darrick wood parent portal

Where can parents find information about Darrick Wood School?

Welcome to our parents’ webpage. This provides parents with documents and websites that may be needed throughout a pupil’s time at Darrick Wood School. Please click here for the School Calendar.

Why choose Darrick Wood Infants?

I will always highly recommend Darrick Wood Infant School. We have been so pleased with our son’s progress and the teaching has been amazing. He continues to love learning and the school have nurtured this fantastically. My daughter has had an amazing time at Darrick Wood Infants. Her progress has been vast and she has had a fantastic teacher.

What is Darrick Wood's vision for learning?

Learn about the five pillars of our Vision for Learning here. Darrick Wood School created it's own Vision for Learning with staff and students. To enable all learners to grow, continually striving to develop their confidence, become increasingly adaptable, resilient and reflective.

What is the Darrick Wood way?

Our approach is encapsulated in what we call The Darrick Wood Way. This incorporates our core values of respect, responsibility and honesty with our vision for learning where everyone supports each other to achieve the best possible education.

Welcome from the Head Teacher

Visitors to Darrick Wood School frequently comment on our pupils' excellent behaviour, their positive attitudes to each other, to their teachers and to their learning. They are also struck by the clean, well presented, modern facilities and the wide range of extra-curricular opportunities offered.

COVID-19 Information

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The Darrick Wood Way

Our approach is encapsulated in what we call The Darrick Wood Way, which incorporates our core values of respect, responsibility and honesty, a vision for learning where everyone supports each other to achieve the best possible education. In short, and in accordance with the School’s motto, Revereor Vitam, we have a reverence for life.

Our Vision for Learning

Our teaching enables learners to become well qualified for their chosen careers and are committed to lifelong learning.

Revereor Vitam

Our motto and logo originate from the earliest days of the School opening in the 1970s. To have a reverence or respect for life works as a basis for all we do at Darrick Wood on several levels.

Darrick Wood - Venue Hiring

The School’s facilities are available for hire outside of school hours.

Progress

To enable all learners to grow, continually striving to develop their confidence, become increasingly adaptable, resilient and reflective.

Ownership

To create the right conditions so that learners take responsibility for their own learning with the teacher acting as a facilitator.

Challenge

To encourage learners to deepen their thinking, take risks and develop strategies to increase resilience.

Relationships

To create a positive and safe environment where all members of the School have mutual respect.

Engagement

To use a range of strategies to create stimulating learning opportunities where learners demonstrate exceptional commitment.

Respect

Respect includes respect for others, for oneself, for our surroundings and the environment.

Responsibility

Responsibility involves becoming more responsible in attitudes and accepting responsibility in all it's forms.

Vacancy – Trust Administrator

Trust Administrator vacancy (closing date 25th October 2021) Job Advert Job Description & Person Specification Application Form Part A Application Form Part B Application Form... Read More

What The Parents Say?

Thank you to every single member of staff that has worked so hard and made today a success! Our son has been beaming since pick up today! He said he wished he could sleep at school and cannot wait for tomorrow.

Welcome From The Head

I am proud to be Headteacher of such a wonderful school where learning is fun and our children learn in a happy environment. Our school ethos is inclusive, inspiring, nurturing and respectful.

Parent Information

We always keep parents up to date with everything that is happening at our school. Click here to find out more.

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