Hewens Primary has quickly built a reputation that stems from a very caring ethos, being held in high regard by parents, guardians, and carers. Hewens Primary is a brand new 2 Form Entry Free School for children between 3 and 11 years of age. With high standards of teaching and learning, together with clear expectations, the children can feel safe and valued. In this very special setting, children quickly settle to work and relish being in their beautiful, stimulating classrooms. The children are rightly proud of their uniform and like to be smart feeling ready to work.
Certainly, the inclusive ethos and strong sense of belonging contribute considerably to the children’s achievement, along with partnership working between home and school, which is actively encouraged. The Hewens Primary offer is unique.
We are extremely proud of our new school. We have high expectations for our children who are each valued as individuals and nurtured carefully to maximize their potential.
Through the broad and balanced curriculum offer delivered by dedicated staff, Hewens is a truly exceptional place. As a ‘listening’ school, we ensure that you have a say about your child’s learning and development. We aim to keep you fully involved in supporting your child in every way we can recognize that each family has its unique circumstances. Above all else, we aim to provide a stimulating environment where early learning goals can be achieved and recorded through structured learning and play always instilling the importance of patience, persistence, and resilience at every stage.
Hewens is a place where children are happy and enjoy their learning, experiencing inspirational standards of teaching which allow them each to flourish and reach their full potential.
At Hewens, we wish to promote positive attitudes in the children and amongst all other stakeholders. With this in mind, we seek to fulfill our commitment to you, unimpeded by expectations that would otherwise limit the progress of your child at school. We are committed to providing high-quality education for all of our learners, ensuring that every member of the community is valued and respected, always being treated in a manner that is appropriate and just. We aim to be a caring community where everyone is safe and secure.
We regularly assess the development and learning needs of each child throughout the school year and routinely meet at the beginning of each term with parents, guardians, and carers to provide up-to-date feedback. In so doing, it is possible to quickly determine which areas of learning need further development and where each child’s particular strengths and future needs lie.
From the outset, we encourage full involvement in your child’s learning and routinely provide a variety of activities that can be completed at home. The nature of this home learning depends on the age and ability of the child to promote a meaningful partnership between home and school ensures that all children have the opportunity to practice new skills acquired at school, reinforcing concepts, knowledge, and understanding in all areas of the curriculum. In the longer term, it helps children to develop good working habits and ultimately means they become independent learners. Generally, the focus is on reading, spelling, multiplication tables, and mental arithmetic. However, Hewens also values topic-based learning which allows individual children to pursue areas of their interest and co-construct future learning.
It is also important to understand what we mean by ‘stage not age’ given that some children are generally very able, whilst others have specific gifts and talents which can be readily accelerated. Therefore every child must be fully extended with the ablest working occasionally with older children in specific areas of the curriculum. Whatever a child’s ability might be, we aim at all times to cater for this through careful differentiation, intervention, and enrichment programs, always focused on getting the very best from each child.
