Handbook 2012 - Repton School Dubai

2.6: TransportThe school offers a bus service through a contracted supplier. For details relating tobuses, please call 04 426 9386.Please be aware that, even though the school aims to assist parents by offering abus service, the responsibility for getting the children to and from the school lieswith the parents. Bus routes are not negotiable. Repton School does notrecommend that Foundation pupils use the bus service.2.7: ParkingParking for Foundation Department parents is provided in the parking spaces thatrun alongside the Repton Arch. For Infant, Pre Prep and Prep Department parents, alarge car park is provided beside the Junior School. Parking is also available in frontof the Senior School from where there is direct and easy access into the schoolgrounds. No cars are admitted to the staff car park in front of the main Junior Schoolentrance.Parents and drivers are respectfully asked to drive with consideration for the safetyof all. The use of a hand held mobile telephone while driving is illegal. If thislaw is broken in the vicinity of the school, the driver may be reported to the police.Please be aware that there will be almost 1600 Junior School children making theirway from cars into the school. Children, no matter how well supervised, can act inunpredictable ways so please drive slowly and with great care.We encourage independence by using the designated drop – off zone for Prepchildren.3.1 CurriculumRepton Junior School offers a challenging academic curriculum. The FoundationDepartment follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and Infants (5 and6 year olds) continue to broadly follow a British Curriculum. For children aged 7years old and upwards, our curriculum is increasingly modelled on proven ISEB(Independent School’s Examination Board) syllabi such as is followed by our ownPrep Department and Repton’s UK‐based preparatory school, Foremarke Hall.Additionally, our curriculum also reflects local culture and other educationalinfluences from abroad, where the content and methodologies can enhance thequality of learning at the school. It is our avowed intent to ensure that the sameacademic standards are achieved in Repton Junior School as at any quality UKindependent school.