Devonshire House Lower School

LOWERSCHOOL(4+)

DevonshireHouse

FromNurseryagethroughtoCommonEntranceforseniorschools, childrenreceiveanexcellenteducationinasafe,warmandhappyplace.

teachersmakelearningfunandintriguingusingourspaciousgrounds andon-siteForestSchoolarea.Childrenlearnhowtoloveandcareabout theenvironment.Theyunderstandhowtonavigatetheworldbetter.

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Mr.Keighley-Elstub

HeadofSchool

IwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometoDevonshire HouseLowerSchoolandamverymuchlooking forwardtowelcomingyourfamilytoourbustlingand vibrantbuilding.

Webelievethatparentsshouldn’thavetochoose betweenacademicallyrigorousandpastorallynurturing schools;theirchildrencanhavebothhere.

ChildrenlearnasmuchfromstudyingbugsinourForest Schoolareaastheydointheclassroom.Thegreat outdoorsarecriticaltoachild’sdevelopmentandat DevonshireHouse,weensurethatthechildrenspendas muchtimeoutdoorsaspossible.

thedailylifeoftheLowerSchool.

THECURRICULUM

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DevonshireHouseLowerSchooliscomposedofReceptionYear1 andYear2.

TheReceptionclassesfollowtheEarlyYearsFoundationStage (EYFS)framework.

ThePrimeAreasoflearninganddevelopmentare:

LearninginYear1&2

EachclasshasaFormRoominwhichtheirFormTeacherdeliversthe followingsubjects:English,Mathematics,Science,Geography, History,ReligiousStudies,PersonalSocialHealthandEconomic Education(PSHEE)andArt.

Additionalspecialistsubjectstaughtbyspecialistteachersinclude French,Drama,Technology,PhysicalEducationandMusic.

ProgressTracking

supportandobserveeachchild,keepingtrackoftheir interestsandprogress

TheSchoolprovidesregularfeedbackatParentEveningsand Doorseventseachtermandwithreportstwiceayear.Wearealso availabletoschedulemeetingswithparentstodiscussprogressor raiseaconcernatanytime.

Photographsofchildren’sactivitiesareregularlyuploadedon forReceptionclasses andonforYear1&2classes.Thesehelptheeasy,trusting dialoguebetweenhomeandSchool.

oflearninganddevelopmentare: Withthe additionof: 1 5 Communication& LanguageDevelopment

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Personal,Social& EmotionalDevelopment Physical Development Literacy theWorld Expressivearts &design Technology Mathematics

Withaclearfocusonwellbeing,yourchildwillgrowin, self-beliefandresilienceduringtheiryearsintheLowerSchool.

Enjoyingdailythetherapeutic inouroutdoor personal,social individualsandaspartoftheirwiderworld.

TheSchoolcollaborateswithPlace2Be,achildren’smentalhealth mentalhealthsupportthroughone-to-oneandgroupcounselling.

youngpeoplewhohaveastrongself-esteem andawelldevelopedunderstandingofhowto improvetheirownlearning.

ISIInspectionReport

Mathematics

developingadeepenedunderstandingofmathematicalreasoning andproblem-solvingskillsInthefollowingyears,theyexplore operationsfractionsandgeometrythroughacombinationof real-lifecontexts,practical,fungroupworkandindividualtasks.

English

Harbouringaloveofbooksisattheheartofourliterarylearning. Yourchildwillfollowastructuredphonicsprogrammewhichwill allowthemtodeveloptheskillsneededtoaccessbooksand

Theywillalsolearntoapplythisknowledgetowrite,allowingthem to andthoughtsinavarietyofmeaningfulways. ChildrenhaveaccesstoclasslibrariesandtheReadingHutfor choosingavarietyofbooksandstartexploringtheirindividual readinginterests.

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Music Technology

Yourchildwilltakepartinsingingassemblieswiththespecialistmusic teacher,aswellasmusiclessonseveryweek,introducingthemtobasic musicalconceptsPupilshavetheopportunitytoperforminconcertsseveral timesayearandsharetheirskillsduringassemblies.

TechnologyistaughtbyaspecialistteacheronceaweekfromReceptionand isfully

using,whilestayingsafeonlineTheyalsolearnhowtocreate stop-motionvideosandhowto

PhysicalEducation

PEisformallydeliveredbyspecialistteacherseveryweekFromYear2, childrenhavetheopportunitytotakepartinteamsportsandcompetitive matchesbothinternallyandagainstotherschoolsduringGamesonceaweek atthefamous

Drama

FromYear1,Dramaistaughtonceaweek dramaskillssuchashotseating,thoughttracking,improvisationandrole playingStoriesanddramagamesprovidethemwithpracticalexperiencethat theycanapplythroughtwoperformanceseachyeartoshowcasetheirtalents.

LanguageAcquisition

French

YourchildwillhaveonesessionofFrenchperweekwitha nativeFrenchspeaker.Duringthesefun,interactiveand immersivelessons,yourchildwilllearntogreeteachotherin French, familymembers,tonameafewtopics.Theywilllearnthrough song,dance,andgames,andwillexperienceculturalFrench alongtheway!

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Yourchildwillencounter 'activelearning'intheoutdoors.

TheLowerSchoolispriviledgedtohaveitsveryown ForestSchoolareawhereourandtrained ForestSchoolleaderwillteachallpupilsthroughout theschoolyear.

ForestSchoolaimstoprovideafun,natural environmentwherechildrencandevelopina holisticwayspiritually,emotionally,intellectually, socially,physicallyandcommunicatively.

ForestSchoolis whowilltakepartinrisk-takingactivitiesand accumulateoutdoorskills.

Thechildrenenjoya nutritiouslunch,prepareddaily

All andallergiesare cateredforandthechildreneat theirlunchinthehallwiththeir friends.Aselectionoffruitand arealso availableeveryday.Thechildren areprovidedwithabiscuitandfruit snackeachmorning.

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Allofourlunchesare prepareddailyon-site.

OurLowerschoolislocatedina VictorianHousewithlovely groundsandgardensincludinga andaForestAreawherechildren canlearnabouttheNaturalWorld anditsscience.Theycangrow loveandunderstandnatureandits miracles.

AlthoughSeniorSchoolsseemalongwayfromnow,choosing child.TheSchoolhasan and DevonshireHousepupilshaveachievedoversixtyscholarships

Wepreparethemfortheschoolthatisrightforthem,andour experiencedteacherswillhelpsupportyourchildateverystep oftheway.ItmaybethatanotherDukesschoolissuitablefor yourchild.Ifso,wearehappytoadviseandrecommendthem.

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AglimpseintotheLower School’slife…

Throughouttheyear,childrenwilltakepartinavarietyofactivities andeventssuchas;

TransitiontoMiddleSchool

-VisitfromaPettingFarm

Examplesoftrips:

-TheScienceMuseum

-ThePostalMuseum

-RoyalAirForceMuseum

-TheLittleAngelTheatre

-TheJewishMuseum KhalsaJatha

DuringtheSummerTerm,Year2pupilsspend twodaysinourMiddleSchoolsitewherethey haveachancetoexploretheirfuture classroomsandthespecialistrooms-Arts studio,SciencelabandTechnologyroom.