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Coordinates: 51°25′17″N 0°05′44″W / 51.4213783°N 0.0956069°W / 51.4213783; -0.0956069
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The New School
Address
Map
St. Marys Lodge, 149 Central Hill, London SE19 1RT
Coordinates51°25′17″N 0°05′44″W / 51.4213783°N 0.0956069°W / 51.4213783; -0.0956069
Information
School typeDemocratic school
EstablishedSeptember 2020
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Department for Education URN147986 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalLucy Stephens
Staff15+
Websitehttps://www.thenewschool.org.uk/

The New School, in Norwood, Croydon, south London is an independent democratic run school. It is mixed gender and teaches children up to 16.[1]

The school uses principles of sociocracy.[2]

History

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Former mainstream teacher Lucy Stephens spent a number of years researching school models valuing relationships equity and inclusion.[3]


Research

The school has been included in the University of Nottingham educational evaluation [4] and in Brick by Brick: How do we build a world without prisons by Cradle Community, as an example of non-punitive education.[5]

  1. ^ "The New School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ "Principles". The New School. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ "LUCY STEPHENS & TOM OBERST". Rethinking Education. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. ^ "The New School first year evaluation" (PDF). University of Nottingham. December 2021.
  5. ^ Brick by brick : how we build a world without prisons. Cradle Community. Maidstone. 2021. ISBN 978-1-914221-03-3. OCLC 1268133078.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)