FAQs
Where will the School be located?
The Richmond-Upon-Thames school is proposed to be in Hampton, located on the now disused Oldfield Centre (Primary School) site, above the A308 and next to Kempton Race Course.
The specific Suffolk site is still being finalised, but it will be in the Woodbridge/Rendlesham area.
How big will the School be?
The Richmond-upon-Thames School will have at a minimum two classes per year, based on parental demand. It will provide ‘through’ education, from Reception to age 18. We are planning to have 24 children per class.
Suffolk will have one class per year, with between 15-24 children per class. It will be a secondary school only starting at age 11. It may extend to 18 based on demand.
Do Children have to learn TM to apply?
No, children may of course apply and be offered a place prior to learning TM. TM is a part of the curriculum though, and each child will learn the technique either just prior to starting school or if this is not possible, in the first week after starting. There will be no charge whatsoever for children to learn TM once they are offered a place, and we will take care of scheduling their instruction for you. The TM course fee for the children is being covered by an outside charity.
I’d love my child to attend, what do I do next?
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Will it require any changes in belief or faith?
None at all. Children of all faiths, as well as no faith have attended Maharishi School. All of them thrive.
What’s different about the School?
Maharishi School has three fundamental principles:
1) We are here to enjoy
2) The nature of life is bliss
3) The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness
We deliver this in 3 ways:
1) The daily practice of TM systematically develops neurological integration of the student. This results in more balance in the child, a clearer mind, and more self-confidence.
2) We also provide our teachers with additional training in both the theory and practice of Consciousness-based Education. This programme helps them prepare to focus on bringing out the best in every child and develop each child’s creativity and intelligence in addition to improving their harmonious behaviour.
3) As individual subjects are taught by the teacher, integrating principles are brought to light that allow the pupil to relate what is being studied to their own experience. For example, “life is found in layers”, or “every action has a reaction”. These are just as true for an individual, as they are in the physical world.
What do you teach? Are the subjects the usual subjects taught at school?
We provide a broad and balanced curriculum, and our students in secondary school study GCSEs in a wide range of subjects such as Science, Mathematics, English, History, Geography, etcetera. In addition we plan on eventually offering the International Baccalaureate.
At primary school we use many of the teaching schemes used in schools around the country.
Are your teachers qualified?
All of our teachers are highly qualified, although as a Free School we have the option of hiring teachers who do not have a teaching certificate. This gives us the flexibility to hire an exceptional teacher who may have considerable teaching experience in the independent sector, but may not have a teaching certificate. For example, the Head of our Art Department at our School in Lancashire is the only teacher who does not have a certificate but has a decade of experience and is consistently rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
What are your academic results like?
In spite of being completely academically non-selective, we consistently score in the top 2.5% of schools nationally, and in our last Ofsted inspection we received a rating of ‘Outstanding’ in 11 areas and ‘Outstanding’ overall.
However we are not an academic ‘hothouse’ and we are much more focused on developing the well-being and holistic development of the child, than we are on getting top academic results.
Where can I get more information?
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Another great place to start is our website homepage. If you haven’t seen our short video yet, please have a look at it on our home page, www.maharishischool.com
