Welcome

Welcome to Bede’s Preparatory School

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Bede’s Prep is a vibrant, energetic and forwardthinking school, which focuses on promoting learning, personal growth and development. We provide pupils with a curriculum that is broad, stimulating and designed to facilitate the highest possible levels of attainment by those who follow itprogrammes of study that imbue children with a wealth of skills, a depth of knowledge and an irrepressible curiosity. Every pupil will achieve personal excellence within a happy, safe and stimulating environment.

By providing a festival of opportunities, we enable our pupils to discover new passions and develop new talents motivating them to be the best versions of themselves. Pupils are recognised and appreciated for who they are as individuals. They are supported and nurtured by teachers who really care.

Our exceptional pastoral care is evidenced as happy pupils who are engaged in their learning and actively involved in the wider life of the school embracing every opportunity provided to them. Pupils who are kind to themselves and each other and are gracious about success and failure.

I am incredibly proud to belong to such an amazing community where pupils and staff feel empowered, supported and valued.

Leigh-Anne Morris Headteacher

A very warm welcome to our wonderful school and boarding house. We endeavour to ensure every pupil feels part of our Bede’s family and that Meads End becomes a home away from home.

By focusing on each pupil as an individual, we tailor our approach to support children throughout their Bede’s journey. We ensure that they always have access to outstanding pastoral care, a broad and rich curriculum and a wealth of opportunities to explore their passions.

Our boarders are at the heart of our school community and we are committed to ensuring that each pupil feels a sense of belonging. We recognise that being away from home and loved ones can be daunting, but with support from our excellent boarding team, our pupils flourish and look back at their time at Bede’s with a warm heart and the fondest of memories.

Katie Jackson Deputy Head & Head of Boarding

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to our boarding house, Meads End. I have worked in the house for 6 years as the Deputy Housemistress and Housemistress.

At Meads End, we feel it is important to get the balance of structured activity, relaxation and schoolwork right. We provide a home away from home for pupils in Year 5 onwards. We offer flexible boarding arrangements for all pupils - whether that is full boarding, weekly boarding or flexi boarding. Meads End is the ideal setting for pupils to take advantage of the activities and facilities on offer at Bede’s Prep School as well as the wonderful seafront location.

I am also Head of French at Bede’s Prep, and I provide a vital link between the home life of the boarders and their studies.

The boarders are very good at looking after each other and themselves; we encourage them all to develop their independence and confidence. Our new pupils quickly learn that they can go to one of the house prefects or any of the staff, to ask a question or to find out how things work. Everyone is keen to help, and it is lovely to see our new arrivals settle in quickly.

We look forward to welcoming all our newcomers into our home and hope they will be very happy here with us. We love it here and we hope they will too.

Marie Allirot Meads End Housemistress