Dwight School London

Kindergarten, Reception, Y1, Y2: 8.40am Y3, Y4: 8.35am Y5, Y6: 8.30am Y7, Y8, Y9: 8.30am Y10, Y11, Y12, Y13: 8.50am

Kindergarten, Reception, Year 1, Year 2: 3.20pm Year 3 and Year 4: 3.30pm Year 5 and Year 6: 3.40pm Y7, Y8, Y9: 3.35pm Y10, Y11, Y12, Y13: 3.55pm

In the Junior School there is a supervised care from 745-530 included in our fees. After school there are clubs such as Lego, art, football or supervised homework available until 4.45pm (no fee unless external provider e.g. Karate). In the Senior School students are expected to arrive on time for class, but not earlier than 8am on campus. After school there is a supervised homework club until 4.45pm and other sports provisions, then students are requested to leave campus.

Dwight School works in partnership with Zeelo to deliver its transport services. Zeelo provides home to school bus services for schools across the country, with enhanced DBS checked drivers and services built on technology, including online booking platforms, 24/7 customer support, live vehicle tracking and status notifications for every service. They have also recently committed to being carbon neutral by September and this marries with our own school goals connected to sustainability. There will be 3 bus routes available with multiple pick-up locations each day from Willesden Green, Dartmouth Park and Baker Street. There will be flexible ticket options available including Termly passes where your child is automatically booked onto every journey for the relevant period and 1 day single/return ticket.

Yes, in the Junior and Senior school we have on-site kitchen staff who prepare fresh meal options. In the Senior School, students from Year 11 (age 15) above, may leave campus and walk to purchase lunch from nearby shops.

Special diets can be discussed with our catering team.

Yes, there are a range of pieces with a focus on comfort. Trousers can be worn by boys or girls and we have a hoodie which is very popular.

20. If a class is reaching this number, or likely to go over with new enrolments the school will create two classes.

In the junior school (primary years) about 10-15 students per class. In the senior school, particularly in the higher year levels when students take electives/options, the average would be 5-10 students per class, replicating a university tutor group style of learning.

The school fully uses google classroom.

The school was already set up with google classroom suite of applications - and seamlessly switched to this programme for virtual learning during UK lockdowns, and also supporting individual students during periods of COVID-19 quarantines. We also remotely hosted new students for "taster" days and even successfully had new students join the school during remote learning. Online video conferencing is used for synchronous lessons, student group work and community events like music concerts and school assemblies.

Religious studies are not part of the curriculum but across the 40 nationalities we have families from a range of religious beliefs.

The IB global outlook reinforces open mindedness.

40% British, 33% many different nationalities, 12% Japanese, 7% American About a quarter of our students also have dual nationality.

A range of clubs are offered each term. In the Junior School these are after school. In Senior School these are taken once a week as an "activity" within the school day. As an example previous clubs/activities include: Archery, card games, stop animation club, table tennis, karate, showstoppers, mother nature science, Lego club, volleyball, mindfulness for kids, colour by number, Chinese water colour painting, basketball, art explorers, touch typing club, running, yoga, puzzles, gardening, model UN, film school, drama, creative writing, world cinema club, choir, Dwight TV and media club, fitness, programming, debating.

Physical activities are taught at our sports fields across the whole school. A range of sports are taught as part of the curriculum e.g. gymnastics, dance, football, netball, rugby, softball, basketball, athletics (in preparation for our annual sports day), swimming, yoga, hockey, American football etc. This is also supported by a theoretical component covering fitness, nutrition, anatomy and personal training.

The Junior School competes in boys football, girls football, boys basketball, girls netball and swimming gala. Summer sports day for internal house athletics track and field competition. Senior school competes in boys football, girls football, boys basketball, girls netball, swimming gala and has a mixed volleyball squad (weekly training / occasional matches). Summer sports day for internal house athletics track and field competition.

Innovation space, art room, computer gallery, design room, science labs, drama hall, library

Indoor sports hall, outdoor rubberised surface multi purpose areas. Sports field which is a grass area for field sports, rubberised surface netball/basketball/tennis court, changing rooms and a clubhouse.

Yes we offer English as an Additional Language - personalised, individual tutoring during school time (additional fee if required)

As part of the curriculum we offer: Junior school: French and Spanish Senior school: French, Mandarin, Spanish. Additional language classes as "mother tongue" are possible e.g. Japanese, Turkish, German - these are offered on an as needed basis, sometimes incurring extra fee if a specialist teacher required. In the IB Diploma we often have students taking a bilingual diploma e.g. Japanese is their "language and literature" and English is their language acquisition subject.

Yes, we offer a "Quest" programme to support learning needs that require additional, personalised tuition (fees apply).

As an inclusive IB World School, Dwight accepts students with a wide range of abilities, subject to space, class balance, and on the understanding that students may be required to participate in the Quest Programme for the provision of additional learning support. Through Quest students receive one-to-one tuition from trained staff in skills such as reading, maths, writing and organisation. The aim of the Quest Programme is to teach students with different learning styles or difficulties to function successfully and independently in an academically challenging, IB mainstream setting. The Quest Programme, with its specialists, is an integral part of the school community and is a resource for all teachers and parents.

The school employs a Head of Personalised Learning and an Enrichment programme co-ordinator. We are also a member of Potential Plus, an external organisation which supports gifted and talented students. We also have higher learning potential students working on curriculum several year levels above their peers, this is part of our personalised learning. The school arranges participation in various events: masterclass lectures, UK maths challenge, Owlypia, Model United Nations, Global Initiatives Network. In the weekly school newsletter enrichment opportunities are promoted.

We do not have an educational psychologist on staff, but would assist arranging one if required.