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Partnership Reference Form

Senior Schools do not rely on academic results alone to form decisions about admissions; they are also keen to receive information about a child’s attitude to learning, their motivation and behaviour, as well as their contribution to school life, their personal attributes and their extra-curricular interests and talents.

In order to collect this information, Pennthorpe write references in partnership with our families, to ensure that each child’s reference includes as much information about them as a person, their personal qualities and skills, as well as their interests and achievements, both in and outside school.

We are very grateful to our families for working in partnership with us to collate this. You are invited to complete the fields below. All information shared via this form will help to prepare your child’s reference for transfer on to Senior School. Please give as much information as you can, but feel free to bullet point items. This form and your responses can be updated at any time via a link that will be sent to you once you submit the form. Therefore, please do come back to it throughout the year and edit/add to it as required.

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Background

Please include a summary here of your child’s family background, health/medical needs, attendance, schools attended (with dates), siblings, bursary support, and any other circumstances of which a senior school should be aware.
Please give details here about your child’s character, their attitude to learning and the type of person they are. This might include comments about their application, motivation, behaviour, reliability, independence, teamwork, leadership, confidence, intellectual curiosity, organisation, ICT skills etc.

Personal Interests & Achievements

Please give details in the boxes below about your child’s participation, talents and achievements in and outside of school in key areas. This might include comments about their contribution to school life and extra-curriculars through participation in clubs, teams/matches, workshops, trips, productions, concerts, competitions, awards, positions of responsibility and leadership etc.
Such as Chess, Dance, Judo, Scouts, Guides, Citizenship etc.

Special Support or Differentiation Needs

This might include Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, or any areas in which your child is considered gifted and talented. Please provide a basic summary of any assessments (EP, OT, SALT etc.) your child has had, and any differentiation requirements or concessions they have had recommended.
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