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Nov 20, 2015
20 November 2015
Today’s Head’s Blog is written by Sam Lenthall, Takeover Day Headteacher. Today saw the Children’s Commissioner Takeover Day arrive at...
Nov 13, 2015
13 November 2015
It was with great pleasure that I visited The Early Years exhibition yesterday at Ford Park Cemetery Visitor Centre. One of our old boys,...
Nov 6, 2015
6 November 2015
Once again it is that time of year where Remembrance is at the forefront of our consciousness. As a school community we are committed to...
Oct 22, 2015
22 October 2015
During the summer term, following my appointment as Headteacher from September 2015, it was important for me to consult with all...
Oct 16, 2015
16 October 2015
With the pressure from changes in education and the increasing accountability from Ofsted we are seeing many schools nationally finding...
Oct 9, 2015
9 October 2015
It’s the Arts and Technology that have been making the positive headlines this week at DHSB. There are some fantastic achievements and...
Oct 2, 2015
2 October 2015
It has been another exciting week at DHSB. I can’t believe that October has arrived already and as a school community we have already...
Sep 25, 2015
25 September 2015
It has been another busy week at DHSB as students and staff began to settle in and focus on the new year. It was fantastic to see how...
Sep 18, 2015
18 September 2015
It has been an exciting week of sport here at DHSB which concluded with our Sports Day (rescheduled due to poor weather in June and...
Sep 11, 2015
11 September 2015
It has been delightful to welcome back all students this week and there is an extremely positive atmosphere in school. There was a packed...
Sep 4, 2015
4 September 2015
Welcome back! A new year at DHSB for our staff and students in Year 7 and Year 12 began today. There was a feeling of excitement as we...
Aug 20, 2015
20 August 2015
There were celebrations in the Sixth Form Centre and on the colonnade this morning as DHSB students collected their GCSE results....
Aug 13, 2015
13 August 2015
The rain didn’t dampen the spirits of students collecting their A level results in the Sixth Form Centre this morning. Ms Davidson,...
Jul 21, 2015
21 July 2015
The Earley Years
Jul 17, 2015
17 July 2015
By the time you read this our intrepid staff and students will be in Malawi. Perhaps, as I write these final Friday reflections, the...
Jul 10, 2015
10 July 2015
Ahead of the 2020 celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower, education settings on both sides of the pond...
Jul 3, 2015
3 July 2015
Our students, as usual, demonstrate their leadership in this week’s post. From the frontiers of EdTech to showing off their school via...
Jun 26, 2015
26 June 2015
What an amazing week we’ve all enjoyed. Six residentials, 71 daily activities, over 700 students and 70 members of staff! Well done and...
Jun 19, 2015
19 June 2015
We’re all ready for Enrichment Week! The exam season is at 95% completion, internal exams are over and it promises to be dry – and even...
Jun 12, 2015
12 June 2015
DHSB was well represented at the South West Academic Trust (SWAT) Conference held at the University of Exeter yesterday. We are very...
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