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Month: May 2023

Parent Bulletin 19/05/23

Parent Bulletin 19/05/23

Latest The Year 13 Leavers’ Assembly and Ball were held last Friday. These events give students the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate a key milestone in their education to date. For most, they are coming to an emotional end to seven years of study at Darrick Wood School. For others, who joined the School in the Sixth Form, it was no doubt still a major marker in their educational journey and we are so proud of and excited for…

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Parent Bulletin 05/05/23

Parent Bulletin 05/05/23

This week As we head into this historic long weekend and celebrate the coronation of King Charles III it seems an appropriate time to pause and reflect on how schools have changed over the years since the last coronation on 2nd June 1953. In the 1950s children had to attend school until 15. They went to secondary modern, technical or grammar schools. This was the first real national school system and was designed to prepare children for a new world…

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