An A to Z of DUCKS
An A to Z of DUCKS
Bedtime The children have a very busy day and so an early bedtime is strongly recommended to ensure a positive day for your child at DUCKS. Birthdays Due to an increase in allergies we ask that you do not bring in food or cakes but please be assured we celebrate together. Community Action and Prefects College prefects are voted into their posts every year. There is a DUCKS prefect who liaises with DUCKS ensuring support is available to lead assemblies, help with our Sports Festival, and work with the children and adults during the school day. At the beginning of the academic year, Dulwich College boys from Year 10 upwards can volunteer for Community Action. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to work in the wider community and develop skills beyond those taught in a classroom. These young pupils are excellent role models to our children here at DUCKS. Curriculum The curriculum offered at DUCKS provides the children with a solid foundation for all future learning through a focus on characteristics of effective learning throughout the EYFS and a skills-based curriculum covering the National Curriculum subjects. Our environment further supports the curriculum with enriched opportunities to learn through our Forest School provision, a strong Wellbeing programme and preparation for life based on British values through age-appropriate activities. Positive relationships are nurtured and valued from the start of each child’s time at DUCKS creating a well-supported teaching and learning environment. Curriculum Evening At the beginning of every year we welcome all parents/carers to a Curriculum Evening. This offers you the opportunity to see the classrooms and meet the staff. You will also find out about the teaching, learning and organisational routines your child will follow during the year. Attending this evening is an essential part of your child entering their new school or class as every child’s journey is different, even if older siblings have previously been a member of the school.
Data Protection In order to carry out its ordinary duties to pupils and parents, DUCKS (and Dulwich College) uses and handles the personal information (or data) of current, prospective and former Kindergarten and Infants’ School children and their parents/carers. At all times this is done in accordance with data protection legislation and the General Data Protection Regulations. Detail on how your data is used and safeguarded are set out in the DUCKS Data Protection Privacy Notice and other policies referred to in that notice. A copy of this policy is available on the Dulwich College website www. dulwich.org.uk or can be obtained from the School office. DUCKSPost We use DUCKSPost, an electronic mailing system, to send all communications including: the weekly newsletter, questionnaires, class trip information and permission slips, academic and pastoral reminders, club information and invoices, Friends of DUCKS messages and circulars. Posts are sent via the email addresses recorded on your child’s Entry Profile so please ensure that these are accounts you access regularly. You can add email addresses, e.g. of an au pair or nanny or a work email account, via the mail box settings on DUCKSPost. When you join DUCKS we will send you an email with a link to a secure personal online ‘mailbox’. This is where you can view all the messages received from DUCKS, including any attached documents. By default you will not need your password to access your mailbox in this way, although you can request it at any time by going to www.duckspost.dulwich.org.uk In an emergency situation, such as the school being closed due to snow, we use the same system to send text messages to the mobile phone numbers we hold for you. These will be automatically sent by email as well and will also be recorded in your online mailbox. Entry Profile We have a detailed electronic Entry Profile document which we ask you to complete prior to your child starting at DUCKS. The Entry Profile provides you with the opportunity to give us a fully comprehensive picture of your child and their development and learning to date as well as anything that you feel is important for us to know before they start at DUCKS. The Entry Profile is emailed to parents/carers prior to their child starting at DUCKS, we request it is returned as soon as possible. This ensures all relevant information is shared with the appropriate staff enabling your child’s successful start at DUCKS.
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