Infants – Key Stage One – Year One and Year Two (Age: 5-7 year olds)
Mr Matthew Smith–Head of Infant Department
Mr Smith is the Head of our Infant Department. Mr Smith is an Old Reptonian who joined Repton in Dubai in September 2008. Mr Smith has experience in a number of schools across a variety of age groups but his specialism lies with Year One and Year Two. Mr Smith has been head of our Infant Department since September 2010. He is supported in this role by Miss Nikki Sharkey (Head of Year One) and Miss Emma Hall (Head of Year Two).
The aim of our Infant Department is to give children the best possible start to a more formal education. Entering a more structured curriculum can be daunting but by providing a welcoming and caring environment the children are able to grow into independent and self-confident individuals in line with Repton’s Ten Core Values.
We meet each child’s individual educational needs by creating a carefully planned environment and curriculum that enables learning to be enjoyable, yet purposeful and stimulates every child’s development. We ensure that all children are prepared educationally, with a developed sense of responsibility, ready to move into our Pre-Prep Department.
All of our experienced and enthusiastic teachers are individually supported by a teaching assistant, enabling each child to be given the attention that they require. There is a great deal of emphasis placed on the core subjects, English, Reading, Mathematics and Arabic. Our aim is to enable all children to be working at a level above what would be expected in most other schools. Although using and following aspects of the English National Curriculum we are not bound by it, ensuring that we can offer a broad, exciting and rich curriculum whereby the children are constantly challenged to excel.
