175 Kensal Road, London W10 5BJ

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HANDBOOK FOR NEW PARENTS

If you would like to visit the school, please come to our next open event, which will take place on Thursday 1st March at 4pm.

Dear Parents,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our school website. I hope that you will find the pages informative and helpful, and that they give you a glimpse into the opportunities that are offered to children at Stephenson.

We opened in September 2009 in the premises on Kensal Road vacated by Maple Walk School when they moved to their new building in Harlesden. Like Maple Walk, we shall grow by one class each year and will move into permanent premises when we have outgrown our current accommodation.

As with all NMS schools, emphasis is placed on literacy and numeracy, as we believe these are key skills on which all other learning depends. In addition, our rich and varied curriculum aims to give the children sound knowledge as well as the opportunity for practical investigations, physical exercise and imaginative or creative development. Specialist teachers lead dance, drama, French and PE lessons and the staff team has a wealth of experience and training.

Our pupils benefit from an educational community where every individual is valued, and acceptance, aspirations, co-operation, respect and determination are intertwined into our curriculum. Our small classes help us build up the relationships within our school and make it a warm, safe and secure happy environment for each child.

If you would like to visit the school and see if we are what you are seeking for you child then please contact us through Head Office to make an appointment. We look forward to meeting you.

Yvonne Didushko
Headteacher

About Stephenson

Stephenson School is named after the inspirational British engineer Robert Stephenson, designer of the Rocket and son and partner of George Stephenson, designer of the Locomotion.

The school opened in September 2009 with Reception and Year 1 classes. It is an NMS school and so the ethos, class sizes and curriculum will be similar to those of Maple Walk. However, Stephenson School is a wholly separate school with its own head, Friends and governing body.

Initially, we will have room for four classes. However, the intention will be for this to become a 4 - 11 school like Maple Walk and every effort will be made to find larger premises within the next two years.

Applications

If you are interested in being offered a place at the new school, please print out and fill in the registration form at the top of this page.

Stephenson School Information

Head: Yvonne Didushko
Address: Stephenson School, 175 Kensal Road, London W10 5BJ
Telephone: 02089696021

Proprietor: Mr Robert Whelan,
New Model School Co Ltd
Unit 121
Buspace Studios
Conlan Street
London W10 5AP
Tel: 020 8965 7374

Chair of Governors: Mr Rick Williams,
New Model School Co Ltd
Unit 121
Buspace Studios
Conlan Street
London W10 5AP
Tel: 020 8965 7374

The governors of NMS have determined that a separate governing body should expressly look after the interests of Stephenson School. The governors are:

• Rick Williams, formerly CEO of the New Model School Company Ltd (Chair)
• Eleanor Rogerson, Director of the Supplementary Schools Project, Civitas

Ethos: The school offers a first-class elementary education for boys and girls laying a strong foundation in literacy, numeracy and spoken communication on which all later development depends. The ethos is firmly grounded in Christian values but we welcome and embrace children from all faith backgrounds or none.

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