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Dolphin SchoolAdditional Information and Application Form 2016-2017

CONTENTS

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Admissions Procedure and School Policies ................... Page 2

Fees and Scholarships ................................................... Page 3

The School Day ............................................................. Page 4

Registration Form ...................................................... Page 5-9

Academic Success and Next Schools .......................... Page 11

Staff Details ................................................................ Page 12

Contact and Location Details ...................................... Page 13

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ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE AND SCHOOL POLICIES

The majority of children at Dolphin join Nursery from the age of three or Reception in the autumn term following their fourth birthday. However, entry is possible at any time where spaces are available and we can also offer waiting list places.

Step 1: We strongly recommend that you attend one of our regular tours to see Dolphin during a normal working day. This provides an opportunity to observe the children during lessons, meet members of staff and learn more about our philosophy and curriculum. We also offer termly Open Mornings, the dates of which are published on our Website. For information on tour availability please contact our Registrar, Helen Waneis, who will be happy to help, on 0118 934 1277.

Step 2: Complete the Registration Form, which can be found in this booklet and return it to us together with the administration fee indicated on the form. This can be done well in advance of the proposed entry date.

Step 3: An Early Years child could be offered a place immediately if one is available as there is no formal assessment. For other children, on receipt of the application form you will be contacted to arrange a mutually convenient date for your child to attend an Assessment Day. This is an opportunity for us to get to know each other, and to assess your child’s potential, but will not put them under any undue pressure. It also gives your son or daughter the opportunity to see if he or she likes Dolphin and can, if necessary, reassure them about changing schools. If you are currently living abroad, then reports from a previous school could be taken into consideration in lieu of an Assessment Day.

Step 4: A Nursery age child will be invited to attend a familiarisation session during the term before proposed entry. Parents please note that Nursery pupils are part of the Early Years Stage. Although we hope that all pupils will be able to stay with us from 3-13, Early Years pupils are not guaranteed entry into Year One of the main school.

For Reception age children and above, following an Assessment Day, an offer of a place will be made if we feel that the child will flourish and be happy at Dolphin.

Step 5: You will receive formal notification of the place offered and should complete and return the Acceptance Form. To secure the place a deposit of £500 is payable, which is refundable when the child leaves the school.

The school is selective and we will offer places to children who will be able to benefit from the education we provide.

School Policies

The following additional school policies can be viewed in detail on the Dolphin School website at www.dolphinschool.com

• Admissions • Anti- bullying • Complaints Procedure • Curriculum • Data Protection for pupils and parents • Discipline • Education & Welfare • Exclusions • First Aid

• Health & Safety• Individual Needs • Safeguarding Children• Safe use of ICT• Rewards and Sanctions• Privacy and Cookies• Promotion of Good Behaviour and

Sanctions for Misconduct• Pupil Insurance Scheme

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FEES2016-2017

Our fees are all-inclusive: there are no charges for textbooks, day trips, theatre visits, or most field or walking trips. When two or more children from the same family are pupils at the school, second and subsequent children receive a five percent discount. A three day option exists for the youngest children joining Nursery where the fees would be chargeable pro-rata.

Upper School Years 3 - 8: £4405 per term

Lower School Years 1 & 2: £3745 per term

Reception: £3385 per term

Nursery (9am - 3pm): £3180 per term (for 5 sessions per week)

£2545 per term (for 4 sessions per week)

£1910 per term (for 3 sessions per week)

Optional Extras Music Tuition – per instrument £195 per term

Judo £87 per term

Ballet £84 per term

Yoga £5 per session

*Parents should note that, for three- and four-year-olds, fifteen hours free entitlement to education per week is provided by the Government. As an Independent School the fifteen hours free entitlement is offered within a package of integrated care, learning and development over thirty four weeks. The fees shown are for non-government funded places.

Nursery Parents are able to discuss their individual requirements with the Head of Early Years on a termly basis. Fees for less than five days per week are chargeable pro-rata.

What if my child is not yet three? Dolphin is pleased to welcome children into our Nursery who are ‘rising three’ (please contact us for the definition of this term and session details).

Bursaries are available for children in the senior years whose performance suggests that he or she will contribute positively to various aspects of school life. If you think your child may require a bursary please contact Kim Tsang, the Bursar, who will forward you our Means Testing Form for Bursaries.

All fees are subject to periodic increase and are payable termly in advance. One complete term’s notice must be given in writing to the Head, otherwise one term’s fees in lieu of notice are required when a pupil leaves the school.

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A day at Dolphin is very busy, with an early start for children from Year Three upwards in order to allow time for the breadth of our curriculum without losing time for sport, art, music or drama.

Hours

Nursery Core Session 9.00am – 3.00pm Reception, Year One and Year Two 8.45am – 3.00pm Years 3 & 4 8.00am – 3.30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.00am – 3.15pm Wednesday, Friday Years 5 & 6 8.00am – 3.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.00am – 3.15pm Wednesday Years 7 & 8 8.00am – 3.30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.00am – 3.15pm Wednesday 8.00am – 4.45pm Monday

* Finish times on Wednesdays for Years 5 – 8 and on Fridays for Years 3 – 4 assume children are not playing in sports fixtures that day.

Pre & After School Care

Dolphin runs an Early Birds session from 7.45 onwards for those children whose lessons begin later than 8.00am. The sessions can be attended regularly or on an ad-hoc basis. Each session costs £4.50 for Nursery and Reception children which includes breakfast and £3.00 for Years 1 and 2 where there is no breakfast provision.

Dolphin children can attend our After School Care for any period between 3pm and 5.45pm on a regular or ad-hoc basis (booking is required). After School Care is FREE for all children from 3pm – 4.30pm. From 4.30pm a charge of £2.50 is made per half hour or part thereof and billed termly. If children have not been collected by 5.45pm they will continue to be cared for but the charge will rise to £15 per quarter hour or part thereof. All children are to be collected and off the premises by 6pm.

Clubs

Dolphin offers an extensive range of clubs and activities after school and at lunchtime for children to take part in if they wish with the exception of activities run by external providers, eg. judo, ballet and yoga. The clubs on offer change termly and in the course of a year have typically included a selection from: art, athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, choir, classics, computing, cookery, craft, creative writing, cricket, cross-country, current events, cycling proficiency, dance, drama, embroidery, football, French and Spanish, gymnastics, hockey, homework, judo, netball, orienteering, photography, rounders, rugby, short tennis, string group, swimming, table tennis, tennis and wind band. Different clubs are available for different year groups. Some clubs have a limited number of places which are filled in order of application.

Timings can vary slightly according to activity and season, but generally:

Junior Clubs (Years 1 and 2) 3.15 – 4.15pm

Senior Clubs (for Years 3 to 8) 3.35 – 4.35pm (some outdoor clubs may finish at 4.45pm)

Meals

We do not provide school meals except in Nursery where children receive a hot lunch, as part of the Core Session. A breakfast and/or afternoon snack is provided for those who take advantage of pre- and after school care. Older children bring packed food suitable for the duration of their day.

THE SCHOOL DAY

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Request for a place on the waiting list

Your child

Surname of your child

First names (underline preferred name)

Date of birth / /

First Language

Does your child hold an EU passport?

Father / legal guardian

Title (e.g. Mr)

Full name

Day-time telephone Evening

Mobile

Email address

Address (including postcode)

Occupation

Employer’s business name and address

Male

Yes

Female

No

REGISTRATION FORM

Proposed term and year of entry

Have you registered your child’s name at any other school(s) and if so, which?

Early Years Lower School (Years 1- 3) Middle School (Years 4 - 6)

Type of Place

Upper School (Years 7 - 8)

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Mother / legal guardian

Title (e.g. Mrs)

Full name

Day-time telephone Evening

Mobile

Email address

Address (including postcode)

Occupation

Employer’s business name and address

With whom and where does the child reside?

Full name

Relationship to child

Address (including postcode)

Other people with parental responsibility

Please provide the name(s) and current address(es) of any other person with parental responsibility (i.e.

legal responsibility) for the above named child. Their consent to the child attending the School will be

required if an offer of a place is made.

Title (e.g. Mrs)

Full name

Address (including postcode)

Connections with the School

Please mention here the names of any other members of the family attending the School or registered

for entry; or any other connection with the School.

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Please indicate how you first heard of the School

Local reputation Present school Friends

Advertisement Website

Other (please give details)

Please state the name and address of the present school (with dates of attendance)

Name and address of school

Dates of attendance

Name of Head

Please outline any of your child’s artistic, dramatic, musical or sporting skills or experience. If a foreign Language has been studied at a previous school, please state which language and the number of years studied. (if applicable)

Please give an outline of your child’s other hobbies or interests (if applicable)

Please provide us with details of any medical condition, health problem or allergy affecting your child; any learning difficulty, disability, or special educational need of your child, as well as any behavioural, emotional and / or social difficulty of your child, using the attached Confidential Information form (if applicable)

GP’s Name and Address

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Please confirm whether your child will require sponsorship from the School in order to obtain a visa to study in the United Kingdom at this School (if applicable)

Yes No

Notes

Early registration is recommended. Registrations will be considered in the order they are received.

Offers of places are subject to availability and the admission requirements of the School at the time

offers are made. A copy of the School’s Terms and Conditions will be supplied on request.

If you would like further information about how the School processes personal information please see

our privacy notice document which is published on our website.

Declaration

I / We request that our child named above is registered as a prospective pupil.

I / We understand that the School may obtain, process and hold personal information about me / us

which may include financial information provided by me / us or by any licensed credit reference agency

or information contained in any court orders, petitions or proceedings.

I / We understand that the School may also obtain, process and hold personal information about our

child which may include sensitive information such as medical details, and we consent to this for the

purposes of assessment and, if a place is later offered, in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of

the child.

I / We enclose the non-refundable Administration Fee of £75 together with this completed Registration

form duly signed by me / us.

Signatures of parents / legal guardians

First parent / legal guardian Second parent / legal guardian

Signature

Name in full

(please include all names)

Date of birth

Relationship to child

Date

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FORM

All information received in this form will be treated in confidence.

Please use this form to disclose:

• any medical condition, health problem or allergy affecting your child

• any learning difficulty, disability, or special educational need of [him / her], as well as any behavioural, emotional and / or social difficulty of [him / her]

This will enable the School to consider any adjustments that it may need to make to assist your child to partake in the School’s admissions procedure or when [s/he] enters the School.

Please provide us with as much detail as possible in the space below. Where possible, please provide any relevant documentation such as medical reports, assessments etc.

Child’s full name

Name of parent / legal guardian (1)

Name of parent / legal guardian (2)

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND NEXT SCHOOLS

We are proud of our curriculum with the unique learning opportunities on offer. Dolphin is not a feeder for any particular senior school and we believe that our children are well prepared to meet the challenges of any subsequent school, be it state, grammar or independent.

Over the past ten years more than 90% of our Year Eight leavers secured a place at an independent senior school, with a small percentage opting for state comprehensive and grammar schools. Common Entrance and Scholarship results over the same period have seen 100% of Year Eight leavers, who have opted for an independent senior education, securing a place at their first choice of school. Of those, on average, a third have done so with a scholarship.

For Year Six leavers the notable differences are that numbers of the leavers secure a place at a grammar school and a large proportion go on to state comprehensive schools.

Recent destinations have included: Abingdon, The Abbey, Bradfield College, Claires Court, Gillotts, The Holt, Holyport College, Leighton Park, Luckley House, The Piggott, Queen Anne’s, Reading Blue Coat, Reading Grammar, Shiplake College, St. Helen & St. Katharine, St Joseph’s College, St Paul’s, Waingels College, Sir William Borlase and Wellington College.

For ten years we opted to participate in the national SATS Key Stage 2 testing in Year Six. Our results were excellent, the vast majority of children achieving the highest possible level in English, Maths and Science. At Dolphin, we feel that training for exams can result in shallow learning and that the breadth of the education we offer is not assessed by SATS and so we no longer undertake this testing. Those children who choose to leave us at the end of Year Six do so having had numerous opportunities and experiences which will influence the quality of their learning for the rest of their lives.

The Dolphin School education in Years Seven and Eight follows the Common Entrance curriculum, which provides not only the basis of entry to an independent senior school, but also a strong foundation for all GCSE courses taken at any subsequent senior school. Dolphins have a strong record of winning academic, art, music and sports scholarships to a wide variety of independent senior schools. By the time they are thirteen, Dolphins have also developed the social and leadership skills highly sought after by senior schools and which make them leaders in later life. Indeed we are very proud of the career successes of our former pupils.

Please see our website for details of scholarship successes and destinations of previous years’ leavers.

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At Dolphin our greatest resource is our highly qualified and dedicated staff. They are innovative and flexible, staying abreast of current trends in the teaching profession and of developments in their specialist fields.

The following list was correct at the time of printing. For the most up-to-date information and fuller details of the staff and their qualifications, please visit our website: www.dolphinschool.com

STAFF

SENIOR MANAGEMENT Head Tom Lewis BA PGCE, Classics, Earth Studies Bursar Kim Tsang BA Deputy Head Christopher Leakey BA PGCE, Modern Languages, PE, ICTHead of Lower School Dr Alison Alderson PhD PGCE, Infant Specialist, ScienceHead of Early Years Jane Robinson BSc PGCEHead of Co-curricular David Holt BSc GTP, ScienceHead of Academic Development Helen Williams BSc PGCE, Science

BOARD OF ADVISORSThe names of the advisors are on our website.

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFHead’s PA, Sarah RadfordRegistrar and Office Manager, Helen WaneisMarketing Manager, Alison PoppleAssistant to the Bursar, Amy HewettICT Technician, Ido CohenCare Co-ordinator, Liz Broad

STAFF AND SUBJECTS TAUGHT Richard Brewin BA PGCE, GeographyChristopher de Souza BA, ClassicsPaul Foster BSC PGCE, Head of Upper School, MathsEmma Fisher BA (QTS), Director of SportLucy Hanham BEd, Head of EnglishJoanna Head BSc PGCE, EnglishJane Hunt BA PGCE, PERuth Jones BA, Maths, HistoryCatherine Lewis – BA, PGCE, Earth StudiesAnne Light BMus PGCE, Director of MusicSusan Martin BSc, Lower SchoolSiân Moore BA PGCE, Head of Middle School, French, SpanishCatherine Richards BA QTS, Head of Art and Design, PEJudy Seall MA PGCE, DramaEmma Tate MA PGCE, Lower SchoolAdam Warner BA PGCE, History, PEXu Yu, Mandarin

EARLY YEARS Head of Early Years Jane Robinson BSc PGCEJacquie Champion BA PGCESusan Mandalos BSc EYPSDavinder Shergill BATara Zubairy-Moore BEd

SEN DEPARTMENT Janet Lawson BSc MA PGCE, SENCO Hazel Williams BSc PGCE Cert RSA AMBDAAnn Brigden MA BSc Cert RSA AMBDA Dip SPLD Gail Sponder BPrimEd

ADDITIONAL MUSIC TUITION Gabriela Eddy MA, Clarinet, Saxophone, PianoLucy Head Performers Diploma, BrassNicky Jerrome BMus, SingingVirginia McMurtrie BMus, CelloSamantha Moore BMus (RCM) Dip RCM (Teaching), FluteJude Watts Performer’s Diploma, Violin

ADDITIONAL PE STAFF Sarah Feast, Level 2 Netball Coach (AENA)John Sellwood, HockeyMartin Small, Judo Black Belt 2nd Dan and Senior Club CoachFfion Sprigings, YogaDavid Williams

BRITISH MOUNTAIN LEADERS Assessed Adam Warner Trained Paul Foster, Jane Hunt, Christopher Leakey, Katherine Richards Walking Group Leaders Alison Alderson, Janet Lawson, David Holt Receptionists Tracey Marsh, Lisa Grandin Librarian Kirsty Harrison Teaching Assistants Kit Brown, Claire Cook, Elvia de Simon, Helen Feldwick, Naomi Griffiths, Dianne Harris, Gregory Holt, Natasha Kertesz, Hannah Lamb, Georgia McGill

OUT OF SCHOOL CARE: Liz Broad, Jane Robinson (Supervisors), Davinder Shergill Custodians: Ross Parker, Philip Rose, Alexander Saunders, Nathan Saunders

Dolphin School Waltham Road Hurst Berkshire RG10 0FR Tel: 0118 934 1277 Fax: 0118 934 4110 Email: omnes@dolphinschool.com Web: www.dolphinschool.com

HOW TO FIND USDolphin School is located on the B3018, Waltham Road, 1 mile to the south of Twyford, close to the village of Hurst.

From the M4, Jct 8/9 & Maidenhead: Take the A4 towards Reading. Continue for almost 5 miles, travelling through Hare Hatch and turn left onto A3032 towards Twyford. In Twyford village centre turn left at traffic lights onto B3018 towards Bracknell. Travel for just over 1 mile. (Do not take the right turn onto the A321 towards Hurst.) The entrance to Dolphin School is on your right shortly after the vineyard.

From the M4, Jct 10: Take A329(M) towards Reading. Take second exit for A4. Turn right onto A4 towards Maidenhead. Continue for 3 miles. At roundabout signposted to Twyford take third exit onto A3032 through Charvil. In Twyford village centre turn right at traffic lights onto B3018 towards Bracknell. Travel for just over 1 mile. (Do not turn right onto A321 towards Hurst.) The entrance to Dolphin School is on your right shortly after the vineyard.

From Reading: Take the A4 towards Maidenhead. At roundabout signposted to Twyford take third exit onto A3032 through Charvil. In Twyford village centre turn right at traffic lights onto B3018 towards Bracknell. Travel for just over 1 mile. (Do not turn right onto A321 towards Hurst.) The entrance to Dolphin School is on your right shortly after the vineyard.

From Henley: Take A321 towards Twyford. In Twyford village centre continue straight through traffic lights onto B3018 towards Bracknell. Travel for just over 1 mile. (Do not turn right onto A321 towards Hurst.) The entrance to Dolphin School is on your right shortly after the vineyard.

From Wokingham: Take the A321 towards Twyford for 3.5 miles. On reaching Hurst village, turn right at the pond onto Hinton Road with the cricket ground on your right. Travel to T-junction and turn left onto B3018, Waltham Road, towards Twyford. The entrance to Dolphin School is on your left after 100 metres.

CONTACT US

Head: Tom Lewis Bursar: Kim Tsang Non-Executive Director of the Dolphin School LLP: Nancy Follett Deputy Head: Chris Leakey Head’s PA: Sarah Radford Registrar & Office Manager: Helen Waneis Marketing Manager: Alison Popple

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Dolphin School LLPWaltham Road, Hurst, Berkshire RG10 0FR

Registered Number: OC314995tel: 0118 934 1277 fax: 0118 934 4110

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Dolphin School is located on the B3018 (Waltham Road), approximately 1 mile south of Twyford on the outskirts of Hurst village, about half way between Reading and Maidenhead.