Welcome to Bruern
At first sight, Bruern looks much like any other prep school. A beautiful old building, spacious grounds with children playing sport or hanging out of trees, and lots of dogs!
Look deeper though and you see a prep school where every child really is an individual and their learning style does not have to fit into the boxes that many schools use to help them run efficiently.
Bruern provides a bespoke education where additional needs and neurodiversity really do sit at the heart of our education and where children’ s self esteem is our foremost aim. Confidence is the key not only to academic success but to a sense of wellbeing and purpose in life.
All pupils at Bruern use a laptop but that doesn’t mean that they spend all their time glued to a screen. Teaching is varied, interesting and tailored to each child. There is a focus on numeracy and literacy with more time dedicated to these areas. Classes are small with plenty of teacher time for each child. Support is provided in class when possible with extra help available for those who need a more specialised approach.
Perhaps most importantly, we hold dear to the values of kindness, honesty, respect, confidence, creativity and resilience and emphasise the importance of good manners and self discipline. We actively teach these values through our character education curriculum and by the way we all act in school. Getting things wrong is a part of life and learning and enabling our pupils to deal with setbacks stands them in good stead for later life.
Could we be the right school for your child? We’d love to meet you to find out if we could be.
Hilary Phillips
Head, Bruern Abbey Prep School
