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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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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How we transformed our outside space

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework establishes that children should make use of the environment around them to enable their natural curiosity to be part of their educational experience. At Heathcote Preparatory School and Nursery we felt that our EYFS playground wasn’t having a positive impact and should be developed with thought and consideration to facilitate and engage our […]
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Heathcote named Junior School of the Year!

Our school has been named the best independent primary in the UK! Heathcote won ‘Junior School of the Year’ at the 2021 Independent Schools Association (ISA) National Awards, which recognise excellence in independent education across the country. The judges highlighted Heathcote’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, exemplary teamwork, family support, technology provision and staff upskilling, while at the same time […]
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Why small is beautiful

During the recent lockdowns, many of my state school colleagues have found that their usually large classes have become much smaller. This may be due to children unable to access IT technology at home, or perhaps with some of the children being onsite as they have key worker parents or maybe during the end of summer term 2020 when some […]
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How Heathcote achieves phenomenal 11+ results

by Mrs Samantha Scott, Head Teacher, MEd. Cantab This year has been hugely successful for Heathcote’s final year pupils with a 90% pass rate for 11+ and 100% of independent school places offered, with a plethora of awards and scholarships for academic, special talent and drama. The pupils have worked hard for these results, supported by our outstanding provision for […]
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Mrs Scott’s Bedtime Stories

When my own children were younger often they would be able to have a sleepover at their grandparents house and would get to listen to someone else read a story. I realised that your children may not get to experience this at the moment and – whilst I am definitely not a professional story teller – I might be able […]
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Mrs Scott’s Assembly (February 2021)

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Celebrating our amazing 11+ results at Heathcote!

Our Form 6 pupils have performed incredibly well in the recent 11+ entrance examinations in spite of Covid-19 restrictions last term, with 88% pass rate across CSSE and CEM tests. Our pupils start their 11+ journey in Form 3 with weekly 11+ lessons on the timetable, increasing their frequency from Form 4, and an additional 11+ club after school in […]
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