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Greenfields Senior School Prospectus 1

“At Greenfields, students are given the tools that allow them to feel really passionate about something. Applying these tools, they can become more than students: they have the potential to become practitioners and operators, leaders and guides in their chosen fields.”

Jeff SmithExecutive Head

A Letter from the Executive HeadWelcome to this prospectus for Greenfields Independent Day and Boarding School, a member of the Independent Schools Association, set on the edge of the Royal Ashdown Forest in eleven acres of our own woodland.

contents

A Letter from the Executive Head 1

Greenfields’ Aims 3

Our Philosophy 5

From the Head of the Senior School 6

The Different Parts of the School 9

What Makes Greenfields Unique? 12

Greenfields Theatre Company 16

Academics 18

Senior School: Lower Seniors 22

All Year Round English as a Foreign Language 28

Upper Seniors 29

Greenfields Sixth Form College 35

Extra-Curricular Activities 39

Boarding 42

You the Parents 44

At Greenfields, we take pride in our endeavours to arm students with essential knowledge and skills forliving, in particular the ability and confidence to study, understand and apply any subject whatsoever, usingthe technology of study – as discovered and delineated by philosopher and educator L. Ron Hubbard – so that they can successfully follow whatever path they choose in life. You can read more about our aims in this prospectus.

There’s something special about Greenfields – visitors regularly comment on the distinctive atmospherehere, the uncommon bond which exists between students and between teachers and students. The school has a particular ethos, a rare quality of its own, which has been kept alive over time by many people.

We are one of only a select number of schools to offer a continuity of education from nursery to university entrance. Students of all faiths, cultures and nationalities, aged from 2 to 18 receive an all-round education for life, using the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Curriculum, and achieving excellent academic results. Boys and girls can join Greenfields at any age and at any time of year and we are open to students from all over the world and from all cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

Boarding is one big family, with students from many countries usually getting on with what needs to bedone almost spontaneously.

Though we are regularly visited by ambassadors and government officials from overseas countries, weremain a small, family-sized school of under 200 students offering unique benefits including a friendly,caring and safe environment with zero tolerance of drugs or bullying and a method of study which ensures that children really understand and can therefore use the information they learn. At Greenfields, students are given the tools that allow them to feel really passionate about something – whether it’s History, or Art, or Mathematics, or Physics or any other field of study. Applying these tools, they can become more than students: they have the potential to become practitioners and operators, leaders and guides in their chosen fields.

This results in individuals who gain far greater affinity with the world around them than they could expectto get elsewhere.

I hope that this prospectus will encourage you to join us and I look forward to answering any questionsrelating to your child’s educational development.

Sincerely,

Jeff smithExecutive Head

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The purposes of the school are:

To arm students with essential knowledge and

skills for living, and in particular the ability and

confidence to study, understand and apply any

subject whatsoever – using Study Technology (the

technology of study as discovered and delineated

by philosopher and educator L. Ron Hubbard)

– so that they can successfully follow whatever

path they choose in life; and

To instil in all students the ability to communicate

freely and confidently, competence, confidence

in themselves, industriousness, responsibility,

tolerance, and a moral and ethical compass.

Greenfields’Aims

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Our Philosophy

For more information on Study Technology

please visit the Applied Scholastics website

www.appliedscholastics.org

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Other aims of the school are to:

Ensure that all students are happy throughout their time at the school and graduate feeling enthusiastic about life, having developed new friendships and gained a sense of achievement in an ethical, highly productive and motivated environment

Deliver at primary education level a formal, broad education focusing on literacy and numeracy as well asintroducing children to the Study Technology

In the Senior School move over into tailor-made academic and pastoral programmes of study for each student so that individuals are enhanced and encouraged to blossom, more able to achieve ambitions in careers of their choice and to follow their interests

Promote individual personal development through our Boarding provision which strives to contributeeffectively to the school’s aim to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to live their livesto the full

Provide educational opportunities through our EYFS area for each child to flourish as a unique individual,and become confident and able in skills that underpin their whole education. Using the EYFS learningprogramme in alignment with features of the Montessori philosophy and covering the seven areas of learning, regular observation and assessments are used to plan effectively for individual needs, including those children who may need extra support. With this in mind, Greenfields delivers separately to 2s, 3s and ‘rising 4s’ (i.e. those children whose birth dates fall slightly outside the Reception class starting age in September) using separate classrooms accordingly

Provide an independent school education with low fees whilst maintaining a high staff to student ratio

Furnish a full educational solution from age 2 through to age 18, Nursery to A Levels, so that parents havea complete pathway for their child, as has been voiced as needed by our parents

Deliver an education to children whose prior school experience or progress may not have been adequate and permit such students to flourish and achieve results to the level of their potential

Mirror the maintained school calendar in terms of delivery where possible, providing parents with aservice for more weeks than a normal independent school

Add educational value at every stage of students’ development

Enable all young people who come to Greenfields School to achieve their full potential in all areas, whether or not they have special educational needs in one or more areas, whether or not they are able, gifted or talented in one or more areas, and whether or not they perform within an expected range.

Study Technology

The basic fact is that students fail to learn because no one ever taught them how to learn – that is, how to identify the barriers to learning and how to overcome those barriers.

What are these barriers to learning? The answer is found in Study Technology.

Developed by American author and educator L. Ron Hubbard, Study Technology, or Study Tech, is not just another method of study. It allows a person to learn any subject successfully, empowering them to achieve the goals they have set in life for what they want to be and what they want to do.

Study Technology consists of tools and techniques teachers can use to improve the learning rates of students. These same tools and techniques can be used by students themselves to improve their ability to understand and to use the materials they read and study. And it remains vital for continued learning as one leaves school and faces the challenges of life.

At Greenfields, we define successful learning the same way we define proficiency. Someone who learns a subject successfully should be able to use that subject to accomplish something. They should be able to accomplish it quickly, without error and with good judgment. These are the ingredients for success in life – in any field of endeavour.

The basic fact is that students fail to learn because no one ever taught them how to learn – that is, how to identify the barriers to learning and how to overcome those barriers.


subject specialists. Sixth Formers are offered a level of individual attention not possible in larger, less discerning Sixth Form colleges. This prepares them for both life and for university studies, leading to careers of their choice.

A specially-devised set of lively and dynamic extra-curricular activities, including the world-renowned Duke of Edinburgh Award programme, further promotes our development of well-rounded and mature individuals who can be both courageous and determined no matter what life holds in store for them.

It is neither, however, our curriculum nor our extra-curricular facilities which make Greenfields the only school of its kind in the country: it is our Study Technology, through which truly effective learning in

any subject becomes possible. Yet simply having Study Technology alone accomplishes little unless it is actually understood and applied. We at the school know that the degree to which our students, on their own determinism, apply this priceless educational elixir is the degree to which they will understand and apply any future material

– from basic arithmetic to aesthetic creativity to rocket science! Hence we are ever striving to provide a better and better service that accomplishes this end. The systematic monitoring of how we add value to each and every student particularly through the use of Study Technology is thus a large part of my job.

I am happy to show you, through the following pages, a window through which you can glimpse the world of opportunities we have to offer in the Greenfields Senior School.

david huttHead of the Senior School

Needless to say, there is always a lot happening here at Greenfields, all part of a passion to provide our students with the type of school experience that they can (and do) treasure for the rest of their lives. It is a mission like no other, and one that makes me swell with pride whenever I am asked where I work and what I do.

In the first three years of the Senior School, the Lower Seniors, we are fervent in our desire to give each and every student a rounded education in a wide range of subjects and to open their eyes to the possibilities that lie ahead of them in the world at large. Greenfields Senior School has both an animated and spirited leaning towards the arts, as well as a tremendous and vigorous science curriculum and a highly successful Mathematics Department. All of this works together vehemently like a machine charged with energy, to create a

balanced and measured result for an individual, no matter where their interests lie.

Moving from the broad education of the Lower Seniors into the more specialised and intense studies of the Upper Seniors, progress is eagerly monitored and heartfelt support is lent to students both academically and pastorally as they proceed through some of the most important years of their schooling. The sincere, unfeigned praise and thanks given to parents and teachers alike during our annual Graduation ceremony is evidence of how deeply felt their experience has been, as students move out into the world ready to create their lives.

Many of course choose to stay on at Greenfields and move into our Sixth Form, of which we are rightly proud. Greenfields Sixth Form offers several key subjects at Advanced Level, delivered by our

From the Head of the Senior School

Welcome to this overview of the Senior School at Greenfields. I hope that by reading through it you will get a real flavour of the school and the kinds of things that go on here.

Greenfields Senior School has both an animated and spirited leaning towards the arts, as well as a tremendous and vigorous science curriculum and a highly successful Mathematics Department.


Our HistoryGreenfields is a local and international, non-selective, non-denominational mixed school, welcoming students between the ages of 2 and 18, of all faiths, cultures and nationalities, located in Forest Row, near East Grinstead, Sussex. It was founded in 1981 in response to parent demand for a school using the educational methods (known as ‘Study Technology’) of L. Ron Hubbard. For more information, go to www.appliedscholastics.org

Charity StatusAs part of a charity with students from different backgrounds and faiths, local and international, Greenfields keeps its school fees low in order to be accessible to as many children as possible The charity also provides a free tutoring service in East Grinstead.

The Head TeamThe school has a Head Team, consisting of an Executive Head Teacher and the Heads of the

Junior, Infant and Nursery and Senior Schools. They are overseen by the Board of Governance made up of a Chairman and Trustees who have overall responsibility for the school, and the body called Trust Management who work in the school on a daily basis.

Independent Schools AssociationGreenfields is proud to be part of the Independent Schools Association, one of the oldest associations for British Independent schools, founded in 1879.

Its membership includes Heads of 301 preparatory, senior and all-through schools. It exists to provide professional support to Head Teachers and offers a wide range of sport and cultural activities to the students in the 301 schools it represents. There is an annual Art Competition, a Drama Festival, Essay competitions for all age groups and national ISA fixtures arranged for Athletics, Cross-country, Gymnastics and other sports. We regularly participate in the Athletics and Cross-country regional, and sometimes the national, events.

The Different Parts of the School Apart from the conveying of essential knowledge and skills for living, the priceless ability and confidence to study, understand and apply any subject, and an environment in which children of all ages are encouraged to communicate freely and confidently, at Greenfields we strive to ensure that all students are happy throughout their time at the school and graduate feeling enthusiastic about life, having developed new friendships and gained a sense of achievement in an ethical, highly productive and motivated environment.


Early Years Foundation Stage Ages 2 to 4

Our EYFS area concentrates on the individual child. By delivering separately to 2s, 3s and ‘rising 4s’ (i.e., those children whose birth dates fall slightly outside the Reception class starting age in September) using different classrooms according to age, we can cover the required areas of learning with much more attention on individual needs, including helping those children who may need extra support.

Children then move to the Reception class, where they become confident and able in skills that underpin their whole education, setting them up for their first year of schooling in Infants in Year 1.

Infant Classes Ages 5 to 7 (Years 1 and 2)

In the Infants (Years 1 and 2) we begin to deliver a formal, broad education focusing on literacy and numeracy building on skills already learnt in the Foundation area.

Junior Classes Ages 7 to 11 (Years 3 to 6)

In the Juniors (Years 3 to 6) we continue to build on that basic education as well as introducing children toStudy Technology. Year 6 students then graduate into Year 7 in the Lower Seniors.

An English as a Foreign Language class is available for certain Infants and for the Juniors.

Senior School Ages 11 to 16 (Years 7 to 11)

In the Lower Seniors (Years 7 to 9, ages 11 to 14) students get an all-round, basic education in a wide range of subjects. This gives them the experience and information necessary for them to choose the subjects in which they want to specialise as they move from Year 9 into the Upper Seniors in Year 10.

Students in the Upper Seniors (Years 10 and 11, ages 14 to 16) move through tailored programmes in chosen subjects towards examinations at the end of Year 11. Many then choose to graduate to the Greenfields Sixth Form to continue their studies.

Greenfields Sixth Form Ages 16 to 18 (Years 12 and 13)

In the Greenfields Sixth Form, students develop independent learning skills and study Advanced Levels in selected subjects leading to a set of examinations which can qualify them for university entrance almostanywhere in the world.

All Year Round English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

Greenfields accepts students from all over the world for its English as a Foreign Language courses. Inresponse to demands from overseas parents, and with their understanding and participation, individuallong-term students from other countries are encouraged to progress through a Cambridge EFL curriculum to a suitable point before commencing other academic studies. Short-term students are welcomed throughout the year and study English while also engaging in outings to British historical sites and other activities.

Greenfields is perhaps the only independent school in the UK to offer short-term and long-term EFL coursesthroughout the year. You can read more about our English as a Foreign Language service later in thisprospectus.

BoardingBoarding takes in boys and girls from all over the world, aged between 11 and 18. Boarding, with itsinternational flavour and emphasis on pastoral support, contributes effectively to the school’s aim to providestudents with the skills and knowledge necessary to live their lives to the full, teaching responsibility andencouraging group contribution.

Greenfields is a local and international, non-selective, non-denominational mixed school, welcoming students between the ages of 2 and 18.


Study TechnologyAs outlined above, the school’s philosophy is based on Study Technology. The use of Study Technology iswhat makes Greenfields so different. In the United Kingdom, it is, at this writing, the only school that uses it – though around the world it is used by hundreds of schools to the benefit of students now numbering in the millions. Applied standardly, Study Technology produces remarkable improvements in a student’s ability which is reflected in the results he or she obtains.

FeesGreenfields delivers an independent school education with exceptionally low fees whilst maintaining a highstaff to student ratio, furnishing a full educational solution from age 2 through to age 18, Nursery to ALevels, so that parents have a complete pathway for their child. Apart from generous discounts in the early years, Greenfields Upper Seniors students are entitled to a 5% discount for every year they have spent in the Junior, Infant and Nursery School, up to a maximum of 30% off.

For more information on this contact Admissions and ask about ‘Greenfields New Fees Scheme’.

Qualifications Division and Adding Value to a Non-Selective IntakeBeing non-selective, Greenfields Senior School also provides facilities to support and encourage students by concentrating on adding educational value at every stage of their development. Children whose prior school experience or progress may not have been satisfactory are often taken in so that they can be permitted to flourish and achieve results to the level of their potential. An entire division called Qualifications ensures that they are helped through each stage of their education with one-to-one assistance available as needed.

The school strives to give Year 9 the widest possible choice of subjects ready for their examinations in Year 10 and beyond, in alignment with its aim to provide tailored, individual support. Greenfields uses annual assessments provided by Cambridge International Examinations for quality control purposes, and individual teachers use other formal and informal assessments to ensure that students are making progress within the school year. Greenfields School respects every child and young person as an individual and aims to give them opportunities to explore and realise their potential in their development of academic, sporting, creative and social skills.

The Student ConsultantThe Student Consultant is a role separate from that of the Heads of Schools which oversees the spiritual,moral, social and cultural development of the students.

Pastoral care sessions encourage students to become involved in decision-making processes and ensure they are listened to in school, as well as helping students learn how to argue and defend points of view. Our ethics and morals system is overseen by the Student Consultant, whose full-time role includes ensuring that all values are actively promoted. Her office helps students to understand how perceived injustice can be peacefully challenged. Collectively, we ensure school rules and expectations are clear and fair and daily help students to distinguish right from wrong.

What Makes Greenfields Unique?

We respect every child and young person as an individual, and we aim to give them opportunities to explore and realise their potential in the development of academic, sporting, creative and social skills.

The system assists students to respect the law and the basis on which it is made and brings students to understand that living under the rule of law protects individuals. In cases where disagreement arises, the system includes restorative justice approaches to resolve conflicts.

Greenfields pastoral care provision supports students in developing self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence, encourages students to take responsibility for their behaviour, as well as knowing their rights, and models freedom of speech through student participation, while ensuring protection of vulnerable students and promoting critical analysis of evidence. Our ethics and morals system helps to implement a strong anti-bullying culture in which students, parents and staff views are valued and sought, and all students are made aware, where possible, of others’ needs and how to support each other. This actively promotes respect for individual differences, helps students to acquire an understanding of, and respect for, their own and other cultures and ways of life, and challenges prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour.

Part of the Greenfields’ ethics and morals system is the use of The Way to Happiness, a universal moral code devised by L. Ron Hubbard, the developer of the Study

Technology used in the school. This code forms the basis for moral behaviour in the school and consists of 21 precepts which children of all ages are encouraged to follow. The Way to Happiness is used in classroom environments and as a separate course. Its precepts embody, reinforce and promote British values.

The student ethics system used at Greenfields is unique and based on a set of rules originally devised in consultation with the students themselves. All staff, and in particular the Student Consultant, who is in charge of the application of the ethics system throughout the school, consult student willingness to observe and confront their own behaviour and that of others, encourage responsibility to be taken for their own actions and those of others, and permit and support a redemptory and conciliatory approach to be taken in which reparation and amends is offered for misdeeds as opposed to punishment. Where discipline is needed, individual programmes are worked out in consultation with the individual student concerned and, when needed, his or her parents. These are followed where appropriate by pastoral care programmes to ensure that the individual is educated on any underlying principles leading to misbehaviour.

Greenfields’ zero tolerance approach to bullying is acknowledged as effective by students themselves.Student questionnaires strongly support the school, commenting particularly on teachers helping them to learn. Greenfields students develop a strong moral awareness which pervades the whole life of the school, clearly understanding right from wrong. They develop a good sense of identity, self-worth and self-confidence as demonstrated by their demeanour around the school and in many of their activities.

The student ethics system used at Greenfields is unique and based on a set of rules originally devised in consultation with the students themselves.


The result is students who are re-engaged with themselves, with the group, and with their studies,regaining self-respect and purpose, rather than the alienation, dissent and division common in otherapproaches, which can produce degradation and apathy.

Pastoral SupportAs a result of all of the above, Greenfields students know where they can go for help and know that something will be done, commonly reporting that they learn self-discipline, and learn to communicate verbally, not physically, with anyone causing annoyance.

Their first port of call is their Class Tutor, with the added facility of the Student Consultant whose role is described above. If students require help in addition to that given by their Class Tutor, they are sent to the Student Consultant to assist with the resolution of any issues. These procedures are implemented consistently by all staff.

Relationships Between Staff and StudentsThe good relationships between staff and students, and amongst the students themselves are a notablefeature of Greenfields School and are part of its strength. Children and parents are often personallywelcomed by the Executive Head Teacher or the Heads of the Junior, Infant and Nursery and Senior Schools in the morning and the care that the staff devote to the well-being of their students is appreciated by both the students and the parents in letters and questionnaire responses. That students and staff have a mutual respect and remarkable rapport can also be judged from the high quality of graduate speeches given each year at an annual ceremony as part of the school’s Gala Weekend.

International CompositionGreenfields has a significant number of students from around the world, from a wide range of ethnicbackgrounds. Many students of various ages and abilities arrive at the school unable to speak any

English, but Greenfields emphasises servicing the individual’s needs and places each non-English-speaking student according to assessment of their individual literacy level, progressing them through globally-recognised qualifications such as the Preliminary English test (PET), Key English Test (KET), First Certificate in English (FCE), Advanced and Proficiency levels in Cambridge English.

All Year Round English as a Foreign Language (EFL)As mentioned earlier, taking into account Greenfields high international intake and non-selectivity, studentswith EFL are encouraged to achieve as well as other students, with teachers aiming to take particular care to ensure that they understand as the lessons progress. Due to Greenfields focus on personal development and adding academic and social value to each individual student, their attainment cannot be measured in relation to performance against a particular age that is considered the norm. Long-term individual students from other countries study a Cambridge EFL curriculum to a suitable point before commencing other academic studies, even though this may affect the age at which they take recognised examinations. Short-term students can arrive at almost any point throughout the year and study English while also engaging in outings to British historical sites and other activities to deepen their understanding of English culture.

The students’ language development is observed not only in dedicated lessons but also in less formalsituations, such as in small groups, and in activities where they have support so that they can participatewith confidence. In some lessons, a support teacher is the catalyst for such activities, in others the classteacher’s planning helps by incorporating other ways of giving support, such as identifying subject-specificvocabulary, clearly written and pronounced.

Probably uniquely in the UK, Greenfields offers short-term and long-term EFL courses throughout the year.This means that students can arrive, singly or in groups, throughout the calendar year and learn English at a level appropriate to their individual needs.


Beginning in Year 7, GTC gives the option for students to choose not only acting roles on stage but also behind-the-scenes jobs ranging from costumes, lighting and sound, carpentry and machine-work to promotional design, ticket-selling and accountancy. Students can vary their choices throughout their years of involvement and gain ‘hands-on’ experience with each aspect of theatre production under supervision from the senior specialist teachers, since academics are halted for this time.

GTC has been proven to bring out unexpected individual talents, and to foster career plans that have yielded results. The entire multi-year experience acts as a kind of internship or controlled period of work experience in which honesty, teamwork, interrelationships and professionalism are all enhanced to the end product of a series of professional stage performances given to local public. The GTC experience provides staff with opportunities to give further career guidance, as well as giving students the chance to demonstrate skills and talents to their parents and public in line with possible career choices and interests. GTC continues to be popular with parents as well as the students, as the parents see demonstrated increased capabilities and progress as a result of each performance.

The Greenfields Theatre Company (GTC) is a well-established part of the school which is formed in the final three weeks of the Summer Term each year and is looked forward to enthusiastically by both students and staff.

Providing that their academic targets have been met, senior students are invited to participate in the GTC, which puts on a full-scale theatrical production with several performances each July as part of the school’s Gala Weekend, the end-of-school-year celebration.

Students handle the many facets that a major theatre production involves under the supervision of the Drama Department, and the productions

have become well-known for their quality and professionalism.

Reaching out successfully to the local community, the event is very highly regarded and a great deal of evidence around the school demonstrates its success. Apart from being an active demonstration and living example of the school’s endeavours to create a friendly atmosphere, a high level of interpersonal relationships, an emphasis on personal development and a focus on the ability to apply knowledge, GTC also provides a career training platform (many former students have gone on to careers in the theatrical, media and related industries) throughout the Senior School.

Greenfields Theatre CompanyGreenfields has art in its blood. Here, children can be educated in an environment which is not only beautiful in itself but which values aesthetics. Artistic urges are considered precious.

GTC builds communication and group skills and leaves students with a tremendous sense of accomplishment and achievement. It is a vital part of what Greenfields is all about.

recent productions include:

2015: nanny Mcphee2014: comedy of terrors2013: peter pan2012: the three Musketeers2011: the 39 steps2010: the hound of the baskervilles2009: shakespeare in love2008: the lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2007: robin hood2006: Wuthering heights2005: pride and prejudice2004: It’s a Wonderful life2003: the hobbit2002: animal Farm2001: a Midsummer night’s dream


AcademicsGreenfields’ academic curriculum is balanced, covering linguistic, mathematical, human and social, scientific, aesthetic and creative, technological and physical areas.

In the Senior School, students have the opportunity to join in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. Greenfields students’ attitudes to work are encouraged to be very positive so that they enjoy their studies and have highly developed skills of independent learning through their application of Study Technology.

Their success is due both to their self-motivation arising from such application and to a good standard of teaching.

Work is marked with an emphasis on positive feedback, in accordance with the school’s policy, and the teachers are encouraged to support written feedback with positive verbal comments which help to forge strong working relationships between teachers and students.

Adding Educational ValueWith its intake of a wide range of mixed ability and international students, Greenfields uses Study Technology, strong pastoral care, The Way to Happiness, personal and group ethics and the Qualifications Division to add educational value to any individual. Apart from aiming to add value to literacy and numeracy skills, and to encourage a capacity to think critically, Greenfields aims to give a holistic education which includes moral values, British values, wide experience, social skills, an appreciation of education and a realisation of the future and the part education will play in it.

Greenfields strives to provide students with the added value given by the experience and passion of its specialist teachers. The school aims to add value by broadening students’ viewpoints, giving them ‘hands-on’ understanding as well as better subject knowledge as shown by regular Cambridge assessments. A system of ‘checksheets’ is used where appropriate and in certain subjects, beginning in the Junior School and progressing all the way up to A Levels in the Senior School. A checksheet is an individual study programme giving a step by step progression through a body of work at the student’s own pace, and including points of self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment. This approach accommodates students of a wide range

of abilities, from those needing support to the more able. Greenfields’ students are good learners, and are encouraged to make full use of the school’s systems of self-assessment including the checksheet system, to aid their progress.

Greenfields takes great care to forward students’ personal development, supported by effectivearrangements in safeguarding and other policies to ensure their welfare, health and safety. Superlativerelationships with staff are a key to this, and Greenfields aims to create an atmosphere throughout the school in which all new students are made to feel welcome and free from bullying or other distractions. Consequently, behaviour and moral standards are kept high and students achieve a good level of self-confidence, a high communication level, and learn, in varying degrees, to be socially and culturally aware. Clear procedures for the use of electronic devices minimise any risk of bullying or inappropriate use of the internet, and appropriate security firewalls and other e-safety provisions are made.

CreativityGreenfields has a particular focus on encouraging students to demonstrate strong creative skills, in writing, art work and drama, supporting them to be as articulate as possible, to listen carefully and contribute well when asked.


Greenfields and CambridgeGreenfields has opted to use the Cambridge Curriculum, provided through CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) for a number of reasons in alignment with its aims as a school:

These programmes are designed to prepare school students for life, helping them develop an informedcuriosity and a lasting passion for learning. CIE’s programmes set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, are rooted in academic rigour, and provide a strong platform for progression.

Greenfields is one of over 10,000 schools in 160 countries working with CIE to prepare nearly a millionlearners for their future with an international education from Cambridge.

The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) qualifications we deliver are recognised by leading universities and employers worldwide, and are an international passport to progression and success.

TeachingGreenfields’ teaching is built around adding value to each individual student in terms of academicperformance. For this purpose, a Value Added system is operated alongside a Completions system

(‘Completions’ being defined for this purpose as completed parts of a scheme of work) in the Senior School.

The intention of the Value Added system is to ensure that students, whatever their ability, are catered for in every teacher’s approach, while the Completions system tracks students’ progress through the curriculum and flags up where additional support is needed. ‘Value Added’ is plotted on a horizontal grid to ensure that no students of either greater or lesser ability are compared with any other students.

The intention is that each individual student moves from left to right along this grid towards greater and greater ability, using differentiated approaches and Study Technology. In this, the Qualifications Division is proactive, using the Value Added grids to work out which student needs more support to progress in value added terms, and then providing it accordingly.

Subject KnowledgeGreenfields’ teachers show good subject knowledge, have high expectations of adding value relative to the individual students they are teaching, produce well-planned and interesting lessons with clear learning objectives, and make good use of visual aids in alignment with their application of Study Technology. Such teaching creates engaging activities for students, with the pace varied enough for more able students as well as the less able.

Cambridge provides a consistent high standard to act as a benchmark, while also permitting a range of students to succeed according to their abilities

Its assessment systems allow detailed tracking of academic progress and value added for individuals, groups and the school as a whole

Given Greenfields’ high international intake, it provides opportunities for students to continue studying overseas and to use qualifications obtained at Greenfields to acquire university or career places in other countries

Cambridge is relatively free from changing UK-based academic or other markers and thus provides an anchored and secure curriculum for cross-curricular and long-term planning and development.

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Learning SupportStudy Technology encourages students to be involved with subjects, while closely supervising them to ensure full understanding at all stages. When the school provides individual help to any student needing support in any area of the curriculum, it involves students being withdrawn from classes, either briefly to help with a small point or over a period of time to find and correct the underlying bar to comprehension. There are Individual Educational Programmes (IEPs) for those identified as having Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and able, gifted and talented children are given suitable material to allow them to progress in line with their ability.

Scheduling the CurriculumGreenfields strives to provide a high quality of curricular provision. Due to the size and nature of the school, and its focus on independent learning, students reaching the Sixth Form and studying A-level subjects are timetabled to support their efforts to learn independently. The decision to maintain a Sixth Form despite small class sizes is a conscious one in response to parent demand.

Cross-curricular links are encouraged throughout Greenfields, for example a recent trip to the Royal Observatory was organised by the Science, Geography and History teachers.

While Greenfields in the Senior School does not offer ‘option blocks’ at IGCSE or in the Sixth Form, the entire annual timetabling of the Senior School is structured upon devising a unique Year 10 schedule that caters for each individual need and request as much as possible. A concerted effort is made by the Executive Head and Trust Management to ensure that, in this way, career choices are supported and interests accommodated.

Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesWhen, through assessment, we find that a child needs further support in his studies despite differentiation in class lessons, further assessment is done and an Individual Educational Programme (IEP) is written for that child. This is followed through with continual assessment and monitoring of progress and is always done in close cooperation with the parents.

Able, Gifted and TalentedGreenfields School’s definition of ‘gifted’ is ‘those students who have abilities in one or more subjects in the statutory school curriculum other than art and design, music and PE.’ Gifted students are generally taken to be those in the top five per cent of the national ability range, and this is the definition used by the Department for Education (DfE). The definition of ‘talented’ is ‘those students who have abilities in art and design, music, PE, or in sports or performing arts such as dance and drama.’ Some gifted and talented students at Greenfields do well in Cambridge assessments – however, being gifted and talented covers much more than the ability to succeed in tests and examinations; for example, students may demonstrate leadership qualities or a capacity for creative thought. An ‘able’ student is defined as one who achieves, or has the ability to achieve, at a level significantly higher than his or her peer group in the school. In the age range 5 to 11, where standardised testing is less common, able, gifted and talented students are defined relative to others of similar age.

Study Technology encourages students to be involved with subjects, while closely supervising them to ensure full understanding at all stages.


All key subjects are taught, producing a rounded education before the specialisation of the Upper Seniors in Years 10 and 11. The idea is to give every individual enough of an overview of subjects in order for an informed choice to be made when it comes to deciding what will be studied for examinations.

The Lower Seniors is a guided, disciplined environment, with small class sizes and the high-standard Cambridge Curriculum which is both demanding and exciting. As a central part of this, a series of short courses in Study Technology train individuals to study effectively.

Study Technology in the Lower Senior SchoolWhen students join the Lower Seniors, top priority is placed on ensuring that they are provided with the

tools needed to study properly, and that they know how to use them.

The primary texts for students of Study Technology are the Study Skills For Life Course and the Basic Study Manual Course, which are completed in the Lower Seniors along with mandatory internships so that students become adept in the technology of how to learn before they commence more advanced studies. There is no better way for students to achieve certainty than by applying the tools of study to other students and seeing them produce miraculous results.

In Year 7, the priority is to get students through the Study Skills for Life Course. This is a course for students aged 12-15 years, the purpose of which is to teach students how to study well and how to

Senior School: Lower SeniorsAges 11 to 13 (Years 7, 8 and 9)

The Lower Seniors is where the student is set up for life with a basic body of data that anyone should possess in today’s world.

check understanding of materials in others. They learn how to help other students and as a result, their responsibility level on study rises.

In Year 8, the Study Skills for Life Internship is part of the curriculum, consisting of application of the study tools learned on the Study Skills for Life Course to other students and themselves, supervised by the Qualifications Division personnel. To graduate, students are required to show that they can use thetechnology they studied in the course effectively.

In Year 9, by the time students graduate they must be very competent in their application of Study Technology and ready to apply it in life and to their examination studies. To this end, students must complete the Basic Study Manual Course and the Basic Study Manual Internship. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to study individually and how to assist others with study difficulties. The material taught is more in-depth than previous courses on Study Technology, and, aside from the actual barriers to study, students learn the first and second phenomena which occur after a misunderstood word, the correct methods of word clearing, the correct use of demonstration, the effect of false data and how to evaluate information.

As with the earlier Study Skills for Life Internship, the Basic Study Manual Internship consists of the application of the study tools the students have learned to other students and themselves, supervised by the Qualifications Division personnel. Similarly, to graduate, students are required to show that they can use the technology effectively. Study Technology also has to be appropriately introduced to students joining Greenfields from elsewhere. What course is taken is obviously dependent on which year group they start in – taking into account their reading age, etc.

For example, the Study Skills for Life Course would be the entrance point to Study Technology for students joining Year 7 and Year 8 from elsewhere. The Grammar and Communication Course would also be done.

In Year 9, by the time students graduate they must be very competent in their application of Study Technology and ready to apply it in life and to their examination studies.


Mathematics The Senior School Maths Department aims to help students to see Maths as a set of tools for solving real life problems and to develop the ability to select the most appropriate tool to use. In addition, students are encouraged to see the subject as one of fascination and fun, irrespective of any applicability in life.

The main schemes of work are Cambridge Curriculum for Years 7 and 8, Impact Maths for Year 9 (Key Stage 3) and Edexcel Maths, for the Upper Seniors (Key Stage 4). The schemes are flexible, allowing students to work at their own pace much of the time. They cover the requirements of the Cambridge Curriculum. The curriculum is of the ‘spiral syllabus’ type; topics are returned to several times in the student’s stay at the school, each time the topic being covered in greater depth. The schemes are tiered to allow us to cater for all ability levels.

In addition to work studied independently by the students, the Maths Department also provides teacher-led whole class lessons, projects and investigations in order to increase skills and meet GCSE and IGCSE requirements. The balance of teacher-led lessons and independent study in the Maths Department has proven highly successful and forms the model for many other senior subjects at Greenfields.

EnglishThe English curriculum at Greenfields School for Key Stage 3 students (Year 7 to 9) is based on theCambridge Secondary 1 curriculum. Cambridge Secondary 1 combines a world-class curriculum with high quality support for teachers and integrated assessment. The curriculum is dedicated to helping schools develop learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. Cambridge Secondary 1 develops skills and understanding in English.

The curriculum promotes an enquiry-based approach to learning to develop thinking skills and encourageintellectual engagement, encouraging learners to

be confident, creative and intellectually engaged, capable of applying their skills to respond to a range of information, media and text with enjoyment andunderstanding. Learners who follow this framework develop a first language competency in English based on a curriculum designed to be successful in any culture and to promote cross-cultural understanding. The school’s English curriculum framework provides a solid foundation on which the later stages of education can be built.

Cambridge Secondary 1 Progression Tests are delivered at the end of each academic year.

The curriculum is presented in five content areas: phonics, spelling and vocabulary, and grammar and punctuation relating to use of English, while grammar and punctuation is further divided into Reading and Writing to reflect the different ways in which grammar and punctuation are applied in

each of these skills. Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening are about developing thinking skills and encouraging intellectual engagement.

Cambridge English for EFL StudentsThe Senior Cambridge English Course is a four-level course designed for foreign students who are learning English for academic, general, practical and/or proficiency purposes. At the Lower Senior level (Years 7, 8 and 9) students gain enough fluency in the language to be able to receive their education using English as the medium of communication. With the right approach and the right level of English, based on each individual child’s prior learning, students should be able to join and progress in the conventional English-speaking class with relativeease. In Years 7, 8 and 9, all aspects of the English Language are taught in EFL, and there is a reading course designed for English learners. Other resources include pictorial or electronic translators and/or dictionaries, a range of English dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries.

All students have access to a range of reading books from all the school libraries. The teacher sets out the guidelines on what reading level an individual student can borrow books from and helps students to progress from the simple to the complex in their approach to learning the English language. Through reading, it is hoped that the students will develop a culture of reading, which in turn, helps them to build up a wide and varied vocabulary base for use in both their spoken and written exercises.

Students also have a reading age test so as to establish a starting point in terms of prior knowledge as they will be coming from varied learning backgrounds. The students also go for outings (with different subject teachers) to surrounding places of historical importance such as castles, gardens, and museums so as to absorb the English heritage and learn some English etiquette.

At this level, students are also given a lot of homework so as to reinforce and consolidate what has been taught: It frequently takes the form of a diary/journal at lower levels in which the students write their daily experiences. This could also serve as preparation for a given lesson, research and clearing of given words (pre-learning). Students do progression tests regularly to assess their performance against the learning objectives in the curriculum framework, ensuring a representative coverage of skills and knowledge in the subject.

At the end of every term there is a mock examination. By the end of Year 9, students should have covered work that encompasses speaking, listening, reading and writing and thus acquire functional English. If desirable, some students can sit the external Cambridge examination, Key English Test (KET) in Year 7 or 8, depending on prior learning. Others who are more able may choose to sit the Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET) examination.

ScienceThe Senior Science Department has as its end goal the raising to a level of excellence in the field of the sciences the ability and initiative of students at the school, thus raising their competence level and in turn that of society. The Programmes of Study cover the requirements of the National Curriculum of England and Wales but, in addition, they require that students be able (through the use of the study methods developed by Mr. L. Ron Hubbard) to fully understand and apply the data they cover to familiar and unfamiliar situations. The programmes throughout the Science Department are aligned with the curriculum developed by Cambridge University which themselves align with and complement the Study Technology used in the school.

Our English curriculum framework provides a solid foundation on which the later stages of education can be built.


During the educational process, emphasis is on gaining full conceptual understanding of the definitions of key terms of the subjects making up Science, a familiarisation with the related equipment and the physical objects, acquiring ability and confidence in a step-by-step fashion, and knowing and understanding the data being taught with demonstrable ability to apply the data as the required product.

During the first three years of the Senior School (Years 7, 8 and 9, i.e., Key Stage 3) students are taken through a series of workbooks covering all of the KS3 targets and more (as the materials are aligned with the Cambridge curriculum). The overall objective is to provide students with basic knowledge and skills pertaining to the three sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) which can be used to aid their competence and enhance their general quality of life

– for example, by understanding more about nutrition or being able to change a fuse in a domestic circuit.

ICTThe Senior Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Department teaches students practical computer skills, especially how to touch-type and how to use Microsoft Office in the working world and their own personal lives, and to demonstrate their ability by passing recognised national examinations known as Functional Skills level 1 and 2 (equivalent to ¼ and ½ of a GCSE). For those who want to go further, they can take the Cambridge International Examination board IGCSE examination and International Advanced Level examination in Information Technology.

HistoryThe Senior History Department delivers a high-quality history education which will help students gain acoherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. The intention is toinspire students’ curiosity to know more about the past. Students are encouraged to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps students to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.

GeographyThe Senior Geography Department works to stimulate in each student a desire to know more about the variety of human and physical conditions on Earth; to give the students a good grounding in the basics of Geography; to interest the students in protecting the quality of their environment and the future of the human habitat, thus enhancing their sense of responsibility for the care of the Earth and its people; to provide the opportunity for any student who so wishes to study the subject up to A Level standard.

The teaching is based on class lessons, using a variety of teaching methods. They can be teacher-led,research-based, or PowerPoint-orientated which make use of all types of imagery to support theoretical study. The use of pictures, diagrams and video footage is key to delivering selected topics in different ways. Class lessons are supplemented by class activities, answering questions in exercise books, drawing maps

and diagrams, with students making PowerPoint presentations themselves, plus they have a workbook which reinforces the concepts to be learned.

Modern Foreign LanguagesThe Senior Modern Foreign Languages Department focuses on the purpose for learning a foreign language, which, apart from communicating with it, is to develop an understanding of and appreciation for the countries where it is spoken. This includes knowledge of their customs and traditions as well as some basic History and Geography. It is becoming more and more important to have some basic knowledge of at least one foreign language, be it for pleasure, social or work purposes.

Greenfields currently offers Spanish. Greenfields has always had a large proportion of foreign students andnative speakers of other languages have the opportunity to take GCSE and/or A-Level examinations in their language should these be provided by an examining board.

ArtThe Senior Art Department believes that individual creativity is an essential part of education, providing an important vehicle to nurture the creativity, passion and individuality of each student. The Art Departmentencourages its students to be curious, courageous and original in their particular subject area. Throughout the key stages we enable our students to develop their ability to question, generate ideas and problem-solve.

Students are encouraged to think for themselves and to use their imagination. They are given the chance to embrace a wide range of media and disciplines and to respond to the work of other artists, which feeds and informs their own emerging work.

Students learn to appreciate and analyse works of art from a wide variety of times and cultures. They are encouraged to communicate their ideas by investigating various media and techniques. In Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) drawing techniques are spread throughout the years to increase basic skill levels in readiness for final examinations in Year 11.

All art classes are given in our large and bright, purpose-built art room. Lower Senior students work on teacher-led projects, and are generally set one

piece of homework per week, which can range from drawing as preparation for a project to researching an artist’s work. The Art Department tries, when possible, to liaise with other department heads re the curriculum, e.g., we use tessellation in pattern-making or when looking at Islamic Art, or the ‘Day of the Dead’ Festival, which is covered in Spanish. Access to and use of ICT is a necessity.

DramaThe Senior Drama Department aims to engender confidence in all students so that they may be able to stand up in front of others and perform, developing their creative and artistic sides as well as engendering a love of the theatre. We aim to enable students to pursue a career in the performing arts, if they wish, with as good a grounding as possible. Through drama, students learn to plan and deliver a project as a group, and hence learn how to be part of a team. They also learn how to communicate effectively to others.

Accompanying every scheme of study is an assessment which works with the school grading system, resulting in, at the end of the year, an overall mark depending on how the student has done in the different schemes. Evaluation in lessons trains the students to assess their own work and the work of their fellows. All seniors acting in the summer play (see the section on ‘Greenfields Theatre Company’) are assessed through rehearsal until they achieve performance standard. The intensity of the annual play productions provides a high level test of every student’s ability, both in acting and technical production, and in their ability to work co-operatively towards a common group goal.

MusicThe Greenfields Music Department aims to get children loving music in its many forms, to appreciate many styles, to experience playing instruments and to be happy to join in songs at whatever level they are capable. The emphasis is on not criticising another’s taste in music, intending that they become open to many different genres.

Performance opportunities are given throughout the year; either in small concerts, assemblies, and largeconcerts or as part of the big school play, and some also play or sing outside of the school and partake in singing and music examinations and productions.


Unlike other schools, we do not believe that foreign language students who do not speak enough English can be placed in class and left ‘to cope’, hoping that they will be fine. Graduates from the Greenfields EFL Programme are able to follow lessons in other subjects without being held back by their level of English. We follow the Cambridge Curriculum Framework and use materials provided by Cambridge University Press in order to ensure that our students are ready to take the Key English Test or the Preliminary English Test and join the Lower or Upper Senior classes.

Upon arrival a student’s level of English is assessed and a personalised programme is worked out according to their ability and age. The EFL

programme covers all basic aspects of the English language and students study it intensively. To provide them with more variety, they join Maths, Sport, ICT and Art lessons where they can improve their skills and interact with other students.

As has been mentioned, Greenfields offers short-term and long-term EFL courses throughout the year. This means that students can arrive, singly or in groups, throughout the calendar year and learn English at a level appropriate to their individual needs, either staying with the school in Boarding and progressing through to an English education in other subjects, or visiting for a week or more to boost their understanding of the language and participating in outings designed to familiarise them with English culture.

All Year Round English as a Foreign Language Ages 6 to 18

The EFL Department teaches speakers of other languages enough English to be able to comfortably integrate into the mainstream school and to continue their education in English, from the age of 6 upwards.

At the end of Year 9, students select from a wide range of subjects and commence an intensive programme of studies in Year 10 which leads to further study and revision in Year 11, culminating in the Cambridge examinations, which usually start in April or May of that last year and often don’t finish completely until the end of June. These are designed to produce the International General Certificates of Secondary Education (IGCSEs) in the subjects taken, recognised around the world.

These are the crucial years for most children. The outcome of this two year period can heavily determine what will happen in the rest of their lives. In the Greenfields Upper Seniors, students benefit from small class sizes enabling almost one-to-one tuition in some cases; a working technology (Study Technology,

learned and drilled in Years 7, 8 and 9) for dealing with individual study problems in which students have received personalised training; the best possible results using the high-standard, aligned Cambridge curriculum; and generous longevity discounts which place all of this within reach financially. (Upper Seniors students are entitled to a 5% discount for every year they have spent in the Junior, Infant and Nursery School, up to a maximum of 30% off. Contact Admissions and ask about ‘Greenfields New Fees Scheme’.)

Intensive StudyAt Greenfields, the Upper Senior years operate like a well-oiled machine: subject teachers know the Cambridge Curriculum and its levels of attainment and have planned accordingly to deliver the best

Upper SeniorsAges 14 to 16 (Years 10 and 11)

As the end of years of schooling approaches, the key period of examinations arrives. To reach their potential, all children need expert attention in these critical years.


possible product to each individual in their care. Over the five terms of study over a period of two years (with one term being taken up with the exams themselves) students are carefully timetabled and programmed to get the best out of all their preceding years of education.

In Year 10 or Year 11, the Basic Study Manual Course is the course to get new students through as a priority. The How to Use a Dictionary Course is sometimes used as a gradient to the aforementioned courses to encourage the use of a dictionary and the understanding of what one is studying.

MathematicsIn Years 10 and 11 the Maths Department offers 2 tiers for study, one leading to grades D to G and the other leading to grades A* to D for examination at the end of Year 11. Which scheme students are put on depends on their work at Key Stage 3 and the level they achieved at the end of Year 9.

A vast range of mathematical topics is covered throughout Years 10 and 11, including number, angles, shapes, algebra, decimals and rounding, fractions, using a calculator, measure, sequences, perimeter, area and volume, graphs, averages and range, Pythagoras’ theorem, collecting, recording and sorting data, linear equations, trigonometry and much more, some of which are only studied by students aiming for a top grade.

Maths in the Upper Seniors works on the successful pattern also used in the Lower Seniors, a combination of teacher-led and checksheet-based lessons. There is a steady increase in the amount of homework expected of students. In this way the Maths Department maintains a system which has yielded consistently good results over many years.

English Language and English LiteratureThe Greenfields English Department bases its Key Stage 4 programmes on syllabi offered by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). The Cambridge programmes and qualifications delivered in the Greenfields English department develop not only subject knowledge but also skills, encouraging students to be confident in working with information and ideas – their own and those of others – responsible for themselves, and responsive to and respectful of others. They encourage learners to be reflective, developing their ability to learn, innovative and equipped for new and future challenges and engaged intellectually and socially, ready to make a difference.

Cambridge IGCSE First Language English at Greenfields is designed for learners whose mother tongue is English. The course allows learners to develop the ability to communicate clearly, accurately and effectively when writing as well as learning how to use a wide range of vocabulary, correct grammar,

spelling and punctuation and developing a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed. Students are also encouraged to read widely, both for their own enjoyment and to further their awareness of the ways in which English can be used. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English also develops more general analysis and communication skills such as synthesis, inference, and the ability to order facts and present opinions effectively.

Greenfields also delivers the Cambridge IGCSE Literature (English) programme. This offers our students the opportunity to read, interpret, evaluate and respond to a range of literature in English. The range includes drama, prose and poetry from the works of Shakespeare to contemporary literature. It enables learners to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the ways in which writers use English to express meaning and achieve effects.It also stimulates our students to read for pleasure, and to explore wider and universal issues, promoting a better understanding of themselves and the world.

Cambridge English for EFL Students Cambridge English at Year 10-11 aims to promote continuity and progression between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The course objectives encompass the ability to recognise, understand and manipulate the conventions of language and to develop students’

ability to use language imaginatively and flexibly. The development of the oral and auditory skills runs parallel with the demands in the written text. The First Certificate in English consists of five papers: reading, writing, use of English, listening and speaking. These four aspects of the language are examinable at the end of the year.

The First Certificate Cambridge English course runs for two years which culminates in the attainment of a First Certificate in English (FCE) certificate that is accredited by Cambridge University. Students can progress to obtain a Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE) or gain entry into colleges or enter the field of work on the strength of both the FCE and CAE certificates.

PhysicsThe IGCSE Physics Course follows the Cambridge Curriculum and utilises a highly successful text book. Workbooks have been produced for this book to cover all 39 chapters, providing meticulous instructions to guide students through the course when studying inside and outside class time. The course covers a vast range of topics, including Mechanics, the Earth and Beyond, Light and Sound, Electricity and Magnetism, and Nuclear Physics. Students are assessed through a series of mock examinations and provided with ample revision time to prepare for the IGCSE examinations.


Chemistry The IGCSE Chemistry Course follows the Cambridge Curriculum. The course covers a wide range of topics, including the Nature of Matter, Atoms, Elements and Compounds, Electricity and Chemistry, Chemical Reactions, the Periodic Table and Organic Chemistry. As with Physics, students are assessed through a series of mock examinations and provided with ample revision time to prepare for the IGCSE examinations.

Biology The IGCSE Biology Course follows the Cambridge Curriculum. The course covers a vast range of topics, including the Organisation of the Organism, Biological Molecules, Enzymes, Human Nutrition, Transport in Plants and in Animals, Diseases and Immunity, Respiration, Drugs, Reproduction, Inheritance, Organisms in their Environment and Ecosystems. As with Physics and Chemistry, students are assessed through a series of mock examinations and provided with ample revision time to prepare for the IGCSE examinations.

ICT (Computers) For the Cambridge International GCSE exam in ICT, students study Microsoft Access and other more advanced courses including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher, as well as HTML and the theory of computers. Students study for the CIE International Advanced Level examination in ICT and after 2016 the CIE International Advanced Level examination in Information Technology.

HistoryCambridge IGCSE History at Greenfields stimulates an interest in and enthusiasm for learning about the past, promoting an understanding of key historical concepts with the aim that students will grasp an understanding of international events and develop historical skills, including investigation, analysis, evaluation and communication skills. A wide range of topics is studied, including international relations

since 1919, the League of Nations, the Cold War, Communism, Eastern Europe, 1948-c.1989 and an in-depth study of Germany, 1918-45.

GeographyThe Greenfields Senior Geography Department uses the Cambridge IGCSE syllabus which is wide in scope covering geographical themes, map skills and coursework or an alternative examination. The course is taught as whole-class lessons. Topics covered include: Population, Settlement, the Natural Environment, Economic Development and the use of resources, map skills and coursework skills.

Art The Greenfields Senior Art Department places an emphasis on creativity in a wide variety of media. In Year 10, students work on projects that are teacher-led, learning to develop their own ideas, then choose a subject topic to explore, for their first unit of coursework. This can be on any subject of their choosing after liaising with their art teacher. In the third term students are given a mock exam, which can then be continued into Unit 2 for their coursework. In Year 11, any work done can be submitted towards their exam. During the first term of Year 11, the students work on coursework, then at the beginning of January they receive their examination paper. The students then have 9/10 weeks to work on this, culminating in a 10 hour supervised period of time in order to produce a final piece of artwork.

History at Greenfields stimulates an interest in and enthusiasm for learning about the past, promoting an understanding of key historical concepts with the aim that students will grasp an understanding of international events.

DramaGreenfields School prides itself on its active Drama Department which bears particular fruit in these examination years. From Year 10 students are encouraged and then required to record everything they do including sections of script, sketches and diagrams, various stimuli and a diary, which is included in their personal responses to the work done. Greenfields has a huge costume collection, which is added to and recycled year by year. Props and scenery for plays are created by the students, and occasionally re-used or recycled. Such resources are provided by the Greenfields Theatre Company organisation, which has its own finance and pays for itself. Year 10 and 11 students watch about 3-5 plays a year, usually those that they have studied if possible, and also other relevant plays so they get a good all-round knowledge of drama, varying between big West End shows to studio theatre performances so the students can see different performances on different levels. This can include Globe Theatre performances. Outings increase the students’ knowledge of drama immensely and are a very important part of teaching drama.

During Greenfields Theatre Company, all departments of the school come together, such as Art, Business, English, Music and Dance. There is often music and dance in the drama lessons, as they are so inter-linked, and there is also liaison with these departments whenever we put on a show of some kind.

Students also learn material that is used in a series of workshops held by the drama teacher. As there is no final written examination, emphasis throughout the two years is placed on maintaining the highest standard of written work and performance at all

times to ensure the students are fully prepared and have the best resources when it comes to writing their coursework.

SpanishThe Modern Foreign Languages Department at Greenfields focuses on Spanish in Years 10 and 11, teaching students about the way of life of the people in the Spanish-speaking world and about the language they speak. There is balanced coverage of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar is presented and practised all the time. The culture of Spanish-speaking countries is also presented throughout and is integrated into the topic material. The IGCSE Spanish examination topic areas include everyday activities, home life and school, self, family and personal relationships, holidays and special occasions, the world around us, the world of work, the international world, and world events and issues, plus much more.

SportThe Greenfields Sports Department believes that children should, through physical education, enhance their physical development, stamina, strength, mobility and control. They should also experience achievement and confidence through physical activity, learn teamwork and, most of all, enjoy sport. Greenfields ‘in-house’ facilities include a half full-size football pitch, and a 3 x tennis court size hard court area. Girls’ sports include netball, badminton, cross country running, hockey, athletics (track and field), rounders, handball, dodgeball, volleyball and tennis. Boys have the same sports except for netball but including football, basketball and some rugby.In Years 10 and 11, the skills and techniques targeted are more advanced. IGCSE Physical Education (PE)


is offered as an examination option: candidates are required to specialise in four sports from a fairly wide variety of sports delivered in school and out of school. Students are encouraged to take part in extracurricular sports clubs, such as Adrenalin Club (offering various outdoors activities in the Spring term) and Table-tennis Club. Good sportsmanship is encouraged!

Business StudiesThe Business Studies Department’s purpose in Greenfields School is to make available and teach another life skill in Years 10 and 11 leading to a GCSE qualification, orientating students to the real world of work through the information in the course and contact with real business enterprises. The subject aims to give students a foundation of information with which they could begin enterprises of their own and on which further and more advanced studies can be placed, evaluated and organised, as well as creating an awareness of the influence of current affairs and governmental policies on business and the handling of their effects. Visits, lectures, media and class work present opportunities for the constructive exchange of experience between students. There is an intention is to teach, in line with the latest syllabi, an awareness of business ethics and social, cultural and environmental issues. Foreign students’ contribution and/or experience is encouraged in lessons to support international awareness.

Film StudiesGCSE Film Studies is studied over the course of a year at Greenfields, as this is preferred by the students and is an examination board recommendation depending on ability. Candidates are required to submit one film exploration and one production, designed to draw on candidates’ personal experiences of consuming and responding to film and to allow them to demonstrate understanding through creative production work. Studies can include a set film made outside Hollywood and a film in a popular genre, both topics introduced at the beginning of the year.

Teacher-led lessons and individual research/project lessons comprise the bulk of the study, with provision for revision for examinations.

Photography

IGCSE Photography includes an introduction to photographic techniques, showing how photographers use strong lines, form and shape, pattern, texture, tone and colour. The history of photography is also explored. Students are required to give a personal response to a theme or brief, using specialist vocabulary and terminology, and do an in-depth analysis of at least two photographers’ work that informs and inspires their own work.

Dance At Greenfields, all students, male and female, are offered the opportunity to participate in private dance lessons, covering modern, jazz, tap and classical and contemporary ballet. In Years 10 and 11, dancers study the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance syllabus and are entered for GCSE examinations if they wish. As well as performing in many school productions, students have the opportunity to dance in local theatrical productions and to choreograph their own dances.

These teach towards the International General Certificate of Education (IGCE) qualification (as opposed to the IGCSE), which is known as an Advanced Level or ‘A Level’. But there’s more to these years than academics – decisions made and options selected here are ‘live’, they have impact and actively determine what your child will do next in life. The Sixth Form is the threshold of the future. It has to be a positive, constructive environment on many levels or your child’s first steps in life could go awry.

Large discounts are available through our New Fees Scheme which place the Greenfields Sixth Form within reach for many parents.

At Greenfields we believe that only part of a person’s

education takes place in the classroom. The whole purpose and function of education is to connect people to Life, and so in totality education should be challenging, enriching, meaningful and fun. In the Greenfields Sixth Form in particular, learning extends far beyond the perimeters of the classroom or even the school. The Greenfields Sixth Form Enhancement Programme is designed to help students engage with the future, develop a wide range of skills and be able to enrich their own lives and the lives of those around them. Being in the Sixth Form at Greenfields is where students become young adults and role models within a supportive community. Greenfields Sixth Formers are encouraged to explore their potential, developing confidence and personal skills such as leadership, team work and independence.

Greenfields Sixth Form CollegeAges 16 to 18 (A Levels: Years 12 and 13)

At Greenfields, most Sixth Form subjects also use the Cambridge Curriculum which extends the student’s knowledge and experience of a subject from earlier years into a more specialised passion.

All students, male and female, are offered the opportunity to participate in private dance lessons, covering modern, jazz, tap and classical and contemporary ballet.


At this stage, students are encouraged to take responsibility for the world around them by taking charge of areas of the school on a weekly basis. Activities and trips are organised at various points in the school year designed to prepare them for life after school and to raise their awareness of the wealth of opportunities open to them once they graduate. Most graduates elect to progress on to higher education faculties, and close support is provided throughout this process, including UCAS application advice, the provision of references, trips to UCAS events, university open days, etc.

Along with all of this, Greenfields Sixth Form offers very small class sizes enabling one-to-one tuition in almost all cases; a close, personal working environment where professional relationships with others can quickly be established; and a very generous discount structure.

Independent LearningIn Greenfields Sixth Form, students are highly trained to spot any issues with individual study themselves. Independence and initiative are highly valued. Social and professional skills are developed and encouraged as the individual is helped to be a contributing member of the group. It’s all about adding value, socially and academically.

Mathematics Mathematics is the language of science and the logical basis of most other disciplines. Greenfields prepares students for the Cambridge International Advanced examination in Mathematics, made up of four modules (two pure, one statistics and one mechanics) usually taken over two years. Modules can be taken twice a year, unlike the non-Cambridge Advanced Level Mathematics examinations.

English Language The teaching of English Language at A Level follows the Cambridge IGCE curriculum and recommended text books which guide the student through a body of different materials. Cambridge International AS and A Level English Language gives students the opportunity to study English language and its use in contemporary communication. It aims to encourage a critical response to texts in a range of forms, styles and contexts, and to promote skills of communication, reading, research and analysis. Through their study, students develop an ability to read and analyse material, gaining further knowledge and understanding of English language features and issues, and writing clearly, accurately, creatively and effectively for different purposes and audiences.

English Literature Students following the Cambridge International AS and A Level English syllabus at Greenfields will study a range of texts in the three main forms: prose, poetry and drama. Set texts are offered from a wide range of different periods and cultures. Students develop skills of reading and analysis of texts, and are encouraged to undertake wider reading to aid understanding of the texts studied. They learn skills of effective and appropriate communication including the ability to discuss the critical context of texts.

Cambridge English ProficiencyThe Cambridge Advanced / Proficiency in English specification for EFL students is most likely to be done whilst students are in the Sixth Form. It comprises 5 papers, reading, writing, use of English, listening and an interview (speaking). This is a course that is designed so that the student gets specialist knowledge of English so as to be set up

for a degree or a chosen career using English and is aimed at improving students’ English so that they are competent in the language in life. This qualification is of a very high standard and is recognised internationally as a pre-requisite to gaining entry at university level or apprenticeship in various sectors of the job industry.

For the very ambitious Cambridge English study there is an even higher examination – Cambridge Proficiency in English. Sometimes students are able to schedule sufficient time in their school career to the study and preparation needed for this examination, which focuses on proficiency and mastery in all the five aspects of the language. At this level most of the study is based on practically viable texts that are likely to be encountered in the everyday life of a young adult.

Physics The Physics A Level at Greenfields is a demanding course which covers a wide range of topics, including physical quantities and units, kinematics, dynamics, forces, density and pressure, work, energy, power, the deformation of solids, waves, superposition, current electricity, D.C. circuits, particle physics, motion in a circle, oscillations, temperature, the thermal properties of materials, ideal gases, gravitational and electric fields,

capacitance, electronics, and magnetic fields. Students will be required to achieve an A grade at IGCSE in order to enrol on this course.

ChemistryA Level Chemistry covers a range of topics including atomic structure, bonding, periodicity, organic chemistry, and chemistry in action in the first year alone, moving on in the second year to such topics as kinetics, equilibria and a more detailed study of organic chemistry. Students will be required to achieve an A grade at IGCSE in order to enrol on this course.

BiologyA Level Biology at Greenfields studies many topics, including, in the first year, cell structure, biological molecules, enzymes, cell membranes and transport, genetic control, transport in multi-cellular plants, the mammalian transport system and heart, smoking, infectious diseases, immunity, and ecology, and, in the second year, energy and respiration, photosynthesis, selection and evolution, biodiversity and conservation, gene technology, biotechnology, aspects of human reproduction and planning analysis and evaluation. Students will be required to achieve an A grade at IGCSE in order to enrol on this course.


ICT (Computers)The Cambridge International Advanced Level ‘Information Technology’, first examination in June 2017, covers the use of computers, including spreadsheets, databases, sound and video editing, graphics and webpage programming.

GeographyStudents who attain an A or B at IGCSE are permitted to take the A or AS Level Geography. Students have to study core topics, Rivers and Flood Management, and then a choice of other topics, including Glaciation, Hot Deserts, Population and Energy Issues. A2 studies have a choice of topics including Plate Tectonics, Conflict and Globalisation.

Mathematical statistics and advanced map skills are also included, plus field work. A Level Geography tends to be chosen by students who enjoy the mix of learning about the planet, but also how humans interact with it.

Art A Level Art is a two-year course. The first year consists of a portfolio of work, for which the students can choose the subject and direction. Early in the calendar year, students receive their exam paper and then have two months to research and produce work on their chosen question. This culminates in ten hours of work, completed under examination conditions.

In the second year, students must produce a portfolio of work on a topic of the student’s own choice, plus an externally set assignment, (by examination). This is given to the students early in the calendar year again, and then they have two months to research and produce work on their chosen question. This culminates in fifteen hours of supervised time in which the students have to produce a final piece that sums up their research.

DramaA Level Drama is divided into two years and students can choose to do the first year only which gives them an AS Level exam grade. Students are encouraged to keep full working notebooks so they have good records of the work completed in class and are fully prepared for what is required of them when it comes to writing notes for coursework. Students work on theory leading to examinations, and on studying plays, as part of which they have to respond to material and also produce a performance, which later includes a devised production of their own.

Film StudiesA Level Film Studies provides a thorough foundation in the subject. Students examine areas such as filmmaking techniques, British film, world cinema and independent cinema. The emphasis in the first year is on exploring how film stories are told and how the industry works.

In the second year, further texts are studied with the emphasis on looking at different genres and exploring different ways of producing and reading film texts, both within and beyond Hollywood, broadening and developing intellectual skills in this subject. Students learn how to communicate clearly and write fluently, and discuss and watch a variety of films, covering various genres, while being encouraged to participate in active debate about the texts and to develop an appreciation of alternative critical views.

Recent ones include Kew Gardens, the Imperial War Museum and the Houses of Parliament. Sports fixtures are also a regular feature of life at Greenfields. Details of what is happening during the year are available through the school’s website.

senior extra-curricular activities include:

greenfields gardening club

national theatre connections

adrenalin club

greenfields cooking club

greenfields choir

greenfields school Magazine club

We-day club

greenfields Model Flying association

greenfields table tennis club

greenfields Ict/digital lifestyle club

Football club

greenfields homework club

House Matches Within Greenfields House matches are a regular occurrence, beginning usually with Football and Netball tournaments. The results of the matches are displayed on the House/Sports notice board. The three Houses (Romans, Spartans and Trojans) battle it out in different sports throughout the year. 25 House points are awarded for winning a tournament, 15 for 2nd place and 5 points for coming 3rd.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Greenfields School is an officially licensed organisation for the world-renowned Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award. The DofE Award is recognition of a young person’s successful journey of self discovery and development, renowned by employers and universities alike for the qualities young people achieve. Its balanced programme develops the whole person, mind, body and soul, in an environment of social interaction and team working, which is very much in alignment with the school’s educational philosophy. Greenfields School is proud to be part of this Scheme.

Extra-Curricular ActivitiesGiven its size and nature, Greenfields aims to provide a good quality and a variety of extra-curricular provision in the Senior School. Subject teachers are encouraged to organise outings to places of special interest for their subjects.

Students examine areas such as filmmaking techniques, British film, world cinema and independent cinema. The emphasis in the first year is on exploring how film stories are told and how the industry works.


Rosetta Stone Club

Greenfields uses the Rosetta Stone programme to enhance people’s lives through the power of language and literacy education. Rosetta Stone’s innovative, personalised language and reading programmes are used in thousands of schools, businesses, government organisations and for millions of individual learners around the world. The Rosetta Stone programme adds value to the already-successful Cambridge curriculum so that our students benefit from the advantages of both.

Sussex Rock School This is a long-running independent music school closely affiliated with Greenfields. There are lessons on drums, guitar, vocals and band work. Every term there is a showcase. Sussex Rock School is open to any singers, musicians and anyone who would like to perform or simply be with other like-minded individuals.

Private Music LessonsPrivate music tutors are scheduled to deliver one-to-one lessons to individual students as part of the extracurricular timetable. i.e., outside of the school day.

Greenfields ChoirEveryone who feels the urge to sing or who would like to sing with a group is invited to have some fun and learn some tunes. Students work towards both Christmas and Summer shows.

DanceAs mentioned earlier, from Nursery all the way to the Sixth Form, all students, male and female, are also offered the opportunity to participate in private dance lessons, covering modern, jazz, tap and classical and contemporary ballet. Dancers study the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance syllabus and are entered for GCSE examinations if they wish. As well as performing in many school productions, students have the opportunity to dance in local theatrical productions and to choreograph their own dances.

GCSE Photography and GCSE Film Studies Students wishing to take these extra GCSEs are given qualified tuition as part of the extra-curricular timetable.

Senior House SystemIn the Senior School, Greenfields runs a system of house points, that can be earned or lost; sanctions are rarely required, but when necessary are given in accordance with a clearly specified procedure, that we aim to ensure is well understood by all students. We have very few instances of serious misbehaviour, indicating a high level of accomplishment in terms of personal development and self-confidence amongst the student body. The Senior School is divided into three houses: Romans, Spartans and Trojans. Students are allocated a house when they start in Year 7 or when they join the school at a later stage. Captains and Deputy Captains are nominated at the beginning of each year and are expected to set an example of exemplary conduct and attitude, help with particular duties including organising House competitions, be a buddy to younger students in their House and propose and represent ideas that will improve the House system. Any member of staff can award House Points to any student, at any time. Each week targets are set at Assembly and staff members specifically award House Points if students are seen to be trying to meet this target. House Points are also given for participating in or winning House Competitions. Weekly winners are announced at each Assembly. The House that has earned the most points over a term is given a choice of awards and the House that has earned the most points over the year go on an outing of their choice such as a day trip to the beach or to a theme park.

Houses are not limited to sports activities but earn points through achieving academic targets too. Houses are also involved in Senior School Assemblies, presenting self-selected topics to the Senior School for their enjoyment and information.

Ski TripThe Greenfields Ski Trip is a tradition many children, parents and staff have enjoyed over the years with its beginning being close to the inception of the school itself. Skiing has occurred in many countries from Bulgaria to Switzerland and after a near 15-year period in the fabulous Torgon in Switzerland, the school more recently has been taking advantage of some fantastic skiing and Club hotels in the French Alps. In the future the plan is to enjoy more skiing in other European resorts and possibly the USA. Parents, children and staff are all welcome.


Procedures designed to ensure the boarders’ safety are all in place. Boarders regularly cite the wide range of evening and week-end activities, and parents are normally fully supportive of the boarding provision.

ActivitiesEvening and weekend outings and activities include such items as: ice skating at Guildford, Chessington World of Adventure, outdoor cinema, a trip to London, also Brighton Pier, Paintball (once per term), trips to the gym, football club, beach at Camber Sands; trips to places of historical interest such as Battle, castles at Hever and Warwick. There is a suitable range of activities both after school and at weekends. Boarders have access to a range and choice of recreational areas, both indoors and outdoors, including safe areas where they can be alone if they wish. Local facilities are often used, and they have access to news and information about current affairs through newspapers and the internet.

CommunityGreenfields Boarding is a close community where students (by their own testimony) make friends for life, share extraordinary rapport and are given duties and responsibilities so that they make an active contribution towards the Boarding environment and Boarding life. This latter point is at the request of parents who often seek ways of training their children in life skills such as doing laundry, cleaning and learning the basics of cooking to prepare them for independent living. Boarders enjoy the differences in their backgrounds and abilities and are confident that there is no discrimination within the school. Boarders with limited English or special educational needs are given appropriate help by both academic and pastoral staff. The boarders fill in a weekly report on all aspects of boarding giving them adequate opportunity to put forward their views. These views contribute to future planning for boarding and boarders feel comfortable in raising concerns or complaints and are not penalised for airing such comments.

BoardingKeeping in mind our chief aim to promote individual personal development, Greenfields Boarding provision aims to contribute effectively to providing students with the skills and knowledge necessary to live their lives to the full. Boarding staff actively get to know boarders well as individuals, and provide a high level of care for them.

Social and Cultural MixAt Greenfields, the social and cultural mix of students adds richness and diversity to each individual’s boarding experience. The majority of boarders arrive with limited English and the school focuses on supporting them to acquire the language. A comprehensive boarders’ handbook is written so that it is understandable to those boarders with limited English. A handbook for parents is available in advance to help families familiarise themselves with the school and a buddy system for all new boarders is popular. Each boarder has a choice of staff to turn to for help or guidance and the school has two independent listeners who have received appropriate induction.

CommunicationBoarders can easily contact their family either electronically or by phone. The school has internet access and all boarders have their own computers. Clear procedures for the use of electronic devices minimise any risk of bullying or inappropriate use of the internet, and appropriate security firewalls and other e-safety provisions are made as they are for the rest of the school.

AccommodationBoarding accommodation is clean, warm, well lit and maintained, meeting the needs of boarders, with due regard to their age and appropriate separation from adult accommodation.

BehaviourThere is a clear written policy to promote good behaviour and relationships amongst students based on the book The Way to Happiness by L. Ron Hubbard. The boarders understand school rules and are very supportive of each other. A weekly prefects’ meeting is held and their views and ideas are welcomed. The Head of Boarding monitors their duties which they enjoy and they feel valued by staff and other boarders.

FoodAll boarders, including those with special dietary, medical or religious needs, are provided with meals which are adequate in nutrition, quantity, quality, choice and variety. Snacks in the evening are available and food can be brought from home or bought locally.

LogisticsAs mentioned above, the boarders are taught to do their own laundry and are proud to do so. Bedding is laundered by the school. Storage facilities for clothing and personal belongings are adequate and secure. Passports and pocket money are kept in locked storage by the Head of Boarding. Boarders are able to buy personal items when necessary.

SafeguardingThe school has a thorough written child protection policy which includes what staff should do in the event of a student making a disclosure or allegation. The policy, alongside considering the efficiency with which the related duties have been carried out, is reviewed annually by the trustees. All staff, including the designated persons, have been suitably trained and new staff induction includes relevant child protection training.

Pastoral careThe senior Boarding staff have suitable experience and training including child protection, first aid and counselling. All staff have clear job descriptions and receive induction training. There is always at least one easily contactable member of staff sleeping in the boarding house. Boarding staff have appropriate accommodation separated from that of the boarders. Boarders’ access to the staff accommodation is properly supervised. Boarders may apply to be prefects having studied a description of their duties.

Boarding students say:

“My experience in Greenfields School has been very good. I have enjoyed everything. The outside activities and the school for the boarders are the very best things to me. Here in Greenfields I have made friends from England and from all over the world. I am leaving very satisfied with this experience and I hope I come back in my winter holidays and in June. Thanks for everything.” – P.G.V.

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We work to handle effectively anything you might be concerned about, and strive to provide you with any other information you might need.

Parent questionnaires are regularly undertaken. Our regularly updated website provides you with access to news and forthcoming events and we publish regular electronic newsletters. Parents often comment on the easy access they have to the Head Team – indeed, the level of communication between parents and staff is considered to be exceptional.

Though the school has a relatively short history, former students bring their children to Greenfields and we are now on our third generation of children in some cases. Graduates regularly return to visit and even to be employed by the school after career or university training.

As parents, you are provided with a contact board outlining the structure of the school including the Board of Governance and lines and channels of operation. There is also available a school board showing administrative and teaching functions. Apart from working closely with Heads of Schools and the Executive Head (the Senior Leadership Team or Head Team) daily, Trust Management (headed by the Chief Executive) also ensures that professional relationships are maintained between yourselves and staff and that your interests and concerns are responded to in an appropriate manner. Trust Management ensures that the Head Team have a range of contact with you from informal greetings every morning in the school’s turning circle and elsewhere to formal appointed meetings. The Executive Head calls for feedback from all staff afterParents’ Evenings and takes action accordingly.

School ReportsWritten school reports are issued twice yearly to you and Parents’ Evenings are also held twice yearly.Formal career interviews involving you as parents are held with Year 9 students prior to them namingsubject choices for Year 10, around which the entire Senior School timetable is then constructed.

Parent and Teacher AssociationAt Greenfields, you are encouraged to participate in the highly supportive Parent and Teacher Association,which is involved with various school projects and putting on the following events throughout the year:

halloween partybonfire nightchristmas partyValentine’s day partyeaster egg huntsummer Fair

We look forward to welcoming you as a parent! Feel free to contact Admissions if you have any questionsabout this prospectus or the school!

You the Parents At Greenfields, you are encouraged to be involved. The school strives to make communication easy and to respond to your questions in timely fashion, and makes information about policies readily available.

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“I have enjoyed every moment I have spent here at Greenfields, I shall treasure every moment of my time here. This school has given me the necessary tools for my future which includes the ability to learn anything I could possibly want. I was able to progress with my subjects due to my knowledge of Study Technology. This knowledge gave me the ability to see what might confuse me and to overcome it.”

T.P., Graduate with Honours

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