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Admissions Information Pack be encouraged to talk about themselves, GAMES discussing their genuine interests and Our main sports are football and cricket, enthusiasms. We are looking for boys but as the boys move through the who have a spark and a passion. Quiet school they will have the opportunity to or shy boys are equally effective in compete in other sports such as athletics, talking about the topics that fascinate basketball, cross-country running, hockey, them. This is a chance for us to get to rugby, swimming and tennis. know the boys. Games takes place on Mondays and We aim to make both days as normal Wednesdays. Most sports take place on and as comfortable as possible with Vincent Square, at Battersea Park or at friendly teachers encouraging and the Sports Hall. supporting the boys. The boys also have P.E. once a week, WESTMINSTER with swimming taking place at the ADDITIONAL Queen Mother Sports Centre on Vauxhall UNDER SCHOOL INFORMATION Bridge Road. SCHOOL FEES The school fees for the academic year DOOR TO DOOR 2017/2018 are £6,112 per term, £18,336 TRANSPORT per year. Fees for 2018/2019 will be There is no official school transport; announced in July 2018 however, the following services are available and currently used by pupils. This transport is arranged by the parents SCHOOL HOURS directly with the operators: The school gates open from 8am and boys should arrive at the side gate in Mini bus service for West London Douglas Street, between 8am and 8.15am. A mini bus runs between North West Registration is at 8.20am. London and WUS. The route is currently: Stanmore – Edgware – St Johns Wood – Year 3 and 4 boys finish their lessons at Baker Street – WUS 3.15pm every day. Boys attending clubs will go to their clubs at 3.20pm, while those Taxis not attending clubs will be brought to the There are two external taxi providers who school gates for collection at 3.20pm. take several boys to and from school. HOMEWORK PUBLIC TRANSPORT Year 3: 20 minutes per night, plus reading Pimlico Tube Station, on the Victoria Line, Year 4: 30 minutes per night, plus reading is less than 5 minutes walk away. Victoria Year 5: 50 - 60 minutes per night and St James’s Park are approximately a (two subjects) 10 minute walk away. Year 6: 60 minutes per night (usually two subjects) ADMISSIONS Year 7: 90 minutes per night (three subjects) INFORMATION PACK Year 8: 90 - 105 minutes per night (three subjects) AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS: “EXTRAS” These clubs include activities such as Fencing, Judo, Karate, Bridge, Chess, Indoor Cricket, Climbing, Table Tennis, LAMDA, football and Swimming. At the Under School these are known as “Extras”. ADMISSIONS PROCESS ENGLISH Writing We are looking for boys who are REGISTRATION able to express themselves creatively Parents who wish to register their sons and accurately. The creative writing for the September 2019 8+ entry should task will be thematically linked to the complete the online registration form, comprehension passage and will require which can be found in the Admissions boys to write in a form that should be section of the school website: familiar to any pupil who has followed KEY DATES www.westminster.org.uk. The deadline the Key Stage 1 and 2 programme, or for all September 2019 applications is equivalent of study; checking for spelling, Noon on Wednesday 10th October 2018. punctuation and grammar is also to be encouraged. Examples may include an informal letter, a diary entry, a short news OPEN MORNING 2018 WRITTEN PAPERS report or a short piece of descriptive Saturday 22nd September 2018 At Westminster Under School we look for writing. Marks will be awarded for style, A chance to visit the school potential in the boys and for boys who content and accuracy, but not for length. have natural ability and will therefore OPEN MORNING thrive here. Our challenge is to find Reading Saturday 6th October 2018 that potential, rather than simply select Your son will be reading aloud to others A chance to visit the school intensely-tutored boys, and whose natural as well as reading to himself regularly. APPLICATION ability will grow with the challenges a He should be able to discuss the stories, DEADLINE Westminster education provides. We, read, their meaning and any new Wednesday 10th October 2018, Noon therefore, strongly recommend that you vocabulary encountered. All applications must be do not “cram” your son, or have him completed online 2019 ASSESSMENTS specifically tutored. This can detract from Reasoning Tuesday 8th January 2019 the freshness, spontaneity and eagerness There will be papers in Verbal and Non- Boys come in to Westminster Under to learn which are some of the qualities Verbal Reasoning, which will test thinking School to sit the assessments we are looking for. All boys for the 8+ skills. The boys do not need to do any entrance assessments will sit written preparation for Verbal and Non-Verbal RESULTS EMAIL papers in Mathematics, English, Verbal reasoning, although familiarisation with Friday 11th January 2019 Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. these type of papers may increase An email is sent to all candidates with confidence for the uninitiated. There are a the outcome of the assessments CLASS ROOM To help you prepare your son for our number of examples of reasoning books ACTIVITIES AND papers, we recommend the following available online or from a wide number of INTERVIEWS areas of good practice, all of which can bookshops. Wednesday 16th January 2019 and should be achieved through normal The boys selected from the entrance schooling. Please be reassured that a teacher will PLACE OFFERS assessments are invited in to participate be on hand to support and prompt your Friday 18th January 2019 in classroom based activities and an son if he requires it during the task on the Emails are sent to all applicants interview with the Master MATHEMATICS assessment day. advising them of the outcome It will be assumed that the boys have of the tests completed a programme of study contained within the National Curriculum. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY Boys should have a sound understanding AND INTERVIEW PLACE ACCEPTANCE of place-value, a grasp of the four Based on the results of the written Thursday 31st January 2019, Noon arithmetic operations and the ability to papers, we will invite approximately 50 The deadline for accepting apply them in problem solving. boys back for some classroom activities the place offers and an interview. This will take place on They should have a range of mental Wednesday 16th January 2019. calculating strategies (for example, The boys will enjoy a session similar to a doubling and division for the 2,4,5 and typical school day. They will be settled 10 times tables, and to be able to deduce in with games before they start their other results from these). They should assessment. The day will include an outside also have a practical experience of play break and a healthy snack and drink. measurement and shape. They should understand the concept of fractions at a They will be interviewed by The Master, www.westminster.org.uk/wus basic level. and the Head of Juniors, where they will .
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