Charles Darwin School Achieves Gold School Games Award
Published 24/07/25
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Read MoreYear 10 GCSE PE Students Kayaking at Danson Park
Published 22/07/25On Monday 7th July and Tuesday 8th July, the Year 10 GCSE PE students took part in their GCSE Kayaking Assessment as one of their three practical sports.
On the first day, students were focused and ready to learn the skills needed for preparation on assessment day.
On Tuesday, all the students were highly motivated, determined and committed to doing well.
A huge well done to all students who took part in the two days and well done on gaining excellent results.
Thank you.
Charlotte Owen
Head of PE
Read MoreYear 10 Mock Interviews
Published 21/07/25Huge congratulations to all the Year 10 students who took part in their English speaking exam and mock interviews on Friday, 18th July. Mr Nunn (Head of English) commented on how well-prepared students were for their exam and how articulate they were when it came to presenting.
Feedback from all 14 employers for the mock interviews was equally positive in its praise. Many of them commented on how well students were prepared and how well presented they were. These students had been working hard on preparing CVs and letters of interest in advance of the interviews and employers were very impressed with the effort that had gone into these.
A huge thanks must also go to all the employers who gave up their time to help students get a feel of what a real interview is like.
Read MoreYear 10 Students Future Frontiers, London
Published 21/07/25For the last four weeks, 14 Year 10 students have been lucky enough to take part in a programme led by Future Frontiers aimed at giving students as much information and guidance to allow them to make informed decisions about their future careers.
Every Thursday, students travelled to London to meet 1-to-1 with their own business mentor and discuss their career aspirations, academic grades and how they learn best. The first session introduced them to their business mentor, who will work with them all the way through to their GCSEs and even help with choices and decisions beyond. The second and third sessions looked at how students learn best by taking a personality quiz aimed at helping students understand their strengths and weaknesses. The last session involved students speaking online to various employers ranging from games designers to zookeepers.
Student quotes
“It was really useful to learn about the various jobs that are available and what I need to do to be successful”
“I really enjoyed the sessions which were engaging and taught me about vocational career paths as well as academic ones”
Mr J Simpson
Assistant Headteacher