Dulwich College - Standard Terms & Conditions
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Learning Difficulties: The College is not qualified to make a medical diagnosis of conditions that affect learning (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum conditions). The screening tests available to schools are indicative only and are fallible. The Parents will be notified if a screening test indicates that the Pupil may have a learning difficulty. A formal assessment may be arranged by the Parents themselves at their own expense. The Parents must notify the Pupil’s Head of School in writing if they are aware or suspect that the Pupil may have a learning difficulty, or that reasonable adjustments or special arrangements may need to be made for the Pupil. In such cases, the Parents must provide the College with copies of all written reports and other information reasonably requested by the College to assist the College in understanding the Pupil’s needs and the basis and scope of any required adjustments or arrangements. The College will then consider what further action (if any) should be taken. In such circumstances, the Parents should engage with the College in a cooperative and transparent manner and provide assistance in relation to matters concerning the Pupil’s progress and needs (including permitting College input in relation to obtaining any formal assessments). Intellectual Property: (i) The College reserves all intellectual property rights (including copyright, design right, registered design, patent or trademarks) in any work carried out by the Pupil in conjunction with any member of staff and/or other pupils at the College for a purpose associated with the College. The College will acknowledge the Pupil’s role in the creation and/or development of such intellectual property rights, where appropriate. (ii) Subject to sub-paragraph (i), copyright in the Pupil’s original work, such as classroom work, prep or homework, projects, internal examination scripts, paintings and computer-generated material, belongs to the Pupil. Most such work (but not examination scripts) will be returned to the Pupil when it is no longer required for the purposes of assessment or display. The Parents consent for themselves and (so far as they are entitled to do so) on behalf of the Pupil, to our retaining such work at College premises until, in our professional judgement, it is appropriate to release the work to the Pupil. Certain coursework may have to be retained for longer than other work in order to comply with examination board requirements. We will take reasonable care to preserve the Pupil’s work but cannot accept liability for loss or damage caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control. College Trips: The Pupil will be able to participate in a variety of College trips and educational visits whilst at the College. The cost of some College trips and visits will be charged as an extra. College trips abroad or those in the United Kingdom involving an overnight stay will be the subject of a separate agreement with the Parents. The cost of the trip will be payable in advance. The Pupil is subject to College discipline in all respects whilst engaged in a College trip. All additional costs of special measures (such as medical costs, taxis, air fares, or professional advice) necessary to protect the Pupil’s safety and welfare, or to respond to breaches of discipline, will be charged as an extra. The College will do all that is reasonable to ensure that the Pupil is appropriately supervised, according to the Pupil’s age and maturity.
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Keeping the Pupil at home: If the College so requires (due to a health risk posed by the Pupil to others or vice-versa or by reason of a virus, pandemic, epidemic or other health risk) the Parents will keep the Pupil at home and not permit the Pupil to return to the College until such time as the College believes the health risk has been averted. The College shall use all reasonable endeavours to continue providing education to the Pupil remotely during any such period (for example, by sending work assignments electronically or by post). Our Commitment: The College will provide its educational services with all reasonable care and skill. Organisation: The College reserves the right to organise the curriculum and its delivery in a way which, in the professional judgement of the Master, is most appropriate to the College community as a whole. The College’s policy on setting and class sizes may change from year to year and from time to time and will depend mainly on the mixture of abilities and aptitudes among the pupils and may take into account management of friendship groups. Reasonable changes may be made to the pastoral and disciplinary framework, to the College day and terms, to the curriculum, to the public examinations offered and the subjects for such examinations, to the sports and co-curricular provision and to the premises. Progress Reports: The College monitors the progress of each pupil and reports regularly to parents by means of grades, written reports and parents’ evenings. Personal, Social and Health Education: All pupils will receive health, relationships and life skills education (including sex education) appropriate to their age in accordance with the curriculum from time to time. Public Examinations: The Master may, after consultation with the Parents and the Pupil, decline to enter the Pupil’s name for a public examination if, in the exercise of professional judgement, the Master considers that: (i) by doing so the Pupil’s prospects in other examinations would be impaired; or (ii) the Pupil has not worked or revised in accordance with advice or instruction from the College’s staff. The Parents acknowledge that the College cannot guarantee the results the Pupil will achieve in public examinations. Reports and References: Information supplied to the Parents and others concerning the progress and character of the Pupil and any references will be given conscientiously and with all reasonable care but otherwise without liability on the part of the College. The College is not obliged to disclose references in relation to the Pupil that are supplied by or to the College in confidence. Universities, Career advice etc: The College will exercise all reasonable care when providing advice about subject choices, higher education and careers. The Parents acknowledge that they have a responsibility to carry out their own research and provide advice to the Pupil on such issues and agree to discuss with the College in advance any concerns that they may have regarding any applications that the Pupil proposes to make.
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