Year 10 SME
At the start of this term our year 10s were preparing for their work experience placements and this was their focus during their SME lessons as they learnt more about the world of work. This included learning about worker’s rights, health and safety, future career options, and then an in-depth review of their work experience […]
Year 9 SME
Year 9 began the year looking at the importance of consent and how to have positive healthy relationships. This unit teaches students how to recognise when something in a relationship is unhealthy or abusive. The unit will also introduce how to have safe sex and the different types of contraception available. They then went on […]
Year 8 SME
This term our year 8 students looked at skills needed for life after school with budgeting and handling money. They also looked at their own skills and began to think about what career path may best suit them. Using the University of Sussex’ education programme allows students to have a deeper understanding of what is […]
Year 7 SME
During the first half of the Spring term our year 7s have been looking at how the body changes through puberty, what to expect and where to go for advice and guidance. The second half of the term focused on how to keep safe online and looked at the use of social media, the spread […]
Platinum Academy SME workshop
This week students from our year 10 Platinum Academy attended a global justice presentation delivered by Mrs Gaskell, our Head of SME, as part of our St John’s College Inspire programme. This was the first of two sessions to take place and during this first presentation students were introduced to different ideas of fairness or […]
Mary Poppins Jr
Camaraderie, fun, laughter and lifelong memories made. What a wonderful time we have all had producing and creating Mary Poppins Jr, we are delighted that so many people came along to watch the performances. Each and every student was outstanding and gave every second on stage every ounce of energy producing high quality performances but […]
KS3 STEM week at Durrington High School
In support of ‘British Science Week’, we were delight to once again hold our annual STEM week (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), during the week of 17th– 21st March 2025. During this week various workshops and creative STEM lessons took place across the KS3 curriculum, along with guest speaker Dr Jonathan Hare, plus a competition […]
Year 11 expectations and revision sessions
Dear Parent/Carers, Firstly, I’d like to take this opportunity to say how proud we all are of our current year 11 students. The cohort have matured and thrived through this year. This is testament to the support and guidance you have provided. With only a couple of weeks left to go before the students start […]
Year 10 Consultation evening 1st May 4.30-7.30pm
Dear Parent/Carer Year 10 Consultation evening 1st May 4.30-7.30pm As you have already been made aware in a previous letter, our Year 10 Parent/Carer Consultation evening will run on Thursday 1st May. The meetings are an invaluable opportunity that are designed to allow you to talk to your child’s subject teachers and discuss their progress. […]
