Pre-Prep & Pre-School
The Best Possible Start

PLEASE COME ALONG TO OUR OPEN MORNING ON WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER, 9.30 - 11.30 AND SEE OUR SCHOOL IN ACTION. WE WOULD LOVE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR SCHOOL.
Prep
Growing through learning

An excellent environment for our younger children to work in
Senior
Traditional Learning for a Bright Future

The Read School exists to provide an all-round education for its pupils, combining independent tradition with the best of modern practice.
Sixth Form
Independence and Confidence Through Learning

Read School is a good place to study, especially as preparation for higher education as the Sixth Form brings many challenges
Boarding
Modern boarding at Read School is an increasingly popular and enjoyable experience for many boys and girls.

Activities and Visits

The Read School is keen to promote the independent boarding school ethos across all areas of the school and with this in mind, we run an activity programme at the end of the normal school day, running in line with the timings for the Senior School.

Activities

Supervision from 3.50 – 5.00 pm is offered in the Prep School. Extended day care after 5.00 pm may be available on request.

Drinks and fruit are available
A variety of supervised, structured activities are offered, which change termly
Parents with younger or older children in the Read School participating in activities, can collect all their children at the same time
Those children who travel home on school transport should go to the collection point near the Finance Office at 5.00 pm
The Prep School staff offer a wide range of activities which are rotated on a termly basis. The choice of activities is made available to parents via a letter from the Head of Prep School at the end/start of each term. The return slip provided enables parents to discuss with their children the choices for the term and help organise their busy calendars and schedules. A term’s commitment is normally required to ensure our registers are accurate and we know the children are where they should be.

Choices

The children can choose from a wide range of sporting, musical, dramatic and artistic activities and some curriculum based activities, including:

Science Club
ICT and Thinking Skills work shops
Wide range of instrumental lessons such as piano/ keyboard, woodwind, strings, brass and percussion
Junior Choir
Recorder Club
Hockey/Netball/Rounders training
Rugby/Football/Cricket training
Chess Club
Sign Language
Swimming Club
Drama/Production Rehearsals
Craft Club

Educational Visits

Over the course of their time in the Prep School, the children will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of excursions and visits, providing invaluable learning experiences supporting the curriculum.

Recent visits have included:

Year 6 ‘Rock Pool’ trip to Robin Hoods Bay supporting the Science curriculum
Theatre and cinema trips supporting literacy
Visits to museums supporting history and geography
Visits to local churches in Drax, Selby and Brayton as part of the Religious Studies curriculum
Annual residential excursions for pupils in Years 3 – 6 to East Barnby Outdoor Adventure Centre in North Yorkshire, to Winmarleigh Hall in Lancashire, an exciting Adventure Centre combined with up to date ICT facilities, to the Hollowford Centre on the edge of the Peak District and the Kingswood Activity Centre just outside Doncaster
Year 6 visit to ‘Crucial Crew’ in York, run by North Yorkshire Police
Participation in the annual Youth Music and Drama Festival in Barnsley
Participation in the ‘Young Voices’ concert at Sheffield Arena

Letters providing all relevant details of the visit will be sent out to parents beforehand and parents are required to give permission via a return slip. Parents Evenings are also held before residential visits to give you all the information you need and an opportunity to answer any questions/queries you may have.

Smart uniform appropriate to the time of year should be worn on most visits (you will be advised which ones do not require this) and this helps give the children a sense of identity and responsibility, fostering pride in being part of Read School.