Senior School Parent Handbook 2014 - 2015
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SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
Senior School Parent Handbook 2014 - 2015
Dulwich College (Singapore) Definition of Learning: Good learning is a meaningful experience where students enjoy making connections between new and existing knowledge, skills and understanding. Students are engaged, challenged and are able to reflect independently and collaboratively on their progress.
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
Contents Guiding Statements
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WELCOME TO THE SENIOR SCHOOL
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Senior School StaFF
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Term Dates and School Calendar
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The Senior School Day
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Student Services
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Illness
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Attendance
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Communication
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Reporting of Student Progress
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Lunchtimes
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Appearance
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HOUSES
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Lost Property
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Equipment
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Rewards and Incentives
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Behaviour
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Student Council
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Friends of Dulwich
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The Parent Lounge
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Parent representatives
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DULWICH COLLEGE (SINGAPORE) GUIDING STATEMENTS WELCOME TO THE SENIOR SCHOOL
Detur Pons Mundo –Let there be a bridge to the world Dulwich College (Singapore) aspires to be respected internationally as a community committed to developing individuals who seize and act ethically upon the breadth of opportunity the world presents.
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS Children come first when: 1. The College educates the whole child 2. The College provides a safe, secure and stimulating environment 3. The College recognises that we gain knowledge and understanding of the world by questioning and actively solving problems 4. The College emphasises the benefits and responsibilities of working collaboratively together 5. The College values awareness of the natural world and its resources 6. The College prepares children to live their lives honestly with a spirit of respect for themselves and others 7. The College understands that meaningful, lifelong learning involves taking risks 8. The College challenges each child to be the best that they can be and supports them in this
COLLEGE SONG Liberi Alleynienses, Quotquot annos, Quotquot menses. Fertur principum memoria, Fertur principul memoria.
Vivit Fundatoris nomen, Unicae virtutis omen. Detur soli, Deo gloria. Detur soli, Deo gloria.
Good learning is a meaningful experience where students enjoy making connections between new and existing knowledge, skills and understanding. Students are engaged, challenged and are able to reflect independently and collaboratively on their progress. This purpose of this booklet is to provide parents with a range of useful information to help them support their son/daughter as they enter and move through the Senior School. For the Academic Year 2014-15 the Senior School will comprise of all students in Years 6 to 8. As a School, our door is always open. If parents have any worries about School, we would like to know about them as soon as possible. It is always easier to sort out a minor problem before it becomes a major one. The first point of contact should normally be through the Form Tutor – either through a note in your son/daughter’s School Diary, by telephone, or by making an appointment through the Senior School Office. If the Senior School Office is unable to give an instant answer to your question, they will soon find someone who can. Graham Wilson Head of Senior School
SENIOR School Details Senior School office:
+65 6890 1077
Email:
Senior-school@dulwich-singapore.edu.sg
PE office:
+65 6890 1040
Staff email:
firstname.surname@dulwich-singapore.edu.sg
School Address:
Dulwich College (Singapore), Junior School, 71 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 Singapore 658966
Website:
www.dulwich-singapore.edu.sg
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
SCHOOL GUIDING STATEMENTS
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SENIOR SCHOOL PARENT HANDBOOK
SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF
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Senior School Leadership Team Faculty Head of Senior School Senior Teacher (CPD) Senior Teacher (Pastoral)
Staff Name Graham Wilson Melanie Ellis Richard Lee
Teaching Areas Physics Chemistry, Biology, Maths English, Drama
Senior School Staff by Faculty Area English & Drama
Richard Lee Miranda Norris Sonia Magnus Matthew Chapillon
English &Drama English &Drama English &Drama English
Mathematics
Nolan Brook Melanie Ellis Victor Bao Thomas Metherell Emma Goodbourn Michael Smith
Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths
Science
Melanie Ellis Graham Wilson Teresa Waldin
Chemistry, Biology Physics Biology
Humanities
Thomas Metherell Nick Magnus
History, Geography History, Geography
MFL
Edwige Loxley
Spanish and French
Mandarin
Wenhong Zhu Feifei Yang Victor Bao Chen Hua Yinjuan Li Na Li NadjaBridson
Mandarin Mandarin Mandarin Mandarin Mandarin Mandarin Mandarin
Music
Jonathan Lyall Mimi Munro Darren Postema Katherine Denton
Music Music Music Music
Physical Education
Kevin Shaw Anna Williams Ian Gamble Natasha Carley Michael Massey
PE, Sport PE, Sport, Swimming PE, Sport, Swimming PE, Sport, Swimming Swimming
Art & Technology
Maria Jenkins
Art, DT
AEN
Mark Pearce Teresa Waldin
AEN AEN
Librarian
Laura Taylor
Library
TERM DATES Michaelmas Term:
27th August 2014 to 12th December 2014
Half Term:
20th October to 24th October 2014
Lent Term:
6th January 2015 to 27th March 2015
Half Term:
19th to 20th February 2015
Trinity Term:
14th April 2015 to 26th June 2015
SENIOR SCHOOL PARENT HANDBOOK
SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 2014-2015
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Month
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SAT
SUN
2014/ Aug
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Event
Month
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1st Aug - 7th Aug: Staff Arrive & Orientation 11th Aug - 26th Aug: Professional Development, Orientation & Preparation For The Academic Year 21st Aug: Year 3 to Year 8 (Junior & Senior School) - Meet the Teacher Day 22nd Aug: Toddlers to Year 2 (DUCKS) - Meet The Teacher Day 27th Aug: Year 5 - Year 8 (First Day Of Michaelmas Term) 28th Aug: Year 2 - Year 4 (First Day) 29th August: Year 1 (First Day)
Mar
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
27th Mar: End Of Lent Term 30th Mar - 10th Apr: Holiday
Apr
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
13th Apr: PD Day (School Closed) 14th Apr: Beginning Of Trinity Term
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Sep
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1st September: Reception (First Day) 2nd September: Nursery (First Day) 3rd September: Toddler (First Day)
Oct
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
20th Oct - 24th Oct: Mid-Term Break
Nov
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
7th Nov: PD Day (School Closed)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
12th Dec: End Of Michaelmas Term 15th Dec - 2nd Jan: Holiday
2015/ Jan
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
5th Jan: PD Day (School Closed) 6th Jan: First Day Of Lent Term
Feb
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
19th Feb - 20th Feb: Mid-Term Break
Dec
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School days: 180 Professional Development Days: 3 Term 1: 71 Term 2: 57 Term 3: 52
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SUN
Event
26th Jun: End Of Trinity Term
Staff Orientation Week Public Holiday (School Closed) Professional Development / Preparation Days School Holidays First / Last Day Of Term
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THE SENIOR SCHOOL DAY
Students should not be sent to school if they are unwell. Staying at home will help to speed up the recovery process and also reduces the risk of infection for others in school. If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep him/her at home: •Fever: temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Only return to school after 24 hours of not having a fever.
The Senior School Day is organised into 6 lessons a day with each lesson being 55 minutes long. This means that there are 30 lessons in a week. All Senior School students have a 15 minute Registration/Tutorial Session at the start of the day. After school activities start at 15.45 and finish at 16.40. Late buses for students depart at 16.50. 8:20
•Vomiting: Your child should not return to school for 24 hours following the last episode of vomiting
Student Buses Arrive
•Diarrhea: more than one watery stool in a 24 hour period, especially if the child acts or looks ill
8:30 Registration
•Chronic cough and/or runny nose: continual coughing and greenish nose discharge. Conditions may be contagious and may require treatment from your health care provider.
8:45
Lesson 1
9:40
Lesson 2
10:35
Morning Break
10:55
Lesson 3
11:50
Lesson 4
•Rash: body rash, especially with fever or itching •Ear infection: with fever. If no fever then your child may attend school, but he/she may need medical treatment and follow-up. Untreated ear infections can cause permanent hearing loss.
12:45 Lunch
•Eye infection: pink eye (conjunctivitis) or thick mucus or puss draining from eye
13:45
Lesson 5
14:45
Lesson 6
15:35
School Finishes
15.40
Early Buses Depart
If students are unwell in the morning and unable to come to school, please notify the Senior School Offce before 8.40am.
15:45
Activities Start
We adhere to the following exclusion periods and contagious disease:
16:40
Activities Finish
16:50
Late Buses Depart
•Unusual appearance, behaviour: abnormally tired, pale, lack of appetite, diffcult to wake, confused or irritable. This is suffcient reason to exclude a child from school.
STUDENT SERVICES There are a range of emotional, health, and guidance support structures available for Senior School students. These various structures are in place to facilitate a welcoming and safe learning environment for all students. The Senior teachers with responsibility for Pastoral Care are the Head of Senior School, Mr Graham Wilson and Mr Richard Lee. They oversee the provision of this support, coordinate the PSHE curriculum, and works closely with the Form Tutors to ensure student needs and concerns are attended to. The School Nurse addresses immediate health issues that arise during a school day, provides basic health and first aid services, and coordinates any required external or emergency medical assistance; the Nurse also oversees efforts to prevent the spread of contagious infections or conditions
ILLNESS The nurse is situated on the ground floor of the Junior School. If students become unwell whilst at school they will be taken to the nurse. If she feels it is necessary she will contact parents and ask for the students to be picked up as soon as possible. If she cannot contact parents, she will telephone one of the student’s emergency contacts and ask them to come and collect the student. It is, therefore, essential that your emergency contacts are aware of their responsibilities. Students in Years 6 to 8 must be picked up personally by a parent or emergency contact. Students are not permitted to go home by taxi.
Head Lice If we have a case of head lice we will inform all parents at the school and ask that they check their child’s hair to prevent further spreading. The nurse is happy to check student’s hair on request. Medicine Students may not carry any form of medication. Authorised medicines must be handed to the school nurse by the parents. The nurse will administer them in the nurse’s offce
Contagious Disease
Exclusion period
Chickenpox
Keep student from school until all lesions have crusted, usually 7 days after onset of rash
Conjunctivitis
For 24 hours after treatment has started and discharge has ceased
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
For two weeks and when all blisters are completely dry and healed
Head Lice
Until student receives proper treatment and cleared by school nurse
Influenza
Until symptoms free or fever-free for 48 hours without taking medication
Measles
For a minimum of 5 days after appearance of rash
Mumps
For 14 days after onset of parotid gland swelling or until the parotid gland is normal
Rubella
For 7 days after onset of rash
Scarlet Fever
For 7 days after onset of illness
Streptococcal sore throat
Until 24 hours after antibiotics are started
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
REPORTING OF STUDENT PROGRESS
The school environment is best placed to support learning, and students are expected to maintain the highest possible levels of attendance of lessons. However, learning takes place in many places, and enrichment activities form a key part of the Dulwich Philosophy.
Student progress is reported to parents regularly during the year via a number of report cards, a full written report and an exam card following the end of year examinations. Report cards provide student achievement and effort grades along with a Tutor comment. Full written reports include individual subject reports (with grades and a comment) as well a comment from the Tutor. In addition to reports, there are two Parent Teacher Consultation (PTC) Days a year when parents are invited to The College to meet teachers and discuss their son/daughter’s progress. In the Senior School we encourage students to attend these meetings with their parents so that they take responsibility for their own learning.
To help students maintain a balance in all that they do, the following guidelines are applied: Every student is expected to maintain an attendance of 92% throughout the school year. This is the equivalent of 15 days absence. If attendance falls to 95% for any reason whatsoever, the Head of Senior School will meet with the student and their family. To ensure consistent attendance in each term, students would not usually be absent more than 6 days in Term 1, 5 days in Term 2, 4 days in Term 3. Absence from lessons includes any absence that is not required by a compulsory whole class learning activity, and includes illness, compassionate leave and any other type of absence including representing the school at sporting or musical programmes.
Yr 6,7 8
Michaelmas Term Oct Settling-in Report, PTC
Dec
Full Report
Lent Term Feb
Mar
Report Card, PTC
Full Report
Trinity Term May
Jun Full report and exam Card
Re-enrollment may be conditional upon these requirements being met. Representing the College on all off-campus activities is a privilege and selection can depend on how dedicated a student is as a model of the Dulwich Values. These Guidelines are designed to help students uphold the Dulwich Values, enjoy a range of commitments, make good choices, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL & HOME
LUNCHTIMES
To ensure that there is a systematic way in which information is shared with parents the following procedures are in place: 1. A College newsletter is usually produced on a weekly basis and is available on the school website (www.dulwich-singapore.edu.sg). This newsletter includes information from all areas of The College as well as important dates for the week ahead. 2. Letters to parents regarding their son/daughter and specific learning activities are generally sent home during the week as the need arises. 3. Every student has a Homework Diary, which contains essential information and sta email addresses. The Homework Diary facilitates two-way communication between teachers and parents. 4. All staff, both academic and administrative, are available via email and will aim to reply within 24 hours in order to help answer queries, solve any issues and to celebrate success. Face to face meetings are welcomed. 5. For Senior School Students the first point of contact would normally be either their Tutor or specific subject teacher. 6. Parent Portal: all parents will have access to our Parent Portal which will serve as a one stop shop for key information pertaining to school life at Dulwich College in Singapore.
Catering services are provided by Sodhexo, a professional school catering company. We offer a cashless system where charge cards are debited when food and drink is purchased by the students. Students can choose from a wide selection of options including hot and cold. This social occasion takes place in The College Dining Room with staff and children eating together. Good table manners are expected. There is a College nutrition committee made up of interested parents and staff. This group meets regularly and advises Sodhexo (the catering provider) on menus and shares good ideas and concerns in a very constructive manner. Packed Lunch If students prefer they may bring a packed lunch from home, which is also eaten in the College Dining Room. We do not offer a heating service for home lunches. Snacks Students are welcome to bring a snack from home or alternatively they can purchase one from the school caterers.It is important that your child has a healthy snack each day. We do not allow sweets, chocolate or sugary items as snacks. It is our aim to promote positive and healthy eating habits and with this in mind we suggest the following items as suitable for snacks: cheese, sliced fruit, raisins, crackers, sandwiches, yogurt. In addition, it is important that your child brings a water bottle to schooleach day, which is clearly labelled with their name and class. Nuts & Allergies Dulwich College is a nut free environment. Parents are asked to respect this. No nut products are served and any food allergies or special dietary requirements will be taken into account. It is the responsibility of parents to inform the class teacher of any allergies their child may have.
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All students at Dulwich College (Singapore) must wear the school uniform. Our students are our ambassadors, and their dress and behaviour convey an impression to the public of what we are like as a school. Teachers are required to enforce the dress code at all times and to encourage students to take pride in their appearance. The Uniform must be worn daily to attend classes. School uniform must be worn correctly at all times on buses, in school and when on a school trip (unless special permission has been given). This includes shirts tucked in and top buttons done up. • Once PE lessons are finished the student must change into their daily uniform for the remainder of the day. • Students may wear a WHITE undershirt beneath their uniform top; however it may only be visible at the neck line. • Students may wear a watch and girls may wear one silver or gold stud in the earlobe of each ear. Boys are not permitted to wear earrings or studs. No other jewellery may be worn unless this is for religious purposes. • Hair must always be clean and tidy, worn off the face and styled so as not to invite comment for any reason. Boys hair should be of a reasonable length neither excessively short or long. Girls with hair longer than shoulder length are required to have it tied, using red or navy blue ties. Hair may be coloured if of a natural colour, discreet and appropriate to a school environment. Boys must be clean shaven. • Make-up is not permitted. This includes nail varnish. • Black polished shoes are a uniform requirement. Training type shoes, high heel, wedges, open toed sandals, sling backs or any type of fashion shoe are not permitted. • Kilts must be at or below knee length.
Boys
Girls
Grey trousers White College shirt Boys College tie Grey socks that cover the ankle Black leather school shoes College blazer
College kilt White College blouse Girls College tie Grey stockings or knee-length grey socks Black leather school shoes College blazer
Students are only required to wear blazers and Ties for Assemblies and other special occasions. Blazers and ties will be stored in each Form room so that they can be accessed and worn at any time. The PE and swiming kit/uniform are to be worn for all PE lessons. House kit is to be worn for all Inter-House competitions and activities. Inappropriately dressed students will be sent home to change.
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Houses Each child is allocated to a House. There are four Houses at Dulwich College (Singapore): Lee, Mandela, Shackleton and Earhart. Siblings automatically join the same House. During the course of the year, there are a number of Inter-house competitions. The House uniform (shown below) should be worn on these occassions and is available from the uniform shop. Please note that house shorts will be white for all houses and the house shorts are also available from the uniform shop.
Lee
Mandela
Shackleton
Earhart
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LOST PROPERTY Whatever comes to school must be clearly named. All students are responsible for their own belongings. This helps the students (and us) find mislaid clothing and belongings. The Bus Escorts will centrally store lost property and attempt to reunite articles of clothing with their owner. Lost property may be retrieved before the start of school, at break times or at the end of the school day from lost property, which is located in the main Reception area.
EQUIPMENT THAT STUDENTS REQUIRE Senior School students are expected to come to school prepared for the school day. They are responsible for their own personal organisation. This means that they need to ensure that they have the relevant books, stationery and writing materials with them in their school bag and their PE kit if it is required. All Senior School students are issued with a locker where they are expected to keep their school bag during the day, along with any books and materials that they do not immediately require. It is the individual students responsibility to keep their locker tidy and locked at all times.
from College must be stored securely in a locked locker. Disregard of the rules relating to the use of personal devices will result in confiscation and a return to the parent. From Michaelmas Term 2014 Students in Years 6-8 will be guided through the expectations and responsibilities of computer and network use through their discreet ICT lessons.
REWARDS & INCENTIVES Recognising success and establishing and maintaining boundaries
• P.E and Swimming On PE/Swimming days, students should bring their PE kit. This consists of College PE shorts or skirt; House coloured shirt and a sun-hat and trainers. For swimming, students need to bring a College swimming costume and towel. Swimming goggles may also be brought along with sun protection cream. If a student is unable to do PE or swimming for any medical reason, they should have a written note from their parent or doctor giving the reason. • Stationery All students should have their own equipment.Thisincludestheir own writing equipment and stationery. Parents are asked to make sure that pencil cases are clearly marked. From Year 6 students should also have a Mathematical Geometry Set and a scientific calculator that will accept fractions. We recommend the Casio SX85 GT. • School bags These should be clearly marked with the student’s name. • Sun hats Sun hats are strongly encouraged. Parents are asked to help us keep students safe from the harmful damage the sun can do, by supporting this policy. • Mobile Phones and Personal Electronic Devices Mobile phones and personal electrical devices are permitted for students in Years 7 and 8. On arriving at school, all mobile phones and electroniC devices are to be switched off and left locked in lockers for the day. Students who bring these items to school do so at their own risk; The College takes no responsibility for them. If a teacher sees or hears, a mobile phone or electronic device in the classroom, hallway, library or in the Courtyard the following consequences will apply: 1. The item will be confiscated and handed to the Senior Teacher(Pastoral Care) in the Senior School Offce and a strike will be issued. On a first offence the item may be collected at the end of the day after a meeting with the Senior Teacher (Pastoral Care). 2. With second or subsequent offences a student’s parents will be contacted and an after school detention may be issued. • Use of Computers and Devices The use of computers and devices and the College network are subject to the terms described in the DCSG Acceptable Use Policy, a copy of which can be found on the College's website and internal portal page. Access to Internet services will require a single daily authentication. DCSG provides suffcient computer based services for students in Years 6-8. With the exception of registered learning support devices, students will not be allowed to use their own devices during school hours. Devices used during the period of travel to and
At Dulwich College(Singapore) we aim to develop self-motivated, confident and polite students across all areas of school life. Targets and rewards play a vital role in developing these characteristics. Senior School staff aim to nurture this all -important intrinsic motivation within all our students. All individuals, regardless of their age and ability need to receive regular praise and encouragement and at DCSG this is very much part of our teaching philosophy. Tangible rewards will recognise, and regularly celebrate, all forms of social and academic achievement. This may be done within the class, Tutor Group, Senior School Assembly or in a Whole College Assembly. Good behaviour and achievement can be rewarded in any of the following ways: • House Points are awarded for good work, excellent effort and attitude around school. • House point certificates: 25 Merit, 50 Bronze, 75 Silver, 100 Gold, 150 Platinum and 250 Diamond. • Certificates of Merit are awarded for excellent effort in a particular task. • Speech Day Prizes Throughout the year we run competitions as part of The College House Points System. House Points are given to students for work that has been carried out with a conscientious effort, is of a high standard or shows real progress for the individual. Exemplary behaviour/attitude is also rewarded. The House Competition runs throughout the year between our 4 College Houses –Lee, Mandela, Shackleton and Earhart. The Class Competition is based on the same house points gained by the students collectively within the tutor group. At the end of each term the winning class is awarded a prize. The competition continues until June with the overall winning class having an outing of ten-pin bowling and pizza with their Tutor or some such similar activity.
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SENIOR SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR POLICY Dulwich College Students are expected to: • Exercise self-discipline; • Show courtesy and consideration to others at all times; • Reflect a pride in their appearance; • Conduct themselves properly both in school and outside. Our aims are that the Dulwich College (Singapore) behaviour policy will: • Be a system that works for all, involves all school staff as well as parents; • Reinforce good choices and discourage poor ones; • Relate to the school philosophy and objectives; • Ensure that Dulwich College is a happy, safe and purposeful environment, where all children feel secure and have respect for themselves and for others. Tutors regularly take the time to outline The College rules and expectations so that everyone knows exactly where our boundaries lie. But there will be times when unfortunate choices are made and situations will arise. Sanctions will reflect the severity of misdemeanour and will gradually increase in severity depending on the situation. In the first instant the teacher will give a verbal warning and discuss alternative ways of dealing with a situation. Repetition of the misdemeanour may lead to a ‘strike’. When further steps are necessary the incident will be reported to the Senior Teacher( Pastoral Care). This leads to a ‘strike email’, which is sent to the student, and his/her tutor, who can then follow up the incident with a discussion about how the student can best make amends or improve. This will be recorded on the School Information Management system(SIMS) and the student will be aware that the incident has been noted.
Detention On the issuing of a second strike the student will recieve a lunch time detention. Any furtherstrikes for similar behaviour will result in an after school detention from 3:45 to 4:45. Parents will be informed. Detention will take precedence over all other activities. These sessions are designed to target the individual needs of each student who is in detention and will involve help with organisation or good habit development for those who consistently miss homework. These sessions may also involve reflecting on behaviour and apologising. When a student is in detention a letter will be sent to the parents explaining what has happened and all actions that have been taken.
Internal and external Suspension When a more serious incident occurs the Senior School Leadership Team may decide to put a student on an internal or external suspension. During an internal suspension students do not attend normal lessons but work independently in the offce and are supervised during break times. They may also be asked to see the School Counsellor. For a serious breach of the student code of conduct an external suspension may be enforced where the student will be temporarily excluded from the College for up to 3 days. For both types of suspension parents will be asked to attend a meeting with the Head of Senior School.
On the Buses All students should know the following rules for the buses: • Follow the instructions of the bus monitor at all times; • Wear a seatbelt at all times; • Stay in the bus seat until the bus has stopped moving; • Treat others with respect; • Show care and consideration for others at all times; • Be safe and keep others safe through considerate behaviour.
If a student chooses to break a rule on the bus the following actions will be taken. • In the first instance the student will be told that their behaviour is not acceptable and what the next sanction will be if there is no improvement. • If the unacceptable behaviour continues, the bus monitor will fill in a behaviour referral sheet and pass it to the Senior Teacher(Pastoral Care.) • 3 such referrals will result in a week off the bus • The 4th Referral will be dealt with by The Head of Senior School and will result in the child being excluded from the bus service for the rest of that academic year.
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STUDENT COUNCIL The Dulwich College (Singapore) Student Council is run by the students, for the students. The main goal of the Council is to reassure students that their voice in The College community is heard. All students are allowed to share their opinion and the Student Council makes sure that those ideas reach the right people. At the beginning of each academic year, one student is appointed by each Tutor Group to represent their class on the Council. Once these students are appointed, the older representatives then have the opportunity to run for Student Council Vice President or President. The entire Senior School student body elects the President. The President has regular meetings with the Head of Senior School and chairs Student Council meetings. The Student Council also organises a number of social and charity events each year, striving to maintain and develop a strong sense of school spirit, and seeking to help those in our wider community who are not as fortunate as ourselves. Popular events during the year include Discos, The Film Festival and The Alleynian Idol. Being part of the Student Council is an amazing opportunity, making sure that the students really do get to play a part in the development of The College.
FRIENDS OF DULWICH The FoD Executive Committee plays an active role in the community at DCSG. The object of The Friends of Dulwich is to sustain and support The College, in particular by: • Enhancing/enriching the life of the pupils at The College through financial and other support; • Strengthening the links between The College and the local community; • Assisting The College by providing voluntary help and advice.
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THE PARENTS LOUNGE At DCSG we value our parents. To that end our parents have their own lounge. This is situated on the 1st floor of the DUCKS building. Parents are welcome to use this lounge at any time from 8:15am to 5pm. Please note that the room is for parents only. It is not reserved for drivers or Ayi’s. Similarly, children who are students at The College should not enter the room, even if they are with their parents, until they have been collected from class at the end of the school day. A notice board is provided for parents or businesses to advertise events, sales or products. A small fee is charged for advertising on the notice board and this serves to fund refreshments and other consumables for the Parents lounge. The FoD will use the lounge as a base and a number of social functions and information meetings will take place there throughout the Year.
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES A parent representative represents each Senior School Tutor Group. These are normally appointed on a volunteer system, however the role can be job-shared if appropriate. The primary function of the ‘Class Rep’ is to facilitate communication between Tutors and parents in relation to volunteers for the classroom or special events. The Class Reps also facilitate the social interaction among families in the school community. Their role is not to have involvement in the day-to-day teaching at The College but to be the liaison between the school and its families. These class representatives form the backbone of our parents’ association or FoD.
Dulwich College (Singapore), Senior School, 71 Bukit Batok West, Avenue 8 Singapore 658966 www.dulwich-singapore.edu.sg CPE Registration Number: 201027137D Period of Registration: 09 January 2012 to 08 January 2016