Richmond
Maharishi Free School, Richmond-Upon-Thames
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THANK YOU!…to all of those prospective parents and interested parties that attended the recent school meetings. We will be submitting the Richmond Maharishi Free School application at the end of February. Demand has been very high, and we are optimistic of DfE approval. We will have a good indication of how our application has been received by the end of May, with a final answer at the end of August 2012. In the meantime, we will keep in touch with those that have registered their interest – with more regular updates posted to our Facebook and Twitter pages – we would love you to follow us by clicking on the links. In the meantime, please feel free to express your support for the Maharishi School’s application with your local MP, Local Authority – or in your local press! If you know of any clubs or organisations that would like to access our facilities at the school, please feel free to get in touch.” THANK YOU AGAIN!.
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An Important Opportunity for Your Child’s Education in Richmond!
Recent Ofsted reports have rated the Maharishi Free School in Lancashire ‘Outstanding’ in 11 areas, and ‘Outstanding’ overall.
The Maharishi Free School has been encouraged by the DfE to set up more high performing schools around the country.
In 2013 there’s a new, state-funded, Maharishi Free School proposed to open in Oldfield Road, Hampton.
To make that happen formal interest needs to be registered – if your child will be starting Reception or Year 7 in 2013 or 2014, PRE-REGISTER your interest now!
The government’s purpose in encouraging Free Schools is to increase choice and drive up educational standards.
Of the first 24 approved Free Schools, the school with the best track record is the Maharishi Free School in Lancashire.
Recent Ofted reports rated it ‘Outstanding’ in 11 areas including ‘Outstanding’ overall.
Maharishi Free School has been encouraged by the DfE to set up more high-performing Schools around the country and the good news is that Maharishi Free School is in the process of submitting a proposal to start one near you here in Hampton, Richmond.
We are planning to provide a ‘through’ education, from Reception through to 6th Form, offering GCSEs and the universally respected International Baccalaureate.
Benefits of Maharishi Free School
1: Ofsted has rated it as Outstanding GCSE results are not only among the highest in Lancashire, but also in the top 2.5% of all schools nationally. It has won more national poetry competitions than any other school.
2: Maharishi Free School offers your child an education which includes a simple mental skill that helps to fulfil their potential. Children take part in Transcendental Meditation at the start and end of the school day. It enables students to improve their performance by being restfully alert and more receptive to learning. The school describes its ethos as providing holistic development for all pupils, eliminating stress and improving the school’s atmosphere by creating a happy, focused and orderly learning environment.
“The School’s focus on individuals and its use of meditation and the quest for balance underpins all that it does. Students are calm, confident, self-assured, polite and considerate. They are eager to acquire knowledge and skills and enjoy learning… The quality of education is outstanding overall because individuals and their needs are at the heart of the School’s work”.
Ofsted 2009
“Maharishi School has long achieved outstanding results for its pupils and has been imaginative in its approach to raising standards. I am delighted that the education provided by this school will now be available for free to local young people… and will become recognised as a flagship of the Free School Programme”.
Lord Hill, Under Secretary of State for Schools
“Since my 2 children have attended the Maharishi school, not only their lives but those of the family as a whole have become increasingly fulfilled, calmer and creative. As a teacher myself for more than 15 years, in both private and state funded schools, many of which have excellent staff and facilities, I have found the Maharishi School to offer all round very high quality education.”
Erinna Delaney new parent at the Maharishi Free School
