Rosemary Works School

An independent co-educational primary school that accepts students from 3 to 11 years old, Rosemary Works School has a pre-school nursery section.
Even though we don't have an admissions policy, our students consistently meet the highest academic standards up to and including grade 11+.
To create a compassionate and caring learning atmosphere where children feel safe and can make errors as a necessary part of learning.
to give our kids access to a dynamic outdoor space with a variety of learning and play possibilities.
We are a preparatory school with a creative and engaging curriculum that aims to spark students' curiosity and enable academic success.
We also place a strong emphasis on helping the kids acquire non-cognitive skills like motivation, perseverance, resilience, and an appreciation for the importance of making errors.
We firmly think that kids learn best in a safe, loving setting where they feel like they belong to a community and are familiar with everyone.
We do not think that the nursery and infant school should be the only places where this nurturing environment exists.
We want the instructors to inspire the students, and we think that happens when they are content in their jobs and feel free to share their own interests with the students.
As a result, our teachers are free to plan the lessons the kids will learn with as much spontaneity, creativity, and flexibility as possible.
To present a rich and engaging curriculum, they work together with the head teacher and among themselves.
We desire good health for the kids.
We think it's important for kids to understand that they can improve their surroundings and communities.
Our kids are educated about environmental issues and actively participate in their implementation by helping with gardening, recycling, and neighbourhood improvement campaigns.
We involve the kids in picking the organisations we support because we are proud of the charitable contributions they make.
This is also when the children begin to follow our primary curriculum a whole-school, topic-based approach to learning.
We use a major topic each term as a theme which unifies all the children's learning.
Our children move on to Key Stage 1 with above average attainment in all levels, including personal and social development, and physical and creative development.
In Years 1 and 2, the children are fully engaged with the primary curriculum.
Throughout each lesson the children are reminded of the learning objective and they indicate to the teacher how they feel about their progress.
Information about KS1 Learn more about the Curriculum in our prospectus.
Rosemary Works Upper School provides education for the children from the time they leave infant school at seven years old until they leave for secondary school at 11.
As our children approach the Upper School, they will have a real sense of confidence and self-worth.
As they join the Upper School, they begin to feel that they can take on the world with a can-do approach and a will-do attitude.
Enrichment time continues and the Upper School children are encouraged to take a lead role in projects to assist the younger children where necessary.
In the classroom the children begin to make more and more use of different media to enrich their learning and presentations, and they begin to prepare themselves academically, emotionally, and socially for their secondary education.
We support children and parents in deciding which secondary school is right for you.
We meet with you at key moments as your child moves up through the school to discuss your wishes for them, the type of school that would best suit them, and to ensure that they (and you) are supported through the journey.
Selecting and gaining entrance to the right school, be it state or independent can be a stressful and daunting process, and we support you throughout that process.
We keep a database of schools in the area, including state secondaries, academies, small independent day schools and large boarding schools.
The school is governed by a Board of Directors.
The Board sets the strategy for the school and monitors performance.
The Board in particular scrutinises pupil performance and attainment; pupil numbers; curriculum development; staffing and resources; communications and relations with the parents; maintenance and development of the premises; all aspects of compliance and health and safety; the school Development Plan and the evolution of the school.
The Board is chaired by Nick Smedley, one of the Directors of the school, and the other Director active in the school on a day-by-day basis, Jacqueline Logue, is a member of the Board.
In addition, to provide external scrutiny and challenge, and to bring different perspectives to the work of the Board, membership comprises the school's founder, Kate Jennings, a co-Director with experience as a Head Teacher in the state sector, Adam Vincent, and one of the Directors from our sister Early Years Centre, Magalie Morgan.
The school also has a Parents Network, composed of representatives from every year in the school.
The Network meets monthly with the school's Senior Management Team (Nick, Jacqueline and the Head Teacher, Rob Dell), and supports the school in relations with parents, marketing and development, and many aspects of the school's management, both strategic and operational.
Once a year the Parents Network meets with the Board to review the achievements of the previous year and to discuss future plans.