An independent school and nursery in Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex for boys and girls aged 2-11

Heathcote Preparatory School & Nursery

Eves Corner, Danbury

Essex CM3 4QB

01245 223131

enquiries@heathcoteschool.co.uk

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Heathcote Preparatory School & Nursery

Eves Corner, Danbury

Essex CM3 4QB

07:20 - 19:00

Monday to Friday

01245 223131

enquiries@heathcoteschool.co.uk

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Beyond the classroom: exploring the many benefits of Outdoor Learning

When is Outdoor Learning Appropriate? A strange question, to which the answer would ideally be … always and for everyone! I imagine, most teachers would agree that almost any learning objective in a Preprep school setting can be delivered through an environment beyond the classroom. When outside, the children seem to light up, they have smiles on their faces because […]
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A guide to choosing your child’s primary school

It seems unbelievable to me, that a decade ago my husband and I were starting to consider which primary school would be best for our daughter. At this time, as a primary teacher and previous Deputy Headteacher I felt certain I would know the school just by looking at its website and reading through the most recent inspection report. However, […]
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Careers Week 2024: Inspiring the next generation

Following the success of last year’s “Careers Week” at Heathcote, we’re delighted to be hosting an even greater programme for 2024. Our goal is to demonstrate the wide range of career goals available to our pupils and hear from inspirational guests that have excelled in their chosen fields. It’s a chance to understand what the grown-ups actually do when they […]
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Heathcote celebrates outstanding inspection report

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) visited Heathcote School in November 2023 and has just published details of its inspection. We are thrilled to share their report with you today, which highly praises all aspects of our school. A quick word on how the assessment works. Heathcote was one of the first schools to be inspected under the new ISI Framework, […]
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Heathcote pupils discuss democracy with local MP

Heathcote pupils had a special visitor as part of our awareness of democracy across the school. A key part of our school ethos is a commitment to “Fundamental British Values”, which focuses on democracy, tolerance, the rule of law, tolerance and mutual respect. To develop this learning we have monthly values to identify specific skills and characteristics to ensure Heathcote […]
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The 12 Days of Heathcote Christmas

In the run up to Christmas we tasked pupils across the school to design artwork to reflect the “12 Days of Christmas”. Here are the fantastic results! (click to enlarge)    
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Heathcote ends the school year in style with Sports Day and Prize Giving

The Heathcote School Sports Day takes place every year on Dawson Field and is a highlight of the school calendar, bringing together staff, children, and parents to celebrate the end of term in style. This year’s event took place on Friday 7 July and was a scorching hot day, which meant lots of sun cream and gazebos. Heathcote has grown […]
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Heathcote celebrates careers week

This week we held our first “Careers Week” at Heathcote, to coincide with National Careers Week 2023 (6-11 March) We had several visitors during the week – 17 in total. These included a female spacecraft engineer at NASA, an engineer on Formula 1 cars, an army major, a university lecturer, an air ambulance consultant, a lawyer, and many more. We […]
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The Benefits of Outdoor Learning by Samantha Scott

Recently, Mrs Scott was asked to write an article for SATIPS, the professional support body for teachers and teaching assistants in independent schools across the UK and worldwide, providing training, information and resources. Mrs Scott’s detailed article explains the benefits of outdoor learning provision including how at Heathcote School we have outdoor learning every Friday on our preprep curriculum map, […]
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ISA Awards: Case Study on Heathcote, Junior School of the Year

Our school has been featured in the most recent Independent School Association Newsletter, describing what makes Heathcote so special and what led to us being awarded Junior School of the Year in November 2021. You can read the case study here.  The article describes our wonderful school, and goes on to analyse what we did through the pandemic lockdowns, which […]
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