The Lower School at Sevenoaks LS_book_single_pages | Page 5

Years 7 and 8 are a golden time for our pupils:
they enjoy all the benefits of secondary school
but with none of the pressures. Free from
impending exams, free from the diktats of
national syllabus and assessments, free from
prescriptive micro-management often found
for this age group, pupils are encouraged to
enjoy these years, to use their time for work
and for co-curricular pursuits, for service and
for fun.
Lower School pupils are treated little
differently from the other pupils at the school.
They have the same classrooms, the same
teachers, the same co-curricular facilities and
are given practically the same independence
as the other year groups. They do have their
own Common Room and they are given first
place in the lunch queue, but apart from that,
there is little Lower School pupils cannot
or will not do that separates them from the
older ones. Pupils thrive on this and relish the
opportunities it brings.
We want Lower School pupils to have a go, to
try everything, to be busy with whatever they
enjoy. In the years to come there will be plenty
of hard work, responsibilities and long hours,
so they should make the most of this special
time while they can.
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