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- Heald Place is a very successful primary school situated roughly 2 miles from the center of Manchester. It serves a rich and diverse community. At its heart are vibrant local businesses with the universities, Manchester Museum, and the Whitworth Art Gallery all within walking distance of the school. Heald Place is a warm, welcoming school that is committed to the welfare and pastoral care of its pupils. The staff aims to bring out the best in each child and have high expectations of achievement and behavior. We are always looking at ways to provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities to prepare our young people for life. Heald Place provides the ideal setting for children to develop as individuals and responsible members of the school, its community, and the larger community of Manchester and beyond. We trust that your child will feel secure in the caring environment which we endeavor, at all times, to create. We also hope that the partnership between the family at home and school will provide a strong foundation for the children to grow and develop to their full potential. Manchester City Council Admissions Procedures for Year Groups from Reception to Year 6. Parent to Contact School Admissions Department. Please note, the school will not admit a child without valid identity documents which confirm their date of birth. To apply for a place at a Manchester Primary School, every parent/carer is required to complete an application form. Heald Place Primary School aims to create and maintain a safe learning environment where all children and adults feel safe, secure, and valued and know they will be listened to and taken seriously. Our school is committed to the principles outlined in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015’ and implements policies, practices, and procedures which promote safeguarding and the emotional and physical well-being of children, young people, and staff. The school is committed to supporting the delivery of effective early help through multi-agency working, a consistent application of the thresholds, and the use of a single agency assessment. The Early Help assessment model is embedded into everyday practice and procedures when responding to children’s needs and signposts children and families to appropriate preventative services. The children have access to appropriate curriculum opportunities, including emotional health and well-being, to support the development of the skills needed to help them stay safe and healthy, develop their self-esteem and understand the responsibilities of adult life, particularly regarding child care and parenting skills. All children have access to an appropriate curriculum that is broad and balanced and differentiated to meet their needs. This enables them to learn to develop the necessary skills to build self-esteem, respect others, defend those in need, resolve conflict without resorting to violence, question, and challenge and make informed choices in later life. Children and young people are encouraged to express and discuss their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through a variety of activities and have access to a range of cultural opportunities which promote the fundamental British values of tolerance, respect, understanding, and empathy for others. There is access to a range of extracurricular activities, information, and materials from a diversity of sources which not only promotes these values but supports the social, spiritual, moral well-being, and physical and mental health of the pupils. Heald Place is a large inner-city Primary School. We are a warm, welcoming school, which is committed to the welfare and pastoral care of its’ pupils. The staff aims to bring out the best in each child and have high expectations of achievement and behavior. The school’s percentage of disadvantaged pupils is in the bottom 20% of schools. The percentage of pupils receiving Free School Meals is 42.5%. The percentage of pupils that have English as an Additional Language (EAL) is 89% and over 30 languages are spoken. Presently, the percentage for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is above the National Average at 16% (DfE, 2017) a high proportion of these pupils have a combination of needs, and many have Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs alongside Communication and Interaction (CI). The percentage of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is below the National Average of 2.8% (DfE, 2017) and is currently 1%. At Heald Place, we believe that every pupil is a confident learner and that all pupils have an equal right to a full and rounded education that will enable them to achieve their full potential. Provision for pupils with special educational needs is a matter for the whole school. The Governing Body, the Head Teacher, the SENDCo, Class Teacher, and the Teaching Assistants, have important day-to-day responsibilities in identifying and providing educational support for the pupils who have to SEND in our school. All teachers are teachers of pupils with special educational needs. View full school
- Kent Place is an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory day school, which for over 100 years, has provided a superior education for young women who demonstrate strong scholastic and creative ability. Our mission is to offer students of diverse backgrounds, in Preschool through Grade 12, an academically rigorous curriculum in a caring atmosphere to encourage them to contribute to and find success in this challenging program to inspire young women to lead and strengthen moral awareness. Committed to a liberal arts education that combines tradition and innovation, Kent Place provides the stimulus for each student to achieve her full academic, physical and creative potential to love learning to gain the confidence to live responsibly to develop respect for herself and others the global community. The only non-sectarian girls' day school in New Jersey, Kent Place, provides a rigorous and fulfilling education for more than 600 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. We also offer a coed Junior Pre-Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten program, The Preschool at Kent Place. Our 26-acre campus in Summit, New Jersey, draws families from more than 80 communities. There are myriad opportunities and great joy in being a girls school with a curriculum that stretches each student to expand her horizons, talented faculty who help her develop a strong understanding of herself, and an environment that promotes risk-taking and exploration. What is best for girls drives our every decision. Whether in the classroom or our new Center for Innovation, on the playground, a sports field, or stage, Kent Place balances tradition and modernity to support each student's full development. A Kent Place School education is grounded in a belief in girls' leadership, academic scholarship, and ethical decision-making. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about all we have to offer. Our multipronged Global Program, emphasizing leadership, multicultural competency, language proficiency, and global service, truly sets Kent Place apart from our peers. A rigorous Global Education curriculum — including world geography and cultures, multiple foreign languages, and Hispanic and Francophone literature — is joined by travel, global partnerships, exchanges, and community service to give our students hands-on, real-time experience living, learning, and leading in an increasingly interconnected world. We infuse technology throughout the learning environment, beginning in our Preschool and up through the Primary, Middle, and Upper School years, to emphasize technology as an essential interdisciplinary academic tool for learning and building community. Every Middle School and Upper School student is equipped with a laptop. The Innovation and STEM labs provide space for our computer science and robotics programs to prepare our students to be nimble, adaptable leaders and engineers. Kent Place places a high value on athletics, giving every girl a chance to challenge herself physically while developing leadership and teamwork skills. Our Middle School's popular interscholastic teams prepare our athletes for our competitive Upper School program. Junior Varsity teams prepare our scholar-athletes with the skills needed to compete at the varsity level. Our elite Varsity teams — a great source of pride for the school — enjoy winning seasons, triumph at county and state championships, and send numerous athletes to compete at the college level successfully. Central to a Kent Place education and emphasized in all grades, students can choose from a broad array of visual art, dance, theater, and music offerings. The learning is enhanced by professional performers and artists who come to Kent Place to share their work and insights. Our students have been selected for state and national choirs. They have won awards in tri-state competitions for their theatrical productions, and they have exhibited visual artwork in museums and galleries beyond Kent Place. Diversity enriches the student experience by building problem-solving, critical thinking, and other crucial 21st-century learning and leadership skills. In our increasingly shrinking global world, awareness of multiple perspectives beyond our own is necessary for success and leadership possibilities. At Kent Place School, we are committed to our mission to educate students for responsible participation in a global community. We value diversity and seek to be inclusive and affirm all the different voices and stories at our community's table. Through our curriculum, conversations, and campus climate, we seek to be culturally responsive and equitable. Diversity is not a program but rather the fabric of our community. Kent Place School is committed to its mission to educate its students for respectful and responsible participation in a global community. Kent Place School strives to promote justice and equity to create a school and working environment that is affirming and inclusive, where each member feels safe and valued. Kent Place School respects and honors diversity, which includes (but is not limited to) age, ethnicity, family structure, gender identity, national origin, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background. View full school
Heald Place is a very successful primary school situated roughly 2 miles from the center of Manchester. It serves a rich and diverse community. At its heart are vibrant local businesses with the universities, Manchester Museum, and the Whitworth Art Gallery all within walking distance of the school. Heald Place is a warm, welcoming school that is committed to the welfare and pastoral care of its pupils. The staff aims to bring out the best in each child and have high expectations of achievement and behavior. We are always looking at ways to provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities to prepare our young people for life. Heald Place provides the ideal setting for children to develop as individuals and responsible members of the school, its community, and the larger community of Manchester and beyond. We trust that your child will feel secure in the caring environment which we endeavor, at all times, to create. We also hope that the partnership between the family at home and school will provide a strong foundation for the children to grow and develop to their full potential. Manchester City Council Admissions Procedures for Year Groups from Reception to Year 6. Parent to Contact School Admissions Department. Please note, the school will not admit a child without valid identity documents which confirm their date of birth. To apply for a place at a Manchester Primary School, every parent/carer is required to complete an application form. Heald Place Primary School aims to create and maintain a safe learning environment where all children and adults feel safe, secure, and valued and know they will be listened to and taken seriously. Our school is committed to the principles outlined in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015’ and implements policies, practices, and procedures which promote safeguarding and the emotional and physical well-being of children, young people, and staff. The school is committed to supporting the delivery of effective early help through multi-agency working, a consistent application of the thresholds, and the use of a single agency assessment. The Early Help assessment model is embedded into everyday practice and procedures when responding to children’s needs and signposts children and families to appropriate preventative services. The children have access to appropriate curriculum opportunities, including emotional health and well-being, to support the development of the skills needed to help them stay safe and healthy, develop their self-esteem and understand the responsibilities of adult life, particularly regarding child care and parenting skills. All children have access to an appropriate curriculum that is broad and balanced and differentiated to meet their needs. This enables them to learn to develop the necessary skills to build self-esteem, respect others, defend those in need, resolve conflict without resorting to violence, question, and challenge and make informed choices in later life. Children and young people are encouraged to express and discuss their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through a variety of activities and have access to a range of cultural opportunities which promote the fundamental British values of tolerance, respect, understanding, and empathy for others. There is access to a range of extracurricular activities, information, and materials from a diversity of sources which not only promotes these values but supports the social, spiritual, moral well-being, and physical and mental health of the pupils. Heald Place is a large inner-city Primary School. We are a warm, welcoming school, which is committed to the welfare and pastoral care of its’ pupils. The staff aims to bring out the best in each child and have high expectations of achievement and behavior. The school’s percentage of disadvantaged pupils is in the bottom 20% of schools. The percentage of pupils receiving Free School Meals is 42.5%. The percentage of pupils that have English as an Additional Language (EAL) is 89% and over 30 languages are spoken. Presently, the percentage for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is above the National Average at 16% (DfE, 2017) a high proportion of these pupils have a combination of needs, and many have Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs alongside Communication and Interaction (CI). The percentage of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is below the National Average of 2.8% (DfE, 2017) and is currently 1%. At Heald Place, we believe that every pupil is a confident learner and that all pupils have an equal right to a full and rounded education that will enable them to achieve their full potential. Provision for pupils with special educational needs is a matter for the whole school. The Governing Body, the Head Teacher, the SENDCo, Class Teacher, and the Teaching Assistants, have important day-to-day responsibilities in identifying and providing educational support for the pupils who have to SEND in our school. All teachers are teachers of pupils with special educational needs.
Kent Place is an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory day school, which for over 100 years, has provided a superior education for young women who demonstrate strong scholastic and creative ability. Our mission is to offer students of diverse backgrounds, in Preschool through Grade 12, an academically rigorous curriculum in a caring atmosphere to encourage them to contribute to and find success in this challenging program to inspire young women to lead and strengthen moral awareness. Committed to a liberal arts education that combines tradition and innovation, Kent Place provides the stimulus for each student to achieve her full academic, physical and creative potential to love learning to gain the confidence to live responsibly to develop respect for herself and others the global community. The only non-sectarian girls' day school in New Jersey, Kent Place, provides a rigorous and fulfilling education for more than 600 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. We also offer a coed Junior Pre-Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten program, The Preschool at Kent Place. Our 26-acre campus in Summit, New Jersey, draws families from more than 80 communities. There are myriad opportunities and great joy in being a girls school with a curriculum that stretches each student to expand her horizons, talented faculty who help her develop a strong understanding of herself, and an environment that promotes risk-taking and exploration. What is best for girls drives our every decision. Whether in the classroom or our new Center for Innovation, on the playground, a sports field, or stage, Kent Place balances tradition and modernity to support each student's full development. A Kent Place School education is grounded in a belief in girls' leadership, academic scholarship, and ethical decision-making. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about all we have to offer. Our multipronged Global Program, emphasizing leadership, multicultural competency, language proficiency, and global service, truly sets Kent Place apart from our peers. A rigorous Global Education curriculum — including world geography and cultures, multiple foreign languages, and Hispanic and Francophone literature — is joined by travel, global partnerships, exchanges, and community service to give our students hands-on, real-time experience living, learning, and leading in an increasingly interconnected world. We infuse technology throughout the learning environment, beginning in our Preschool and up through the Primary, Middle, and Upper School years, to emphasize technology as an essential interdisciplinary academic tool for learning and building community. Every Middle School and Upper School student is equipped with a laptop. The Innovation and STEM labs provide space for our computer science and robotics programs to prepare our students to be nimble, adaptable leaders and engineers. Kent Place places a high value on athletics, giving every girl a chance to challenge herself physically while developing leadership and teamwork skills. Our Middle School's popular interscholastic teams prepare our athletes for our competitive Upper School program. Junior Varsity teams prepare our scholar-athletes with the skills needed to compete at the varsity level. Our elite Varsity teams — a great source of pride for the school — enjoy winning seasons, triumph at county and state championships, and send numerous athletes to compete at the college level successfully. Central to a Kent Place education and emphasized in all grades, students can choose from a broad array of visual art, dance, theater, and music offerings. The learning is enhanced by professional performers and artists who come to Kent Place to share their work and insights. Our students have been selected for state and national choirs. They have won awards in tri-state competitions for their theatrical productions, and they have exhibited visual artwork in museums and galleries beyond Kent Place. Diversity enriches the student experience by building problem-solving, critical thinking, and other crucial 21st-century learning and leadership skills. In our increasingly shrinking global world, awareness of multiple perspectives beyond our own is necessary for success and leadership possibilities. At Kent Place School, we are committed to our mission to educate students for responsible participation in a global community. We value diversity and seek to be inclusive and affirm all the different voices and stories at our community's table. Through our curriculum, conversations, and campus climate, we seek to be culturally responsive and equitable. Diversity is not a program but rather the fabric of our community. Kent Place School is committed to its mission to educate its students for respectful and responsible participation in a global community. Kent Place School strives to promote justice and equity to create a school and working environment that is affirming and inclusive, where each member feels safe and valued. Kent Place School respects and honors diversity, which includes (but is not limited to) age, ethnicity, family structure, gender identity, national origin, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background.
