Faraday School

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Founded in 2009, Faraday is a small but growing independent primary school in East London located within the inspirational setting of Trinity Buoy Wharf. Here at Faraday, we offer a traditional approach to primary education with a strong emphasis on the core skills of literacy and numeracy. We believe in a traditional approach, although our lessons reflect modern thinking on how children learn most effectively. Our small classes and quality staff allow for a personal approach to learning.

Our vision is to provide first-class education at the lowest sustainable cost This means:

• Setting high expectations for each child’s individual learning and development.
• Using a knowledge-based approach in preparing children both for public examinations and for the rest of their life.
• Providing inspirational teaching by enthusiastic and high-achieving teachers across a wide range of academic subjects and extra-curricular activities.
• Using a not-for-profit ethos and a model for running schools makes us as affordable as we can be to as many people as possible.

Faraday School aims to provide rigorous and effective teaching at low fees, to bring independent schooling within the means of more parents. The Faraday focus is on excellence in the knowledge-based teaching of the core subjects of English and Maths, plus excellence in all other subjects including Science, Languages, History, and Geography. All our children also enjoy Drama, Art, Music, and Sport.

In 2014 we launched Core Knowledge, a comprehensive and new knowledge-based curriculum, which has been adapted over several years by the research group Civitas from the US original, devised by ED Hirsch. The new Primary National Curriculum (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) is inspired by the Hirsch approach. Core Knowledge goes beyond the limits of the National Curriculum, offering children access to additional content that is both challenging and engaging. We want more for our pupils, so we have further tailored Core Knowledge to align with our vision and values.

This new curriculum, which starts in Year One, epitomizes all that we believe in. Building upon the key skills and areas of learning we offer children from Reception onwards, we impart to every child a first-class knowledge-based education in the arts and sciences. Our curriculum and teaching methods aim above all at the transmission of knowledge, which we believe is the best way to inspire a child with the thirst for a wider and deeper understanding of the world. It lays the foundations for an expanding grasp of a wide range of subjects later on in education.

We believe passionately that our approach ensures that our children's mental horizons are progressively expanded beyond their everyday experience. Residential trips, excursions, and activities within the local community enhance our pupils' educational experience and help them to develop their confidence and independence. An extensive range of after-school clubs is organized each term. The activities range from chess club to art club and from science club to athletics club. All children are provided with an opportunity to experience a range of activities.

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