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3. STUDENT SUPPORT

a) Learning Centre
The DAIS Learning Centre provides resources, instruction and opportunities for
collaboration to foster academic excellence and lifelong learning. The librarians
strive to have a significant and measurable impact on student learning, by
ensuring that students are efficient and ethical users and producers of ideas,
information, effective users of technology and enthusiastic readers. Librarians'
and teachers' partnership contributes significantly to nurture inquiry and agency,
stimulate creativity and critical thinking, encourage collaboration and
communication. High-quality print and digital resources are easily accessible
through Destiny Discover Collections and are carefully curated and organized to
support the national and international curriculum, different ages, needs and
perspectives, and personal interests.

b) Student Care Department
The school provides an inclusive learning environment that encourages children to
bring out the best in themselves. The school recognizes the importance of creating
a support system that is accessible to all students. Additional support and
resources such as differentiated teaching and learning strategies, Individualized
Educational Plans (IEPs), assistive technology and pastoral care are provided to
students with learning or social-emotional challenges, enabling them to perform
to their potential.

The Student Care department encompasses Learning Support and Counselling
services. Learning support is extended to students with temporary or short-term
learning challenges as well as those with special educational needs (SEN).
Counselling and pastoral care is extended to all students with social-emotional and
behavioral difficulties. The Student Care Team helps students understand and
accept difficulties that they face at school and equips them with skills to effectively
deal with them. It supports parents and teachers in appreciating differing learning
abilities and psychological needs of students. Appropriate action plans are put in
place to optimize their learning. The team also plans and collaborates with the
homeroom teachers, class teachers and tutors to implement the Personal Social
Health Education (PSHE) curriculum across all sections.
The referral process involves a Referral Form, which the initiator completes after
discussing concerns with respect to a student with the class
teacher/tutor/coordinator or Heads of sections as well as the Student Care team
members. At DAIS, the parent consent form is an essential document. All student
care services are provided with parent consent and agreement.
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