<![CDATA[Dane Court Grammar School News Feed - Latest news]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk%2Flastestnews Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Mon, 1 Sep 2025 13:44:30 GMT Mon, 1 Sep 2025 13:44:30 GMT <![CDATA[ GCSE Results 2025 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2025 Year 11 students at Dane Court Grammar School are celebrating another excellent set of GCSE results.

]]> Mon, 1 Sep 2025 13:44:30 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2025 <![CDATA[ IB results 2025 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ib-results-2025 Sixth Form students at Dane Court Grammar School are celebrating another excellent set of results in their International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.

]]> Tue, 8 Jul 2025 20:28:33 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ib-results-2025 <![CDATA[ Year 10 and 12 French trip to Le Château de Warsy ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-10-and-12-french-trip-to-le-chteau-de-warsy The year 10 and 12 French trip to Le Château de Warsy took place from 13 to 16 July 2025.
The students enjoyed practising their French and loved seeing the sights of Paris.

Participating year 10 student Freya summarises their adventures.

]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2025 10:59:46 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-10-and-12-french-trip-to-le-chteau-de-warsy <![CDATA[ Fundraisers are the business ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/fundraisers-are-the-business Our year 12 Business students have been busy organising a number of events this term to raise money for Cancer Research and various departments in the school.

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:16:50 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/fundraisers-are-the-business <![CDATA[ Books2Africa - sixth form team does the heavy lifting ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/books2africa A team of sixth form students raised cash and collected a 'tonne' of textbooks for charity Books2Africa 

]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:59:13 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/books2africa <![CDATA[ It All Adds Up... ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/it-all-adds-up On a cold and frosty January morning, Mrs. Brissenden, Mrs. Gadd, and twelve Year 9 female mathematicians set off by train to Oxford for the It All Adds Up event at the Mathematics Institute at Oxford University.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:05:23 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/it-all-adds-up <![CDATA[ Parent Power - An Informative Event for Year 11 Parents ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/parent-power-an-informative-event-for-year-11-parents Universally positive feedback for our annual 'Parent Power' event. 

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:09:03 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/parent-power-an-informative-event-for-year-11-parents <![CDATA[ Japanese cooking lessons ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-cooking-lessons-1 The Year 13 IB Career-related programme students took part in Sushi making lessons. The students made Sushi with help and assistance of Ms Myers.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:10:36 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-cooking-lessons-1 <![CDATA[ Year 11 Additional Support Sessions ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-additional-support-sessions To make the most of the new year spirit, we would like to support our Year 11 students to make the most of the additional support sessions that we've put in place to help them prepare for their March PPEs and GCSE exams this summer.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:11:59 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-additional-support-sessions <![CDATA[ Sixth form visit to Japan 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sixth-form-visit-to-japan-2024 Twenty sixth form students had a wonderful time in Tokyo during the half-term break!  Some students shared their thoughts:
"The trip was absolutely amazing; I’ve never experienced anything like this before"
"So, so, so good! I loved it,"
"Sensational!"

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:12:40 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sixth-form-visit-to-japan-2024 <![CDATA[ Career-related Exhibition Fair ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/career-related-exhibition-fair Monday 4 November 2024: What a fantastic start to our Autumn term! Over 50 exhibitors joined us for our career related Exhibition Fair

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:13:59 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/career-related-exhibition-fair <![CDATA[ Sixth Form Open Evening - Wednesday 27 November (5pm - 8pm) ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sixth-form-open-evening-wednesday-27th-november-5pm-8pm Students and parents are warmly invited to attend our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 27 November 2024 (5pm - 8pm). 

]]> Sat, 9 Nov 2024 15:24:06 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sixth-form-open-evening-wednesday-27th-november-5pm-8pm <![CDATA[ Year 7 subject overviews 2024-2025 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/y7-overviews-24-25 If you could not attend one of our open day events on Wednesday 23 October 2024, feel free to download content overviews for each year 7 subject here.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:15:03 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/y7-overviews-24-25 <![CDATA[ Did you miss our "Welcome to..." event? ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/did-you-miss-our-welcome-to-event On Tuesday 8 October 2024, parents of students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 were invited in to meet with their child's mentor, Head of Year and a member of Senior Leadership Team as part of a new 'Welcome to...' event.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:18:47 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/did-you-miss-our-welcome-to-event <![CDATA[ International baking competition ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/international-baking-competition Our Modern Foreign Languages department recently launched a competition for our students. The challenge was to "bake a cake from any country". Students from across the school participated, submitting their entries on Monday 30 September 2024.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:19:48 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/international-baking-competition <![CDATA[ GCSE results 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2024 Dane Court Grammar School is proud to announce another year of exceptional GCSE results, with 57% of all exams achieving grades of 7 or above.
An impressive 15% of examinations were awarded the top grade 9, reflecting the outstanding dedication and hard work of both students and teaching staff.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:21:32 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2024 <![CDATA[ Sports day 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sports-day-2024 Monday 15 July 2024
We are very proud of our sports days. We don't just see outstanding effort and physical performances.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:24:19 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/sports-day-2024 <![CDATA[ Prize giving 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/prize-giving-2024 In the last two weeks of term six we staged our annual prize giving events for years 7 to 10 - an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students this year.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:26:21 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/prize-giving-2024 <![CDATA[ Japanese calligraphy lesson ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-calligraphy-lesson Written by Year 12 Japanese ab initio students

In our Japanese lesson, we had the opportunity to explore and enjoy Japanese calligraphy. しょどう (Shodo), or Japanese calligraphy, is an art form dating back to the 5th century in China and introduced in Japan in the 6th century.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-calligraphy-lesson <![CDATA[ IB results 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/ib-results-2024 Sixth Form students at Dane Court Grammar School are celebrating another excellent set of results in their International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:29:00 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/ib-results-2024 <![CDATA[ Voyage au Château de Warsy 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/french-trip-june-2024 The yr 9 and 10 French trip to Le Château de Warsy took place from 28 June to 1 July.
The students enjoyed practising their French and loved seeing the sights of Paris and being part of the build up to the Olympics.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:22:38 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/french-trip-june-2024 <![CDATA[ Year 11 Red Carpet 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-red-carpet-2024 On Friday, 28 June 2024, our Year 11 students marked the end of their GCSE journey with a glamorous Red Carpet event.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:29:47 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-red-carpet-2024 <![CDATA[ Under 18 Kent Cup Champions ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/under-18-kent-cup-champions Our Under 18 girls football team are Kent Cup WINNERS!

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/under-18-kent-cup-champions <![CDATA[ Music Cup 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/music-cup-2024 At the end of the spring term, the Music department held the first House Music Cup competition since 2019.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:34:35 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/music-cup-2024 <![CDATA[ Coastal Academies Trust School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/coastal-academies-trust-school-centred-initial-teacher-training-scitt The Coastal Academies Trust is excited to announce the launch of our School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT).

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:36:24 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/coastal-academies-trust-school-centred-initial-teacher-training-scitt <![CDATA[ Building bridges to Germany ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/building-bridges-to-germany On Thursday 29 February 2024, we hosted 30 students and their teachers from the Heisenberg Gymnasium in Karlsruhe in Germany.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:38:34 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/building-bridges-to-germany <![CDATA[ Year 9 Valentine's bistro ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-9-valentines-bistro This month, our year 9 students have hosted a series of fantastic Valentine's Bistros.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:39:53 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-9-valentines-bistro <![CDATA[ Japanese Cooking Lessons ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-cooking-lessons The Year 13 CP students involved themselves in a lesson of Japanese cooking this term.
The students made Soba noodles and Chicken Noodle Soup with great help and assistance by Sensei Myers.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:41:14 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/japanese-cooking-lessons <![CDATA[ Tea and Topic sessions 2024 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/tea-and-topic-sessions-2024 Here's a summary of our very successful Tea and Topic sessions for parents during January 2024.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:42:21 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/tea-and-topic-sessions-2024 <![CDATA[ GCSE results 2023 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2023 Students here at Dane Court Grammar School have once again demonstrated outstanding academic excellence, with an impressive 56% of all GCSEs graded 7 or above.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:43:23 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/gcse-results-2023 <![CDATA[ Newbies at debate tournament finish in top three ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/newbies-at-debate-tournament-finish-in-top-three We are delighted to share the remarkable achievements of the Dane Court Debate Club at their first ever tournament held in London.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:45:39 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/newbies-at-debate-tournament-finish-in-top-three <![CDATA[ IB results 2023 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ib-results-2023 Sixth Form students at Dane Court Grammar School are celebrating an exceptional set of results in their International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:44:15 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ib-results-2023 <![CDATA[ Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) club ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ikebana-japanese-flower-arranging-club Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) club is a delightful experience in which a group of year 12 students arranged and displayed a variety of flowers and foliage in creative and satisfying ways.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:47:05 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/ikebana-japanese-flower-arranging-club <![CDATA[ DofE award presentation 2023 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/dofe-award-presentation-2023 We had the pleasure of presenting Silver Award certificates and badges to our DofE participants at their award presentation evening on Wednesday 29 March 2023.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:49:54 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/dofe-award-presentation-2023 <![CDATA[ Year 11 Red Carpet event 2023 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-red-carpet-event-2023 On Monday 26 June 2023, year 11 celebrated the end of their GCSEs on the red carpet.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:51:12 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/year-11-red-carpet-event-2023 <![CDATA[ Jazz workshop - May 2023 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/jazz-workshop-may-2023 Year 7 and 8 students took part in a Jazz workshop led by a professional musician from Deal Music and Arts Education on Wednesday 24 May 2023.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:52:11 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/jazz-workshop-may-2023 <![CDATA[ Parents: Do we have your correct email address? ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/parents-do-we-have-your-correct-email-address We are making more use of email to send details of important events and opportunities for you and your child or children.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:53:31 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/parents-do-we-have-your-correct-email-address <![CDATA[ Autumn 2022 DofE news ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/autumn-2022-dofe-news A brief summary snapshot of progress by both the year 12 and year 13 groups who have been working towards their Silver DoE award.

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:54:53 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/autumn-2022-dofe-news <![CDATA[ DofE award presentation 2022 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/news/?pid=5&nid=1&storyid=23 In October 2020, eighteen Year 12 students were enrolled to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award programme...

]]> Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:36:55 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/news/?pid=5&nid=1&storyid=23 <![CDATA[ Kent Mountain Centre 2019 ]]> https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/kent-mountain-centre-2019 On the 27 October 2019, thirty one year 9 students made the journey to North Wales for the annual outdoor activities week of adventure and excitement.

]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 12:34:58 GMT https://www.danecourt.kent.sch.uk/lastestnews/kent-mountain-centre-2019