REPTON PREP

Repton Prep launches short-term international boarding programme

Repton Prep is a truly global school and a home-from-home for 16 different nationalities. Pupils board from the age of seven in an idyllic 55-acre campus with excellent in-locoparentis care that goes above and beyond.

As part of a wider family of schools that includes international schools in the UAE, Egypt, and China, pupils benefit from collaboration with peers around the world. The community is enriched by a blend of international boarders, meaning that diversity prospers. This has been further enhanced by the recent introduction of a short-term boarding scheme that gives overseas pupils the opportunity to spend a term at Repton Prep.

These boarders benefit from the employment of Rachel Wantling, a qualified EAL teacher dedicated not only to working with pupils on their understanding of the English language, but to ensure their full immersion in the rich boarding programme. Most importantly, Rachel is resident fulltime on campus to support international boarders round the clock. As Head of EAL, she plays a vital role in integrating boarders into school life in the following ways:

Providing visual and bilingual daily routines for display to aid understanding of daily routine and improve communication

Intervention sessions with ‘now and next’ to provide pupils with information on upcoming weekend boarding trips and activities to alleviate the unknown and increase understanding, excitement and anticipation EAL language tuition four times a week

In-class phonics reading intervention sessions twice a week

Providing an enhanced supported transition for leavers to senior school

A sense of belonging is gained through a comprehensive programme of boarding events and activities designed to bring the host of different cultures and communities together. This ranges from themed evenings such as Burns Night, Fiesta de Espana, Lunar New Year, and Maslenitsa, to on-site live music festivals, outdoor cinema nights, and Diwali UV discos - every event offers a unique recreational and educational experience that promotes a positive sense of community.