A Presentation by The Principal to Parents of Y4 at Berkhamsted Prep and Haresfoot School 13/02/2013

1. Berkhamsted Prep Year 5 2013-14
A Presentation by the Principal
to Y4 Parents
Churchill Hall
Wednesday, 13th February 2013

2. The Structure of the Prep
Year 5 - Numbers
• There will be five form entry in Year 5 next year
– Three forms moving through from Berkhamsted Prep
– One form of 12 pupils will move from Haresfoot
– We anticipate recruiting 20+ external pupils.
• Form sizes will be no greater than 20.
– Currently there are 65 pupils in 3 forms at the Prep
• Mathematics pupils will be setted for all pupils.

3. The Structure of the Prep
Year 5 – Class Composition
• Current Y4 Prep pupils will be reorganised into
the new form structure
– (This is what happens every year)
• Current Haresfoot Y4
– Some Y4 Haresfoot parents have opted for
full-integration.
– The majority of Haresfoot pupils will stay as a
class and will be joined by new entrants and
will be taught by a current Haresfoot teacher.

4. The Structure of the Prep
School Size
Year Group 2012-13 2013-14
Current Numbers Maximum Numbers
SS1 28
SS2 42
Y1 44 54
Y2 53 54
Y3 46 80
Y4 65 60
Y5 78 100
Y6 74 80
TOTAL 430 428

5. Dining Room Capacity

6. Playground Space
• Extra space will be
created
– by the absence of
Stepping Stones
– staggered lunch
times
• We will be building
an additional netball
court this summer.

7. Year 5 French Trip
• The PGL residential
centre in Normandy,
can accept groups
of up to 100 pupils
• It is already booked
for Year 5 pupils in
May 2014

8. Year 6 Skern Lodge
• Skern Lodge have
confirmed they can
accept 100 pupils.

9. Drama and the School Play
• The School Play will
be just Year 6
• One hour of
specialist drama
teaching introduced
to the curriculum in
Year 5 in September
2013.

10. Uniform and Sports Kit
Haresfoot pupils
moving to the Prep will
be required to
purchase:
• Berkhamsted Prep
Uniform
• Berkhamsted Prep
Sports Kit

11. Sports Teams
Selection will be as
normal
• with extra staff and
• additional fixtures,
• there will be
opportunities for
A, B C and D
fixtures.

12. Reorganisation: Practical Issues
Berkhamsted Prep School Day
From 2013, KS2 timings will be as follows:
Breakfast Club* 0730 - 0820
School Drop-off Window 0800 - 0820
School Day 0820 - 1540
Clubs, Activities and Societies 1540 - 1630
After-school Club* 1540 / 1630 - 1830
(* Run by Berkhamsted Day Nursery Ltd at an extra charge)

13. Bucks 11+ Preparation
Berkhamsted Prep will not be preparing pupils
for the Bucks 11+.
There will not be additional Clubs

14. Bucks 11+ Preparation
Bucks 11+ has changed significantly:
• Timing
– T 10th Sept - familiarisation
– Th 12th Sept - Test
– Offers go out mid Oct
– Parents will choose schools by 31/10/13
• Type of Questions
– Literacy and Numeracy – not just VR

15. Bucks 11+ Preparation
Bucks 11+ has changed significantly:
• Timing
– T 10th Sept - familiarisation
– Th 12th Sept - Test
– Offers go out mid Oct
– Parents will choose schools by 31/10/13
• Type of Questions
– Literacy and Numeracy – not just VR

16. Berkhamsted 11+ Entry
Prep School Pupils get “first dibs on the places”
• 11+ Examination for Internal Applicants will take
place in Michaelmas Term.
• Offers will go out to Internal Applicants before
External Applicants take the examination.
The increased Year group size will NOT affect a
pupil’s chance of getting into Berkhamsted Boys
or Berkhamsted Girls.

17. Raising the Bar
Specialist Facilities in September
• Music/ Drama Studio
• Art Department
All of the work will be done in
the School vacation
There will not be workmen on
site during term.

18. Raising the Bar
Improved Curriculum
• New Subjects in Year 5 Curriculum
– Drama
– Spanish
– Food Technology (part of their DT curriculum)
• More Time
– Design Technology
– Games

19. More Specialist Teaching
Existing New
• Science • History
• French • Spanish
• Design Technology • Art
– Increased time • Drama
• Music • Food Technology
• ICT • Boys’ PE
• Girls’ PE

20. More Specialist Teaching
Existing New
• Science • History
• French • Spanish
• Design Technology • Art
– Increased time • Drama
• Music • Food Technology
• ICT • Boys’ PE
• Girls’ PE

21. QUESTIONS