden School School Council Cheltenham Ladies’ College Dr Farouk Walji Chairman, Founder City of London School for Girls Mrs Alison Fleming Headmistress Francis Holland School Mr Zac Barratt Chair, Newton Bursary Fund. Past Godolphin and Latymer School Parent James Allen’s Girls’ School Mrs Deborah Bicknell Former Deputy Head and now part- Putney High School time Biology Teacher at James Allen’s Rodean School Girls School St Paul’s Girls’ School Dr Nick Black Head of Middle School, Dulwich St Swithun’s School College Streatham and Clapham High School Mrs Tori Chisholm PTA Co-Chair. Parent. Wimbledon High School Mr Jeremy Edwards Educational Consultant and Mentor to Woldingham School newly-appointed IAPS Heads. Former Wycombe Abbey Headmaster of Eaton House the Boys’ Schools Manor prep school and . City of London School for Boys Mr Adrian Flook Strategic Communications Consultant; Dulwich College Past Parent Mrs Bex O’Donnell PTA Co-Chair. Parent Hampton School Mr Ralph Mainard Retired Deputy Master, Dulwich College King’s College School, Wimbledon Ms Patsy Preece Retired Deputy Head, Wimbledon High School Mr Nicholas Talbot-Smith Insurance Broker. Past Parent Mr Farhaan Walji Solicitor. Former Pupil. St Paul’s School Ms Naheema Walji Solicitor. Newton Prep Compliance Tonbridge School Officer. Trinity School Mr Peter Farrelly MBE Bursar & Clerk to the Council Whitgift School Contacting the School Winchester School The Headmistress Mrs Alison Fleming Newton Preparatory School 149 Park Road London SW8 4BX Telephone 020 7720 4091 Email [email protected] The Proprietor Newton Prep Ltd Chairman Dr Farouk Walji 213 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD Telephone 020 7937 6304 Email [email protected]

Policies & Provision of Information

policies listed below are those that we are asked to make publicly available for download from our website. Parents also have log-in access to our SchoolPORTAL where further policies are also available for download. If you would like to receive, free of charge, a school policy that is not listed here, please contact the Bursar by email: [email protected] ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 8 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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• Accessibility Plan Ned Craddock Gap Assistant - Games • Admissions Policy (Autumn/Spring 2020) • Anti-Bullying Policy Tania Cuirot-Smith MFL; (7CS) Head of Modern Foreign • Behaviour Policy including Rewards & Sanctions PGCE, LFLE (Fr) Languages; French • Complaints Procedure Elizabeth Davis BMus(Hons); (5ED) Music; PSHE; Trips & Visits • Curriculum Policy DipABRSM; PGCE Co-ordinator; Head of Crispin • Equal Opportunities Policy Owen Dobbing BLL; PGCE; (5OD) Head of Computing; • Expulsion, Removal & Review Policy QTS KS2&3 Teacher • Fire Risk Assessment & Procedures Policy Alex Douglas US Playground Supervisor • First Aid Policy (Mat Cover) • Health & Safety Policy Natalie Dubeck BA; PGCE Part-time MFL Teacher; French; • Recruitment, Selection & Disclosure Policy Spanish • Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy Lucy Eggertsen BSc; PGCE Head of Science; Head of Year 6 • Supervision & Missing, Lost & Uncollected Children Alison Fleming MA Ed; BA; Headmistress PGCE School Staff Heather Francis BSc Temporary Girls' Games Coach Maria Goncalves BA Teaching Assistant (Year 4) HEADMISTRESS Frances Gowlland BEd; Dip (3FG) Year 3 Teacher; General Alison Fleming (Mrs) MA Ed; BA; PGCE Prof Studies; Prof Dip ISLM Subjects Julie Alger Headmistress's PA Aimee Gray MA; BA, QTS (6AG) English Teacher; Head of

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Nonsuch Mike Bryant MA(Ed); BA Jt Hons Deputy Head - Academic Caroline Gregory BA; PGCE Part-time Learning Support Teacher Peter Farrelly MBE Bursar (Mat Leave) Sarah Hales BA Ed; QTS Deputy Head – Paula Haasbroek, Higher (3PH) Year 3 Teacher; General Senior School Transfer Dip Ed Subjects Wendy Smith BA Hons; QTS Deputy Head – Lower School Sarah Hales BA Ed; QTS Deputy Head - Senior School Transfer; Tom Quilter BA; ITS Deputy Head – Upper School English Marcus Hall BA Hons; QTS (8MH) Head of Humanities UPPER SCHOOL Lucy Harrison BA Hons; PGCE (4LH) Year 4 Teacher; General DEPUTY HEAD - UPPER SCHOOL Subjects; Sustainability Officer Tom Quilter BA; ITS Ben Hudson BSc Hons; PGCE Head of Boys' Games Assistant Head - Upper School Esther King BA; QTS Head of Girls’ Games (Mat Leave) Charlie Blair BA; PGCE Elly Lacey BA Hons; PGCE Head of English Sophie Apps BA; QTS (3SA) Year 3 Teacher; Campbell Laurie MA; BA; (7CL) Head of Geography; PE General Subjects Dip of Teaching Jane Aspeling BA; PGCE Part-Time Art Teacher; School Charlotte Levy BA;PGCE (6CL) Head of Drama; English Magazine Teaching Staff Editor Alex Lloyd BSc (Hons); PGCE; (8AL) Science Peter Archdale BSc Hons; (3PA) Head of Year 3; Gcert (ScEd) PGCE General Subjects; Head of Spartan William Lockwood BA; PGCE (4WL) Year 4 Teacher; General Christopher Archer BA ICT / Computing Facilitator Subjects Jane Aspeling BA; PGCE Part-Time Art Teacher; School Cristina Losito BSc (Hons); Head of Learning Support (SENCO) Magazine Teaching Staff Editor Dip Speech & Language Charlie Blair BA; PGCE Assistant Head, Upper School; Therapy Director of Sport Candice Mather MSc; BA Teaching Assistant (Year 3) Anna Bodenham BA Hons; Head of Mathematics; Stéphanie Perche Maundrell (6SM) French PGCE Head of Year 5; Maths BA; MA; PGCE Sarah Booth MEd; BSc (4SD)Head of Year 4; year 4 Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell Mental Health Lead Teacher; General Subjects; BSc; BA (Counselling) Head of Religious Studies HLTA Dip Ed & Training Josh Boulton BEd Temporary PE Teacher Lorna Menzie BA (Hons); Part time EAL Teacher Louise Bowen-Thomas BA; Head of Art Hornsby Dip; ESOL (CELTA) PGCE Jennifer O’Loughlin-Redwood (5JO) Maths Mike Bryant MA(Ed); Deputy Head - Academic; English BSc; QTS BA Jt Hons Melissa Peachey BA; PGCE; Part-time Learning Support Teacher; Sally Butcher BA Hons; Part-time; Head of Latin QCF L5 Dip PGCE; QTS Tom Quilter BA; ITS Deputy Head - Upper School, Max Butler Gap Assistant Y5 Maths Teacher (Autumn/Spring 2020) Kate Ravenscroft Learning Support Assistant Neil Campbell BSc; PGCE, QTS (6NC); KS2/3 Teacher; Maths Cristiana Ricciuti BA; PGCE Teaching Assistant (Maths) Tom Chappell BA Hons; PGCE (8TC) Head of History; PE Michelle Rowe BA Hons PE Teacher; Acting Head of Girls' Georgina Cook BA; GDE (6GC) KS2 Teacher; English; Games (Mat Cover) Head of Winston ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 9 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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Karolina Slavíková Mgr; Teaching Assistant (Science) YEAR TWO Bc (Cz) Hannah Gulland MSc; PGCE; (1HG) Year 1 Teacher Poppy Shingles BA Hons (4PS) Year 4 Teacher; General BSc Hons (Ed); PGCE Subjects Sophie Martin BA; PGCE (1SM) Year 1 Teacher Pippa Sidney-Woollett BSc Teaching Assistant (Art) Flora Russell BSc; PGCE; QTS (1FR) Year 1 Teacher Katie Wighton US Playground Supervisor Ameleah Vermeulen BA; (1AV) Year 1 Teacher (Mat Leave) PGCE; Christopher Woodward BMus Director of Music; Head of Years Sarah Hughes Mmus; Teaching Assistant (1FR) Hons; LRAM; PGCE; ARCO 7&8 BA Hons Joanna Maciaszek BA; QTS Teaching Assistant (1SM) HEAD OF PSHE — UPPER SCHOOL Gemma Revell BA Teaching Assistant (1AV) Jodi Hogan MA Ed; BSc; PGCE; Dip RS Sonia Sedda Teaching Assistant (1HG) HEAD OF PSHE — LOWER SCHOOL RECEPTION Jodi Hogan MA Ed; BSc; PGCE; Dip RS Charlotte Allan BA Hons (RCA) Reception Teacher LOWERSCHOOL Chloe Poelman (née Gardner) (RCP) Head of EYFS; EYFS SEND DEPUTY HEAD — LOWER SCHOOL BSc; PGCE Co-Ordinator Wendy Smith BA Hons; QTS Emma Rafferty BA Hons; QTS (RER) Reception Teacher Holly Swannack BA Hons; (RHS) Reception Teacher; LS ASSISTANT HEAD — LOWER SCHOOL PGCE House Co-ordinator Belinda Clothier BA Ed Natalie Armstrong Teaching Assistant (RER) HEAD OF YEAR 2 (Mat Cover) Loriana Bellia, Cache 3 Dip Teaching Assistant (RHS) Jodi Hogan MA Ed; BSc; PGCE; Dip RS Donna Munoz BA Teaching Assistant (RCA) Nicola Johnson Btec HND Teaching Assistant (RCP) HEAD OF YEAR 1 (Mat Cover) Rachel Bowen BSc Hons; PGCE QTS NURSERY Charlotte Banfield BA; PGCE (NCJ) Part time Nursery Teacher KS1 SEND CO-ORDINATOR Stephan Bundi BA Hons; (NSB) Nursery Teacher Claire Cairns BA; PGCE PGCE HEAD OF EYFS / EYFS SEND CO-ORDINATOR Julie Gascoine BA; QTS (NCJ) Part time Nursery Teacher Chloe Poelman (née Gardner) BSc; PGCE Suzanne Hampton, NNEB (NCJ) Part time Nursery Nurse Maria Mota NVQ3 (NCJ) Nursery Nurse Rachel Bowen BSc Hons; Temporary Head of Year 1 Samantha Mathurin BA (NSB) Part-time Nursery Nurse PGCE QTS (Mat Cover); LS Teacher Foundation SEN Claire Cairns BA; PGCE Part-time Learning Support Antoniette Willis BA; NVQ3 (NSB) Nursery Nurse Teacher (Mat Cover); KS1 SEND Co-ordinator PLAYGROUND Carolina Grierson Temp p/t Learning Support Isabel Barata Dos Reis Senior Playground Supervisor; Teacher/Part-time Assistant Medical Room Assistant Librarian (LS) Tania Pais Rodrigues Marques Part-time Lunchtime Playground Christina Hindmarsh BMus Part time EYFS/KS1 Music Supervisor Hons; BEd Teacher Rabab Yassin Part-time Lunchtime Playground Jodi Hogan MA Ed; BSc; (2JH) Acting Head of Year 2 Supervisor PGCE; Dip RS (Mat Cover); Head of PSHE LIBRARY Riaz Hossenbux BA; PGCE Part-time Lower School PE Alison Muirhead BA DipLIS Librarian Co-ordinator Carolina Grierson Part-time Assistant Librarian/Temp, Vicky O'Connell BA; NVQ3 Teaching Assistant (Mat Leave) Part-time Learning Support Teacher James Roberts BA; PGCE EYFS Teacher (Mat Cover) ADMINISTRATION Natalia Ruiz NVQ3 Teaching Assistant (Mat Leave) John Adams School Keeper Sophie Alabaster BMus Music & Drama Administrator YEAR TWO Julie Alger Headmistress's PA Genevieve Abram BA Hons; (2GA) Year 2 Teacher; Lower Katrina Campbell BA Part-time Office Assistant PGCE School Sustainability Officer Liesl Chaudhury (ASSOC)CIPD, HR Manager Nicola Goscomb MA; PGCE; (2NG) Year 2 Teacher MA, BA Hons, PGD BA Hons Darnell Davis Assistant ICT Technician Jodi Hogan MA Ed; BSc; (2JH) Acting Head of Year 2 Susan Douglas Part-time HR Assistant PGCE; Dip RS (Mat Cover); Head of PSHE Peter Farrelly MBE Bursar Rosalind Wood BSc; PGCE; (2RW) Year 2 Teacher Susannah Frieze MA Hons Director of External Affairs, School QTS (Oxon) Magazine Co-Editor Susannah Brown BA Hons; Teaching Assistant (2RW) Paula Goddard-Demosthenous Bursary Accounts Assistant Dip HEPrim PG Dip HND Maria C Larrea BLaw Teaching Assistant (2GA) Darron Grey Data Manager Annelise Torres NVQ3 Teaching Assistant (2NG) Gerald Hearn Facilities Manager Tanya Wilson MA; BA Hons Teaching Assistant( 2JH) ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 10 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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Andrew Hoang PGCE, BSc Part-time Head of Digital Learning Afternoon Ope n Sera Jiménez Secretary to the Deputy Head — Havelock Te rrace 3.30 pm – 4.25 pm

Academic (Mat Leave) Lockington Road 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Martin Kay Security Officer/Premises Assistant School Reception Closed 6.00 pm Anna Kipling BA Hons Upper School Secretary/ Administrator Newton Prep Term Dates Pauline Nieszwiec School Receptionist Valerie Pitcairn Bursary Office Manager AUTUMN TERM 2020 Robert Powell Part-time School Keeper Term Begins Thursday 3 September Joanne Rose Part-time Payroll and Fees Half-Term Monday 19 October — Friday 30 October Administrator Term Ends Friday 18 December 12/12.15pm Jack McInroy Part-time School Uniform Shop Spring Term 2021 Manager Term Begins Thursday 7 January Lee Shu Fai ICT Technician Half-Term Monday 15 — Friday 19 February Kerra Söker Lower School Secretary Term Ends Friday 26 March 12/12.15pm Susan Symes Registrar Bianca De Azevedo Tubino Secretary to the Deputy Head — Summer Term 2021 Academic (Mat Cover) Term Begins Tuesday 20 April

Naheema Walji MEd; MBA; Part-time Compliance Officer Half-Term Monday 31 — Friday 4 June LLB; LCM Term Ends Thursday 8 July 12/12.15pm

MEDICAL ROOM (PER TERM) 2020-21 Helen Valentine RGN; RSCN School Nurse Tuition Fees & Extras Isabel Barata Dos Reis Medical Room Assistant Apple Nursery (mornings only including snack £3,200 Dr Shahenaz Walji School Medical Adviser and non-residential trips) Lower School (including lunch, snack and £5,920 MUSIC DEPARTMENT non-residential trips) Christopher Woodward BMus Director of Music Hons; LRAM; PGCE; ARCO Upper School (including lunch, snack and £6,780 Elizabeth Davis BMus Hons; Music Teacher; Head of Crispin; non-residential trips) DipABRSM; PCGE Trips/Visits Co-ordinator Apple Nursery (one afternoon with lunch) £250 per half term Christina Hindmarsh BMus Part time EYFS/KS1 Music Teacher Early Morning Room £1.90 per session Hons; BEd Late Room £8.00 per half-hour Sophie Alabaster BMus Music & Drama Administrator Acceptance Deposit £1,500 CATERING Pre-payment for entry to Nursery £1,500 Linda Thompson Catering Manager Pre-payment for entry to Reception to Year 6 £2,500 Claire Keegan Deputy Catering Manager Pre-payment for entry to Years 7 or 8 £1,000 To email any member of the teaching staff please use the first Registration fee £100 letter of their first name and the whole of their second name i.e. Alongside our competitive school fees, there are a range of Fred Smith would be [email protected] reasonable charges for after-school Activities (after-school Clubs are all free) and Residential Trips (our range of day trips School Day Information is included within the fees), all of which can be viewed on our website. Early Morning Club / Playground 8.00 am – 8.20 am Doors Open and Registration 8.20 am Extra Curricular Activities and Tuition LUNCH Art Extension (by invitation only) £214 Lower School from 11.45 am Ballet/Tap/Modern Dance £156 Upper School from 12.15 pm Chess £135 Drama £137 PICK UP Fencing (Upper School / Year 2) £106 / £90 Nursery morning only 12 noon Greek £120 Nursery all day and Reception 3.30 pm Gymnastics £137 Lower School (Years 1 and 2) 3.30 pm Italian (Upper School / Lower School) £150 / £130 Upper School (Years 3 – 8) 4.00 pm Judo £99 Supervised Prep (Half) Years 3-8 Until 4.45 pm Music Technology £165 Late Room for Reception, Years 1-2 Until 5.25 pm Speech & Drama (Individual / Small group) £220 / £160 Late Room fo r Years 3-8 Until 5.45 pm Tennis £126 Yoga £104 MAIN GATE TIMES Self-employed visiting teachers, tutors and coaches provide Morning Open extra-curricular tuition in music, activities and clubs under Lockington Road 8.00 am – 8.40 am separate agreements with parents, for which parents are Lockington Road Pedestrian (Late) 8.40 am – 8.50 am invoiced separately by the peripatetic teacher. Havelock Terrace 8.00 am – 8.40 am

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2.8 Interpretation: Unless the context of these terms comply with its duties as a Tier 4 sponsor, and conditions otherwise requires words denoting including the passport, visa, vignette and/or Terms & Conditions the singular include the plural and vice versa. biometric resident permit of the child and, where necessary, the Parents. It shall be the Parents’ responsibility at all times to ensure that their child 1 Introduction 3 Admission and Entry has the appropriate immigration permission to 1.1 These terms and conditions reflect the custom to the School reside in the United Kingdom and to study at this and practice of independent schools for many School. Please also see clause 8.15. generations and together with the letter of offer, 3.1 Registration and Admission: Applicants will be the Conditions of Award (if applicable), the considered as candidates for admission and Acceptance Form and the Fees List they form the entry to the School when the Registration Form 4 Pastoral Care basis of a legally binding contract for educational has been completed and returned to Us and the 4.1 Meaning: Pastoral care is a thread that runs services between the Parents and Newton Prep non-returnable Registration Fee paid. Admission throughout all aspects of life at this School and is Ltd (“Newton Prep” or the “School”) provide will be subject to the availability of a place and the directed towards the happiness, success, safety to the Child (the “Parent Contract”). These admission requirements at the time being satisfied and welfare of each pupil and the integrity of the terms and conditions are intended to promote by the applicant. School community. the education and welfare of each pupil and the 3.1.1 “Admission” occurs when Parents have 4.2 Our Commitment: We will do all that is reasonable stability, forward-planning, proper resourcing and accepted the offer of a place and paid the to safeguard and promote the Child’s welfare and development of Newton Prep. Acceptance Deposit as set out in the Fees to provide pastoral care to at least the standard List for the relevant year.. 1.2 Variations: These terms and conditions are required by law in the particular circumstances subject to change from time to time to reflect 3.1.2 “Entry” is the date when the Child attends and often to a much higher standard. We will changes in the law or in custom and practice at the School for the first time under the respect the Child’s human rights and freedoms the School. Please refer to Section 11 for further Parent Contract. which must, however, be balanced with the lawful information about change management at the 3.2 Equality: The School is a mainstream, preparatory needs and rules of our School community and the School. day school for boys and girls aged from 3 - 13 rights and freedoms of others. 1.3 Important information: The rules concerning years. The School welcomes staff and children 4.3 Complaints: Any question, concern or complaint notice and fees are of particular importance and from all different ethnic groups, backgrounds about the pastoral care or safety of a pupil must are set out at Sections 8 and 9 below. and creeds. Human rights and freedoms are be notified immediately to the Form teacher, Please also see Section 11 for details of the respected. At present, our physical facilities for Head of Year, depending on the year the Child is changes that may be made to Newton Prep while the disabled are limited but We will do all that is in the Deputy Head – Upper School or Deputy your child is a pupil here and the consultation reasonable to ensure that the School’s culture, Head – Lower School, or in the case of a grave and notice procedures that will apply. If you have policies and procedures are made accessible to concern must be notified in writing (which, for any queries regarding these terms and conditions children who have disabilities and to comply with these purposes, may include by e-mail) to the please contact the Bursar before accepting the our legal responsibilities under equality legislation Head and/or by telephone and fax in a case of place. in order to accommodate the needs of applicants emergency. In such cases, the School and its and pupils who have disabilities for which, after staff will endeavour to investigate the issue and 1.4 Documents referred to: Before accepting the offer reasonable adjustments, We can cater adequately. to respond to the Parents in accordance with the of a place, parents and pupils receive a copy of timescales set out in the School’s Complaints the School Behaviour Policy and the Fees List. 3.3 Offer of a Place and Deposit: A deposit Policy. The School expects the Parents to respond Parents also have an opportunity, on request, (“Acceptance Deposit”) as shown on the Fees List promptly by return and/or attend any meetings to see any of the other documents referred to in for the relevant year will be payable by all Parents that might be arranged by the School to address these terms and conditions. Please now refer to when they accept the offer of a place. Please also the issue. Every reasonable complaint shall receive Clause 11.7 below. see clause 8.8. fair and proper consideration and response. A 3.4 Pre-payment on admissions: In addition to the copy of the School’s Complaints Procedure is 2 Terminology payment of the Acceptance Deposit, unless the available on the School’s website or on request Child has siblings presently at the School, the from the Head’s PA or Bursar. 2.1 “The School”/“We” / “Us” means Newton Prep Parents shall pay a pre-payment on Admission: Limited acting by its Board of Directors as now 3.4.1 where the Child is registered to enter the 4.4 Child’s Rights: If in the professional opinion of or in the future constituted (and any successor). School in the nursery, of £1500; the Head, the Child is of sufficient maturity and The School is incorporated as a limited company understanding s /he has certain legal rights 3.4.2 where the Child is registered to enter the and the Board of Director are responsible for the which the School must observe. These include s School in Reception to Year 6, of £2500; governance of the School. the right to give or withhold consent in a variety of 3.4.3 where the Child is registered to enter the circumstances and certain rights of confidentiality 2.2 “The School Council” means the advisory body School in Year 7 or 8, of £1000. and, usually, the right to have contact with appointed by the Board of Directors of Newton In all cases any balance of the pre-payment both natural or adoptive parents. If a conflict of Prep Limited to provide advice to the School from will be credited to the Child’s first Term’s interests arises between a Parent and a Child, the time to time when considered appropriate. Fees. Please also see clause 8.8. rights of, and duties owed to, the Child will in most 2.3 “The Head” (or the “Headmaster” or 3.5 Repayment of Deposit: The Acceptance Deposit cases take precedence over the rights of, and “Headmistress) is the person with overall will be retained in the general funds of the School duties owed to, the Parent. responsibility for the day-to-day running of the until the Child leaves and will be repaid without 4.5 Head’s Authority: The Parents authorise the Head School and that expression includes those to interest less any extras or other sums due to the to take and/or authorise in good faith all decisions whom any duties of the Head or of the Board of School on leaving unless stated otherwise in which the Head considers on proper grounds Directors have been delegated and includes the these terms and conditions or unless the Parents will safeguard and promote the Child’s welfare. School Medical Officer whenever appropriate. wish to donate the Acceptance Deposit to the Although the School is fee paying, the Parents 2.4 “School Medical Officer” means the appropriately Newton Bursary Fund (Registered Charity No. accept that the Head’s authority within the School qualified person appointed by the School to act as 1013843). The School reserves the right to set community, exercised reasonably, is paramount. School’s medical officer. off any amount owed to the School. This does not Should the Head find it necessary to correspond alter the School’s right to recover any sums owed formally with and/or meet the Parents, we expect 2.5 “The Parents”/“You” means any person who has to it. If the child leaves at the end of the Autumn both a prompt response and the meeting to take signed the Acceptance Form and/or who has Term, the Acceptance Deposit will be repaid by 31 place within a reasonable timescale. accepted responsibility for a child’s attendance January. If the child leaves at the end of the Spring at this School. Parents are legally responsible, Term the Acceptance Deposit will be repaid by 31 4.6 Conduct of Parents: The Parents undertake on individually and jointly, for complying with their May. If the Child leaves at the end of the Summer their own behalf, and on behalf of any third parties authorised to act or attend the School on their obligations under the Parent Contract. Term the Acceptance Deposit will be repaid by 31 behalf, to behave reasonably in all dealings with 2.6 Parental Responsibility: Those who have Parental August. Please also see clause 8.8. the School, to treat staff and other members of the Responsibility (i.e. legal responsibility for the 3.6 Immigration: The School currently holds a licence School community with dignity and respect,and to child) are entitled to receive certain information to sponsor international applicants under Tier 4 of comply with the School’s Rules currently in force, concerning the child whether or not they are the points based system of immigration. Parents including (but not limited to) those in relation a party to this contract unless a court order has must inform the Head when returning a completed to access to the buildings and the use of mobile been made to the contrary, or there are other Registration form or at any other time if their child telephones and cameras on School grounds and reasons which justify withholding information, at requires sponsorship from the School in order the discretion of the School, to safeguard the best to obtain a visa to study at the School. Where a Keep Clear’ road markings in Lockington Road. interests and welfare of the child. child is sponsored by the School for immigration Parents or any third parties attending or acting on 2.7 “The Child” is the child named on the Acceptance purposes the Parents shall permit the School their behalf in any dealings with the School may Form. 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that individual or group of individuals has/have behaved absent from the Child’s home overnight or for the School. unreasonably and considers the measure to be a twenty-four hour period or longer during the 4.21 Insurance: Parents are responsible for insurance in the best interests either of the Child or of the School week, the School must be told in writing of the Child’s personal property whilst at School School Please see also clause 7.13.The Head may the name, address and telephone number for or on the way to and from School or any School- in his/her absolute discretion require the Parents twenty-four hour contact with the adult who will sponsored activity away from School premises. to remove the Child if the behaviour of the Parents have the care of the Child. is, in the opinion of the Head, unreasonable and/ The School may, via its insurance brokers, 4.15 Communication with Parents: With the exception or affects or is likely to affect adversely the Child’s provide general information about insurance of communication regarding Cancellation of the or other Child’s progress at the School. which may be available, but the School does not place or the Withdrawal of the Child from the accept a contractual duty to do so and makes no 4.7 Ethos: The ethos of this School must be such as School, the School will (unless otherwise notified representation as to the suitability or otherwise of to foster good relationships between members in accordance with other arrangements made) any insurance available. of the staff, the Childs themselves and between treat any communication from any person with members of the staff and Childs. Bullying, Parental Responsibility as having been given on 4.22 Liability: Unless negligent or guilty of some harassment, victimisation and discrimination will behalf of the Parents, and any communication other wrongdoing causing injury, loss or damage, not be tolerated. The School and its staff will act from the School to any such person as having the School does not accept responsibility for fairly in relation to the pupils and parents and We been made to each of them. Where the Parents accidental injury or other loss caused to the Child expect the same of pupils and parents in relation live at different addresses, correspondence and or Parents or for loss or damage to property. to the School. other information will usually be sent only to the 4.8 Physical Contact: Parents consent to such Parent with whom the Child resides (the Resident 5 Health and Medical Matters physical contact with the Child as may accord with Parent) as specified on the Acceptance Form. good practice; as may be appropriate and proper The Resident Parent agrees to provide copies of 5.1 Medical Declaration: Parents will be asked for teaching and instruction; for providing comfort relevant information to the other Parent or to any to complete a form of medical declaration to a pupil in distress; to maintain safety and good person with Parental Responsibility who has a concerning the Child’s health and must inform the order; or in connection with the Child’s health right to receive it. Head in writing if the Child develops any known medical condition, health problem or allergy, or and welfare. Parents also consent to the Child 4.16 Education Guardians: The Parents if resident participating in contact and non-contact sports will be unable to take part in games or sporting outside the United Kingdom must before Entry activities, or has been in contact with anyone with and other activities as part of the normal School appoint an education guardian for the Child in an infectious or contagious disease. and extra-curricular programme and acknowledge the United Kingdom who has been given legal that while the School will provide appropriate authority to act on behalf of the Parents in all 5.2 Child’s Health: The Head may at any time require supervision the risk of injury cannot be eliminated. respects and to whom the School can apply for a medical opinion or certificate as to the Child’s 4.9 Disclosures: Parents must at the first opportunity, authorities where necessary. The School can general health where the Head considers that disclose to the School in confidence any known accept no responsibility for the Child when he/ necessary as a matter of professional judgement medical condition, health problem or allergy she is in the care of the Parents or the education in the interests of the Child and/or the School. The affecting the Child; any history of a learning guardian. The Parents or the education guardian Child, if of sufficient age and maturity, is entitled difficulty on the part of the Child or any member must make holiday arrangements, including to insist on confidentiality which can nonetheless of his/her immediate family; any disability, special travel to and from the School, in advance. be overridden in the Child’s own interests or where educational need or any behavioural, emotional The responsibility for choosing an appropriate necessary for the protection of other members of difficulty and/or social difficulty on his/her part; education guardian rests solely with the Parents. the School community. any matters or family circumstances or court The Parents are responsible in each case for 5.3 Throughout a Child’s time order which might affect the Child’s welfare or satisfying themselves as to the suitability of an Medical Information: happiness; any concerns about the Child’s safety; education guardian. The Parents shall immediately as a member of the School, the School Medical any significant change in the Parents’ financial on appointment provide the School with up to Officer shall have the right to disclose confidential circumstances; or if it is intended that the Child is date contact details for the appointed education information about the Child if considered to be to be cared for and accommodated by someone guardian and shall immediately notify the School in the Child’s best interests or necessary for who is not a close relative for a period of 28 days of any changes to those details. the protection of other members of the School or more. community. Such information will be given and 4.17 Photographs or images (including video received on a confidential, “need-to-know” basis. 4.10 Special Precautions: The Head needs to be aware recordings): The School may obtain and of any matters that are relevant to the Child’s use photographs or images (including video 5.4 Medical Care: The Parents must comply with the safety and security. The Head must be notified recordings) of the Child for: School Medical Officer’s recommendations which may include a reasonable decision to release the in writing immediately of any court orders or 4.17.1 use in the School’s promotional material situations of risk in relation to the Child for whom Child home or to his/her education guardian when such as the prospectus, the website or any special safety precautions may be needed. he/she is unwell. social media; Parents may be excluded from School premises 5.5 Emergency Medical Treatment: The Parents if the Head, acting in a proper manner, considers 4.17.2 press and media purposes; authorise the Head to consent on their behalf to such exclusion to be in the best interests of the 4.17.3 educational purposes as part of the Child or of the School. curriculum or extra-curricular activities. the Child receiving emergency medical treatment The School may seek specific consent from under the National Health Service or at a private 4.11 Confidentiality: The Parents authorise the Head to the Parents before using a photograph or hospital where certified by an appropriately override their own and (so far as they are entitled video recording where the School at its sole qualified person to be necessary for the Child’s to do so) the Child’s rights of confidentiality, and discretion considers that the use is more welfare and if the Parents cannot be contacted in to impart confidential information on a “need- time. to-know” basis where necessary to safeguard or privacy intrusive. We would not disclose promote the Child’s welfare or to avert a perceived the home address of the Child without the 5.6 Routine Medical treatment: On the written risk of serious harm to the Child or to another Parents’ consent. authority of a person with Parental Responsibility person at the School. In some cases, teachers 4.18 Request for Confidentiality: The Parents may for the Child who has signed the Acceptance Form and other employees of the School may need to ask Us to keep information about the Child the School will administer prescribed medication be informed of any particular vulnerability the confidential. For example, You may ask Us not in accordance with either the prescribing doctor’s Child may have. The School reserves the right to to use photographs of the Child in promotional instructions or, in the case of medication to be left monitor the Child’s use of email communications, material or ask Us to keep the fact that the Child in the School for a length of time (e.g. Epipens, the internet and any mobile electronic devices. is on the School roll confidential. If the Parents emergency inhalers, etc), a recently dated medical practitioner’s instructions. Parents who wish their 4.12 Leaving School Premises: We will do all that is would like information about the Child to be kept children to receive any non-prescribed medication reasonable to ensure that your child remains in confidential, they must make sure the Child knows must provide specific written permission to the the care of the School during School hours but this and must inform the Head immediately in School Medical Officer. Prior written permission we cannot accept responsibility for a pupil who writing requesting an acknowledgement of their leaves School premises in breach of School Rules. letter. from the Parents is required for each and every Parents shall be responsible for ensuring that the medicine before any medicine is given. Usually 4.19 Transport: The Parents consent to the Child only prescribed medicines are given at the Child knows and abides by the School Rules about travelling by any form of public transport and/or in leaving School premises during the day. School. Written records are kept of all medicines a motor vehicle driven by a responsible adult who (prescribed and non-prescribed) administered.. 4.13 Residence During Term Time: Pupils are required is duly licensed and insured to drive a vehicle of during term time and at weekends, and half term, that type. to live with a Parent or legal guardian or with an 4.20 Child’s Personal Property: The Child is 6 Educational Matters education guardian acceptable to the School. The responsible for the security and safe use of all 6.1 Our Commitment: Within the published range of Head must be notified in writing immediately if the his/her personal property including money, the School’s provision from time to time, we will Child will be residing during term time under the mobile electronic devices, locker keys, watches, do all that is reasonable to provide an educational care of someone other than a Parent or guardian. computers, calculators, musical instruments and environment and teaching of a range, standard 4.14 Absence of Parents: When both Parents will be sports equipment, and for property lent to them by and quality which is suitable for each Child and ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 13 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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to provide education to at least the standard required by Notice (in section 8) if they do not intend their action necessary to safeguard and promote the law in the particular circumstances, and often to child to proceed to the next stage of the School, welfare of each Pupil and the School community a much higher standard. The School will exercise or a Term’s Fees in lieu of Notice will be payable. as a whole. The School’s Behaviour Policy as reasonable care and skill in providing educational amended from time to time applies to all pupils 6.10 Intellectual Property: Where the Child creates services for the Child but cannot guarantee that when they are on School premises, or in the a copyright work, including where the work is the Child will reach a specific level of attainment care of the School, or wearing School uniform, created jointly with a member of staff or another sufficient to gain entry to other educational or otherwise representing or associated with the Child, the School may use that work for the establishments. School. purpose of promoting the interests of the School 6.2 Organisation: We must reserve the right to including exhibiting it, publishing it in the School 7.5 Investigative Action: A complaint or rumour organise the curriculum and its delivery in a way magazine or putting a copy of it on the School’s of misconduct will be investigated. The Child which, in the professional judgement of the Head, intranet or public website. may be questioned and his/her belongings may is most appropriate to the School community as be searched in appropriate circumstances. All 6.11 Child’s Work: The Parents consent for themselves a whole. We will endeavour to inform the Parents and (so far as they are entitled to do so) on behalf reasonable care will be taken to protect the of changes and the reasons for them as soon as of the Child, to the School retaining the Child’s Child’s human rights and freedoms and to ensure practicable. Our policy on streaming, setting and original work until, in the processional judgment of that his/her Parents are informed as soon as class sizes may change from year to year and from the Head, it is appropriate to release the work to reasonably practicable after it becomes clear time to time and will depend mainly on the mixture the Child. We will take reasonable care to preserve that the Child may face formal disciplinary action, of abilities and aptitudes among the pupils and the Child’s work undamaged but cannot accept unless the School is prevented from doing so may take into account management of friendship liability for loss or damage caused to this or any by an external agency if they are involved. If groups. Any parent who has specific requirements other property of the Child by factors outside the considered necessary, the School may make or concerns about any aspect of the Child’s direct control of the Head or staff. arrangements for legal representation for the Child education or progress should contact the Child’s to be funded at the Parents’ expense. form teacher, or any other appropriate member of 6.12 Educational Trips: A variety of educational trips staff, as soon as possible, or contact the Head in will be provided for the Child. Save for where the 7.6 Procedural Fairness: Investigation of a the case of a serious concern. Child is in the EYFS setting when consent will be complaint which could lead to expulsion, required for all visits, by signing the Acceptance removal or withdrawal of the Child in any of the 6.3 Progress Reports: The School shall monitor the Form or agreeing to be bound by these terms and circumstances explained below shall be carried progress of each Child and shall report regularly conditions the Parents consent to the Child taking out in a fair and unbiased manner. All reasonable to the Parents by means of grades and full written part in any educational trip. Educational trips efforts will be made to notify the Parents so that reports. which: they can attend a meeting with the Head before a decision is taken in such a case. In the absence 6.4 Sex Education: All pupils will receive health and 6.12.1 cost more than £50; or of a parent, the Child will be assisted by an adult life skills education appropriate to their age in 6.12.2 require overseas travel; or accordance with the curriculum from time to time (usually a teacher) of his/her choice. 6.12.3 involve an overnight stay; or unless the Parents have given formal notice in 7.7 Divulging Information: Except as required by 6.12.4 occur during a weekend or School writing that they do not wish their child to take part law, the School and its staff shall not be required vacation; or in this aspect of the curriculum. Please refer to the to divulge to Parents or others any confidential School’s PSHEE programme of study for further 6.12.5 involve some element of high risk or information or the identities of pupils or others information. adventure activity will be subject to a who have given information which has led to the separate agreement. The cost of such 6.5 Reports and References: Information supplied to complaint or which the Head has acquired during trips will be payable in advance. The an investigation. Parents and others concerning the progress and Child is subject to School discipline in character of the Child, and about examinations, all respects whilst engaged in a School 7.8 Biological Samples: The Child may be given the and any references will be given conscientiously trip. All additional costs (such as medical opportunity to provide a urine or other biological and with all due care and skill but otherwise costs, insurances, taxis, air fares, or sample under medical supervision if involvement without liability on the part of the School. professional advice) necessary to protect with drugs is suspected, or a sample of breath 6.6 Learning Difficulties: The School will do all that the Child’s safety and welfare, or to to test for alcohol consumed in breach of School is reasonable in the case of each Child to detect respond to breaches of discipline, will be discipline. A sample or test in these circumstances and deal appropriately with a learning difficulty added to the bill. The School reserves the will not form part of the Child’s permanent medical which is considered to be a “special educational right to prevent the Child from taking part record. in an educational trip while overdue Fees need”. Our staff are not, however, qualified to 7.9 Terminology: In these terms and conditions remain unpaid. make a medical diagnosis of conditions such as “Suspension” means that a pupil has been sent those commonly referred to as dyslexia, or of other or released home for a limited period either as a learning difficulties. 7 Behaviour and Discipline disciplinary sanction or pending the outcome of 6.7 Screening for Learning Difficulties: The screening an investigation or a Panel Review. “Withdrawal” 7.1 School Regime: The Parents accept that the tests available to Schools are indicative only: means that the Parents have withdrawn the School will be run in accordance with the they are not infallible. Parents will be notified if a Child from the School in the circumstances set authorities delegated by the Board of Directors to screening test indicates that a pupil has a learning out in clause 8.12. “Expulsion” means that the the Head. The Head is entitled to exercise a wide difficulty. Should a special educational need Child is required to leave the School permanently discretion in relation to the School’s policies, rules become apparent during the Child’s time at the in circumstances described in clause 7.11. and regime and will exercise those discretions School, the School reserves the right to request “Removal” means that the Child has been in a reasonable and lawful manner, and with an Educational Psychologist’s report which will be required to leave (“asked to leave”) the School procedural fairness when the status of the Child is paid for by the Parents. permanently in the circumstances described in at issue. clause 7.13. “Exclusion” means that the Child 6.8 Information about Learning Difficulties: Parents 7.2 Conduct and Attendance: We attach importance to may not return to School until arrears of Fees have must notify the Head in writing if they are aware courtesy, integrity, good manners, good discipline been paid. “Exclusion” may also be used as a or suspect that the Child (or anyone in his or her and respect for the needs of others. The Parents general expression covering any or all of the other immediate family) has a learning difficulty and warrant that the Child will take a full part in the expressions defined in this clause. the Parents must provide us with copies of all activities of the School, will attend each School written reports and other relevant information. 7.10 Sanctions: The School’s current policies on day, will be punctual, will work hard, will be well- The Parents will be asked to withdraw the Child, sanctions are available to Parents on request behaved and will comply with the School Rules as without being charged Fees in lieu of Notice if, before they accept the offer of a place. These in the professional judgement of the Head and policies may undergo reasonable change from School Core Values and Behaviour Code’ and the after consultation with the Parents and with the time to time but will not authorise any form Child (where appropriate), the School is unable of unlawful activity. Sanctions may include wearing of uniform which may be amended from to provide adequately for the Child’s special a requirement to undertake menial but not time to time. educational needs. The School reserves the right degrading tasks on behalf of the School or to charge for the provision of additional teaching. 7.3 School Rules: The School Rules which apply are external community, detention for a reasonable period, withdrawal of privileges, suspension, or 6.9 Moving up the School: It is a condition of this School Core Values and Behaviour Code’ and the alternatively being removed or expelled. agreement that, subject to him / her satisfying the relevant criteria at the time, the Child will progress 7.11 Expulsion: The Child may be formally expelled published from time to time. Parents are through the School and complete Year 6 or 8. from the School if it is proved on the balance of requested to read these documents carefully with Parents will be consulted before the end of the probabilities that the Child has committed a very the Child before they accept the offer of a place. Spring Term in any School year if there appears grave breach of School discipline or a serious to be any reason why the Child may be refused 7.4 School Discipline: The Parents hereby confirm criminal offence. Expulsion is reserved for the a place at the next stage of the School. Parents that they accept the authority of the Head and most serious breaches. The Head shall act with must give the appropriate period of notice in of other members of staff on the Head’s behalf procedural fairness in all such cases. 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requested by a Parent. Parents will be given a copy of School Council appointed and authorised by the 8.5 Provisional notice is not accepted by the School. the Review procedure current at the time. The Board of Directors. The Parents will be entitled to 8.6 Fees in lieu of Notice: in circumstances where Child shall remain away from School pending know the names of the School Council who make the Parents have not given Notice in accordance the outcome of the Review (see “Panel Review” up the review panel. The Parents may ask for the with clause 8.3 or 8.4, Fees in lieu of Notice below). appointment of an independent panel member means Fees in full at the rate applicable for the nominated by the School and approved by the 7.12 Fees after Expulsion: If the Child is expelled, remainder of the School year at the rate that would parent (approval not to be unreasonably withheld). there will be no refund of the Acceptance Deposit have applied had the Child attended and not If Parents request a Panel Review, the Child will be or of Fees for the current or past Terms, and the limited to the parental contribution in the case of suspended from School until the review procedure unspent balance of any lump sum prepayment a scholarship, exhibition, bursary or other award has been completed. While suspended, the Child will be refunded without interest. There will be no or concession. This represents a genuine pre- shall remain away from School and will have no charge to Fees in lieu of Notice but all arrears of estimate of the School’s loss in the circumstances, right to enter School premises during that time Fees and any other sum due to the School will be and sometimes the actual loss to the School without written permission from the Head. A Panel payable. will be much greater. This rule is necessary to Review will be conducted in accordance with the promote stability and the School’s ability to plan its 7.13 Removal: The Parents may be required to remove School’s Panel Review policy. The decision of staffing and other resources. the Child permanently from the School, if, after the Review Panel will be final and binding on the consultation with the Parents and if appropriate Parents and the School. 8.7 Cancellation: means the cancellation of a place the Child, the Head is of the opinion that: at the School which has been accepted by the 7.18 Access: Where the Child has been withdrawn, 7.13.1 the Child has committed a breach or Parents and which occurs before the Child enters excluded, suspended, removed or expelled series of breaches of School rules or the School or where the Child does not enter the from the School and the Child and the Parents discipline for which Removal is the School. Please see clause 3.1for details of when including any third parties authorised to act appropriate sanction; Entry to the School occurs. or attend on their behalf shall have no right to 7.13.2 by reason of the Child’s conduct, enter the School premises without the written 8.8 Cancellation rights: If the offer of a place and its behaviour or progress, the Child is permission of the Head. acceptance are both made entirely at distance by unwilling or unable to benefit sufficiently means of post, fax or electronic communication 7.19 Complaints Procedures: A complaint about from the educational opportunities and without either Parent meeting face to face with a any matter of School policy or administration / or the community life offered by the member of the School staff during the contractual not involving a decision to expel or remove a School; or process the Parents may cancel this agreement Child must be made in accordance with the 7.13.3 the Parents or any third parties authorised at any time within 14 days of the date of the School’s published complaints procedure, a by them (such as nannies) have treated acceptance form. In such circumstances the copy of which is available on request. Every the School or members of its staff Acceptance Deposit will be refunded together with reasonable complaint shall receive fair and proper unreasonably and/or the behaviour affects any Fees paid pro-rated if the School has provided consideration and a timely response. or is likely to affect adversely the Child’s or any educational services under this agreement. other pupils’ progress at the School. In these circumstances, and at the sole 8 Provisions About Notice 8.9 Cancelling acceptance: The Cancellation of a discretion of the Head, Withdrawal of the place after acceptance can cause long-term loss See also section 6.9 “Moving up the School” and Child by the Parents may be permitted as to the School if it occurs after other families have section7 “Behaviour and Discipline”. an alternative to Removal being required. taken their decisions about schooling for their The Head shall act with procedural 8.1 Term: means the period between and including children. A genuine pre-estimate of loss is fees fairness in all such cases, and shall the first and last days of the relevant school term. for between one and five years. Nonetheless, the have regard to the interests of the Child School agrees to limit the Parents’ liability to: 8.2 Notice: means (unless otherwise stated in these and the Parents as well as those of the terms and conditions) One Term’s Written Notice 8.9.1 a full Term’s Fees at the rate payable for the term School. The Head’s decision to require the or Two Terms’ Written notice (as the case may be) of Entry (not limited to the parental contribution in Removal of the Child shall be subject to a given by: the case of a scholarship, exhibition, bursary or Panel Review if requested by the Parents. other award or concession), less the Acceptance 8.2.1 both Parents; or The Parents will be given a copy of the Deposit, payable as a debt immediately unless the Review procedure as amended from time 8.2.2 one of the Parents with the prior written place is filled immediately and without loss to the to time. The Child shall be suspended consent of the other Parent; and School if less than a Term’s Notice of cancellation from the School pending the outcome of 8.2.3 in either case the prior written consent has been given; or the Review. See clause 7.16 and clause of any other person with Parental 7.17. Responsibility where appropriate before 8.9.2 the Acceptance Deposit if more than One Term’s the first day of Term, addressed to and Written Notice has been given unless the place is 7.14 Fees after Removal: If the Child is removed or received by the Head personally or by the filled immediately and without loss to the School. withdrawn in the circumstances described in Bursar on the Head’s behalf. Notice may clause 7.13, Fees shall be payable in the same If the place is filled immediately and without loss to the manner as set out in clause 7.12. not be given by e-mail. The Parents should School the right is reserved to retain a proportion contact the School if no acknowledgment of the Acceptance Deposit to cover the School’s 7.15 Leaving Status: The expression “leaving status” of the Notice is received from the School reasonable expenses in filling the place. Cases of has reference to whether the Child has been within seven days of the date of the Notice. serious illness or genuine hardship may receive expelled, removed or withdrawn, and to the It is expected that the Parents will consult special consideration on written request. record which will be entered in to the Child’s with the Head before giving Notice to file as to the reason for leaving, and the Child’s withdraw the Child. 8.10 Cancelling a place offered in the Term before status as a leaver, and the transfer of the Child’s Entry: If the offer of a place is made in the Term work to another educational establishment and 8.3 One Term’s Written Notice: means Notice given immediately prior to the Term of Entry the Parents to the nature of the reference which will be given before the first day of a Term and expiring at the may cancel their acceptance in writing at any time in respect of the Child, and also to the financial end of that Term. Unless otherwise stated in these up to four weeks from the date of the acceptance aspects of the Child’s leaving. These and any terms and conditions, a Term’s Written Notice form. If clause 8.8 applies the four week period other relevant matters of leaving status will be must be given if: shall start when the 14 day cancellation period discussed by the Head with the Parents and, 8.3.1 the Parents wish to cancel the place after expires. The Acceptance Deposit will then be where appropriate with the Child, at the time of acceptance; or retained by the School. If the Parents give Notice the Head’s decision. The School reserves the right 8.3.2 the Parents with the withdraw the Child of Cancellation after this date or no Notice of to record the leaving status of the Child on the who has entered the School. Cancellation they will incur a liability to pay one Child’s file immediately after Expulsion, Removal Term’s Fees at the rate payable for the Term of 8.4 Two Terms’ Written Notice: means Notice given or Withdrawal. Entry, less the Acceptance Deposit, payable as a before the first day of a Term expiring at the end of debt. 7.16 Panel Review: Parents may ask for a Review of the subsequent Term. The Parents acknowledge a decision to expel or require the Removal of that the interests of the Child’s preparation 8.11 Withdrawal: means the withdrawal of the Child the Child from the School (but not a decision to for entry to a senior school are best served by from the School by the Parents or the Child with suspend the Child unless the suspension is for 11 continuity of education at the School until the or without Notice required under these terms and School days or more, or would prevent the Child end of either Year 6 or Year 8. Two Term’s Written conditions at any time after the Child has entered taking a public examination). The request must be Notice must be given if: the School. Please see clause 3.1 for details of made as soon as possible and in any event within 8.4.1 the Parents wish to withdraw the Child when Entry to the School occurs. Please also see seven days of the Head’s decision being notified from the School between the start of the clause 8.6. to the Parents. Summer Term in Year 6 and the start of the 8.12 Withdrawal by Parents: If a Child is withdrawn on 7.17 Review Procedure: The Head will advise the Autumn Term in Year 7; or less than a Term’s Notice, or excluded for more Parents of the procedure (as amended from time to 8.4.2 the Parents wish to withdraw the Child than twenty-eight days for non-payment of Fees, time) under which such a review will be conducted from the School after the start of the Fees in lieu of Notice less the Acceptance Deposit by a Review Panel of up to three members of the Summer Term in Year 8 will be immediately due and payable on demand ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 15 11/24/20 6:37 PM

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as a debt at the rate applicable to the term in question. part of any sum paid to it by a third party credit our staff reasonably. The terms on which such The charge of a Term’s Fees represents a provider on behalf of the Parents. awards are offered and accepted will be notified genuine pre-estimate of the School’s loss in these to Parents at the time of offer. The value of a 9.5 Exclusion for Non-Payment: The right is reserved circumstances. This rule is necessary to promote scholarship shall be deducted from Fees before on 3 days written notice to exclude the Child while stability and the School’s ability to plan its staffing any bursary or other concession is calculated or Fees are unpaid. Exclusion on these grounds is and other resources. assessed. Whilst the School awards scholarships, not a disciplinary matter and the right to a Panel the decisions to grant all means-test top-up 8.13 Prior Consultation: It is expected that a parent will Review will not normally arise but the Board of bursaries are taken by the Newton Bursary Fund, in every case consult personally with the Head or Directors has discretion if thought fit to authorise a totally independent body. with the Head’s authorised Deputy before Notice a review of the documentary evidence by the of Withdrawal is given. School’s Finance Committee with or without a 9.12 Fee Increases: Fees are reviewed annually and formal meeting with the Parents. The School are subject to increase from time to time. If the 8.14 Discontinuing Extras: A half Term’s Notice is may also withhold any information, character required to discontinue extra tuition or half a Parents receive less than a Term’s notice of a fee references or property while Fees are unpaid term’s Fees for the extra tuition will be immediately increase greater than 8%, they may give to the but will not do so in a way that would cause payable in lieu as a debt. School written Notice of Withdrawal of the Child direct, identifiable and unfair prejudice to the within 21 days and will not be liable to pay Fees in 8.15 Termination by the School: The School may legitimate rights and interests of the Child. Whilst lieu of Notice and the Acceptance Deposit will be terminate this agreement on one full Term’s Notice the Pupil is excluded the School shall have no refunded without interest less any sums owing to in writing sent by ordinary post. The School will obligation to provide the Pupil with any teaching the School. not terminate this agreement without good cause or other support A pupil who has been excluded and full consultation with the Parents and also the at any time when fees are unpaid will be deemed 9.13 Information About Fees: The Parents consent Child (if of sufficient maturity and understanding). withdrawn without notice twenty-eight days after to the School making enquiries of the Child’s The failure of a Parent to respond to formal exclusion and Fees in lieu of Notice will be payable previous schools for confirmation that all sums correspondence from the Head and/or failure to in accordance with the Provisions about Notice in due and owing to such schools have been paid. meet with the Head when asked are examples Section8. The Parents also consent to the School informing of situations where the School would consider any other school or educational establishment to 9.6 Late Payment: Save where alternative provisions invoking this clause. The Acceptance Deposit will which the Child is to be transferred if any Fees of for the payment of interest are contained in be refunded without interest less any outstanding this School are unpaid. a separate consumer credit agreement made balance of Fees. The School may terminate this between the Parents and the School, simple 9.14 Money Laundering: In some circumstances the agreement immediately where the Child does not interest may be charged on a day-to-day basis School will need to obtain satisfactory evidence have the appropriate immigration permission to on Fees which are unpaid. The rate of interest (such as sight of a passport) of the identity of a live in the United Kingdom and to study at the charged will be at up to 1.5% per month accruing person who is paying Fees. School. on a daily basis, from the first day of each term, which is a genuine pre-estimate of the cost 10 Events beyond the control 9 Fees to the School of a default. Cheques and other instruments delivered at any time after the first of the Parties 9.1 Meaning: “Fee” and “Fees” where used in day of term will be presented immediately and will these terms and conditions include each of the not be considered as payment until cleared. The 10.1 Force Majeure: An event beyond the reasonable following charges where applicable: Registration Parents shall also be liable to pay all costs, fees, control of the parties to this agreement is a Force Fee; Acceptance Deposit; Tuition Fees; Fees for disbursements and charges including legal fees Majeure Event and shall include such events as an extra tuition; other extras such as clothing and and costs reasonably incurred by the School in act of God, fire, flood, storm, war, riot, civil unrest, equipment, photographs and other items ordered the recovery of any unpaid Fees regardless of the act of terrorism, strikes, industrial disputes, by the Parent or the Child and charges arising in value of the School’s claim. outbreak of epidemic or pandemic of disease, respect of educational visits, and damage where a failure of utility service or transportation. Child alone or with others has caused wilful loss 9.7 Part Payment: Any sum tendered that is less than or damage to School property or the property of the sum due and owing may be accepted by the 10.2 Notification: If either party to this agreement any other person (fair wear and tear excluded), or School on account only. Late payment interest will is prevented from or delayed in carrying out its bank charges arising from default in Fees payment be applied to any unpaid balance of Fees. obligations under this agreement by a Force Majeure Event, that party shall immediately notify and late payment charges if incurred. 9.8 Appropriation: Save where the Parents expressly the other in writing and shall be excused from state the contrary, the School shall allocate 9.2 Payment: The Parents jointly and severally performing those obligations while the Force payments made to the earliest balance on the undertake to pay the Fees applicable in each Majeure Event continues. School year. Fees are to be paid by direct debit Fees account. The Parents agree that a payment - no other method of payment will be accepted made in respect of one child may be appropriated 10.3 Continued Force Majeure: If a Force Majeure unless agreed in writing by the School’s Finance by the School to the unpaid account of any other Event continues for a period greater than 90 days, Committee. Fees are due and payable 5 working child of those Parents. the party who has provided notification under clause 10.2 above shall notify the other of the days before the commencement of the School 9.9 Payment of Fees by a Third Party: Fees payable steps to be taken to ensure performance of its term to which they relate. If one or more items by a third party (for example and employer, contractual obligations. on the bill are under query, the balance of the bill grandparent or step-parent without Parental must be paid. Cheques returned because of lack Responsibility) will be subject to a separate 10.4 Termination: If the Force Majeure Event continues of funds and rejected direct debits and standing express written agreement between the School, for a total period greater than 120 days, the party orders due to no fault of the School will incur an the Parents and the third party. An agreement with in receipt of notification under clause 10.2 may administration charge on each occasion; currently a third party to pay the Fees or any other sum due terminate this agreement by providing at least this charge is £25. to the School does not release the Parents from three working days’ notice in writing to the other 9.3 Refund or waiver: Fees will not be refunded or liability to pay Fees under the Parent Contract party. waived if: if the third party defaults and does not affect the operation of any other of these terms and 9.3.1 the Child is absent through illness; or conditions unless an express release has been 11 General Contractual Matters 9.3.2 Term is shortened or a vacation extended; given in writing, signed by the Bursar. The School or 11.1 Data protection: The privacy notice for parents at reserves the right to refuse a payment from a third Schedule 1 to these terms and conditions sets out 9.3.3 the Child is released home before or after party. how the School uses the Parents’ personal data. public examinations or otherwise before The Parents are asked to read this notice before the normal end of a Term; or 9.10 Instalment arrangements: An agreement by the School to accept payment of current and signing the acceptance form. The School will 9.3.4 the School is temporarily closed due to / or past and /or future Fees by instalments is provide a pupil privacy notice to the Parents the adverse weather conditions; or concessionary and will be subject to separate Child (if age appropriate) before the Child enters 9.3.5 there is a legal liability under a court order agreement(s) between the Parents and the the School. or under the provisions of this agreement School. Where there are inconsistencies between to make a refund; 11.2 Management: It is our intention that these terms these terms and conditions and those of any and conditions will always be operated so as to 9.3.6 or for any reason other than exceptionally instalment agreement or invoice issued by the achieve a balance of fairness between the rights and at the sole discretion of the Finance School to the Parents (as applicable), the terms and needs of parents and pupils, and those of the Committee in a case of genuine hardship. and conditions of the instalment agreement or the School community as a whole. We aim to ensure See also Section 10 for information about invoice shall prevail. that the School, its culture, ethos and resources events beyond the control of the parties. 9.11 Scholarships & Bursaries: Every scholarship, are properly managed so that the School, its 9.4 Indemnity: The Parents shall indemnify the School exhibition, bursary or other award or concession services and facilities can develop. We aim also to against all losses, expenses (including legal is a privilege and is subject to high standards of promote good order and discipline throughout our expenses) and interest suffered or incurred by attendance, diligence and behaviour on the Child’s School community and to ensure compliance with the School if the School is required to repay all or part and to the Parents’ treating the School and the law. ai160624302871_STI07577852810_NEPR_BK_A4_16pp_Info2021.pdf 16 11/24/20 6:37 PM

11.3 Legal Contract: The offer of a place and its If your child is not of British nationality we have to acceptance by the Parents give rise to a legally Schedule 1 make sure that your child has the right to study in the binding contract on the terms of these terms and Privacy notice for parents UK. We might have to provide information about you conditions. to UK Visas and Immigration to comply with our duties as a Tier 4 sponsor. 11.4 Change: This School, as any other, is likely to Introduction undergo a number of changes during the time This notice is to help you understand how and why we We may share some information with our insurance company, for example, where there is a serious your child is here. For example, there may be collect personal data about you. It also explains the incident at the School. changes in the staff, and in the premises, facilities decisions that you can make about your own information. We may share information about you with the Newton and their use, in the curriculum and the size and If you have any questions about this notice please Bursary Fund. For example, financial information or composition of classes, and in the School Rules contact the Bursar. and Regulations, the disciplinary framework, details of family circumstances. and the length of School Terms. In addition, What is personal data? If you have unpaid fees while your child is at the there may be the need to undertake a corporate Personal data is information that identifies you as an School we may share information about this with other reorganisation exercise and/or a merger or individual. schools or educational establishments to which you change of ownership may be necessary. For these intend to send your child. reasons, the benefit and burden of this agreement This includes your contact details, next of kin and If your child leaves us to attend another school we may be freely assigned to another party at the financial information. We may also hold information such may need to provide that school with information discretion of the School. as your religion or ethnic group. CCTV, photos and video about you. For example, details of family recordings of you are also personal data. circumstances for safeguarding reasons. 11.5 Consumer Protection: Care has been taken to use plain language and to give clear explanations How and why does the school collect personal data? What do we do with your personal data? in these terms and conditions. If any words alone We obtain information about you from admissions forms The Bursar is the person responsible at our school for or in combination infringe consumer rights laws or and from your child’s previous school. We may also get managing how we look after personal data and deciding any other provision of law, they shall be treated as information from professionals such as doctors and from how it is shared. severable and shall be replaced with words which local authorities. give as near the original meaning as may be fair. Like other organisations we need to keep your Information is also received by the School directly from Nothing in these terms and conditions affects the information safe, up to date, only use it for what we said you. For example, you might email us with information Parents’ statutory rights. we would, destroy it when we no longer need it and most about your marital status or provide us with documents importantly - treat the information we get fairly. 11.6 Consultation: It is not practicable to consult with such as court orders. parents and pupils over every change that may We only retain your information for as long as we need to. We collect this information to safeguard and promote the take place. Whenever practicable, however, the The retention period depends on the type of information. welfare of your child, promote the objects and interests In exceptional circumstances we may keep your School will use reasonable endeavours to ensure of the School, facilitate the efficient operation of the that the Parents will be consulted and provided information for a longer time than usual or share it more School and ensure that all relevant legal obligations of widely than we would normally. with reasons for the change and where possible the School are complied with. given a Term’s Notice of a change in ethos or What decisions can you make about your information? culture; or organisational policy; or a change in Here are some examples: any physical aspect of the School which in the We may have information about any family If information is incorrect you can ask us to correct opinion of the School would have a significant circumstances which might affect your child’s welfare it. If you would like us to change or update the effect on their child’s education or pastoral care; or happiness. information we hold about you please speak to the or a change of ownership. For example, notice Bursar. We can also tell you what information we hold We ask if any of your child’s immediate family about you. would be given of a proposal to remove a subject members have special educational needs because in from the curriculum. some cases these can be hereditary. The School can If you would prefer that certain information is kept confidential then please speak to the Head or Bursar. 11.7 Information for Parents: We provide parents of then use this information to assist your child. We may need information about any court orders or prospective pupils with information about the Further information and guidance School and the educational services we provide criminal petitions which relate to you. This notice is to explain how we use your personal data. in good faith. Our prospectus, website and any We use CCTV to make sure the school site is safe. If you have any questions please contact the Bursar. School video, dvd and cd-rom describe the broad CCTV is not used in private areas such as toilets. principles on which the School is presently run We may keep details of your address when your and gives an indication of our history and ethos. child leaves the School so we can send you further Statements may also be made by members of information about the School and find out how your Schedule 2 staff or pupils during any visit. Parents wishing child is progressing. to place specific reliance on a matter contained Summary of clauses containing in the prospectus, website, video, dvd or cd-rom, Financial information or a statement made by a member of staff or a We will process financial information about you in financial consequences pupil during the course of a conducted tour of the relation to the payment of fees. In some cases we Event Clause School or a related meeting should seek written get information about you from third parties such as Offer of a place and deposit 3.3 confirmation from the Head of that matter before credit reference agencies or from your child’s previous entering this agreement. school(s). Pre- payment on admissions 3.4 We may hold information about bankruptcy petitions Refund or waiver 9.3 11.8 Third Party Rights: Only the School and the and statutory demands. Parents are parties to this contract. The Child Exclusion for non-payment 9.5 We may search the files of any licensed credit is not a party to it and shall have no rights to Late payment 9.6 enforce any term of it. The consequences of acts reference agency in order to verify your identity. Fees following expulsion 7.12 and omissions of the Parents are binding on the This also allows us to assess your application for the Child and vice versa as to any matter of behaviour, award of a bursary or for credit in contemplation of an Fees following removal 7.14 agreement for the deferment of fees. discipline and Fees. All requests and authorities Fees in lieu of notice 8.6 by the Parents are, so far as they are capable, The credit reference agency will keep a record of that Cancellation rights 8.8 treated as being made on behalf of the Child and search and details about your application. vice versa. Cancelling acceptance 8.9 This record will be seen by other organisations which 11.9 Interpretation: These terms and conditions make searches about you. Cancelling a place offered in the Term before Entry 8.10 supersede those previously in force and will be Discontinuing extras 8.14 Failure to supply information may result in a refusal of an construed as a whole. Headings, unless required award or credit. to make sense of the immediate context, are for ease of reading only and are not otherwise part of Sharing personal data with third parties the terms and conditions. Examples given in these In accordance with our legal obligations, we may terms and conditions are by way of illustration only and are not exhaustive. Newton Prep Limited Independent Schools Inspectorate / Ofsted] and the 11.10 Jurisdiction: This contract was made at the School Department for Education, for example, where we Registered Address: and is governed exclusively by the law of England have any safeguarding concerns. 213 Kensington High Street, London W8 6BD and Wales and the parties submit to the exclusive On occasion, we may need to share information with Registered No.: 2571062 England and Wales jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales. the police or our legal advisers. www.newtonprepschool.co.uk

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