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08/07/26

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24/06/26

Another fantastic week at Jewellery Club! Year 7 & 8 pupils created some brilliant Pride-themed pieces, while others have continued developing their laser-cut designs. It’s been wonderful to see so much creativity and imagination reflected in the unique pieces they’ve produced.

11/06/26

Here are the latest Sparx Maths leaderboard stats from our maths homework platform!

22/05/26

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22/05/26

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22/05/26

KS4 Life Skills Cooking Club served up chicken fajitas this week.  Zesty fillings, mango salsa, guac & more! Great knife skills, presentation & some spicy chilli bravery. Sign up outside TE1 next term – FREE but spaces go fast!

19/05/26

Our Year 9 Hospitality & Catering pupils have truly risen to the challenge, mastering the art of the classic (and tricky!) Swiss roll. From carefully whisking and folding to achieving the perfect roll without a crack, they showcased outstanding skill and creativity.

14/05/26

What a smashing time we had – literally! 🍔 Smash burgers were back by popular demand in KS4 Life Skills Club, and a full house created delicious stacks with all the toppings. So tasty, most didn’t even make it out of the room!  

14/05/26

Here are the latest Sparx Maths leaderboard stats from our maths homework platform!

14/05/26

Pancake perfection at KS3 Cooking Club! Pupils whipped up light, fluffy American style pancakes, topped with a rainbow of leftover fruit from Year 7 fruit salad lessons - Proof that leftovers can be delicious! Let’s reduce food waste and get creative in the kitchen!

14/05/26

Our Year 10 GCSE Music pupils enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Granville Theatre to watch a fantastic performance by the Kidenza Symphony Orchestra. A brilliant opportunity to experience live orchestral music and enhance their understanding beyond the classroom.

14/05/26

Celebrating our Term 4 “Take It Further” winners! 🎉 Proud of pupils who went above and beyond in these optional challenges, showing real curiosity, creativity, and dedication. Winners shared a reward breakfast. Well done to all who took part—amazing work!

14/05/26

Our Year 10 GCSE Music pupils enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Granville Theatre to watch a fantastic performance by the Kidenza Symphony Orchestra. A brilliant opportunity to experience live orchestral music and enhance their understanding beyond the classroom.

07/05/26

Here are the latest Sparx Maths leaderboard stats from our maths homework platform!

01/05/26

Life‑saving skills in action! Year 7 pupils took part in CPR training with Community Lifesavers this week. Building confidence for emergencies is such an important life skill. Huge thanks to the brilliant volunteers!

01/05/26

Engineering Club has been buzzing! Years 7–10 tackled hands‑on STEM builds, exploring electronic circuits from Gameboys to alarm clocks. Fantastic focus, creativity and problem‑solving on show — well done all!  

01/05/26

KS4 Life Skills Club got hands‑on this week with sushi making sushi! New skills, great teamwork, brave taste‑testing and lots of smiles — a brilliant session all round!  

30/04/26

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28/04/26

With end‑of‑year exams approaching, support is available. Pupils can access Kooth for free wellbeing resources and and anonymous chat support until 10pm daily.

28/04/26

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21/04/26

Our Year 10 pupils loved an unforgettable trip to London to see Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Powerful performances brought their GCSE text to life — with lively debate about fate and staging all the way home!

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Tutors

Students, upon joining the school, are assigned a tutor group and will have most of their lessons within this group, make new friends and be supported by their personal Form Tutor.

Within the school community each student is a member of a College providing opportunities for students of all ages to work together and support each other. Daily contact with a personal tutor ensures that your child is well cared for on a daily basis and ensures ongoing consistent support for academic development and well-being.

A programme of PSHEE is delivered via bespoke lessons throughout the school year with the form tutor, as well as additional items being taught as part of the RPE curriculum and daily tutor periods. Older students often mentor younger students to help with individual subject study, organisational skills, homework and revision. Learning Mentors are also available to support students, if required, and specialist staff are also available to provide careers advice, health advice and a counselling service.

The Form Tutor and Head of Year are responsible for the academic and personal progress of your child and our aim of supporting each student to develop academically and personally would not be possible without a partnership between school and home. We value constructive communication between school and parents: our home/school learning agreement sets out how we will work together for the well-being of your child.

We welcome contact from parents at any time.

 

Year 7 Head of year - Mr  P Futcher pfutcher@cds.kent.sch.uk

Year 7 Assistant Head of Year - Mrs H Martin hmartin@cds.kent.sch.uk

 

Year 8 Head of year - Mr R Smith rsmith@cds.kent.sch.uk

Year 8 Assistant Head of Year - Mrs M Moss mmoss@cds.kent.sch.uk

 

Year 9 Head of year - Mr L J Jones ljjones@cds.kent.sch.uk

Year 9 Assistant Head of Year - Mrs M Derbyshire MDerbyshire@cds.kent.sch.uk

 

Year 10 Head of year - Mrs K Pluckrose kpluckrose@cds.kent.sch.uk

Year 10 Assistant Head of Year - Mrs K Strich kstrich@cds.kent.sch.uk

 

Year 11 Head of year - Mr D Gonzalez-Bello dgonzalezbello@cds.kent.sch.uk

Year 11 Assistant Head of Year - Mrs L Knight lknight@cds.kent.sch.uk