Students: If you have any worries or concerns regarding coronavirus, or any other matter, you can call Childline on 0800 1111 or click here for help
Mrs Holmes would like to draw your attention to a potentially useful website.
We have published three documents providing help and and advice to parents, carers and students about mental health and wellbeing:
From the start of Lockdown our Food Technology department has been asking students in years 7, 8 and 9 to get creative in their kitchens with the aim of cooking meals for their families at home and then reporting back with recipes and photos of their creations.
Ellie is one of our very talented year 9 students, who wanted to compose a song to express how much she missed her friends and school life here at Dane Court. Ellie has perfectly captured how much school and her friends mean to her, in: 'Don't Be Afraid'.
Inspired by the tasks being set for her year group by the Food Technology department, Sophia in year 8 devised her own.
Mrs Holmes asks students -
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Are you getting enough sleep?
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However you answer this question, you should find her notes very useful.
This week Dane Court staff supported Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School (CCGS) in its truly amazing efforts to provide face shields (visors) for health workers on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Read the story.
Our Food Technology department would love all Dane Court students to share photos of their cooking with us.
When your child is ill or injured it is very difficult to decide if/when to call your child’s GP, NHS 111 or go the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). During the current situation and while the government is asking everyone to stay at home, it can be confusing to know what to do.
We've published an addendum to our
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People will be reacting in different ways to the change in lifestyle, and we are aware that some of our students and their families are finding it hard to adjust to the new restrictions. With this in mind, our colleagues at the Thanet Inclusion Support Service have compiled some resources to support parents with children at home during lockdown. 
Faced with a global pandemic, Emily keeps calm and carries on. Service Learning is an important element of our IB career-related programme (IBCP) in the sixth form which could have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures.
Our Food Technology department has been ecouraging year 8 students to get involved with the preparation of meals at home and many have taken photos of the delicious-looking creations and submitted them to their Food Tech Google Classroom.Check your school email inbox and Google Classrooms to find work your teacher has set for you or your class.
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We are maintaining a collection of extra tasks, resources and activities for all year groups in all subjects.
You can view it here:
Here's where to get help if you have problems accessing your account or difficulties with Google Drive or Google Apps.
If you are working from home and encounter problems accessing your school account or have difficulties with Google Drive or Google Apps, our IT Services staff will do their best to help.
We are aware that, with the school closed as part of the resonse to COVID-19, it is likely that many children will be spending an increased amount of time online over the coming weeks. Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Dane Court and as such we would like to share some helpful advice to help you consider how you can keep your family safer online at home.
Ellie is one of our incredibly talented year 9 students, who wanted to compose a song to express how much she missed her friends and
Ellie in year 9 has been cooking meals for her family to enjoy every week. She would like to recommend this book: NOSH for students
Inspired by the tasks being set for her year group by the Food Technology department, Sophia in year 8 devised her own.
During the week commencing 20 April 2020 Dane Court staff supported Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School (CCGS) in its truly amazing efforts to provide face
When your child is ill or injured it is very difficult to decide if/when to call your child’s GP, NHS 111 or go the Accident and
Dane Court's student newspaper, 'Chatter' team have been working super hard from home & in school over a very unusual term, to bring you this
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During the week commencing 20 April 2020 Dane Court staff supported Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School (CCGS) in its truly amazing efforts to provide face shields (visors) for staff working on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Inspired by the tasks being set for her year group by the Food Technology department, Sophia in year 8 devised her own.
Ellie is one of our incredibly talented year 9 students, who wanted to compose a song to express how much she missed her friends and school life here at Dane Court. As a teacher, it is so heartwarming to receive projects that students have been working on from home.
Ellie in year 9 has been cooking meals for her family to enjoy every week. She would like to recommend this book: NOSH for students by Joy May (NOSH BOOKS)
With most of us confined to our homes and 'normal' routines starting to fade with the passing of each day, mealtimes are one of the few familiar regular events.
Mrs Leese, a member of our wonderful Food Technology department, has offered to share some recipes for you to try at home.
Our Food Tech department would love students in years 7 to 10 to share photos of their home cooking to their Google Classrooms. We are so impressed with all that has been shared so far.
Keep it up Dane Court.
When your child is ill or injured it is very difficult to decide if/when to call your child’s GP, NHS 111 or go the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). During the current situation and while the government is asking everyone to stay at home, it can be confusing to know what to do.
Here is some guidance designed by primary and secondary care clinicians from Barts Health & North-East London STP.
Dane Court's student newspaper, 'Chatter' team have been working super hard from home & in school over a very unusual term, to bring you this special edition of Chatter.
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