North West London Jewish Day School

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Founded in 1945 by Rabbi Margulies, the Premishlaner Rebbe, for the Jewish Community in the area, North West is the school of choice for the local orthodox communities of Brondesbury, Hampstead, and St John’s Wood. North West combines a strong Jewish education with the National Curriculum. We aim to give children the knowledge, understanding, and life skills to help them flourish in the outside world. We believe that there is an essential ABCD of education – Academics, Behaviour, Creativity, and Dialogue which produces the ideal learning environment for our children.

At North West, children are taught to develop a love of Judaism’s laws, teachings, and history and to have a thorough understanding and respect for their Jewish Heritage. Through our ethos of Torah with knowledge of the world around them, they are shown how to relate to others and understand differences both within the school and in the wider community.

Our vibrant Jewish traditions and culture, both Ashkenazi and Sephardi, are celebrated in school through daily Tefillah, Kabbalat Shabbat, and celebration of the Chaggim. During Rosh Chodesh assemblies older boys get the opportunity to read from the Torah and when Succot falls within the school term, children eat in the succah and use the Arba minim during Tefillah.

A love of Israel is instilled in our children both through marking special days in its history and by learning Ivrit from the Nursery onwards. In Year 6 children participate in a tailor-made Ulpan towards the end of their last term, to help solidify and enhance the Ivrit they have learned before they leave the school.

Parents are expected to support the orthodox ethos of the school at home, particularly through Kashrut and Shabbat observance, as well as supporting their children in their Jewish learning and living. Parents are invited to attend Kabbalat Shabbat when their children are in the younger years and help their older children write Divrei Torah parents are expected to support their children as they learn to read and develop fluency, and parents are invited to special events such as the pre-Shavuot parent-child learning program and the popular pre-Chaggim adult education evenings organized by the school.

North West is an ambitious school, committed to excellence, and just as our pupils never stop learning, neither do we. We have a rich heritage and for nearly 70 years we’ve worked with thousands of children to help them fulfill their potential. Our dedicated staff know every child by nature, not just by name, and are strongly committed to caring for and bringing out the best in our children so that they develop into strong, well-rounded individuals. We believe that working to our children's strengths is imperative in developing the children’s confidence and self-esteem. We strive for the highest quality teaching and our achievements are consistently outstanding. Our SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) results from rank amongst the highest in London and the UK, with children moving on to a range of top, highly regarded Jewish and non-Jewish secondary schools.

North West London Jewish Day School aims to:

• Continually strive for excellence.
• Give children solid foundations in academic (Secular and Kodesh), practical and life skills to become confident learners and leaders.
• Promote an open-minded, tolerant, respectful environment with a clear understanding of British values, linking with other faith schools and the wider world around us.
• Foster a love of Torah learning and Israel.
• Ensure that Every Child Matters and provides equal opportunities for all across all areas of school life.

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