Uniquely St Paul’s First Years (Years 3 & 4) New school, new challenges, new friendships HOME > ABOUT ST PAUL’S > ST PAUL’S JUNIORS: WHAT TO EXPECT > FIRST YEARS (YEARS 3 & 4) Our youngest pupils at St Paul’s Juniors join the First Years (Years 3 & 4). Each year approximately 54 boys join the Lower First Year (Year 3), in three forms of 18. As these boys move to the Upper First Year (Year 4) they are mixed with 18 new boys into four new forms. For over half of our pupils in the First Years, St Paul’s Juniors is a new beginning, and as such, our focus is on making sure that they settle in, feel confident and enjoy coming to school. The Form Tutor is crucial in managing this transition, overseeing their pastoral care, nurturing their emotional development and instilling our core values of Kindness & Mutual Respect, Integrity, Curiosity, Humility and Perseverance. All new pupils are also given house ‘buddies’ from older year groups. These older boys act as mentors to the younger pupils, helping them to settle in and feel at home. The First Year curriculum is made up of a mixture of ‘home periods’, where the pupils are taught by their form tutor, and specialist teaching in subjects such as Music, Drama and P.E. Through our broad curriculum, we aim to foster a love of learning that will stay with our pupils as they move through the school. Outside the classroom there is plenty to keep our pupils busy, whether it be the wide range of club and activities, school trips, Forest School sessions or sporting fixtures against other schools. The First Years are a time for pupils to expand their horizons intellectually, explore their extra-curricular interests and a time simply to have fun with new friends. A day in the life of an Upper First pupil ‘I woke up and smiled to myself because I was going to the best school ever!’ FIND OUT MORE Academic Life Our aim is to enable pupils to be the best that they can be in a lively, stimulating and rewarding environment. FIND OUT MORE Beyond the Classroom Pupils have an opportunity to take part in a huge number of sports clubs and musical, dramatic and artistic activities at St Paul’s Juniors. Wellbeing Our pupils flourish under the individual attention we offer at St Paul’s Juniors, forming close bonds with their fellow pupils, staff and their Form Tutors. When I was drawing I felt as if I was already a professional artist. FIRST YEAR BOY VISION AND VALUES ST PAUL’S SCHOOL – VISION AND VALUES ST PAUL’S JUNIORS – VISION AND VALUES ST PAUL’S SCHOOL: WHAT TO EXPECT DAILY LIFE – AGE 13-16 DAILY LIFE – AGE 16-18 ST PAUL’S JUNIORS: WHAT TO EXPECT FIRST YEARS (AGE 7-9) SECOND YEARS (AGE 9-11) THIRD YEARS (AGE 11-13) HISTORY AND ARCHIVES ST PAUL’S SCHOOL ARCHIVES APPOSITION ST PAUL’S AND WW1 THE FUTURE – RENEWAL CAMPAIGN GENERAL TEACHING BUILDING SCIENCE BUILDING NEWS EVENTS WELCOME FROM THE HIGH MASTER HIGH MASTER’S BLOG HEAD OF JUNIORS’ WELCOME OUR GOVERNANCE INSPECTIONS SCHOOL POLICIES WORK WITH US CURRENT VACANCIES HOW TO APPLY ST PAUL’S SCHOOL ST PAUL’S JUNIORS SUPPORT STAFF WORKING AT ST PAUL’S BENEFITS MEET THE TEAM TYPES OF ROLES GENDER PAY GAP SAFER RECRUITMENT FACILITIES & HIRES MILTON ART GALLERY WATHEN HALL AND MUSIC SCHOOL SAMUEL PEPYS THEATRE AND DRAMA CENTRE SPORTS FACILITIES SCHOOL SHOP NEWS TERM DATES GETTING HERE CONTACT US WORK WITH US FACILITIES & HIRES SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP SCHOOL MERCHANDISE COOKIES TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY ST PAUL'S SCHOOL LONSDALE ROAD LONDON SW13 9JT RECEPTION 020 8748 9162 GENERAL ENQUIRIES reception@stpaulsschool.org.uk ADMISSIONS 13+ admissions@stpaulsschool.org.uk ADMISSIONS 16+ 16plusentry@stpaulsschool.org.uk ST PAUL'S JUNIORS LONSDALE ROAD LONDON SW13 9JT RECEPTION 020 8748 3461 GENERAL ENQUIRIES spjreceptionist@stpaulsschool.org.uk ADMISSIONS 7+, 8+ 7and8plusentry@stpaulsschool.org.uk ADMISSIONS 11+ 11plusentry@stpaulsschool.org.uk © St Paul's School 2021 School website design by mso.net