Welcome to
Lewes New School
A small primary school with a nursery,
for children from 2½ - 11 years old.
limited number of bursaries available
Our school already implements the key findings from The Cambridge Primary Review:
School Starting Age
The review says that England should conform to international practice by delaying the start of formal school until children turn six. This would extend the preschool, play-based curriculum to give children a stress-free grounding before they start formal lessons.
Curriculum
Primary Schools have become too focused on the "three Rs" and the curriculum needs to be broadened. Schools would be given back part of the timetable reserved for teachers to design their own lessons locally.
Testing
SATs should be scrapped and replaced with new tests marked by teachers to inform them and parents of a child's progress. But they should not be used to measure their school's success in league tables or feed into national statistics to judge the progress of government policies.
To find out more about "Changes" by Lewes New School and to buy your own copy, click here.
To read the article about Curiosity Led Learning at Lewes New School from the Ecologist Magazine, click here.
OPEN DAY
On Wednesday 3rd March at 10.30 there will be an opportunity for you to visit the school. Talk, tour, tea and nibbles. A chance to see our school in action, ask questions and meet the co-heads and some of the parents too. Please contact the office to book your place in advance. Thank you.
'The best thing about Lewes New School was that fact that everyone knew each other'
Howard, ex-pupil
primary education led by curiosity and imagination