Welcome to DoCSoc's
Mums and Dads Portal!
If you're unfamiliar with the Mums and Dads Scheme, every year DoCSoc members can become the "adoptive parents" of a up to 6 freshers and form a family. It is not only a great way to welcome freshers and help them settle into university life, but for everyone involved to make some friends and enjoy some events together. Each family will also get a termly budget that they can decide how to spend themselves.
Mums and Dads is now closed!
Thank you for signing up! Look out for any emails for more information.
FAQ:
How does it all work? Parents are existing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year Computing and JMC students in DoC. Each family will consist of two parents, and up to 6 freshers. After term commences, there will be a timetabled slot for freshers to meet their families, along with some food and activities to get to know each other. Each term there is also a small budget for each family (around 20 pounds) to use as appropriate (dinner, drinks, any family gathering etc).
Can I sign up as a solo parent? No, unfortunately you can't. You will need to sign up with a partner - this is done to ensure the best possible experience for incoming freshers. If you sign up without choosing a partner, your registration will be ignored.
I've already signed up on the union website. Do I sign up here too? Yes, please do. If you haven't signed up on the union website then you won't need to, as long as you sign up here.
How will freshers be allocated? Based on the interests filled in, we do our best to assign each fresher to fellow freshers and parents with similar interests. If you're interested to find out more, the source code of this application is available
here For any privacy concerns you can find our privacy and GDPR policy
here