Autumn term – reflections on the term so far We started this year with assemblies that emphasised the special community that exists in a school and our school in particular. We encouraged students to support each other to live by our values of Respect, Responsibility and Honesty. There have been so many examples of this so far this year, from charity fund raising (e.g. Jeans for Genes Day), to the Year 7 team building days, our fantastic Open Evening guides…
We are piloting a new initiative this half term, and would welcome your feedback. Please email the Office for the attention of Mr Eynon with any feedback please. We’d like to share, with you, a small selection of the wonderful work that students at Darrick Wood School have completed this half term. Open Evening this year was a resounding success, and students who represented the school, both on the evening and through display of their work, were complimented by our…
This week Assemblies this week have been themed around Black History Month. The assembly was prepared and led by students and Mr Guest, Head of History and Politics. It started with a recording of students performing Benjamin Zephaniah’s Melting Pot, acted out in one of our Food Tech classrooms. Many students were involved in researching the assembly’s focus and were able to share the achievements of black women in particular. Students were encouraged to join our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion…