Beginning exciting journeys towards academic excellence
We are committed to motivating our Year 7 and 8 pupils to become broad and successful learners. We provide the opportunity to experience a wealth of academic and non-academic activities, stretching, challenging and inspiring pupils to achieve beyond their own expectations and encouraging them to discover their passions.
Individualised learning and growth
Personal growth is central to the academic journey of pupils at King Edward’s. Through continuous monitoring, support, guidance and feedback, we empower pupils to take responsibility for their own learning and be confident in taking academic risks within it, confident in the knowledge that the support network around them will turn every misstep into a learning opportunity. Our pupils benefit from small classes with a high level of individualised interaction across all academic departments, expediting opportunities for scholarship and academic challenge.
A broad and colourful curriculum.
Although lessons are structured around the National Curriculum, our bespoke curriculum extends well beyond. The core subjects of Maths, English and Science naturally contribute a significant proportion of our teaching, to ensure pupils have the foundation required for their route to their GCSEs, the Sixth Form and beyond. Additionally, pupils have the chance to experience three humanities (History, Geography, Religious Education), two to three modern languages (French, German and/or Spanish) and Latin or Classical Civilisation. Subjects including Art, Computing, Design Technology, Drama, Food Science, Music, Sport and Textiles. All of our pupils also follow a course in Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) as well as Critical Thinking, PE and Games.
Beyond the classroom
Extensive academic support reaches far beyond the classroom and each pupil receives weekly assemblies and tutorials where their tutor provides frequent academic feedback, shaping and guiding strategies around revision and examination skills as well as executive function and individual action plans for academic progress. Parents use our parent portal to access regular progress updates, grades and written reports and benefit from open channels of communication with tutors, teachers and house staff, in addition to our parent/staff conference programme.
Support Available
Our dedicated Head of SEND and Inclusive learning welcomes discussions during our admissions process with parents and pupils to explore how we may support additional needs as identified.
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Academic Scholarship
We seek to promote a scholarly mindset among all our pupils and encourage them to take advantage of the extensive array of supra-curricular enrichment opportunities available to them, whether they are an Academic Scholar or not. This scholarly mindset, drive and passion for learning stands our pupils in good stead as they embark on a lifelong journey developing knowledge, skills and conceptual understanding, combined with a strong set of values, to become confident, independent and proactive learners able to make a positive contribution to society.
As well as Academic Scholars who take part in our Bridewell Scholarship Programme, we have subject specific scholars who follow focused scholarship programmes within their scholarship subject.
