Steps To Entry

 

The Prospectus gives you an insight into the aims and ethos of the School. If you would like to ensure there is a place for your child before taking your enquiries further, please call Kate Whitehead, Director of Admissions on 01883 733841.

  

To get to know us properly, we recommend you visit the School, and discuss your child's needs and aspirations with the Head. Please call us 01883 733841. We will be delighted to arrange an appointment.

  

Following your visit, if you decide that you would like your child to join Hazelwood, it is then necessary to register. This is done by completing the Registration Form in the prospectus (or available from the School Office), and sending it along with the £100 Registration Fee to our Admissions Office. Assuming there is a place, and subject to our assessment procedures, receipt of the £100 non-refundable Registration Fee and Registration Form means that your child will be reserved a place.

   

  

Approximately a year before your child is due to join, a refundable Confirmation Deposit of £500 will be requested, in order to confirm the place, subject to assessment. The School holds this sum until your child's final term, when it is offset against any extra charges he/she may have incurred. Any outstanding credit will be returned to you.

  

For pupils joining The Nursery and Early Years there is no assessment, but the Head and Head of Early Years will seek assurances from parents about their children. For the rest of the school, we recommend your child spends some time with us. This also helps ensure that starting at Hazelwood is a happy, secure experience and not an intimidating one. However, we need to ensure each child can access our full curriculum and pupils (for Year 3 entry and upwards) are requested to take an assessment based on tasks done by the class they propose to join. A report from your child's current school is also requested.  For Years 1 and 2, sight of the most recent school report and observation of your child on their visit allows staff to assess whether Hazelwood is the right school for them.

  

During the term before joining, your child will be invited to come in to School to meet his or her new prospective classmates, and generally feel more familiar with the school environment. As parents, you will also be able to meet key teaching staff. Your future Hazelwood Parents' Association Form Representative will also contact you for a pre-term ‘get-together' for both children and parents alike.

  

Every effort is made to make the first day enjoyable and relaxed. All members of staff pay particular attention to new pupils and a current pupil will be chosen to be the new pupil's buddy and helper for as long as deemed necessary.