Breaside Preparatory School

Despite the weather we held our annual Easter Bonnet Parade at the end of term and as always there were so many amazing creations! The level of hard work that went into each bonnet was really evident and it was the hardest job to choose winners this year, they were all so unique and beautiful. Well done to everyone, as they truly were all fantastic!

Children from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed a Maths Puzzle Challenge. They worked in teams to use their problem solving and teamwork skills to solve tricky puzzles. All the children had a fantastic time and it was great to see them using their knowledge in an interactive and fun way!

Private School Job Vacancies - Breaside Prep In Kent

Breaside is expanding!
We have secured a second site allowing us to offer the same high-quality education to more children at a location very close to our existing school.

This is a wonderful opportunity to become part of a new and exciting team at the new location with the support of the existing, experienced, and friendly team of Breaside.

The ethos of Breaside School is to provide high-quality all-round education. We are a top independent school, which aims to foster a caring atmosphere in which pupils and teachers are aware of and sympathetic to the needs of others.

To find out more please visit our website:

Private School Job Vacancies - Breaside Prep In Kent For independent school jobs in Bromley, view our current vacancies at Breaside Prep where outstanding professionals impact children's lives.

Breaside Preparatory School is delighted to announce that we have secured an additional site for our wonderful school which will allow us to offer more places to new Breaside families.
Opening September 2023 our new building on Widmore Road enables us to expand our existing school, offering the same exciting learning environment with a holistic approach to education currently offered at Breaside @ Orchard Road. Phase 1 for Pre-Prep, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, Phase 2 opening for Year 3 – Year 6.
For more information and to register please contact our Registrar on 0208 460 0916 or email [email protected].

Breaside Preparatory School celebrates NACE Challenge Award second accreditation - Breaside Preparatory School

We are very proud to have again been awarded the NACE Challenge Accreditation!

The award is given in recognition of school-wide commitment to high-quality provision for more able learners, within the context of challenge for all.

Click on the image below to see the full review from NACE

Breaside Preparatory School celebrates NACE Challenge Award second accreditation - Breaside Preparatory School The National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) has named Breaside Preparatory School the 155th school to be accredited for the second time with the NACE Challenge Award. The award is given in recognition of school-wide commitment to high-quality provision for more able learners, with...

Our Year 6 girls went to Farrington’s School for a friendly Netball tournament. We took two teams and played matches against Farringtons, Blackheath High, Farnborough and Babington House. The competition was tough but we tried hard and had fun whilst playing some great games of Netball. Well done to all the participants. Thanks to Miss Sower and Miss Betts for their coaching and thanks to the parents for their support.

Breaside has had a huge feast of football with various games and football skills session taking place throughout the whole week. We have enjoyed hosting St Dunstans Years 3’s, 4’s and 6’s this week with lots of matches being played at once. It was great to see lots of children having fun whilst learning through playing. Breaside played well us winning most if not all of our matches.

The Year 4’s also had a chance to play Farringtons away. We played 2 mixed sides against where some fantastic football was on show. We were ahead in both games, winning both matches.

A fantastic week of football was had by all and it was great to give game time to as many children as possible.

Well done to everyone

Our Reception children had an amazing time at the British Wildlife Centre. We met our keepers, Meg and Shannon, who showed us around and taught us some amazing facts about all of the animals that we saw. We were introduced to the Foxes, a Scottish Wild Cat, Badgers, Rats, a Hedgehog, Owls, Deer and a very entertaining Otter!

We really impressed our keepers by remembering the facts they had taught us, and we couldn't wait to tell our parents about everything we learnt!

The children had a brilliant day, well done Reception!

On Thursday 28 February Year 2 visited the Postal Museum in London. We whizzed along on the underground mail train following the tunnels post would have been carried along during the last century. The children particularly liked when they pretended to have a power cut and we were left in the dark!

There was lots of role play involving collecting, sorting and delivering in the Postal Play Space and we had a workshop based around the story of The Jolly Postman. We were also lucky enough to see the new stamps featuring King Charles that will be issued in April.

Year 3 had an action-packed day last week, they participated in 6 different workshops and learnt lots more about Stone Age Life.
From Hunters to Farmers, they compared the difference in lifestyle between hunter gatherers and early farmers. Trading in the Stone Age took the children on a journey, following Stone Age peoples on their travels. Beliefs and Burials discussed the beliefs of Stone and Bronze Age peoples and explored their worshipping practices and rituals. The children looked at how our ancestors developed the tools they needed to hunt and survive in a dangerous world. They had a go at grinding some grain, using the methods that Stone Age peoples would have used, got creative with their own cave painting and we even got to meet a Stone Age tribe member, Claw!
The children had an amazing day, despite the cold weather and wowed the adults with their fantastic behaviour.
Kent Life

On Wednesday 8th March we celebrated World Maths Day in the Juniors with all the children taking part in a live Mathletics online challenge. They all competed in quick fire mental arithmetic rounds which gave them points for all their correct answers. This competition took place around the World and as a school our highest ranking was 9th in the Country from our Year 6 results and one of our Year 6 Pupils coming 29th in the country! All the children demonstrated fantastic mental arithmetic skills!

Culture – it’s intentional - Cognita School

"Many people talk about culture in education. It can be easy to talk about but hard to pin down."

Dr Simon Camby, Cognita Group Chief Education Officer, shares some thoughts following a recent visit to Breaside Preparatory School in England. Simon reflects on the school’s inspiring culture and the significance of being intentional about ensuring that it becomes a part of daily life.

Click below to read Simon's full article on our website.
https://www.cognita.com/thought-leadership/culture-its-intentional/

Culture – it’s intentional - Cognita School Dr Simon Camby, Group Chief Education Officer, recently visited Breaside Prep School in England. Simon shares some reflections on the...

We really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day at Breaside and we hope that it has inspired our children to go away and write a story or pick up a book to read!

Last week at Breaside we celebrated Safer Internet Day by making e-safety our theme of the week across the school.

To help us celebrate this day, we took part in activities and assemblies in school throughout the week to help reinforce top tips for making the internet a safer space to learn explore and play for all.

Co-ordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, Safer Internet Day sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. This year’s theme is ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.

We strongly believe that internet safety education is a crucial element of the curriculum and an essential part of young people’s development. Please click on the links below to help you become more aware of the safety messages that your children receive in school in order to reinforce them in your home environment.

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
https://www.childnet.com/resources/parent-and-carer-toolkit/
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

We also held our first E-safety Parental Information Evening. We discussed the importance of e-safety and how we can work together to make sure your children have a positive experience using technology.

We had fun celebrating French Day at Breaside and our pupils participated in an array of exciting activities. There was a French flower-making workshop, a French quiz, French lunch, an Eiffel tower craft-making activity as well as cross-curricular activities involving maths.

We had the last of our three Stay & Play sessions this morning for our prospective Kindergarten pupil joining Sept 2023. It was lovely to see all the children having fun, playing together with different toys, and a wonderful opportunity for our Kindergarten teachers to meet them and also have a coffee and chat with their Mums and Dads.

Happy Lunar New Year!

A group of Breaside Y5 and Y6 pupils had the pleasure of attending the A.I.M. High Writers Workshop this week. The workshop was led by performance poet and author Neal Zetter and the theme of the day was the use of imagery in poetry and the importance of effective editing. The children wrote some powerful poems in relation to the theme given, which was their fears. The children took away so many great ideas on how to improve their writing and created some fantastic poetry.

Our Cookery Cub enjoyed making Vanilla Cup Cakes this week. They worked together in their groups, carefully checking the recipe as they weighed, mixed, and beat the mixture. Once smooth, they then divided the mixture into the cases ready for the oven. Whilst the cakes were cooking, everyone helped by washing, drying and cleaning the tables. They took the cakes home to share with their families!

What a wonderful final few weeks we have had here at Breaside! There has been much laughter and happiness across the school starting with our Winter Wonderland and visiting Donkeys Finn and Flash, Father Christmas, the ice rink, and silent disco; our visit to see Jack and the Beanstalk at the Churchill Theatre; Christmas performances from our youngest children in Kindergarten through to year 2; a delicious Christmas Lunch; finishing with our traditional Christmas Carol Service at St George's Church with performances from our Junior children in Years 3-6. We are really now feeling very festive!

Breaside has once again been recognised as one of the Top Independent Prep Schools in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2023. Placed 18th within the top 100 schools, this is another fantastic achievement for our wonderful school, parents, children and staff!

Congratulations to our Year 5 Girls who won the Bromley School’s Cross Country Cup! A great result, well done girls!

Our amazing Kitchen Staff treated our children and staff to a colourful and very tasty Mexican themed lunch!

We are wearing odd socks today for Anti-Bullying Week as a way of showing that it’s OK to be different!

Today we held our Remembrance Day Assembly and paid our respects to those that have sacrificed so much for this country over the past 100 years. We will remember them.

Breaside have had an out-of-this-world space week. Every class has observed, held and learnt about some very special space rocks! Every child has literally held the moon! Breaside have borrowed the moon rocks from NASA and the ESA along with a variety of other rocks including meteorites too.

Our Art Club enjoyed using chalk pastels to create these effective Firework drawings!

Thank you for supporting our Macmillan Coffee, Cake & Raffle Morning! A special thank you to our Kitchen staff for making the delicious cakes! Also Graham @ Black Cab Coffee for the amazing coffee!

Last Friday approximately 300 children and 40 staff boarded a fleet of coaches and headed off to Joss Bay in Broadstairs Kent for our Global Be Well Day! This was a fantastic opportunity for us to continue our School Council Project of ‘Saving the Oceans’ as we went on a Beach Clean, something that is close to all of our hearts. Upon our arrival we were treated to a beautiful beach bathed in glorious late September sunshine! The children and staff immediately set about enjoying the sand and exploring the beach, as well taking turns with the litter picking equipment kindly loaned by Thanet Council for the day.
An appetising lunch was shortly delivered which proved to be very popular with both children and staff! Thanks to some hawk kites that were purchased by Mrs Nicholson , the seagulls kept their distance and the children were able to eat their food in peace! Following lunch the children had some more time to explore and learn about the beach and sea before we starting to board our coaches for the journey home.
The children had a wonderful day and it was so lovely to see them playing in the sand with their friends whilst also giving something back to the local community in the form of a beach clean.
The best Global Be Well Day yet we believe! A huge thank you to all the staff on the trip who made it such a great day for the children.

Kindergarten and Pre-Prep celebrated Global Be Well Day in style! We started our day by meeting a famous children’s author, Ellie Jackson ‘online’ and she read us one of her stories, ‘Duffy’s Lucky Escape’. We then completed our own beach clean in the playground and the teachers helped us to sort the rubbish we found into buckets for plastic, litter and paper/cardboard. We had fish and chips and ice cream for lunch and another ‘online’ meeting with an another famous author, Julia Donaldson and the illustrator, Axel Scheffler.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A sad time for the whole country. Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family. Rest in peace, Your Majesty.

We have had a wonderful first day back to school here at Breaside. Everyone arrived looking super smart and with smiles on their faces. It is brilliant to be back!

We’re hiring!
We are looking for suitably qualified and forward thinking School Premises Assistant to work with our Premises Manager to ensure the school building and grounds are managed effectively and of the highest standard, and in accordance with the operational needs of the school including any regulatory requirements. Please visit our website for more information about our school and details on how to apply: https://breaside.co.uk/about-us/job-vacancies-2/

We said a very fond farewell to our Year 6 pupils yesterday as they came to the end of their journey with us here at Breaside. Waved off by staff and parents, they went on their traditional tour around Bromley on the Breaside Class of 2022 Red Bus! Goodbye and good luck Year Six, you have been an amazing group of students and we wish you all continued success at Secondary School.

At our Annual Prize Giving Ceremony, we celebrated the successes and achievements of our pupils. The children have worked so hard and shown true dedication and commitment to their studies this year and achieved such phenomenal results. We are very proud of each and every one of them!

We were treated to two fantastic performances of Peter Pan by all of our Year 6 pupils, we have so much Breaside talent again this year! They all worked extremely hard learning their lines, all the very catchy songs, and the amazing choreography. The set, the action and the makeup made it seem like we were in the West End! Well done Year 6!

What an exciting day for Kindergarten and Pre-Prep as they all enjoyed their Sports Day! It was amazing to see so many lovely parents and family members come to watch and cheer the children along, thank you as always for your continued support! The children enjoyed hoops, egg and spoon, sprint, frog collecting and the Breaside classic, ‘Beach Explorers’ races and all performed amazingly! The concentration and determination that all the children demonstrated was fantastic, even more so considering their ages! We cannot wait for the next one!

A group of scruffy (Year 2) urchins, were transported to Kent Life for a day exploring what life was like for a child in Victorian times. A Victorian factory owner explained some of the jobs children would have been expected to do, and some of the children were measured up to see if they would be the right size to climb up a chimney while others got to imagine they worked as a servant in a big house doing the laundry using a washboard and tub. They all thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt lots about life as a Victorian child!

Wow what a fantastic runathon raising money for Save the Children! The weather was glorious, and all the children were keen and ready to run. They had a few obstacles along their way - dodging the water guns, jumping the hurdles, and escaping the T-Rex!!!
A massive thank you to our children and parents for all their efforts to support this day. We hope to raise life changing money for such a good cause which was chosen by the Breaside children. Thank you again.