Stringer Press SUMMER TERM
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Welcome to our summer term newsletter. This year has once again proved a challenge for all involved in education, but I am so proud of how the students and staff have adapted. We have offered the full curriculum and many extra-curricular opportunities throughout the year to ensure Stringer continues to provide a rich and valuable education. We are extremely grateful for your support, and I would like to say a huge thank you to our staff for all their hard work, positivity and enthusiasm. We now have the wellearned summer break to recharge and prepare for a new academic year.
In this final week of the academic year, we have some staff who are moving on to new pastures and we thank them for having been part of the Stringer community. We wish them well in their new roles and hope we can maintain those connections. One long-serving member of staff who has had a significant impact at Dorothy Stringer is Robin Graves, who is heading off for a well-earned retirement. Robin has been the Head of Science and an Assistant Headteacher, as well as a first-rate teacher who has inspired many to study Science beyond Stringer. We wish him all the best for his retirement. I hope you all have an enjoyable and restful summer holiday, and we look forward to welcoming you back as new Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 students, parents and carers, along with our new Year 7s, in MattSeptember.Hillier
Various music performances have made a welcome return, and so too the Art exhibition and the lower school production. With their dedication and enthusiasm, students have shown us the future is certainly bright and entertaining! Again, I would like to express my appreciation to all the staff who are here early or late supporting our students in unlocking their potential.
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The end of an academic year is a time to celebrate the successes of Year 11 and all that has happened over the course of the year. Year 11 were absolutely fantastic in completing their formal GCSE assessments – the first year group in two years to do so. The extended period for GCSEs worked well and I have no doubt the students are well prepared for college next year. It has been a pleasure seeing them mature over their final twelve months in school and I will miss the games of one bounce on the astroturf, the discussions around the canteen and by D tree. I do hope they will keep in touch, and I look forward to results day in August. The students were very well supported by their Head of Year, Mr Shilladay, and Pastoral Manager, Miss Alderson, and I know the students were grateful for their care and Inattention.amongst the academic successes the school continues to provide exceptional opportunities in Sport, Music, Art and Drama. Students have been successful for both Sussex and also GB and we are extremely proud of the participation and team ethic which the PE department have fostered so well.
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Our Lower School Production of Ernie and Edie’s Incredible Illucinations enchanted us, brimming with youthful energy, wit and wonder. The young actors took us on a magical journey into the world of child who can make anything happen through the power of imagination. The ensemble cast delivered a dazzling performance of great maturity and finesse; they took us on a roller coaster ride from fairground to mountain peaks, without missing a beat. The focus and dedication of our young people once again brought exciting live theatre to Dorothy Stringer and the audience were enthralled by the abundant talent of cast and crew. Whilst the production was supported by every member of our wonderful drama department, special thanks must be given to Miss Lucy Grout whose directorial debut charmed the audience and allowed our students to flourish. This was live theatre at its best and it was great to be back!
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Year 8 PSHE students have been exploring "Global Citizenship". As part of this unit they were tasked with designing a project around an issue that affects global citizens as well as citizens of our school community We had a huge range of projects from poems and raps, to posters and PowerPoints. The projects covered an array of topics including homophobia, racism, transphobia, sexism, misogyny, littering, pollution and the dangers of the internet. The students presented their projects to the class and I was astounded by how mature and confident they were. It was inspiring to see our students getting passionate and creative around issues that face our school and wider community.
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DRAMA DEPARTMENT PLATINUM PUDDING COMPETITION MR DESBOROUGH | FOOD TECHNOLOGY page D7 T DEPARTMENT This term we held our very own platinum pudding competition, and the standard of entry was amazing! We would like to say congratulations to our finalists: Lani (9HLP), Luke (7BST), Romy (7ABT), Misha (11CTL) and Millie (9HLP) and especially to our winner, Daisy (8KNG), and runners up Max (7TYL) and Tey (7LKR), who were presented with their certificates and prizes by Mr Desborough and Mr Hillier
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We are very pleased to announce that Dorothy Stringer has been selected along with just 49 other schools in the UK to take part in the Fish Heros programme, promoting sustainably fishing. During enrichment week the students in Junior Master Chef with Mr Desborough took part in the “Simply Scallops” programme Joining thousands of students across the country cooking and tasting British Scallops We have been very lucky to have been selected to take part in The Fish In Schools Hero programme which aims to ensure that every child gets a chance to prepare, cook and eat fish before they leave school and is run by The Food Teacher’s Centre and The Fish Mongers Company’s Charitable Trust The “Simply Scallops” initiative is enabling 5000 students in 50 schools across the country to cook and taste freshly cooked dishes made with British scallops Creating sensational freshly cooked dishes made with British Scallops, such as Scallop Tartare, Scallop Black Pudding, Scallops with Bacon and Capers, Pan Fried Scallops with Crisp Pancetta Food and Nutrition teacher, Mr Desborough explains the lesson: ‘Our student chefs have been busy practising how to prepare and cook sustainable fresh seafood, and they will have learnt how scallops live in sand and gravel on the ocean bed, as well as in mud, and are dredged from the seabed using purpose built boats, to ensure a responsible, sustainable harvest This is such an exciting opportunity for my students to have been able to taste and create inspiring scallop dishes which we might of otherwise not had Below you can see some of the brilliant dished created ' The Scottish Scallops have been provided free of charge by MacDuff (Clearwater Seafoods), from Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, who have donated 2Kg of scallops to Dorothy Stringer HEROES PROGRAMME
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YEAR 10 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TRIP MR RUSSELL, HEAD OF DT DT DEPARTMENT page 9
Students took part in a crash test experiment whereby they worked in teams to produce a safety cage for an egg from a selection of materials provided, that needed to protect and save the egg when being dropped from a height of 3 metres. Students used a 3d software called Solidworks, to design part of a racing car. Students received a tour of the engineering facilities and a presentation by Engineering students on their current race car that they are developing for the Formula Student races to be held at the Silverstone racetrack. This term Mr. Russell took a group of Year 10 DT students to the Mechanical Engineering department at Sussex University. The students had a great day out, got some hands-on experience of life as a Mechanical Engineer at the University of Sussex and learnt all about the Formula Student race category. There were Mechanical Engineering students from 30 countries, designing, building and racing formula style single seater racing cars, capable of 0-60 in around 3 seconds and then competing with them at the Silverstone race track. Our students had an introduction from the University of Sussex's Mobile 1 racing car team, and then had a jam packed day outlined below: Thank321. you to Sussex University for the brilliant trip and experience.
On Wednesday 6 July Dorothy Stinger hosted a Women's Football Festival to celebrate the start of the Women's Euros We hosted six school from across Brighton and hove, the event was organised by Brighton and Hove Healthy Lifestyle team, supported but AITC and Sussex Football Association. The students had a great day taking part in lots of different football based activites around the school site
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Well done to Layla B who competed in the Sussex Championships this term winning gold medal! Her distance was a championship record and PB of 10 19m Layla now goes on to compete in the nationals in August, we wish you the best of luck and can't wait to hear the outcome. Huge congratulations also to Betty G in 9WHT and Flair E in 7ETT who competed in the British National Championships for Tumbling , Gymnastics in Telford. Betty won GOLD against 17 other gymnasts in the 13+ Girls Tumbling Club 4 Level, and Flair won SILVER in the 11 12 Girls Tumbling National 1 Level. These are both extraordinary achievements, you should be extremely proud of yourselves!
We would like to say a massive congratulations to Joe L who has made the U16 Great Britain basketball squad. We look forward to hearing about your success and development with the squad.
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The Dorothy Stringer Art Department hosted an exhibition this term of the outstanding work form our Year 11 Art, Graphics, Photography and Textiles students. Thank you to all the Year 11 parents and carers who came along to the Private View, and to those who supported the public event afterwards. It was great to be a part of the buzz at this event, and lovely to hear the feedback on the high standard and quality of the work on display. We all very much enjoyed being able to welcome our community back into the school. A huge thanks too to the Art Department for all their time in organising the exhibition, and for the delicious cakes!
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STUDIO GOBO visit the graphics department
Year 10 Graphic Design students enjoyed a careers visit from Studio GoBo. Studio GOBO are a passionate team of interactive designers and game developers based in the digital hub of Brighton & Hove on the south coast of the UK. They offer AAA character action game development services for a global client base. STUDIO GOBO design character-action video games with world wide clients such as Disney Paul Ayliffe, Studio Art Director/co founder of Studio GOBO and Joe Sargent, lead artist, gave a talk about careers in the video game industry.
Year 10 didn’t realise that Brighton is considered a hub of the video games industry and they gained a great insight into graphics based career options. Thank you Paul and Joe for coming in to inspire our students, they got a great insight to the industry and they really loved the freebie t-shirts and tote bags! If you would like to learn more about Studio GoBo you can visit their website HERE, they have also put together a document full of useful links for our students: Useful links
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Miss Brown and her Art Club team worked incredibly hard to design and make colourful outfits and banners and our technician Jane worked her magic on creating the most amazing structure of a playground it was then all hands on with staff and students to cover the structure in pattern and vibrant colours inspired by the artist Yinka Ilori, (Dorothy Stringer Art Department even got a ‘like’ from the artist himself on our Instagram page!).
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The Art department were delighted to be part of the Children’s Parade this year, after a two year break due to Covid restrictions This year’s theme was Rebuilding and Hope, celebrating the strength and resilience of our communities, explore and reflect how we can rebuild together as a community, rebuild nature, and most importantly, rebuild hope.
Dorothy Stringer music and dance departments made our section loud and unique with magnificent drumming and dance routines It was a fantastic day to be joining 5,000 other Brighton and Hove’s schools on the streets of Brighton All the hard work paid off! We want to give a great big, thank you to all the students and staff involved and everyone who came to support us on the day.
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YEAR 10 FIELD TRIPS MORGAN | HEAD OF GEOGRAPHY In May, our Year 10 Geography students went on the first of their GCSE fieldtrips We went to Saltdean beach to study the impact of the sea on beach morphology. The first few classes enjoyed beautiful weather conditions, however those at the latter end of the week dealt admirably when the weather was not so kind to them Students were able to develop a range of fieldwork skills and try out various pieces of field equipment. It is great to be able to take students on Geography fieldtrips again and to develop a wider understanding of our local environments We look forward to taking this year group out again in September for their next fieldtrip!
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In June we were delighted to be able to take 60 Year 9 students to Plumpton College for a tour of the farm and facilities. The final topic in geography this year was the Geography of Consumerism. The visit to the farm allowed students to see examples of modern farming techniques around livestock including a robotic milking machine. The pig and cow sheds resulted in some good discussions around where our food comes from, animal right and vegetarianism. They also visited the small animal unit and saw a range of exotic animals that are cared for by the students studying to be veterinary assistants to zoo keepers. We are sorry we were only able to take 60 students. If your child is interested in Plumpton after Stringer they have lots of open days where the whole family can go and look around. See their website: www.plumpton.ac.uk
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BUSINESS & COMPUTING MRS MOCKERIDGE | HEAD OF BUSINESS & COMPUTING
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Creative iMedia students enjoy cosplay at ComicCON A group of our Year 10 GCSE Creative iMedia students enjoyed a visit to this year’s MCM Comic Con at the Excel Centre in London with Mr Bassett MCM Comic Con is the UK’s biggest celebration of all things pop culture Pupils got the chance to meet favourite TV and film stars as well as browsing art from independent creators and artists They also had the opportunity to ask questions to panels of industry experts. Students are studying the history, cultural impact, and development of comic books as part of their Storytelling, using a comic strip Course Unit. Pupils gained a valuable insight into the business, creativity, and culture of the comic book industry In addition, they were able to soak up and enjoy the atmosphere of the event
This term has seen the launch of the school’s inaugural eSports team. Our team will be competing in the British Esports Student Championships from September. Esports (or electronic sports) is competitive video gaming, where skill and professionalism are celebrated. Esports is the fastest growing sport in the world and will be played in this summer’s Commonwealth Games. We have been using this term to have scrim sessions and are hoping to have three teams playing Rocket League against other schools’ teams across the UK. Esports can improve confidence, strategic thinking, problem solving abilities, reading comprehension and can help with the development of digital and cyber skills. These skills can be transferred across into physical sports, school work and esports offers a multitude of career pathways – it’s also fun to play!
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This year we have had 35 students preparing a GCSE language exam independently. Students have been entered as non-taught candidates for GCSEs in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Mandarin, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Russian and Arabic. All students completed the speaking component first and I was so proud of how well they prepared for this as well as the subsequent listening, reading and writing papers. They have shown good organisation skills, resilience and great maturity and I am hoping their grades in summer will reflect the efforts they have put in. It was fantastic to be present in all the speaking exams, listening to such a wide range of languages being spoken. Thank you to staff and members of the Stringer community for helping out with conducting these exams. If you speak another language fluently, as well as having a good level in reading and writing, we might be able to enter you for an exam during your time at Dorothy Stringer. If you would like more information, email me at myr@dorothy-stringer.co.uk or come to M007 to have a chat. You can also get information about the exams in the Non-taught Languages section of Course Materials on the SLG. MEYER
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At the end of the summer term, the MFL department has hosted some French and Spanish students who are visiting Brighton as part of a language course The students have had the opportunity to spend an hour working with some of Year 9 classes and to exchange in either French, Spanish or English around different activities to prompt them to speak. It was a great opportunity for our Stringer students to make use of their language skills a in real context and to connect with students of their age, finding out what they have in common and discovering about each other’s culture.
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We would like to share with you the amazing display of The Tempest home-learning, from 7FNS & 7TYL, taught by Mr Sillery. The dress was made by Audrey IN 7FNS. This is a brilliant example of the creativity in the lessons and home learning in the English department. Well done Year 7 and Mr. Sillery! done to the following Year 10 who won a £10 book as a result of their home had to a book from our list, read it and review it Year 10 teachers then nominated the best from their of the submitted Keep up the great
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Butterfly Haven News DR GARY FULLER
Thirty two of the Haven’s butterfly species arrived simply because the habitat was right Around 18 months ago we tried our first deliberate introduction. Brown Hairstreak eggs were rescued ahead of hedgerow pruning, brought to the Haven and attached to blackthorn bushes A single female butterfly was seen last summer, and with the aid of a new UV light technique, we discovered over wintering eggs We will find out in the coming weeks if a new breeding colony has established Dr Gary Fuller, for Friends of the Liz Williams Butterfly Haven. You can follow the latest happenings in the Haven on Twitter
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This term it has been wonderful to see students enjoying the results of the wild flower planting as part of the Royal Palaces Queen's Jubilee celebration linked with the Tower of London Wild flower Moat project and the Brighton and Hove City of Meadows project. Now these small patches have grown hopefully the seeds will spread to add each year we will see more and more wildflowers around the school grounds.
Hop over one of the stiles into the Haven and you will see a huge number of golden skippers Three species of these tiny, moth like butterflies have dominated the surveys that are made each week. Look carefully and you may also see one of the six species of blue butterfly that breed in Haven or a black and white butterfly that resembles a miniature chess board These are Marbled Whites and are also having a really successful year
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YEAR 7 POTATO PICKING MR SANDERCOCK
The Year 7s had their last lesson of Environmental Science this term, where they got to dig up their potatoes that they planted in March. The weather has not been great for potato growing so our harvest is down on previous years but we were still able to send most Year 7s home with a few to be enjoyed. Growing your own food is one of the most environmentally friendly things to do: no packaging, no artificial fertilisers, no pesticides, no food miles and associated traffic and pollution, cheaper and fresher, plus you get fit doing it! Then there is a social and mental health benefit of working together and of course the best bit, harvest and eating. We hope we have inspired some of your children to grow food in the future.
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DOROTHY
From September 2021, Dorothy Stringer school has had the benefit of being accredited with Stonewall, the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ Thischarity.accreditation has provided the school with a range of training opportunities for staff in supporting our students in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as access to a huge range of teaching and learning resources. The school are also currently aiming to achieve a Bronze Stonewall award by the end of the year, benchmarking our excellent practice in celebrating diversity, and promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion across every aspect of the school. STRINGER &
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Thank you to our parent and carers who came into school to watch and celebrate the achievements of their children and their peers. It was great to have an event in school that welcomed all our community and we could be together to celebrate our students and their achievements.
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The tutor group awards recognised students who had demonstrated the following; Within the award events we were entertained by talented musicians and vocalists from across the school in solos, trios and groups. The performances over the two days were fantastic and included music ranging form Disney’s Encanto to Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag In addition, the PE department shared a montage of the successes and breadth of sports and activities our students take part and compete in over the school year.
Participation and contribution to the life of the tutor group Respect and responsibility Attitude to learning Most improved progress
On Monday and Tuesday 4 and 5 July we came together as a school community, welcoming parent andcarers to celebrate the successes of some of our year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students. The awards event, the first ‘live’ version of this having been redesigned by a group of staff and students from all school years in 2019, and being impacted by COVID over the past two years, sought to ensure that we celebrate the achievements of as many students as possible. The award winners were nominated by either by their form tutor or subject departments in recognition of their efforts, progress and achievements over the academic year
We have been delighted to see the return of our Year 7 Dolawen trips. It has been wonderful hearing from both staff and students what fantastic times they had, and the brilliant experiences they shared Not only are the trips a great opportunity for students to bond with thier forms and form tutor, but they also give students a chance to try new activites and build resilience when learning new skills Thank you to everyone who has made the trips possible this year, and to the students for their exemplary behavior throughout the trips. year 7 dolawen trips 2022!
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I promised myself I would write this following what has just been an incredible week away in Dolawen with 7FNS. Everything that could have happened on a school trip happened, including clearing up sick, noisy and late bedtimes, students missing home and me managing to lose my phone halfway down a mountain. But the best thing that happened was both my tutor group and I have made some lifelong memories together. Throughout the week I consistently found myself referring to the three core values of respect, resilience, and creativity, all of which the students required to be successful whilst in Wales It was so nice to observe them overcome their fears on the activities, support each other whilst out and about, be polite to the instructors and assist with the kitchen duties (some students had definitely never chopped a vegetable before or packed their own bag)
Moreover, when back at the centre this week I tried to avoid doing other school work, and have benefited hugely from this by spending time talking to the students, playing games in the evening, going on walks with them during free time and assisting them with their duties. I now know at least one extra thing about each of them that I didn't know last Monday. This relationship building opportunity was a key feature for me and having their form tutor with them for the week was also extremely advantageous. I also wanted to give a big shout out to Jean and Mick Baker and Katie Booth Without the goodwill of these people, experiences like this can't happen They were all absolutely brilliant in supporting me and the children as well as driving the minibuses throughout the course of the week Tomorrow is my birthday and I will be coming into work beaming from this trip Some of the girls in the tutor group are having a baking afternoon today, making cookies to celebrate both this and their week away. Francis page D27 OLAWEN
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During the Easter holiday, 72 Year 10 students and staff went skiing! Whilst ever changing Covid restrictions made it a huge challenge, it was brilliant to get away to Axamer Lizum in Austria and give these students their introduction to this fantastic activity. The students made great progress on the slopes and all reached the top of the mountain by the end of the week which is an amazing achievement and they should all be really proud of themselves.
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The Year 8 trip to Italy in the May half term was very enjoyable for all involved, despite the long coach journey and delays at Dover. The weather was kind and the excursions ran smoothly, with a morning spent in a small town market and a day in Venice and the lagoon, a trip to a picturesque seaside village, an finishing with a day trip to Verona and Sirmione at Lake Garda. In between excursions there was much fun at the beach, with not just swimming but some impressive sandcastle building and games of boule The final day was spent at the water park where the slides were the main attraction with the wave machine in the main swimming pool coming a close second. I am sure there were many lasting memories made on the trip that will stay with the students for many years The trip proved so popular with the Year 8s that we were able to put on an additional trip during Enrichment Week.
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Last week saw the return of the school’s eagerly anticipated ‘Enrichment Week’. With 37 different options to choose from, our students in Years 7-9 spent the week taking part in a variety of activities both in school and offsite. Activities included a surf trip, a football academy, creative writing workshops, film production, ceramics and graphic design workshops, trips to animal sanctuaries, cycling across the South Downs and many more! A huge thank you to our staff for putting on such an amazing range of possibilities for our students and well done to the students for embracing some new and exciting challenges. We hope that students enjoyed their week and we have started planning for an even bigger and better Enrichment Week next year.
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page D31 OLAWEN Thankyoufor committingtotheirfun andwellbeingso wholeheartedly.
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Students who took part in the Stringer retreat during enrichment week came up with the wonderful sensory poem below.
collective sensory poem
The sound of birdsong, crickets chirping, the rustling leaves of trees swaying in the breeze, dogs barking, a plane overhead, a woodpigeon calling, human voices. The scent of the dust kicked up by our feet, a sudden fresh breeze in the warm summer air, the fragrant flowers of the butterfly haven.
A feeling of the sun’s heat, scratchy long dry grass, the cool of the shade. A feeling of calm, peace, freedom.
WRITTEN BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS DURING ENRICHMENT WEEK
The sight of the bright sun peering through the treetops, many shades of green light through the luscious healthy leaves, blue sky, flies hovering, bees hurrying, butterflies dancing round one another, colourful flowers, grey rocks and dusty paths.
Summer afternoon at Dorothy Stringer School
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It was so wonderful to be able to celebrate the end of school for our Year 11 students at the Prom held at the Amex Stadium on Friday 1st July, our first prom in three years. A highlight is always seeing the students arrive in all their finery, and this year certainly didn't disappoint with some spectacular outfits on display. The evening started with a welcoming drink and students mingling in the function room until the meal was served at about 8pm It is quite an effort to persuade 300 people to sit down and stay sat down between courses when they are all desperate to get on the dance floor! But the students coped with this remarkably well. Before the dancing started though, there was an opportunity for the students to thank Mr Shilladay, who has been with them since Year 8. Their roar of gratitude was deafening. There had been a chance for students to vote for their Prom Royalty and these awards were given out and celebrated wholeheartedly. The rest of the evening was given over to dancing and the dance floor was busy all night until the final dance just before 11pm I hope the evening will be a lasting and pleasurable memory for all those who attended.
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During the summer term we had an external company in school filming the students, staff and school facilities to show what life is like at Dorothy Stringer. It was lovely popping into lessons and seeing first hand how engaged students are in their learning and how passionate staff are about their lessons. This really comes across in the photos and the videos which you will be able to see on our new school website in September. Thank you to everyone involved.
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Share Your News We are always interested in hearing about our students’ achievements outside of school as well, and would love to celebrate them in our termly news and on social accounts. Please share them with us by emailing communications@dorothystringer co uk Weekly News Updates Remember to keep an eye out for our weekly news update from the Headteacher in your email inbox! It can also be viewed by logging onto the SLG, where you will find it under ‘Newsletter’ Follow us on Socials Follow us on socials to keep up to date with current news, school events and student achievements. @DorothyStringer @dorothystringerschool Dorothy Stringer #StringerLearningatHome