J UNIOR SCHOOL Hymers College
TES Prep School of the Year Finalist 2021 Star-listed in ‘The Good Schools Guide’
Younger pupils thrive in a community where all pupils are encouraged to take part regardless of ability.
– Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
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Welcome from the Head of Junior School
Welcome to Hymers College Junior School. We provide a safe, happy and caring environment where all pupils are encouraged to develop and learn. We believe at this young age it is vital we give pupils the opportunity to spread their wings, explore and develop a passion for learning. We foster this through our exceptional subject specific teachers, teaching in subject specific classrooms.
We have outstanding facilities to offer our youngsters. A dedicated art room, science lab, library, design workshop to name but a few and all of this set in a huge green outdoor space for pupils to play and build friendships.
Our pupils also regularly use the facilities we share with the Senior School such as the swimming pool and theatre with galas and performances regularly peppering the school calendar.
We offer young people the very best start in life and I look forward to welcoming you to the Hymers family.
Mr Peter Doyle, Head of Junior School
Putting CARE at the centre
Our CARE code lies at the heart of everything we do in the Junior School and is the reason it is such a friendly, supportive and happy learning environment. We are proud of our CARE code. It acts as a guide for all in the Junior School for how we conduct ourselves and how we interact with one another. We believe these principles stand our pupils in good stead for life in the Senior School and beyond.
Care
Show you care by being kind, considerate and wellmannered.
Acceptance Understand why others think and behave differently.
Respect Show respect towards others. Have selfrespect and always try to be truthful. Respect others’ belongings and the school environment.
Effort Always try your best in everything you do.
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Watch the video on the Junior School section of our website
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Mr Peter Doyle Head of Junior School
Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the core skills which are required throughout education, along with offering pupils a broad range of subjects outside of the norm, which spark interest and challenge.
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Science Music ICT Design and Technology History Geography Art Religious
Physical
Personal, Social
Health
Brandesburton Trinity Holderness Gore Science Laboratory Design & Technology Suite Dedicated Sports Pitches All-weather Outdoor Play Area Swimming Pool Music Room Loose Parts Play Area Theatre Curriculum 2022-23 33
English Mathematics
Education
Education
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Education All Junior School pupils are assigned to one of four Houses which encourage pupils to foster friendships and work as a team. The Houses compete in various activities encouraging teamwork and co-operation across the different year groups.
Performing Arts
Music is highly regarded in the Junior School with pupils encouraged to take up an instrument and access one of the many ensembles including orchestra, wind band, string group and percussion group. There are regular concerts and performance opportunities, encouraging children to gain in confidence. The school has achieved national recognition for choral singing, having won the Barnardo’s National Choral Competition at the Royal Festival Hall, achieving second place at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and Runners Up at the BBC Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year.
A high proportion of the children in the school sing in one of the un-auditioned year group choirs and have ample opportunities to sing in the local community as well as embark on a tour to Edinburgh.
All children have regular drama lessons and have an opportunity to perform in a whole year group production. This fully inclusive approach aims to build self-esteem for all. Past productions include ‘Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘Shakespeare’s Apprentices’, ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hoodwinked’.
Field trips & celebrations
We believe it is important for our younger pupils to have the freedom to learn outside the classroom. We run a comprehensive series of activities and trips throughout the year ranging from Science day trips, to a cultural trip to Normandy and an outward bound activity week in the Lake District. We also host a programme of in-school themed days and weeks, which encourages pupils to immerse themselves in a particular topic and to work collaboratively with each other.
During our themed weeks, pupils are empowered to decide for themselves what they wish to concentrate on, culminating in a presentation or exhibition at the end of the week which is shared with parents and the rest of Hymers College.
Our Junior School celebrates achievements in weekly Commendation Assemblies and with its own Speech Day which is held at the end of the academic year.
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Junior Sport
Each child within the Junior School will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different sports. Our comprehensive programme of fixtures ensures that every child represents Hymers College in sport. The provision of sport in the Junior School caters for all ability ranges. The principle aim is to improve the children’s skills from whatever starting point in an enjoyable and inclusive way, boosting confidence and independence.
The principle sports played at Hymers for the boys are rugby (Autumn Term), football and hockey (Lent Term) and cricket and athletics (Summer Term). The girls play netball and hockey in the Autumn and Lent terms, with cricket and athletics in the summer. Alongside these, we have a number of co-curricular clubs that run at various points during the year, including girls’ football, fencing, judo and rounders.
Our flourishing football teams have had many recent successes in local and national tournaments including the Hull Schools FA Cup which we host. In 2022, our U9 boys’ team became HMC Athletics Champions. Our U10 girls are currently HMC Cross Country champions. Our U11 swimmers have qualified for ESSA National Finals for the past twelve years and, in 2018, our dance group finished third in the National Finals of the ‘The Great Big Dance Off’ in Oxford.
Our U10 boys and girls have an opportunity to go on a one day sports tour before they move into Year 6, when the rugby, hockey and netball teams have the chance to particate in a three day sports tour.
Junior School Day
The earliest arrival of pupils to our Junior School is 8:00am.
Parents dropping off by car should bring their children to the East Car Park and escort them to the path to the Junior School. The school buses arrive into school around 8.20-8.30am each morning and drop pupils inside the main school gates. Junior School pupils can then walk over to the Junior School.
The latest arrival time for pupils is 8.40am with registration starting at 8.45am.
We have a 25 minute morning break at 10.30am in the Junior School. Lunchtime begins at 12.10pm and afternoon registration is at 1.25pm.
We have a staggered end to the Junior School day. School ends at 3.30pm for those in Year 3 and Year 4. School ends at 3.40pm for those in Year 5 and Year 6.
Pupils being collected by car should be picked up from the East Car Park where they will be supervised by staff. The school buses depart from the same location at drop-off, just inside the school gates. Junior School staff will escort pupils over to the buses and supervise pupils catching the correct bus.
For those not leaving school at the end of lessons there is a free-of-charge Homework Club provided in the Junior School until pupils can be collected.
Pupils must be collected by 5.30pm.
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In the Junior School, pupils apply the school’s CARE (Care, Accept, Respect and Effort) code with punctiliousness.
– Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
