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Junior School
Years 3 and 4 bring an additional daily lesson and a broader curriculum. With two classes per year group, the boys are predominantly taught by their class teachers in our award-winning Jubilee Building, as well as making the best use of our excellent specialist teaching and learning facilities. Classrooms are spacious and well-resourced; ample indoor and outdoor break-out space is adjacent to the classrooms for extending the learning experience.
The Junior School curriculum encompasses English, Mathematics (adopting a Singapore Maths style approach to teaching and learning), Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies and PSHE with the addition of specialist teaching for: Art, Computing, Design Technology, Drama, Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish), Music, PE & Games, and Swimming. The breadth and challenge of the curriculum make for a purposeful programme that is well supported by Co-Curricular Activities.
The boys use technology increasingly to enhance their learning experience. In Year 4, the boys are given a personal iPad to use, which will be their learning companion as they move up through the School. In this way, they can use specific learning apps and software to enrich their understanding and communication skills. The boys learn to share and collaborate through paired and group work, building positive relationships and developing self-confidence.
Additionally, all the boys have opportunities to join in the Co-Curricular Activities offered, play in sporting fixtures against other schools, and perform publicly in Drama and Music.
Day-to-Day
A general guide
Future Schools
At Davenies, we pride ourselves on finding the right future fit for every child. Not only do our pupils go on to a range of senior schools best suited to their abilities, interests and personalities, but Davenies boys, having remained in the Preparatory environment until 13, transfer to senior school with the capacity to succeed and thrive when they get there.
Independent senior schools recognise this, which is why they provide a large point of intake into Year 9. They hugely value the unique educational opportunities provided by Prep Schools to boys between the ages of 11 and 13.
Whilst most of our pupils leave at the age of 13 and move onto some of the country’s finest independent senior schools, Davenies also has a strong record of success with regard to grammar school entry.
In the last five years alone, boys leaving Davenies have gone onto some 40 different senior schools.
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