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- Our school was founded by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, as part of the Jewish Secondary School Movement. The Movement was set up on the third night of Chanukah in 1944 – hence the name HASMONEAN and the origin of the school badge depicting the menorah. The Hasmonean Primary School opened its doors to pupils in 1947. At Hasmonean Primary our whole school community is actively encouraged to engage with modern British life and embrace British Values. We provide an environment where our children learn the skills to be thoughtful, tolerant, and caring citizens. We prepare children to take on active roles and responsibilities in wider British society in later life. This is achieved through both the secular and Jewish Studies curriculum and the School’s ethos, “Torah im Derech Eretz”. Also, British Values complement the Jewish values that are incorporated in all aspects of school life, during assemblies and through school events. Democracy is promoted through teaching an understanding of what a democracy is, how it works, and by discussions and modeling voting. Children enjoyed holding their own ‘national elections and referendum to decide the future of Britain in the EU. Pupils prepared speeches, canvassed on many issues, cast votes, and we're excited to announce results. We take our Y6 to the Houses of Parliament each year. Children are encouraged to know that their views count and are valued by having the opportunity to vote and become members of our school council. Charity is an important feature in our school day and children are encouraged to be charitable. For example, we have supported many national charities e.g. the British Heart Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Make a Wish. Mutual Respect and Tolerance of Different Faiths and Beliefs is promoted in both secular and Jewish studies lessons. We encourage children to learn about other families, cultures, traditions, and communities. We hold termly multicultural weeks to promote solidarity with immigrant groups in the UK – these have included Chinese, Indian, French and Polish weeks. We also held a UK week to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. We have formed a link with St Joseph’s Catholic School, Southwark with exchanges of letters between our Y5 pupils and reciprocal visits. Every week, teachers select a child to wear the ‘golden sash’ in each class. These are celebrated in a weekly assembly and children take home a certificate. We promote the ancient Jewish teaching that, “the Law of the land is the law” and that, “All righteous people have their share in the World to Come”. This teaches our pupils that we must respect everyone whatever their lifestyle and cultural traditions. At Hasmonean Primary School we promote the Rule of Law by demonstrating a need to help to keep our school community safe and happy. We encourage children to work together to create class rules and teach children to understand how their own and others’ behavior has consequences. Our school council discusses how class and school rules should be administered fairly. During Jewish Studies and PSHE lessons, children are supported in understanding how to distinguish between right and wrong. Children volunteer to be part of a ‘Safety Squad’ alongside the headteacher. Within school, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. Our pupils are taught to know and understand their rights and personal freedoms and are taught how to exercise this safety during e-safety and PSHE lessons. View full school
- Hasmonean High School is a center of educational excellence serving the Orthodox Jewish Community of North-West London. Boys and girls are taught separately on two campuses. Our school combines the secular with the religious within a framework of Torah im Derech Eretz (respect for others, both within the school community and in the wider world). Academic rigor is combined with in-depth Torah study, incorporating values such as chesed (caring/ kindness) and tzedakah (supporting charities). Here at Hasmonean, we are committed to ensuring that our students grow as individuals who can make positive contributions to the school and in the wider community. Social, moral, spiritual, and cultural (SMSC) education is integral to our curricula and it allows our students to understand how to enhance their Jewish lives within the ethos of the school. Hasmonean is one of the best performing comprehensive schools in the country: our students attain consistently high standards in their GCSE, A/S, and A-Level examinations. The vast majority of our graduates go on to study in world-class yeshivas and seminaries, before pursuing university education and a wide variety of careers. The highest expectations are shared by students, staff, and parents. As a faith school, we believe it is important that our students are exposed to life in the wider community and that they have the opportunity to share their experiences with people of different faiths. Our students can do this through the various volunteering tasks that they carry out, through taking part in educational visits across London and the United Kingdom, through participating in sporting activities and events, and through various other activities that take place both within the school and within the wider community. Alongside our commitment to education is a determination that every Hasmonean student understands their place in their community and wider British society. Teaching them to embrace their place in the world around them is achieved through various aspects of our curriculum and a broader social, moral, spiritual, and cultural (SMSC) educational program. It is also reflected in our school ethos of Torah Im Derech Eretz and students have the opportunity to learn how to integrate with others from different backgrounds and respect British Values and the different cultures that make up our society. We expect our students to play a meaningful role in society and provide many opportunities during their school life for them to do so. Underpinning this is a clear expectation, modeled by our staff, that everyone, regardless of their background should be treated with dignity, courtesy, kindness, and respect. We have a first-class staff dedicated to making our school a happy and purposeful school for students. Each student is valued, along with his or her parents or carers. We aim to maximize each student’s potential within a caring, disciplined, and ordered environment, and, in return, expect all students to respect and support the values on which our community is based. All students, staff, and parents are aware of Hasmonean’s great purpose: to nurture students to become committed to, and ready to live, a life of Torah im Derech Eretz (to be successful in the wider world without compromising the attitudes and values enshrined in the Torah). This ethos has been at the heart of the school since its inception when it arose out of the ashes of the Holocaust to provide those who fled from it with a future it is this ethos that enables our students to become successful, responsible contributors to modern-day Britain. Hasmonean’s values go above and beyond academic achievement. We expect teachers to deliver a first-rate religious education, outstanding secular studies, and a broad and enriched curriculum that promotes values such as chesed (caring/ kindness) and tzedakah (supporting charities). Although the vast majority of our graduates go on to study in world-class yeshivas and seminaries, before pursuing university education and a wide variety of careers, all students are well-prepared for their future lives. Students are taught to love and cherish their religion and culture, to explore its rich depths and to be enriched by them, and that living an ethical life is a privilege rather than a burden. They are also taught to respect people of other faiths (or no faith), those who come from different cultures, and those who choose to lead different lifestyles. We ensure that students are supported, regardless of their economic background or academic ability, to make excellent progress and to enjoy their spiritual, personal, and academic journey. We aim to maximize each student’s potential within a caring, disciplined, and ordered environment in return, all students are obliged to respect and support the school’s values, act as role models to other students, try their best, and act with a kind heart. Hasmonean Girls School Page Street Mill Hill NW7 2EU View full school
Our school was founded by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, as part of the Jewish Secondary School Movement. The Movement was set up on the third night of Chanukah in 1944 – hence the name HASMONEAN and the origin of the school badge depicting the menorah. The Hasmonean Primary School opened its doors to pupils in 1947. At Hasmonean Primary our whole school community is actively encouraged to engage with modern British life and embrace British Values. We provide an environment where our children learn the skills to be thoughtful, tolerant, and caring citizens. We prepare children to take on active roles and responsibilities in wider British society in later life. This is achieved through both the secular and Jewish Studies curriculum and the School’s ethos, “Torah im Derech Eretz”. Also, British Values complement the Jewish values that are incorporated in all aspects of school life, during assemblies and through school events. Democracy is promoted through teaching an understanding of what a democracy is, how it works, and by discussions and modeling voting. Children enjoyed holding their own ‘national elections and referendum to decide the future of Britain in the EU. Pupils prepared speeches, canvassed on many issues, cast votes, and we're excited to announce results. We take our Y6 to the Houses of Parliament each year. Children are encouraged to know that their views count and are valued by having the opportunity to vote and become members of our school council. Charity is an important feature in our school day and children are encouraged to be charitable. For example, we have supported many national charities e.g. the British Heart Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Make a Wish. Mutual Respect and Tolerance of Different Faiths and Beliefs is promoted in both secular and Jewish studies lessons. We encourage children to learn about other families, cultures, traditions, and communities. We hold termly multicultural weeks to promote solidarity with immigrant groups in the UK – these have included Chinese, Indian, French and Polish weeks. We also held a UK week to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. We have formed a link with St Joseph’s Catholic School, Southwark with exchanges of letters between our Y5 pupils and reciprocal visits. Every week, teachers select a child to wear the ‘golden sash’ in each class. These are celebrated in a weekly assembly and children take home a certificate. We promote the ancient Jewish teaching that, “the Law of the land is the law” and that, “All righteous people have their share in the World to Come”. This teaches our pupils that we must respect everyone whatever their lifestyle and cultural traditions. At Hasmonean Primary School we promote the Rule of Law by demonstrating a need to help to keep our school community safe and happy. We encourage children to work together to create class rules and teach children to understand how their own and others’ behavior has consequences. Our school council discusses how class and school rules should be administered fairly. During Jewish Studies and PSHE lessons, children are supported in understanding how to distinguish between right and wrong. Children volunteer to be part of a ‘Safety Squad’ alongside the headteacher. Within school, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. Our pupils are taught to know and understand their rights and personal freedoms and are taught how to exercise this safety during e-safety and PSHE lessons.
Hasmonean High School is a center of educational excellence serving the Orthodox Jewish Community of North-West London. Boys and girls are taught separately on two campuses. Our school combines the secular with the religious within a framework of Torah im Derech Eretz (respect for others, both within the school community and in the wider world). Academic rigor is combined with in-depth Torah study, incorporating values such as chesed (caring/ kindness) and tzedakah (supporting charities). Here at Hasmonean, we are committed to ensuring that our students grow as individuals who can make positive contributions to the school and in the wider community. Social, moral, spiritual, and cultural (SMSC) education is integral to our curricula and it allows our students to understand how to enhance their Jewish lives within the ethos of the school. Hasmonean is one of the best performing comprehensive schools in the country: our students attain consistently high standards in their GCSE, A/S, and A-Level examinations. The vast majority of our graduates go on to study in world-class yeshivas and seminaries, before pursuing university education and a wide variety of careers. The highest expectations are shared by students, staff, and parents. As a faith school, we believe it is important that our students are exposed to life in the wider community and that they have the opportunity to share their experiences with people of different faiths. Our students can do this through the various volunteering tasks that they carry out, through taking part in educational visits across London and the United Kingdom, through participating in sporting activities and events, and through various other activities that take place both within the school and within the wider community. Alongside our commitment to education is a determination that every Hasmonean student understands their place in their community and wider British society. Teaching them to embrace their place in the world around them is achieved through various aspects of our curriculum and a broader social, moral, spiritual, and cultural (SMSC) educational program. It is also reflected in our school ethos of Torah Im Derech Eretz and students have the opportunity to learn how to integrate with others from different backgrounds and respect British Values and the different cultures that make up our society. We expect our students to play a meaningful role in society and provide many opportunities during their school life for them to do so. Underpinning this is a clear expectation, modeled by our staff, that everyone, regardless of their background should be treated with dignity, courtesy, kindness, and respect. We have a first-class staff dedicated to making our school a happy and purposeful school for students. Each student is valued, along with his or her parents or carers. We aim to maximize each student’s potential within a caring, disciplined, and ordered environment, and, in return, expect all students to respect and support the values on which our community is based. All students, staff, and parents are aware of Hasmonean’s great purpose: to nurture students to become committed to, and ready to live, a life of Torah im Derech Eretz (to be successful in the wider world without compromising the attitudes and values enshrined in the Torah). This ethos has been at the heart of the school since its inception when it arose out of the ashes of the Holocaust to provide those who fled from it with a future it is this ethos that enables our students to become successful, responsible contributors to modern-day Britain. Hasmonean’s values go above and beyond academic achievement. We expect teachers to deliver a first-rate religious education, outstanding secular studies, and a broad and enriched curriculum that promotes values such as chesed (caring/ kindness) and tzedakah (supporting charities). Although the vast majority of our graduates go on to study in world-class yeshivas and seminaries, before pursuing university education and a wide variety of careers, all students are well-prepared for their future lives. Students are taught to love and cherish their religion and culture, to explore its rich depths and to be enriched by them, and that living an ethical life is a privilege rather than a burden. They are also taught to respect people of other faiths (or no faith), those who come from different cultures, and those who choose to lead different lifestyles. We ensure that students are supported, regardless of their economic background or academic ability, to make excellent progress and to enjoy their spiritual, personal, and academic journey. We aim to maximize each student’s potential within a caring, disciplined, and ordered environment in return, all students are obliged to respect and support the school’s values, act as role models to other students, try their best, and act with a kind heart. Hasmonean Girls School Page Street Mill Hill NW7 2EU
