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Monmouth School for Boys & Monmouth School Boys’ Prep Haberdashers’ Schools Information Booklet 2020 Entry Contents Welcome 3 Visiting the schools 4 Admissions and entry guidelines 5-6 Admissions for overseas students 7 Scholarships and awards 8 Family fee support - bursaries 9 Fees 10 Monmouth School for Boys 11 Monmouth School Boys’ Prep 12-13 Monmouth School for Boys results 14 Destinations of leavers 15-18 Clubs and Activities 19 Term dates, exeats, leave-outs 20 Boarding 21 Links with Monmouth School for Girls 22 Transport arrangements - local and airport 22 The house system 23 Day houses 24 Boarding houses 25 Teaching staff and governors 26-27 Equal opportunities 27 How to find us 28 2 Welcome Thank you for your interest in Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth School Boys’ Prep. I hope that this booklet will provide you with helpful information about our school. Please do get in touch with us if you have any questions: our Admissions Registrar will be delighted to answer your queries. The best way to learn about our school is to visit us and to meet some of our boys and staff. I look forward to welcoming you to Monmouth School for Boys and we will be very happy to show you around. HEADMASTER Dr Andrew Daniel* PRINCIPAL Mr James Murphy O’Connor ‘I am delighted to be appointed as the schools’ first Principal. This position has been created to support the schools as they meet the challenges of the next decade in a confident and imaginative way. The schools have a long- standing reputation for forming young men and women of ambition and quality who go on to make outstanding HEAD OF MONMOUTH SECOND MASTER DEPUTY HEAD ACADEMIC FOUNDATION BURSAR contributions to their communities and to society at large. BOYS’ PREP Mr Simon Dorman Mrs Liz Gregory Mrs Tessa Norgrove The schools’ mission and values of shaping students into Mr Neil Shaw** people of integrity, humility, ambition and service will remain at the core of my contribution over the years ahead.’ Admissions Monmouth School for Boys Miss Ellie Townsend Tel: 01600 710433 [email protected] Monmouth School Boys’ Prep PA to the Head, Mrs Chris Hunt Tel: 01600 715930 HEAD OF SIXTH FORM HEAD OF BOARDING ADMISSIONS REGISTRAR BOYS’ PREP, PA TO THE HEAD [email protected] Mr James Boiling Mr Alex Peace Miss Ellie Townsend Mrs Chris Hunt * Member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) ** Member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) & HMC (Junior) 3 Visiting the schools Welcome from Admissions Open Days Individual Visits Thank you for your interest in Monmouth School for Boys We host a number of open events throughout the year, If you would like to arrange a mutually convenient and Monmouth School Boys’ Prep. Our aim is to make please see these listed below. A typical Open Day will appointment to discuss matters with the Headmaster and the transition to a new school as smooth as possible and include a welcome from the Headmaster in the Blake have a tour of the school, please contact the Admissions we are always delighted to welcome families to visit us. Theatre followed by tours of the school, led by one of our Registrar, Miss Ellie Townsend, on 01600 710433. For an Visitors will gain a true feel for the school, whilst seeing pupils. Visits to boarding houses, junior day houses, the appointment to meet the Head of Monmouth Boys’ Prep, lessons in progress, meeting teachers and pupils and Sixth Form centre, our sports facilities and our preparatory please contact his PA, Mrs Chris Hunt, on 01600 715930. touring our grounds and facilities. school can be incorporated into the tour too. We have multiple entry points for children applying to Open events also offer the opportunity to talk to key Taster Days join us and we welcome applications throughout the year members of our academic staff and ask any further (subject to availabilty). Early application is encouraged specific information about joining the school. It is possible There are opportunities for boys to experience taster days to avoid disappointment at our key entry points, however, to register your attendance online or by contacting the and boarding tasters at the school and further information we aim to tailor the admissions process where possible to Admissions Team, and we will look forward to welcoming may be obtained from the Admissions Registrar. Those accommodate your requirements. you. arranged for particular groups are as follows: For families who are unable to visit us, we are able to th conduct meetings via Skype and entrance assessments Friday 4 October 2019 Activity Morning can be sat remotely, if required, by prior arrangement. 2.15pm - 4.00pm Saturday 9th November 2019 We also visit a number of overseas education exhibitions, Headmaster’s welcome at 2.30pm providing an opportunity to meet us in person. 2.00pm - 4.00pm Boys’ Prep This is for Year 6 pupils considering joining Monmouth School for Boys in Year 7, September 2020. We understand how important it is that you make the right choice for your family and the Admissions Team is Saturday 5th October 2019 here to help you. We look forward to meeting you and to Boarding Taster Weekends 10.00am - 12.30pm telling you more about what our schools can offer you and your family. Headmaster’s welcome 10.15am Specified weekends for Year 5 to Year 8 pupils are available 9.30am - 12.00 noon Boys’ Prep from Admissions and boarding for other year groups can be arranged on request A light lunch is available in the Sports Pavilion and families are welcome to watch the rugby matches. Sixth Form Taster Day and th Information Evening Saturday 16 May 2020 th 10.00am - 12.30pm Wednesday 6 November 2019 Headmaster’s welcome 10.15am This is a taster day arranged at Haberdashers’ Monmouth 9.30am - 12.00 noon Boys’ Prep Schools. Parents are able to join their sons following the taster day at 6.15pm to meet the Headmaster, Head of A light lunch is available in the Sports Pavilion and families Sixth Form and Heads of Departments to learn more are welcome to watch the afternoon cricket matches. about Sixth Form life. 4 Admissions and entry guidelines Entry at 7 (Year 3) Entry at 11 (Year 7) sufficient). A small number of questions (accounting for a maximum of 20% of the final assessment) may be set to test the candidate’s ability to understand and apply a General Entry Assessments new idea. Assessments st th Saturday 1 February 2020 Saturday 7 March 2020 A Verbal Reasoning Test (50 minutes) • Written tests in English, Mathematics and Verbal These are conducted at school in an informal way with Maths and English sample papers for entry to the Reasoning boys being given plenty of guidance and encouragement Senior School are available from the Admissions • An interview (January 2020) throughout. We expect boys to be working confidently Registrar. • Report from present school at a level which is appropriate for their age; however, potential is an important aspect of the assessment. Guidelines • Oral and written assessments in English, Mathematics, reasoning and logic The English and Mathematics papers will be largely based • Informal interview upon levels 1-4 of the National Curriculum. • Report from present school English (60 minutes): Guidelines Candidates will have the opportunity of writing both imaginatively and in response to prose, poetry or visual English: listening skills, reading, and writing. material. They will be expected to show that their handwriting, spelling and presentation are adequate, and Mathematics: familiarity with the basic rules of numbers. that they are familiar with simple parts of speech Addition and subtraction to tens and units. Tables 2, and basic punctuation. Straightforward questions on 5, 10. Knowledge and use of such concepts as money, vocabulary, use of pronouns and conjunctions etc. may time, measurement, shapes. Questions designed to test also be set. The format of the paper may vary from year understanding of basic mathematical concepts, reasoning to year. and logic. Mathematics (50 minutes) The Head of Monmouth School Boys’ Prep will be pleased The Maths exam will be in two parts: to discuss the entry procedure with parents in more detail and to look at their son’s current work in advance of the 1. The first part will be a 15 minute test consisting assessment, if requested. entirely of arithmetic questions which are to be answered without the use of a calculator. 2. The second part will be a 35 minute test consisting of questions and problems which would cover all aspects of the mathematics curriculum (arithmetic, algebra, shape and space, handling data and applications). Candidates will be allowed to use calculators for this part. (A simple four function (+,-,x,%) calculator will be 5 Admissions and entry guidelines Entry at 13 (Year 9) Entry to Sixth Form (Year 12) Guidelines We welcome applications from candidates who wish to study A levels, either as boarders or day pupils. Foundation Scholarship Examination Sixth Form Scholarship th nd • Candidates are required to sit three subject papers (in 20 - 22 January 2020 their likely A level subjects) or two subject papers and a General Paper The Foundation Scholarship Examination is held over three • Interview with the Headmaster and/or Head of Sixth days and overnight accommodation can be provided at Form Monmouth School for Boys. Six compulsory papers are • Satisfactory report stating predicted grades taken, each of 1½ hours duration: English, French, History • Predicted at least five GCSEs at grades 9 - 7 (A*-A) or and Geography, Mathematics I, Mathematics II and Science. equivalent Candidates, who so wish, may offer in addition Religious Studies, Latin, Greek, Spanish and Music, provided this is By GCSE admission requested well in advance of the examination.