Headmaster’s Blog
Living Through Isolation
With one of our Critical Workers’ children confirmed as positive for Covid last Monday, a number of us have found ourselves isolating at home until midnight tonight (1/2/21). I feel that I am incredibly lucky, because my method of dealing with the stress and pressure...
You Are Never Too Old To Learn!
You Are Never Too Old To Learn! I took my grade one saxophone exam this week. Apart from Merlin’s bronze dog training award (which I might add he passed with flying colours!), this was the first exam I have taken since I took my finals in 1989. I was inspired to take...
Children and young people’s engagement with podcasts before and during lockdown
A survey by the National Literacy Trust has found that listening to podcasts can help children discover an interest in a range of topics and encourage them to engage in further reading. Listening during lockdown Nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) children and young people said...
Related Posts
Breaking News – DCPS Announce Exciting Relocation Plans
We are delighted to announce that, following an in-depth review of all areas of the school, we have decided to invest in DCPS and relocate it from Smallwood Manor to a new site at Denstone College. The Smallwood Manor site will close at the end of the 2020/2021...
Meet the Head
Meet the Head Some of our pupils have been busy asking questions to the new head at Denstone College, Miss Lotte Tulloch. To watch the video click the link below. https://vimeo.com/525478921
Red Nose Day – Friday 19th March
Dear Parents, As a school community we will be joining in with Red Nose Day on Friday 19 March. This year the noses have been made from a product called 'bagasse' which comes from sugar cane so are plastic free and therefore much more environmentally friendly. To...
PTFA Egg Decorating Competition
PTFA Egg Decorating Competition Get your Easter Thinking Bonnets on! Our Fabulous PTFA would like you to get creative and enter the DCPS Egg Decorating Competition. Using hard-boiled egg/s, you can decorate your egg/s with pen or paint; you could stick things onto...