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The Hamilton and Alexandra College is a co-educational day and boarding school. We are incredibly proud of our strong history and traditional values and equally proud of our outstanding facilities and innovative educational programs. The College is highly respected as the prime educational institution in the local and regional community. It plays a vital role through its community work, leadership programs, and co-curricular programs. Day students commute from as far away as Warrnambool, Mortlake, Portland, and Lake Bolac. Our boarders come from rural and regional Australia and overseas. We are very proud of our outstanding results, but our students leave College to embrace their future with so much more than a score that will open doors. They are well-rounded, happy students equipped with the skills and capacity to be the leaders and problem-solvers of the 21st Century. All of our students can pursue exciting sport, music, drama, service, adventure opportunities, and academic challenges. The Hamilton and Alexandra College is an internationally focused school providing an innovative and broad education within an environment of Christian values, encouraging optimum achievement, fostering personality, and equipping our youth with skills and character to thrive and flourish throughout their lives. The College aims to: Provide a happy, positive, and nurturing environment that is conducive to learning. Extend each student to achieve their full academic potential through the provision of a challenging and broad curriculum. Promote participation and a positive attitude towards all aspects of schooling. Give students opportunities to experience a wide range of co-curricular activities, regardless of their expertise. Provide a moral framework against which students can assess their actions and those of others. Foster prepared, considerate, resilient, and confident young people. Nurture personality and character development. Our College boasts a long and proud history. The Hamilton and Western District Boys’ College was founded in 1871, and Alexandra College (a school for girls) was founded in 1872. Built by Western District residents who wanted their children to receive a good education in their district, the schools served as University Colleges, preparing students in their first year of tertiary education in the early years. Junior CampusAddress: Corner Kent Road and Macarthur Street HamiltonPO Box: 286 Hamilton Vic 3300Tel: +61 3 55711066E-mail: jsreception@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au View full school

The School can trace its origins back to 1758 when a group of City gentlemen met and decided to collect up enough money to create a boarding school for twenty orphan boys. This opened in 1760 and twenty girls joined the School a couple of years later. We are proud of our royal patronage. This Christian school is committed to fostering Christian principles within a caring community, where people of all faiths and beliefs are made welcome. Gatton Park with its three lakes, serpentine, and 260 acres of parkland provides the ideal setting for our school. Our purpose-built classrooms provide first-class facilities for study. Purpose-built boarding houses provide comfortable, modern accommodation for Primary, Lower Secondary, and Upper Secondary pupils. Predominantly a boarding school, we provide continuity of education from seven to eighteen years. Unusually, we can provide the very best of boarding education at reasonable charges. As a state school, we are only able to admit children from UK or EU families. Our Motto, Mission Statement, Ethos, and Ambitions underline all that we do, and how we teach in school and care for pupils in their boarding environment. School Motto Nisi Dominus Frustra. The School motto is adapted from the 127th Psalm 'Unless the Lord keep the City the watchman waketh in vain. School Vision & Values We develop impressive individuals ready to flourish by Providing an inclusive and all-round education Delivering academic progress and success Inspiring leadership and character Ethos To sustain a boarding culture that fully embraces Flexi boarders. To be a Christian caring community respecting all religious values and none. To contribute positively to the local community. To give attention to the individual pupil and to engender mutual respect between staff and pupils and between individual pupils. To foster a love of learning. To provide an evolving curriculum and co-curricular activities for the benefit and development of all pupils. To maintain a constructive partnership with parents. To give several children from disadvantaged family backgrounds the best possible start in life. Ambitions To provide our pupils with an outstanding education for life that combines academic and non-academic achievements and where all our students reach their full potential. To both advise and prepare our pupils for university, other education courses, and their chosen careers. To ensure that all pupils leave the school as confident young adults who, rightfully proud of their achievements and their school, become valued members of society. View full school

Alexandra is a primary school, located in Harrow, for children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD). We provide a friendly and caring environment in which children feel valued and secure. The curriculum is rich, broad, and challenging to bring out every child's unique talents and develop a love for learning. Alexandra is part of the Eden Academy, a family of special schools who work together under one Multi-Academy Trust, with access to a wide range of expertise and services. We are pleased you are taking the time to visit our website. We hope it will provide you with all the information you need. Alexandra School is a fully inclusive primary school that specializes in supporting children 4-11 with moderate learning difficulties, sometimes associated with behavioral, emotional, social, communication, physical or sensory needs. For the most part, Alexandra School serves the Harrow community and as such, reflects the ethnic diversity of the local population. Alexandra School is a member of the Eden Academy, a family of schools that specialize in meeting the educational needs of children and young people with a range of learning difficulties. Visitors often ask why we have geese for our school logo. We chose geese because of the way that they work together: when they are flying, when they are tired or injured, when they honk to encourage each other! At Alexandra School we have a strong sense of community: we know that we can learn and achieve much more together than we can apart. The geese have meaning for us and the children here, as do our five Alexandra School values which underpin everything that we do: Take care of others Accept and give respect Believe in the possibility and power of change Take personal responsibility for your actions Never tire of doing good We strive to provide excellent teaching and learning support with all the necessary facilities and resources to ensure that children have the best possible chance of success in their school careers. Pupils at Alexandra have opportunities to gain skills and knowledge across the curriculum, to develop self-confidence and respect for others, to become independent at school and in the wider world. We believe that positive achievement and positive behavior go hand in hand. We have clear rules, expectations, and boundaries which we expect all children and adults to accept we call them the Golden Rules. These rules are based on our school values and support the rights of children to be able to learn in an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We display the Golden Rules in every classroom so that the whole school lives under the same umbrella of commonly held values. All of our pupils at Alexandra School present with moderate learning difficulties. Each pupil is valued for his or her individuality. They are supported to socialize with each other and make friends. Our pupils enjoy coming to school and demonstrate daily their love for learning. They are wholly included in the life of their class and the school. The children take pride in belonging to the school and once they feel that sense of belonging, they contribute themselves. The school aims to ensure effective and regular communication with parents and carers, to work collaboratively, and secure the best possible outcomes for all pupils. This communication takes the form of phone calls, emails, Fronter (password-protected school website), and opportunities to meet. Parents are regularly invited into school to share in their child's learning. As part of this, they will develop an understanding of the curriculum and celebrate achievement. We work closely with families to provide opportunities for workshops, discussion forums, and adult learning. We have strong and effective relationships with other agencies, which enable us to support families and signpost additional sources of help with required. Gate Gossip is our parent group, which meets at least once every half term. The group aims to encourage parents to come along and meet each other, discuss different topics and learn about all the different activities that go on at school. The group has a friendly and informal approach, with plenty of tea and biscuits on hand! We often invite guest speakers along to give us useful information about parent entitlements or parenting issues, e.g. sleep, healthy eating, behavior. We run workshops for parents, for example on healthy cookery or developing IT skills. Family Learning Sessions run once a week for blocks of five weeks each half term. Parents are invited to sign up for these sessions with their children. Each block of sessions has a theme, e.g. photography, storytelling, cookery. The sessions run at the end of the school day and are a great opportunity for parents and children to learn together. Families value the warm and friendly atmosphere of these free sessions. Parent Activity Sessions are organized by the class teachers once per term. Parents are invited into class to take part in an activity with their child. This might be anything from a reading session to a science and engineering challenge! These sessions allow parents to see their child learning in class and to meet other parents of children of the same age. As a way of extending the services offered by Alexandra School, we also organize a range of after-school clubs for the children including: Cookery club Street Jazz club Art club Martial Arts club Multi-Sports club Trampolining club View full school

Welcome to Alexandra Primary School. We are committed to providing a caring, welcoming, and happy environment that meets the needs and interests of each child. We aim to ensure that all pupils have the highest aspirations, attain their full potential and enjoy learning in a place that is stimulating, challenging, and creative. Inclusion is at the heart of our school and we believe that every child has the right to be successful, confident, and well-prepared for the world. A strong sense of self, along with high-quality teaching and an exciting holistic curriculum will develop a child’s passion for life–long learning where they can discover their strengths and talents. We can provide children with the best start to their educational journey. Alexandra is a thriving two-form entry primary school. We are very lucky to have a strong and dedicated staff group who are passionate about the quality of the education they provide and proud of our diverse community. The school is adjacent to the green and leafy Alexandra Palace and it has excellent transport links that allow us to experience the many museums, galleries and fantastic locations our capital city has to offer. We aim to create an inspirational community of learning rooted in living values, providing outstanding educational opportunities and experiences for all our children regardless of age, ethnicity, ability, and background. Our ambition for all pupils’ academic excellence is combined with an emphasis upon their personal growth as individuals, global citizens, and active learners. At Alexandra, we are committed to high achievement and equality of opportunity for all. Our positive, ambitious ethos and safe environment reflect this commitment. At Alexandra, we assert the rights of all children to learn. We actively foster a policy of opportunity, equality, and mutual respect to ensure that each member of our community is valued and achieves their full potential. The support of parents and carers is crucial to children’s education. At Alexandra, we work in partnership with parents, carers, and the local community and welcome their involvement. At Alexandra we want children to become independent, resilient, and enthusiastic learners. We provide all children with a broad, balanced, and differentiated curriculum that will excite and challenge them. Our mission is to ensure that every child leaves Alexandra Primary with confidence, a love of learning, and a self-belief that will stay with them always. Our Foundation Stage provides a secure, happy and caring environment in which children learn through purposeful and carefully planned play. The early years of a child’s life are an important stage where the foundations for future development are established. In the Foundation Stage, we foster the child’s interests, needs, and stages of development and offer activities that extend, enrich and develop potential both inside and outside the classroom. Purposefully planned, playful activities and first-hand experiences are the keys to learning, laying the foundations for the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. There will be a mixture and an appropriate balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities, depending on the children’s age and stage of development. The curriculum is carefully planned to ensure progression and continuity of skills in seven areas of learning. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected. The three prime areas reflect the key skills and capacities all children need to develop and learn effectively to be ready for school. We are committed to ensuring that our pupils respect and follow the modern British values of individual liberty, democracy, mutual respect, the rule of law, and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves, and the consequences when laws are broken. Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PSHE lessons. Whether it is through the choice of challenge, of how they record, or participation in extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices. Accepting that other people have their own faiths/beliefs/opinions and that this is tolerated and not be the cause of discriminatory behavior. This is achieved through enhancing pupils' understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and prejudice-based bullying have been followed and supported by learning in RE and PSHE. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. View full school

Alexandra Park School is a thriving and dynamic school that boasts excellent examination results and an outstanding curriculum experience in both the main school and the sixth form. The school is situated on a beautiful five-acre site adjacent to Durnsford Park within sight of Alexandra Palace. The school was opened in 1999 to create a great comprehensive school at the heart of the community. We have become that great local school offering top-class education alongside a wealth of opportunities. Ours is a rich, diverse and harmonious community with a culture of outstanding learning at its heart. Our school motto is “Success for all” and everything we do is planned to enable us to achieve this vision. At APS students will discover a supportive and friendly environment. High standards of discipline and behavior are expected and maintained thus ensuring a safe, structured working environment where every individual is encouraged to strive for excellence. Our objective is to foster confident and responsible citizens who are prepared to meet the challenges of life. Our students study a predominantly traditional curriculum with a focus on the core subjects of English, Maths, and Science. Our students achieve extremely well academically at the end of Key Stage 4. This year almost 90% of our students gained 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and with the more important measure of 5A*-C with English and Maths the pass rate was above 80%. We ensure our students make excellent progress from when they arrive in Year 7 and have repeatedly achieved outstanding attainment and value-added, putting the school in the top 5% nationally. The English and Maths departments’ performance has seen them both ranked in the top 1% nationwide. The sixth form was established 10 years ago. It has a comprehensive intake and offers an extensive range of courses. It is arguably the best performing sixth form in the area. The provision has been independently assessed (ALPS) as in the top 5% of institutions nationwide. Ofsted judged our sixth form as Outstanding in every category. In 2016 92% of our students achieved A*-C grades at A level, with 70% of these being A*-B and 43% being awarded the top A*/A grades. Two-thirds of students were successful in their application to one of the UK's top 30 universities and three-quarters of our students were able to follow the course they had chosen at their first choice university. Our students are highly motivated learners who make rapid progress from their starting points. We have an excellent curriculum and exemplary care, guidance, and support. Attainment is high and rising. Students are highly committed to their studies and are aspirational. Their ambitions are high as is reflected in large numbers of students progressing to the most competitive courses. There have been several changes to the Key Stage 3 curriculum recently. We aim to provide students with a broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum that fosters a love of learning and enables all students to reach their academic potential. We build on students’ achievements in Key Stage 2 to develop the breadth and depth of their knowledge, skills, and understanding, preparing them thoroughly for the end of Key Stage tasks, tests, and assignments in Year 9 and for taking GCSE and Vocational courses at KS4. Key Stage 3 students will be set pieces of work that encourage independent learning skills and, in particular, skills to preview and summarise information, use several different sources, organize and plan work and improve presentation. Students are encouraged to transfer skills between subject areas, see mistakes as part of the learning process, set challenging targets, and aim to achieve the best possible work. All Year 11 students will have a personal interview with a careers advisor. There is also a careers guidance ‘clinic’ focussing on interviews for Year 11 students (which is available to students in Year 10 too). Students in Years 10 and 11 have access to work experience placements where appropriate. Also, we hold a Sixth Form Open Evening for students and parents to prepare the student for post-16 progression. All students in Year 11 receive two personal Information, Advice and Guidance Appointments with senior staff and the sixth form team to discuss their options for post-16 study. In Years 12 and 13 numerous opportunities are promoted for students to gain knowledge and experience of a wide range of specific careers. In addition to events outside school, speakers and representatives from varied employment areas are invited into school to present to and meet with students. All students in Year 12 will have a personal interview with a careers advisor and all students are encouraged and supported to arrange and attend work experience placements. Once AS examinations have been completed (in June of Year 12) the enrichment program focuses almost entirely upon preparing for progression with a particular (but not exclusive) focus upon university applications. Many students also participate in preparatory programs organized by top universities for specific subject areas for example LSE Choice Pathways to Law, Target Medicine, and The Brilliant Club. View full school

Alexandra Parade is a member of Whitehill Learning Community, which is a family of local schools working closely together to ensure your child has quality, continuity, and progression with learning. Excellent nursery, primary and secondary links allow many successful pupil and staff activities to take place. There are many opportunities for parents to play an active role in school activities and we hope you will join us at as many events as you can. We always appreciate help and assistance from parents and more is always gladly accepted. Our school promotes an ethos of equal opportunities for all. We promote a policy of Positive Behaviour. We encourage our children to have a responsible attitude towards each other and towards our school building. Our Vision is to be a Parade of Excellence. To do this we need to promote a positive climate at Alexandra Parade Primary School where all our children are nurtured, achieving, active, healthy, included, equal, responsible, respected, and safe, so that they may become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens, and Effective Contributors. We aim to equip pupils with the skills and strategies to become independent and successful learners. Our school aims: To provide a school environment that is purposeful, welcoming, nurturing, child-centered, and conducive to excellent teaching and learning through a curriculum showing breadth, depth, challenge, and application. To ensure that the needs of all our young people are supported and that each child is provided with personal choice and opportunities to set their challenging but achievable goals thus enabling them to fulfill their potential. To foster a sense of justice, self-awareness, and personal responsibility. To develop a compassionate and understanding attitude, which challenges discrimination of all kinds. To instill a sense of community, self-responsibility, and resilience in our young people. All pupils are familiar with the school vision and are confident at explaining how this translates into actions in day-to-day school life. The vision is embedded in practice and is explored regularly at assemblies Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible, and enriched curriculum from 3 to 18. The curriculum includes the totality of experiences that are planned for children and young people through their education, wherever they are being educated. It is underpinned by the values inscribed on the mace of the Scottish Parliament - wisdom, justice, compassion, and integrity. The purpose of Curriculum for Excellence is encapsulated in the four capacities – to enable each child or young person to be a successful learner, a confident individual, a responsible citizen, and an effective contributor. View full school

The children at Alexandra Junior School benefit from a stimulating and rewarding experience enriched by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, enthusiastic and committed staff, and a strong supportive partnership with parents. We are passionate about learning, for both children and adults. We are a learning community, and it is our aim that each child sees themselves as a successful learner. We are a school committed to providing an excellent education within a community that values and respects each child and the qualities he or she brings. We welcome parents into the school and are fully committed to a true partnership between your child, home, and school. Our board of dedicated governors brings a wide array of skills, knowledge, and experience to the school. The governors, committed to ensuring that we get the best for the children, play a full and active part in the life of the school. All children can achieve success. We are committed to high-quality teaching that supports excellent learning and progress for every child. We encourage children to grow in the key skills of a good learner: a positive attitude, good listening skills, perseverance, the confidence to ask questions and share ideas, and the ability to learn from mistakes. We are a learning community, and we are passionate about teaching our children to love learning. We respect all members of the community, nurturing talents and creating opportunities for all in a supportive environment. We believe that a strong sense of respect for ourselves and others is the foundation of successful, collaborative learning. We recognize the uniqueness of each human being we learn to show respect for all and value difference and diversity within our own and the wider community. This extends to respect for our environment. We enable pupils to consider how they can make a positive contribution to our school, local, national, and global communities. We learn to care for each other, ourselves, and our world. Our care for each other is what gives AJS its inclusive, happy, and supportive atmosphere, where children are encouraged to thoughtful, caring, and responsible members of our community. We learn how to be caring friends, and how to support, encourage and celebrate each other’s successes. Our Aims To provide a stimulating, hard-working, and caring environment in which each child feels happy at school and anticipates transferring from Key Stage 1 with interest and enthusiasm. By aspiring to high standards, we develop a sense of pride that can be shared by children, teaching and non-teaching staff, parents, and governors. To encourage parents to take an active part both in school activities and in their child’s education so that they work in partnership with the school for the benefit of their children. To encourage children to take an active part in their learning and the life of the school. To encourage children to take responsibility for their learning and behavior. To ensure equality of access for all to the curriculum, to opportunities and resources, regardless of gender, ethnicity, ability, need, disability, religion, or culture. View full school

A warm welcome to Alexandra Infant School, where we are passionate about learning and celebrating individual achievements. Alexandra Infant School is a two-form entry infant school with children in EYFS, Y1, and Y2. The school also has two classes in our Autistic Specialist Provision. We are a fully inclusive school that celebrates individual achievements, both academic and personal. The well-being of children and staff is the highest priority of the school and we work closely with our families and the community to achieve this. Our inspirational and creative curriculum provides opportunities for children to gain knowledge and skills in all subjects. Our curriculum provides specialist teachers and there is a range of extra-curricular activities that further enrich our broad and balanced curriculum. The school prides itself on developing the Arts and pupils have the opportunity to learn the violin and piano. Children are challenged throughout their learning and encouraged to ask questions, solve problems, build resilience, and become independent learners. We have strong home-school links and parents and carers play a key role in enabling every child to succeed. The Governors in our school have a wide range of skills and experience to support the school and drive school improvement. They are committed to ensuring the very best outcomes for all of our children. Our nurturing school provides a safe learning environment where all children can thrive and reach their full potential. All children at Alexandra Infant School will automatically gain a place at Alexandra Junior School. We work very closely with the Junior School to ensure a smooth transition into KS2 for our Year 2 children. Our school motto is Achieve, Inspire, Succeed. This motto encompasses the aspirations that we have for all of our children. We provide inspirational learning experiences and celebrate every child’s achievement. Personal and academic success is supported by and shared with the Alexandra Infant community including children, parents, carers, staff, governors, and friends. At Alexandra Infant School we are passionate about developing the ‘whole child. Teaching life skills that will enable children to thrive, not only in our school but throughout their education and into adult life. Through our motto we encourage children to understand and develop our core values: Be resilient Be respectful Be confident Be caring At Alexandra Infant School we are dedicated to providing high-quality education which will enable all children to enjoy learning and to achieve their personal best. We do this through: Ensuring every child feels valued. Prioritizing the well-being of children, staff, and families within the Alexandra community Providing high-quality learning experiences within a creative and engaging curriculum Ensuring a safe and fully inclusive environment that encourages all children to shine Building resilient and independent learners that are confident to tackle new challenges Developing creativity and collaboration by encouraging children to communicate and question their learning, and the world around them Setting high expectations for behavior and learning, whilst recognizing individual achievements and progress Showing respect for each other within a caring and nurturing environment Working together in partnership with parents and carers to enable each child to succeed Ensuring children are equipped with key skills, both academic and personal, to engage and embrace future responsibilities and experiences. Our Specialist class for Autistic pupils We have two classes dedicated to providing a high-quality education for pupils with significant global delay and autism. Purple class is for children aged between 4 and 5 and green class is for mainly 6 to 7-year-olds. We use a structured approach called TEACCH and staff use a picture exchange system to help children make choices. A speech and language therapist visits weekly to provide advice and support for the classes. Each class has around 8 or 9 pupils with a qualified teacher and two assistants per class. If your child has been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder please contact the Local Authority regarding school placements. View full school