We chat to the new head at The White House School – the South West London co-education prep – Tony Lewis
You joined the school in September 2017, how?s the journey been so far"

It?s a great school with a wonderful ethos, the children are happy and doing extremely well, so there has been every reason to have enjoyed the journey.
What are you looking to introduce to the school"

We are extremely positive in our management of the children, which encourages them to take risks. Consequently they make mistakes and we enable them to learn from these because of the confidence they gain by having a go. We promote a view of learning that goes well beyond the curriculum, and it?s exactly what you would wish of an environment in which children can and do learn effectively. My ambition is to build on this, and there are specific areas to which we will apply this ethos with greater determination ? for example, developing Science into STEM and STEAM. Already we build a car each year and race it, we enjoy Science Week and Science Club, and our ICT is driving forward with coding, so there are some exciting aspects present, but we can do more. How do you ensure every pupil achieves their full potential"

Our teachers are excellent and they care deeply ? teachers really do make a difference. Our curriculum is designed to stretch, challenge and stimulate, and we monitor this on a day-to-day basis (having small classes helps enormously) and with more formal assessme...