Hearing the excited voices of my own children who attend The New School and other children on the first day of the new school year, it filled my heart with joy. This is what learning should be about and this is what I believe the experience of education should be.
Read MoreLearn about two new exciting teaching roles at The New School and find out how you can apply.
Read MoreAs Teacher Tom writes in Medium Magazine, this is the gold standard of a play-based curriculum: creative, cooperative play. Reflecting on his own teaching experience he says, “As a teacher in a school that engages in no direct instruction, but rather bases its curriculum on the evidence of how children learn best, which is through their own self-directed play,”
Read Moren a recent Guardian report, Paul Ramchandani, Lego professor of play at the University of Cambridge, explains how coronavirus school closures are a chance to follow your child’s lead rather than formal study. Here at The New School UK, we couldn’t agree more.
Read MoreWe received over 100 requests for the 8 teaching roles at The New School. We’re still searching for our Science and Art Teachers - if you’re interested, get in touch!
Read MoreAdmiral Lord Nelson School (ALNS) was named TES’s Creative School of the Year, due to their ‘thinking outside of the box approach’. At The New School, creativity be also engrained within every aspect of our learning environment and will be a key part of our students’ educational journey.
Read MoreCreating school cultures that value different opinions, support respectful communication, give young people agency in learning, and ensure partnership relationships between adults and children - as oppose to dictatorial adult control, is key to improving mental wellness.
Read MoreThe New School will be opening its doors in Croydon this September and we are on the hunt for exceptional teachers who want to shake up the education system and pioneer a new approach.
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