Latest news In this bulletin last week we reported on the success of DWSAudio. Here you will find an increasing range of interesting podcasts created by our students with help from Mr Chappell (Head of Media) and our Media Technician, Mr Utton. This week, we are proud to announce that two of our plays were entered for the 2019 International Radio Drama Festival and One of our exercise books is missing was placed first by the jury for the short…
Staff and students at Darrick Wood School in Orpington are celebrating after winning an international radio drama award for one of their extra-curricular media projects. In January 2018 the school set up an audio blog to post weekly content including audio plays, short stories, original music and podcasts recorded by its pupils. Two of their plays were included in the UK International Radio Drama Festival that was held in Canterbury last week (18th-22nd March). Now in its fifth year, the…
Latest news Students from all year groups participated in large numbers in a thoroughly enjoyable and high quality Spring Concert on Thursday. The programme was varied and entertaining and very much indicated the impact of hard work by students and staff in rehearsals over recent weeks. Music is going from strength to strength at the School. There are lots of opportunities to get involved so please encourage your child to join one of the many clubs that are organised or…
With monthly Pupil of the Month awards, termly achievement assemblies, our House Points system in Class Charts and other awards given out by individual teachers, we believe it is vital to acknowledge in as many ways as possible the hard work of our pupils. We are always looking for new ways to do this and recently the Head Teacher met with the top three pupils in Years 7 to 9 in terms of attainment and progress They were awarded Bronze,…
DWS Audio is proud to announce that two of our audio plays have been included in the UK International Radio Drama Festival 2019. One of Our Exercise Books is Missing and Free Fall will be showcased on Thursday 21st March at Café Nero in Canterbury, the venue for this year’s festival. The plays will also be available online via the radio drama festival website, where you can listen and vote for your favourite play. Mr Chappell
Latest news The weather has tested us over past week. The Year 8 playground had to be shut due to a tree that was in danger of falling into the playground from the surrounding woods. This has now been made safe and Year 8 were back in their playground this morning. Thank you to parents of pupils in Year 9 for another very well attended parents’ evening. The Year 9 options process if very much underway. This afternoon an email…
Latest news There was an excellent turn-out to the Year 9 Options Evening on Thursday. The link to make selections will be sent towards the end of next week. Thursday was also World Book Day. Pupils were invited to participate in a number of quizzes, games, competitions and events around the School – including a lunchtime Book Bar! Each pupil has been given a World Book Day token to spend on a book of their choosing – please do encourage…
Latest In assemblies this week we considered the theme of how instant is not always best. We reflected on how social media seems to be dominating lives currently and that the instant nature of this can prove to cause problems. We considered how over 800 years ago the Magna Carta, a very important document in our country’s history, did not at first improve the lives of most people and progress was slow. However, many years later and after much perseverance,…