Harrow International School’s Prep School enters its third year. A Preparatory School, or Prep School in the United Kingdom is an independent school designed to prepare a student for a Secondary Independent School (public school).Whilst many Prep Schools prepare their students for entry to a range of senior schools, some are closely associated with a single school. Harrow UK for instance receives the majority of its students from Prep Schools and we have already developed links with some of these schools - such as Northwood Prep and Orley Farm School to name but two.
The Prep School at Harrow International School caters for students in Year 6 and Year 7. The school is housed on the top floor of the current Prep/Junior building and has a dedicated social/play area for its students. An experienced team of Prep School staff teach many of the lessons within the Prep School building. However, a number of lessons are taught in other areas of the school.
The teaching team teach specialist subjects as well as acting as Homeroom Tutors and having pastoral care responsibility for Prep School classes. Additional specialist teachers are used in certain areas of the curriculum.
The school moved in this direction for a number of reasons some of which are listed below:
This is a Prep School: Our 5 Key Aims
1. Prep School pupils will be better prepared for Secondary.
2. Prep School pupils will speak English at all times.
3. The Prep School will help bring the Primary and Secondary teaching and learning closer together.
4. Keeping Year 6 and 7 pupils together in School work and play will help in their development as adolescents.
5. To challenge and motivate Prep School pupils ‘to be the best you can be’ in all areas of their school life:
- · Academic
- · Sport
- · Culture
As a school we continuously seek ways to improve the quality of educational provision for our students. In particular, developing the Prep School was another step towards achieving our goal of ‘Creating Leaders for a Better World.’
