This week Read All About It! The Darrick Wood School production of “Bugsy Malone” took place on Wednesday and Thursday this week and our thanks go to everyone who contributed to making this show such a success. The students involved onstage, backstage and in the band did a fantastic job under the direction of a dedicated and committed team of staff. We are looking forward to next year’s production already! Our new structure to house temporary changing for PE and…
This week Our thanks go to everyone involved in the very successful Year 7 singing competition held last night. Each form group sang their own song before concluding with a massed choir performing “With a little help from my friends”. Our Concert Band also contributed and our guest judge from Bromley Youth Music Trust was extremely impressed with the quality of music on display. Congratulations go to 7YM, 7XS and 7XL who achieved Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively. We are…
This week The theme for our assemblies all week has been Remembrance. Mr Eynon, Deputy Head Teacher spoke to pupils about the poppy and other ways we remember those lost in the World Wars and other conflicts since. Many poppies were worn and no doubt much money raised for the Poppy Appeal. Around the School some beautiful displays have been made of poppies created in Art lessons. You can see these on our Twitter feed. On Thursday, we welcomed Year…
This week Our thanks to the parents, carers and pupils who attended Year 11 Parents’ Evening on Thursday – it was a very well attended and successful evening We hope that the Year 8 pupils who went on the Herstmonceux Science Centre visit this week enjoyed their experiences. This is an annual trip that the Science Faculty runs to enrich the curriculum and give pupils additional opportunities for some “hands-on” science Coming up The likely start date for our planned…
This week It has been a busy but enjoyable week as we approach the half-term break. Year 11 pupils gained valuable study and revision skills during their “Revision Cracked” session on Wednesday and Thursday. It has also been Sixth Form review week where students have discussed projected grades and targets for improvement with their subject teachers – details are recorded in student planners and we would be grateful if you reviewed these with your son/daughter. Coming up As mentioned last…
News in Brief Pathways Evening – our event providing Post-16 and Post-18 options information was extremely well attended on Tuesday, 10th October – further information about careers can be found on our website The Key Stage 4 Parents’ Information Evening took place on Wednesday, 11th October and included presentations on the new 9-1 GCSEs along with study skills and sources of support for pupils in Years 10 and 11 Coming up We are planning a move from sQuid to ParentPay…
News in Brief The National Poetry Day competition was a big success. Winning entries will be awarded in assemblies next week. We are running a Book Fair in the Library over the next week (5th to 12th October). Please encourage your child to take a look at what is on offer. There are many discounted books for sale and competitions to enter. We are grateful to all students who helped at Open Evening. It was a very busy and successful…
It has been another excellent year for A levels at Darrick Wood School. Overall, 48% of grades were A*-B and 22% A*-A. In 15 subjects over 50% of grades were A*-B. There were some fabulous individual performances and the vast majority of students have achieved their first choice university. Congratulations in particular to Amy Tomkins who will read French and Spanish at Oxford. The highest attainer was Lauren Bagnall who achieved 2 A* and 2 A grades. Joanna Clowes, Tonomoy Dhar, Isabelle Gordon, Jamie Ludlow, Billy O’Neill, Elena…