Handbook 2012 - Repton School Dubai

Head of Junior SchoolDear Parents,I am delighted to welcome you to Repton Junior School.Many of you reading this will already be familiar with a traditional British Pre‐Prepand Prep School education and so, while much of what follows will not be new toyou, it will almost certainly be of some reassurance that such a thing does exist inthe UAE.As a partner school of Repton UK and its Prep School, Foremarke Hall, the quality ofeducation and standards that we aspire to are inexorably linked. Parents withchildren at Repton Dubai Junior School therefore enjoy the reassurance that theirchildren are working at the same level as pupils at Repton UK and indeed at anyother independent school in the UK.The role of a Pre‐Prep and Prep School is to prepare its pupils thoroughly for entryinto independent senior school education. The Junior School is structured asfollows:Foundation Department (Nursery and Reception)Infant Department (Years 1 and 2)Pre‐Prep Department (Years 3 and 4)Prep Department (Years 5 and 6)The standards required for entry into the best senior schools are high and childrenaspiring to independent senior education are expected to be working at levels that