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A family-run, independent, co-educational day school for children aged 3 to 11, in the heart of London. We offer a curriculum that is broad and balanced to a non-selective and co-educational intake. We aim to provide for each child, a happy, secure, and stimulating environment, that promotes discovery and observation and values a love of learning. We encourage our children to become confident and enthusiastic learners. Our children work and play together in a cooperative, supportive way and great emphasis is placed on nurturing the development of the powers of reasoning, reflective and critical thinking. We provide an environment where children can openly relate to others and expect to be listened to and respected for their points of view. The school is widely creative and the children are encouraged to assume responsibility in a self-regulated, purposeful way. Art, design and technology, music, and dance are strong elements of the curriculum which run throughout the school. SCHOOL MOTTO: "Value your worth and understand the differences in others". Dallington has been a great passion and source of pride to me since we opened the school in 1978. Children are at the heart of everything we do at Dallington. They are part of a unique community in which we celebrate childhood. Our children enjoy a happy and relaxed environment. They are encouraged to contribute, extend their imaginations, develop their ideas, and take responsibility for their actions. We want our children to challenge how we use their time, not acquiesce and get on with it. Dallington is a friendly, open environment in which children develop self-confidence and feel a great sense of belonging. We nurture active learning, inquisitiveness, and natural progression. We introduce and develop skills such as Tap Dancing, Ukulele, Circus Skills, and ‘Forest Schools’. A full education at Dallington is not only academic, it is an opportunity to experience and maintain a diversity of activities. Our school community reflects our commitment to a non-selective intake and values our children as active learners. Our curriculum is organized broadly on a topic basis with mathematics and some language development activities taught outside the topic framework. A program of topics is followed throughout the school. The multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary experiences in which the children take part, allow the individual child, the peer group, and the adults, to acknowledge and celebrate success. These experiences also promote a willingness to take on the challenges of independent learning, with a degree of rigor that holds a child in good stead throughout its life. When your child progresses through Dallington and is prepared for selective competition, albeit for the very first time in their lives, we are delighted to confirm that we have never been unsuccessful in placing a child in a setting that matches their skills and abilities. During the Foundation Stage, children are introduced to the bases of all future learning in a creative, exploratory, and non-judgmental manner. It is at this stage, of course, where the early acquisition of independent literacy, numeracy, and research skills are introduced in a naturally progressive manner. It is at this stage that the children are introduced to swimming, dance, French, and Sports, taught by specialist teachers every week, enriching the curriculum. The atmosphere we create nurtures the individual and provides a happy, supportive, and stimulating environment. On entering Middle School Dallington children are encouraged to take even more responsibility both for their learning and as a group member. Our curriculum is topic-based which enables children to develop their research and problem-solving skills. This allows them to become autonomous learners which in turn builds their self-esteem and self-confidence. View full school