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Secondary School
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A film about pupils that have left Lewes New School and moved onto Secondary School is available to view.
Because we are free to dispense with SATs, it's a bit like giving the kids an extra year's preparation for Secondary School. The final year at a Primary School is typically one of endless practising for the looming SATs exams. Teachers and pupils alike come under massive pressure to perform well and genuine learning is all but stopped as the focus is switched to the tests ahead. Not at Lewes New School. We simply carry on our approach of educating the whole child and encouraging their love of learning.
"Lewes New School really helped me feel more enthusiastic about learning, showed me that learning can be so much more fun." Billie Turner (now in year 8)
"I had no problem making friends at the start of secondary school, I think the Lewes New School helped that because its so open and friendly and... it teaches you to be a nice person, and people like nice people." Howard Davies - Arai (now at 6th form college)
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Understandably, parents are anxious about the transition between Primary School and Secondary School. Due to the different approach to learning at Lewes New School, we appreciate that this concern might be greater for some parents.
We interviewed the Deputy Head Teacher at the local Secondary School in Lewes, to find out how the children from Lewes New School get on.
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