With the exception of Saturdays, three specific academic preps, each of 20 minutes duration, are set daily to children in the Senior School. Middle School classes have 40 minutes of supervised prep after lunch, and children in the Pre-Prep are encouraged to do some reading at home and sometimes some specific project work.

Our system aims to instil into the children good, private working habits, and to encourage them to get themselves organised! Each prep room is supervised by a member of staff or a prefect, and the work being done during prep is monitored by either the Director of Studies or Academic Manager. During prep no talking, communication or movement is permitted.

As the children progress through the school ‘floating’ preps are gradually introduced: a deadline for completion is set rather than a specific prep slot allocated. Senior pupils are thereby encouraged to plan their work sensibly - a habit they will need to acquire in preparation for their public school.

Robert Bass