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2023 – 2024 Enrolment Plan
LEH Foshan is open to students who hold a foreign passport, as well as residents from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan.
Enroling your child in LEH Foshan, is only a few steps away!
01/Submit an Application
Submit an application online (here) or soft copy, including all the supporting documents. An Application Fee of CNY 2,000 is required.
02/ Assessment & Interview
The Admissions Team will arrange an assessment and interview with the Headteacher.
Part 1: Assessment (80-100 mins)
Online Assessment: 40-60 mins
ELL Test: 40 mins
For non-native English speakers, an ELL (English Language Learner) test is required.
Part 2: Interview
Student Interview: 15-20 mins
Interview with Parents: 5-10 mins
03/ Decision
Applications are processed by the LEH Review Committee. Assessment results are reviewed along with the provided documentation. Parents are informed of the decision within five working days.
04/ Offer
Parents will receive, by email, either:
i) an offer of a place;
ii) a conditional offer;
iii) a waitlist offer or,
iv) a decline.
The email will clearly explain the next steps for each category.
Lady Eleanor Holles International School Foshan, an exceptional British curriculum day and boarding school, welcomed its first students in September 2021. With a campus and curriculum tailored to the needs of boys and girls, from 6 to 18 years, the School brings together the best of a British boarding school education to Foshan, a dynamic city in the heart of the Greater Bay Area of Southern China. The School provides the space, facilities and expert teaching for boys and girls from Year 2 to Year 13 to flourish, either as day students or as boarders.
Chosen as Independent Girls' School of the Year at the Independent School Awards, Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH) is a remarkable school. It is a school where students successfully combine impressive intellectual endeavour with enthusiastic engagement well beyond academia. Their exam results and their sporting achievements are among the best in the UK. Their musical and dramatic activities place them among the best of young performers.
LEH is a school full of opportunity, challenge and friendship; a place to take risks and become bold; to discover passions, talents and yourself; a place for remarkable young students.
LEH Foshan offers an inspirational English language education for carefully selected students, developing a joyful attitude to learning which encourages students to think critically and creatively. LEH Foshan is a school full of opportunity, challenge and friendship; a place to take risks and become bold; a place to discover passions, talents and oneself; a place that nurtures remarkable young people.
Headteacher
Mrs Jane Arden is the Headteacher of LEH International School Foshan. She studied at both Liverpool, John Moores University and Liverpool University where she was awarded a BA (hons)in History, and a PGCE. Prior to this role, she was the Deputy Principal of Chengdu Westminster founding team, as well Director of Teaching and Learning and Head of English.
Before that, Jane spent four year as Head of Academics and English at Wellington College International. With nearly 30 years in education, she has led schools to achieve outstanding IGCSE and A level results. Jane Arden has also worked as Assistant Principal examiner for AQA English language. Training and mentoring teachers is key for Jane in creating schools fit for the 21st century.
Head of Prep School
Ms Bateman has nearly 30 years of experience as an educator and leader in both British and international schools in the UK, Portugal, and Egypt. Her journey in education has been wide-ranging. In 2009 she established herself as a leader when she became a founding Headteacher of an independent school in the UK.
In her last position, Ms Bateman worked as a Headteacher of Early years foundation stage (EYFS) and Primary 6 form entry school at a well-regarded British International School in Cairo, Egypt. Ms Bateman holds a BA in Education from Staffordshire University, a PGCE from Edge Hill University and a MA SEN Education from Cambridge UK.
The quality, experience and commitment of your teacher is the single most important factor in the academic success of any student. We are proud to introduce our colleagues, all of whom are experienced, inspirational and proven in teaching the British curriculum.
Our native English-speaking teaching staff are recruited from leading schools around the world, and bring maturity and dynamism to the classroom. Most hold Masters or PhDs in Education and have, 90% of whom are British, on average, 15+ years of teaching experience.
With smaller class sizes, our students benefit from a highly individualised teaching approach, where each teacher has a firm knowledge of his or her student’s strengths and challenges. Our teachers have the support and resources they need to personalise their teaching to ensure that each student achieves their personal best.
An Authentic British Curriculum
At LEH Foshan all our teaching, pastoral care and extra-curricular activities are designed to ensure that students are equipped with the skills, knowledge and attributes required for life in the 21st century.
We believe in giving students an education where excellent exam results are a by-product of that education, rather than being the central focus. We look for students with an intellectual curiosity and a love of learning which we aim to foster throughout their time at LEH. We realise that motivating students comes from the appropriate level of challenge being given in their learning.
Our role as educators is to develop a lifelong love of learning. As a result, teachers aim to develop the students' ownership of their own learning. Students are encouraged to discover things for themselves, rather than simply being “spoon fed” to pass an examination. Our aim is to create a learning environment in all classes where students are ready to respond to questions even when they do not know the answer and are prepared to take risks in their learning.
AGES: 6 – 10 (YEAR 2 – 6, PREP SCHOOL)
In the Prep School, the curriculum offers our students a wide range of learning experiences taught by our class teachers as well as subject specialists in Science, Computing, Spanish, Mandarin, PE and Music. In the Prep School, Class Teachers play a key role in supporting each student and closely monitor academic, personal and social development.
Each Class teacher is supported by teaching assistants, not only in classroom teaching but also in pastoral guidance. There are also subjects of Spanish, Chinese, Art, Music, Drama, and Sports delivered by specialist teachers to enhance the students’ learning opportunities.
In the Prep School, all lessons will be conducted in English (except Chinese and foreign language lessons). Small-size classes ensure that each teacher can gain a firm knowledge of his or her student’s strengths and challenges and design highly individual learning plans for them. Students will be able to take advantage from the plan and improve their English skills for future study.
Students will also benefit from the English Language Learning (ELL) Programme carefully designed by the Headteacher Mrs Jane Arden and with support from the in-house English Language Acquisition team, this helps develop their holistic language skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. This allows them to fully engage in the school’s British Curriculum.
AGES: 11 - 13 (YEAR 7 - 9, Key Stage 3)
Students joining the school at age 11 will follow an engaging and rigorous curriculum that will enable them to develop their own academic interests while providing a broad foundation on which to build. All students from age 11-13 will study English, Mandarin, Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) alongside Humanities (Geography, History and Philosophy) and Technical / Creative Arts (Fine Art, Computing, Drama, Music and Technology). A programme of Personal, Health and Social Education, Physical Education and Tutor Periods will ensure students develop an understanding of health and wellbeing alongside their academic studies.
AGES: 14 - 15 (YEAR 10 - 11, IGCSE /Pre A-Level)
IGCSE students from ages 14 - 15 will follow a 2-year programme leading to IGCSE qualifications. A compulsory core of English, Mandarin, Mathematics and Science will be complemented by 3 or 4 option choices. Students joining at 15 years old may choose a pre-A Level year of intensive English language preparation. In addition, they will have a non-examined core programme of Physical Education, Personal, Health and Social Education and Critical Thinking.
AGES: 16 - 18 (YEAR 12 - 13,A-Level)
A Level students in the final two years of school from age 16 - 18 will follow a 2-year programme leading to A Level qualifications and university entrance examinations where appropriate. The compulsory core of Physical Education, Personal, Health and Social Education and Critical Thinking will enhance a programme of 3 or 4 A Level subjects.
Daily Extra-Curricular Activities
ECAs at LEH Foshan is mandatory as we believe developing an active, healthy lifestyle is key to supporting physical, social and emotional health and wellbeing. We offer ECAs 2 sessions per day, from Monday to Friday including a wide range of activities and we change them termly.
The overarching ethos of the ECA programme at LEH is to support students to develop into young adults that have the confidence and skills to further pursue activities they enjoy as part of an active, healthy lifestyle. It is also designed to encourage confidence, independence, initiative, creativity, and leadership and provide regular opportunities for individual and team performance.
Moreover, the ECA programme can help students reach far beyond the campus. The interests and passions that students develop through these activities will enable them to stand out when they apply to university. ECAs also allows students to develop transferable skills, earn career experience and build their resume, increasing student’s career prospects.
Award-winning
Campus Environment
Designed in collaboration with the school founders, Local Implementation Authority and the appointed Local Design Institute, the concept design of our architects from Scott Brownrigg captures the essence of LEH UK - providing a green, sustainable urban campus, highly engaging learning and living spaces supporting a wide range of academic, sporting and artistic endeavours.
Sustainable School Design Awards
For the LEH Foshan Campus Project, our architect, Scott Brownrigg, won the Sustainable School Design Award at the British Schools Award hosted by the British Embassy and British Chamber of Commerce China on 6th November 2021.
Boarding at LEHF - Home Away
from Home
LEH International School Foshan aims to provide a home-from-home, high-quality boarding experience within a safe, secure, caring, happy and comfortable environment in a positive, trusting and encouraging atmosphere. To promote the development of good character and confidence through the promotion and a healthy balanced lifestyle whilst providing guidance and support enabling students to thrive academically, socially, morally and culturally - to reach their full potential/ to become leaders of the future/ to leave prepared for an ever-changing world/ to leave as responsible young adults destined for greatness.
Termly Boarding
Students who board full-time benefit not only from the usual supervised study schedule and weekday activities, but they can also enjoy a selection of weekend opportunities including learning new skills, trips out and many, many more.
Weekly Boarding
Weekly boarding offers our students the opportunity to enjoy boarding life, additional time for evening school and evening events. This option is ideal for those students with a longer commute into school.
Flexi Boarding
Flexi boarding offers students and parents the opportunity of boarding for just a few nights per week or for a week or two each month. This option is ideal if parents travel regularly or for a taste of boarding life at LEH Foshan.
Support Boarding
This option is for ad-hoc boarding, for parents if they are needed to go away on business or international travel. This is a great opportunity for students to sample life as a boarder.
A Professional Boarding Team
Mr Steven Banks, besides his role as Head of Geography, is also the Head of Boarding at LEH Foshan. He was once the Pastoral and Safeguarding Leader and Assistant Headteacher for 13 years in a UK boarding school and his previous senior leadership roles have provided him with whole school responsibilities including pastoral provision. Over recent years, he had worked in a well-established and successful boarding school in Thailand as Head of Geography and the key worker within the boarding school community.
01/Beyond the Classroom
Boarding students at LEH Foshan develop a new level of independence, resilience and confidence. As well as benefiting from a full timetable of academic subjects, they also enjoy a strong programme of extra-curricular activities and teacher-supervised Evening School (time in the evening for home learning).
02/Contemporary Facilities
When students join LEH Foshan, they will share an en suite room with students of the same age. The modern design of the rooms will ensure they have privacy, space to work individually or collaboratively while providing the support and facilities to ensure the students’ need only focus upon their learning.
It is almost impossible to talk about British school without mentioning House system. As one of the most distinguished elements of British schools, the Houses are the subunits of the school, and each student is allocated to one House at the moment of enrolment. A primary purpose of the House System is to provide pastoral care and foster community feeling while the secondary feature is to instil healthy competitions to encourage teamwork and cooperation.
At LEH Foshan, the 4 Houses are split across four distinct buildings within the Campus. The House building provides the living accommodation for boarding students and a range of study and social facilities for both day and boarding students.
The House system is first and foremost inclusive of all learning types and interests. We have sporting, artistic and cross-curricular events. This level of competition can have numerous academic benefits as well as social-emotional ones. Those who feel comfortable and supported enough to participate in House events are more likely to feel able to commit themselves fully to academia.
Parent-School
Communication
A school is a community, and therefore functions best when there is a strong relationship between the family and the school. Parents might not understand everything that happens on a daily basis in a school but if they feel they can ask questions and are listened to, positive relationships are established which support the students’ education. When the school and parents demonstrate our core values, it highlights to the students that their parents and teachers are trusted role models.
Listen to parents’ feedback and address any concerns they might have is key to a school's healthy development.
At LEHF, we use a variety of methods to communicate with parents such as direct emails, WeChat posts, regular seminars, workshops and Coffee Afternoons; these are weekly sessions where parents from a specific year group can meet with the Headteacher and other members of the academic team to discuss their child’s progress and discuss prevalent topics such as IGCSE choices, get to know parents from their year group, or simply learn more about the school programmes and how a child is settling into life at LEHF.