Description
Loughborough Amherst School is Independent Secondary school in Not applicable for kids aged 4 to 18 (Gender - 4 to 18 )
In 1841 Lady Mary Arundell opened a small girl’s school in Loughborough and persuaded Blessed Antonio Rosmini to send religious sisters from Italy to establish a convent. Her request was answered and, mainly through the generosity of Lady Arundell and a dowry from Mary Amherst, the arriving Sister Mary Francesca Panea and Sister Mary Anastasia Somorini helped to establish Our Lady’s Convent School in 1850. To achieve that they commit to: A challenging knowledge-rich curriculum that sets high expectations for all learners. A genuinely personal service to every family and individual understanding of each pupil in the care. The class sizes are small and our overall teacher to pupil ratio is an incredible 1 to 7.6 The Minerva philosophy – this approach to learning is part of every aspect of School life, and is designed with one aim: to help young people prepare for a competitive world while remaining happy, healthy, balanced and kind. You can read more about Minerva here.A rich and diverse extra-curricular programme, particularly in the fields of sport and music, that is enhanced by the membership of the Loughborough Schools Foundation. A flexible curriculum and the ability to cater for a range of abilities that more selective schools, or larger non-selective schools, cannot always match. At Loughborough Amherst School they are proud of being a Catholic School but they do not seek to impose any doctrinal beliefs on any member of the community. The School contains Anglicans, Methodists, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists, as well as pupils whose home life is entirely secular. We welcome all those who embrace the virtues of hard work, humility, compassion, service and respect for others.
Facilities
Reception – Year 6
They split by ability in Numeracy and Literacy, and ensure a personalised sense of pace and challenge to suit your son or daughter. They pride ourselves on the care and attention they are able to give to the pupils. Placing thematic learning at the heart to provide stimulating learning experiences. Learning is tailored not only to the interests of the pupils but also to their personalised pace. Children are encouraged and challenged not only to learn but to articulate their understanding. To equip the children in our care for the future, they believe that they need to prepare them to be thinkers. The curriculum empowers them to be this. In addition, children have access to some of the best music facilities in the country. All Year 2 pupils receive a free year of string instrument lessons.
Years 7-9
At this key stage of development, our main academic aim is to embed all the skills and habits required for study success in later years. By laying firm foundations, your child will be far better prepared for subsequent exam demands. In a similar way to the Prep School, they offer a broad and balanced curriculum for your child with ability settings in the core subjects of Maths and English. Pupils have the opportunity to study Spanish, French or Latin. In the creative and practical subject areas, pupils have a myriad of exciting options to explore everything from Fine Art through to the latest coding techniques.
Years 10 -11 (The GCSE Years)
During the GCSE years, we continue honing study skills but with a natural shift in focus towards the specific requirements of exams. Wherever appropriate, they put in place individual academic mentors for any pupils needing additional help after their mock exam results.It’s all about delivering the right support at the right time In Year 10, your child will continue with their core subject areas and will also be able to choose three additional subjects from the published GCSE option blocks. All pupils have the opportunity of studying up to ten subjects to GCSE and most will include a language at GCSE level (although this isn’t compulsory). As we are a Catholic School our pupils all sit Religious Studies GCSE.
Years 12-13 (The A Level Years)
The combination of being on the top rung of a small school and wider involvement with the rest of the Loughborough Schools Foundation campus of more than 2000 students is hugely beneficial. At A Level, our students can study all the subjects on offer across the Amherst, Grammar and High School curricula. They have 30 A Level options to choose from – which is an exceptional offer for a Sixth Form of our size. Most students take three A Levels and also choose to pursue an extra qualification such as the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Higher Education and careers advice (including Oxbridge mentoring) is of the highest quality.
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Extra-curricular Overview
They believe that young people reap valuable life skills and benefit from the opportunity to experience a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Through our rich and varied extra-curricular timetable there are paths each pupil can explore; enhancing their learning, broadening their horizons and future employability. The timetable encompasses all pupils from Pre-Prep up to Sixth Form and each activity will help reinforce useful life skills such as punctuality, teamwork, problem solving and carrying responsibility.
Music
Loughborough Schools Music is a place of exceptional individual and collaborative efforts where everyone is invited to contribute. There are over 100 annual performance opportunities, 50+ ensembles, 10+ choirs and 7 orchestras. That is in addition to our junior and senior lunchtime recitals, assemblies and house music competitions.
Sport
The shared sports facilities are excellent and allow for the provision of a wide variety of sports. The Foundation is always looking to develop and improve the facilities and the introduction of the Grant Sutcliffe Astro turf and the Parkin Sports Hall in 2019, are testament to this.The Foundation is increasing the variety of extra-curricular clubs and activities and we hope that this in turn will increase the number of pupils across the Foundation playing representative sport.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
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