The International Food Evening is taking place 19th May 2025. During this event, Year 7 students select and research various international cuisines. They take great pride in setting up stalls where they prepare and share their culinary creations with their parents. As part of the event, the Food and Nutrition department organises a raffle and tombola to raise funds for the department, which allows us to buy new equipment such as tablets, ice cream machines, waffle makers etc. We are therefore requesting donations (big and small) for the event. Toiletries, chocolates, biscuits, vouchers, stationary etc are all perfect and much appreciated. Please ask students to drop off any items to a member of staff in our department at your earliest convenience.  

Many Thanks

The Food and Nutrition Team  

Exams start on Tuesday 21 April and finish on Tuesday 28 April.

Dear Year 7 Parents,

As you will be aware, our annual Medieval Banquet is taking place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 25th March.

We are still inviting "consent letters" for any students who are brave enough to volunteer for the stocks! If your child would like to participate in this particular historical re-enactment, please send in a brief note of permission.

The air in the Dane Court Grammar School theatre was electric this week, as students gathered for the annual House Music Cup on Wednesday the 4th March. It was a spectacular showcase of talent, grit, and harmony, with our six houses—Barcelona, Delphi, Neuchâtel, Helsinki, Sorrento, and Tallinn—battling it out for the top spot.

Our external judges, all professional musicians, were blown away by the excellent quality of the performances. They particularly noted the impressive surge in participation this year, proving that the musical spirit at Dane Court is stronger than ever.

The competition was split into three distinct categories, each bringing its own unique energy to the stage.

Y8 Career Event - 'Make it my Business' - Monday 9th March Periods 1 - 4

We launched this project in mentoring last week but on Monday students will working on planning, developing their own business ideas in groups. The winning group of each mentor group will go through to the Y8 Make it my business final on 2nd April. Good luck!!!

Mrs Edwards

Head of Business & Careers

Over February half term, the Science Department led by Ms Sabic took 40 year 10 and 12 students to Italian Dolomites, the region where the Winter Olympic Games took place this year. 

We stayed in a nice hotel (Orsa Maggiore) where the staff were really friendly and didn't mind opening room doors to locked out children many times during the week.  Some enjoyed the games room and even the sauna at the hotel.