Durrington Newsletter 6 June 2025
Year 11 timetable arrangements and expectations
Dear Parents, Carers and Year 11, School timetable expectations and arrangements from Wednesday 11th June 2025 onwards Firstly, I would like to say how proud we are of every single year 11 student. They have conducted themselves in such a brilliant way throughout the exams period and are role models to other students in the […]
Computing trip to Legoland
100 Year 8 students went to Legoland yesterday as part of a computing trip. The students all attended a Lego Spike workshop where they built, coded, and debugged their own robots using LEGOLAND’s very own SPIKE™ Prime robotics sets! During the workshop some students managed to make their robots navigate across the LEGOLAND map, turning and […]
The Super-Curriculum @DHS
At Durrington we are proud of all the achievements and successes of students whether this is in performing arts, in sports or their academic endeavours. The Durrington Super-Curriculum programme aims to take our students beyond the boundaries of their normal curriculum, exposing them to knowledge beyond their normal lessons and encouraging them to aspire to […]
Year 7 trip to Hampton Court Palace
The History department took 120 year 7 students to Hampton Court Palace, on two separate trips, where they explored the significance of the Tudor period. The students got to explore the Tudor kitchens and get a glimpse of what life was like at that point in history. They also toured the impressive Great Hall and […]
Computing clubs
The computing department runs a variety of popular clubs throughout the week. Minecraft Minecraft club takes place on a Tuesday, and continues to be the most popular club in year 7. Mrs Carter has kept the students busy all year with various build challenges and in the next few weeks the year 7s will also […]
Computing curriculum spotlight
Year 7 Year 7 are currently working on programming their own 3-D gaming project called Kodu. They have been given a design brief, which they follow in their lessons, and are developing their game with multiple levels and increasing difficulty. “Kodu is really creative. I have made a bridge to connect two islands, and mountains […]
Durrington Newsletter 16 May 2025
Year 7 consultation evening 19th June 4.30-7.30pm
Dear Parent/Carer As you have already been made aware in a previous letter, our Year 7 Parent/Carer Consultation evening will run on Thursday 19th June. The meetings are an invaluable opportunity that are designed to allow you to talk to your child’s subject teachers and discuss their progress. You will be able to start booking […]
Curriculum spotlight … mathematics
Our year 7s have started the Summer term studying perimeters, ratios, percentages, coordinates, proportion, types of data and representing data. “I’m really enjoying maths at Durrington this year, the teachers are very nice, kind and helpful, and it is a good class environment. If you’re ever struggling, the teachers are very helpful if you run […]
