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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Avanti Fields School<br />
| image = Krishna Avanti Primary School.svg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption =<br />
| motto = <br />
| established = 2018<br />
| closed = <br />
| type = [[Free school (England)|Free school]]<br />
| trust = [[Avanti Schools Trust]]<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| president = <br />
| head_label = Principal<br />
| head = Vanessa Bardsley<br />
| r_head_label = Deputy Principal / Head of Secondary<br />
| r_head = Nisha Kholia<br />
| chair_label = <br />
| founder = <br />
| address = Furrow View, Colin Grundy Drive,<br />
| city = [[Leicester]]<br />
| county = <br />
| country = [[England]]<br />
| postal_code = LE5 OBX<br />
| local_authority = [[Leicester City Council]]<br />
| urn = 143679<br />
| ofsted = yes<br />
| staff = <br />
| capacity = <br />
| enrolment = 961<br />
| gender = Coeducational<br />
| lower_age = 3<br />
| upper_age = 16<br />
| houses = <br />
| colours = <br />
| publication = <br />
| website = https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/ <br />
}}<br />
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'''Avanti Fields School''' is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] faith [[all-through school]] in [[Leicester]], [[United Kingdom]] that is part of the [[Avanti Schools Trust]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The school opened in 2018 in temporary accommodation on [[Narborough Road]] before moving to its permanent site in the [[Humberstone and Hamilton|Hamilton]] area of the city in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=10 April 2018 |title=Avanti Fields Appoints Acting Principal and Moves to Permanent Site |url=https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/2018/04/10/principal-appointed/ |website=Avanti Fields School}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Avanti Fields School |url=https://www.theguardianschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/avanti-fields-school-143679/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005114946/https://www.theguardianschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/avanti-fields-school-143679/ |archive-date=5 October 2021 |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] Schools Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Nov 2020 |title=BAM commences work on three new schools in the East Midlands |url=https://www.bam.co.uk/media-centre/news-details/bam-commences-work-on-three-new-schools-in-the-east-midlands |website=BAM Construction}}</ref><br />
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==Curriculum==<br />
Avanti schools aim to promote "educational excellence, character formation and spiritual insight."<ref name="AvantiEthos">{{cite web |author= |title=Ethos Statement |url=http://avanti.org.uk/sub_section.php?section=47&sub=216 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103161225/https://avanti.org.uk/sub_section.php?section=47&sub=216 |archive-date=3 Jan 2019 |website=Avanti Schools Trust}}</ref> Avanti schools follow the standard national curriculum of the government-run schools of the United Kingdom.<ref name="BTNewHinduSchool">{{cite web |author=Sharma |first=Suruchi |date=1 February 2010 |title=New Hindu school opens doors |url=http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/4884480.New_Hindu_school_opens_doors/ |website=Borehamwood & Elstree Times |publisher=Borehamwood Times}}</ref> In addition to the standard curriculum, Avanti schools feature [[Sanskrit language]] teaching, [[Hare Krishna maha-mantra|meditation]] and [[Hatha yoga|yoga]] practice, ethics and philosophy education,<ref name="AvantiEthos" /> and inclusive religious instruction.<ref name="BTNewHinduSchool" /> [[Religious education in primary and secondary education|Religious education]] is evenly split between Hinduism and other world religions.<ref name="BTNewHinduSchool" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester]]<br />
* [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Primary schools in Leicestershire]]<br />
[[Category:Secondary schools in Leicester]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu schools in the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Schools affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]<br />
[[Category:International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]<br />
[[Category:Free Schools in England with a Formal Faith Designation]]<br />
[[Category:Free schools in England]]<br />
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