Year 10 Careers Day – Stepping into the future
Our recent Year 10 Careers Day was a highlight of the term and a fantastic example of students rising to the occasion. Across the day, students took part in a carousel of carefully designed activities focused on employability, future pathways, and confidence building. These included mock interviews with visiting professionals, interactive discussions about different jobs […]
Stepping into the world of work
Over the past few weeks, the majority of our Year 10 students have taken part in Work Experience. This programme is about far more than a week away from lessons. It is about preparation, confidence, independence, and reflection. The preparation and the build-up Before placements began, students were busy doing something genuinely grown up. They […]
Science Live 2026
Forty-eight Year 10 students travelled to Brighton Dome to take part in this year’s Science Live event. This inspiring experience gave students the opportunity to see and hear from five of Britain’s leading scientists, including Professor Robert Winston, Professor Andrea Sella, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Professor Gilly Forrester and Dr Anna Ploszajski. Each speaker delivered engaging […]
Dare to Dream
This week we held the final celebration event for our Year 10 Dare to Dream programme. Students travelled to Sussex Yacht Club for a morning of reflection, activity and celebration, revisiting key themes such as self belief, employability, stepping outside comfort zones, dreaming big and communication. As part of the final task, every student spoke […]
Parent Launch Event – Y10 Work Experience 2026
Dear Parents and Carers, Your child will be able to take part in a self-placed Work Experience Programme in February 2026. We are pleased to invite you to our Parent Launch Event which will help you support them through the process. This event will take place on Thursday 11th September at 6.00pm. Registration: via the […]
Year 10 mock exam period revision timetable
Date P0- 8am P7 – after school Wednesday 18th June English Language Jbr: G39 MLa: G40 ATH: G37 RBe: Cage DST: G38 Computer Science CTA F26 French reading KCO U03 Spanish reading IBA U01 Thursday 19th June English Language Jbr: G39 MLa: G40 ATH: G37 RBe: Cage DST: G38 […]
Year 10 GCSE Citizenship
Our year 10s started their GCSE Citizenship course getting to grips with who we are in the UK; specifically, tackling questions such as ‘Who is in our community?’ (Local & National) and ‘How are groups in our community treated?’ Using this knowledge, they went on to assess how groups in our community are treated, such as what […]
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 10 History – Spring Term 2025
Year 10 GCSE depth study – Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 As part of our GCSE course, students are expected to undertake a modern depth study. Our choices centre around the development of fascism in Germany. The course begins with a look into the turmoil surrounding Germany post World War One and the threats that […]
Year 10 Work Experience
At Durrington we know that giving students the opportunity to work in the real world is valuable. This year over 230 of our year 10 students left school for up to 4 days to try out employment. Students were first tasked with thinking about themselves and considering what it is they wanted to try. They […]