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The school is closed for the summer holiday. The first day of Term 1 is Thursday 3 September 2020.

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 

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  • Week commencing 27 July 2020 +

    • We have published Part 5 of our guide to starting in year 7 at Dane Court Grammar School. It can be found on the Year 6 transition page (you will need to scroll down a little).

  • Week commencing 20 July 2020 +

    • In preparation for our return to school in September 2020 and with reference to teaching and learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have written to all parents informing them of the changes that we have made to how lessons will be delivered should their child have to self-isolate, if the year group bubble is required to self-isolate or if the school or the area in which they live, is locked down.
        pdf Teaching and Learning - September 2020 (362 KB) .

  • Week commencing 13 July 2020 +

  • Week commencing 6 July 2020 +

    • Our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results were released on Monday 6 July. They represent the fruits of our year 13 students' exceptional effort over nearly two years. Read the highlights.
    • We are around the time of the year where we would normally have Sports Day, an athletics competition where houses compete. In an attempt to have a school sporting challenge this school year, we would like to invite all students to take part in Virtual Sports Week Challenge, beginning on Monday 13 July 2020 and ending at 3:00pm on Friday 17 July. Read more here.

  • Week commencing 29 June 2020 +

    • To support our face-to-face year 6 transition events planned for 16 and 17 July 2020, we are producing a series of online presentations suitable for both students and parents to help you become more familiar with the school. The first part is available to view on our Year 6 transition page. Please check the page weekly as we will be uploading new presentations each covering a different aspect of school life.
    • All year 13 students
      A letter detailing the arrangements for collecting your IB results is being emailed to you, It is important to read this letter so that you can get your results as quickly as possible.
      IBCP students please note that the results of your career-related qualification are released on 13 August 2020 and you will be emailed instructions on how to receive them nearer the time.
    • We have published an important message from Mrs Rolls for year 11 students. It includes instructions about preparing for textbook return and clearing your locker.
      Plus, updates about Transition activities and GCSE results day.

  • Week commencing 22 June 2020 +

    • We have published an important message from Mrs Rolls for year 11 students. It includes instructions about preparing for textbook return and clearing your locker.
      Plus, updates about Transition activities and GCSE results day.
    • Parents/guardians of students in years 7, 8, 9, 10 or 12: Could you please let us know if you do not currently have access to a fixed broadband connection at home? You can contact us by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., use the General enquiries form on this site or call our main office on 01843 864941.
      Thank you
    • On Thursday and Friday this week we welcome back the first of our year 12 students. Groups of Year 10 students continue to attend school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
      A pdf letter containing guidance for parents of those year 12 students returning (259 KB) was sent home on 5 June 2020.

  • Week commencing 15 June 2020 +

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  • Week commencing 1 June 2020 +

    • healthy books logoMrs Holmes would like to draw your attention to a potentially useful website.
      She says, "It details book reviews and recommendations for children to help with physical, emotional and mental health, written by someone with a wealth of knowledge on the subject". The following link will take you to each subject and then list the books, and book reviews:
      http://www.healthybooks.org.uk/browse/

  • Week commencing 25 May 2020 +

  • Week commencing 18 May 2020 +

    • KCC logoWe have published three documents providing help and and advice to parents, carers and students about mental health and wellbeing:
      • Mr Jones has written a pdf letter (238 KB) to parents and carers containing information received from Kent County Council
      • A pdf letter (196 KB) to parents from Kent Educational Psychology Service along with a dowloadable version of a pdf leaflet (297 KB) providing Guidance around supporting children and young people's wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak.
    • We have launched our transition progamme for year 11 students intending to join our sixth form in September.
      This includes students joining from other schools.
    • Dane Court Grammar School staff were pleased and privileged to provide practical support to Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School's Design Technology department in their amazing visors for health workers project last month. Congratulations to them for being nominated for the Daily Telegraph DIY Lockdown Awards and making it to the top three.

  • Week commencing 11 May 2020 +

    • 4 Beef meatballsFrom 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.
      Initially Mrs Leese recommended a couple of recipes to give the students a little help but the project soon became a popular activity with some students planning day-to-day menus and recording 'consumer feedback'. Click here to see a small selection of meals and individual courses developed by our students over their time in Lockdown.
    • DontBeAfraid 430pxEllie 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'.
      Listen and view the video here.

  • Week commencing 4 May 2020 +

    • Dinner1 430pxInspired by the tasks being set for her year group by the Food Technology department, Sophia in year 8 devised her own.
      This is her Family Cooking Challenge complete with evaluations or "What went well" (WWW) and suggestions for improvement or "Even better if..." (EBI) ready for the next time Sophia takes on feeding the family for two whole days. Read more here.

  • Week commencing 20 April 2020 +

    • We have written a pdf letter to parents (338 KB) about the Government temporarily extending the eligibility criteria for free school meals to some children of groups who have no recourse to public funds.
    • Kent NHS COVID 19 FAQs for ParentsMrs Holmes asks students - pdf Are you getting enough sleep? (70 KB)  However you answer this question, you should find her notes very useful.
    • Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust have created a COVID-19 FAQs for parents page on their website. It contains lots of useful advice and references to other organisations who can help.
    • Our Head of School, Mr Jones marks the start of Term 5 in a pdf letter to parents (218 KB) . 
    • IMG 0177 430pxThis 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.

  • Week commencing 13 April 2020 +

    • Thanet Inclusion Support Service has provided us with an updated  list of external services to support parents with children at home during lockdown mentioned in this more detailed article.
    • 2 Mini fruity pastiesOur Food Technology department would love all Dane Court students to share photos of their cooking with us.
      Years 7-10 have a Google Classroom space to upload photos of their cooking to. We are so impressed with all of the cooking that has been shared so far. Keep it up Dane Court.
      This week's recipe is for pdf mini fruity pasties (117 KB) . There are some filling suggestions on the recipe - let us know if you come up with any other ideas.

  • Week commencing 6 April 2020 +

    • NHS CoVID 19 Parent Guide 430pxWhen 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.
      pdf Here is some guidance (541 KB) designed by primary and secondary care clinicians from Barts Health & North-East London STP.
    • The Chatterers (a group of Dane Court student journalists and editors) have not allowed lockdown to halt publication of the Spring edition of the student newspaper DCGS Chatter. Download your copy here.
    • boars head 54x64pxWe've published an addendum to our pdf Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy (627 KB) .
      You can read it here:  pdf ADDENDUM - DC Safeguarding and CP Policy (338 KB)

  • Week commencing 30 March 2020 +

    • senco 200402 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.
      Firstly, there is a pdf list of external services (300 KB) still available for support or set up to help support the community during the crisis. Contact details for these services are provided, however please bear in mind the speed at which the landscape is changing; some services may be difficult to reach or may have already been withdrawn.
      Secondly, they have created a pdf pack of resources (1.29 MB) to support positive mental health and provide emotional support while at home. These are activities that can be explored by the whole family if necessary.
      If you have any particular concerns or worries, we are happy to hear from you and will do our best to support you. Mrs Holmes (SENCO) can be contacted by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Mr Sunderland at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Mrs Ives at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

    • ServiceLearningInLockdown 430pxFaced 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.
      Under normal circumstances students liaise with members of the local community and undertake unpaid and voluntary activities that help the community and also have a learning benefit for the student. That's not even a possibility at the moment but thanks to the swift action and advice of her teachers IBCP student Emily Vaccaro has devised a plan. Read more here.

    • 1 Very tasty red lentil chilliOur 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.
      Inspired by the response, Mrs Leese has started uploading more recipes (at least one each week) to this website.
      Take a look here.

  • Week commencing 23 March 2020 +

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Teaching and Learning - September 2020
Teaching and Learning - September 2020
Letter from the Head of School - Plans for September 2020
Letter from the Head of School - Plans for September 2020
DCGS Risk Assessment - School reopening - September 2020
DCGS Risk Assessment - School reopening - September 2020
Virtual Sports Week 2020
Virtual Sports Week 2020
IB results process - instructions for year 13
IB results process - instructions for year 13
Phased reopening GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS Year 12 - 25 June
Phased reopening GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS Year 12 - 25 June
Phased reopening GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS Year 10 - 15 June
Phased reopening GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS Year 10 - 15 June
ADDENDUM Health and Safety Policy COVID-19
ADDENDUM Health and Safety Policy COVID-19

Learning from home

  • Find work set for you

    Check your school email inbox and Google Classrooms to find work your teacher has set for you or your class.

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  • More learning activities

    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.

  • IT Services support for students at home

    ITServices request form insructions 250pxIf 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.

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  • Learning from home and online safety

    boars head 54x64pxWe 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.

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Chatter 15 - Summer 2020

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Chatter8 250pxUnbelievably it is already the end of the school year and Dane Court's student newspaper team from ‘Chatter’ have been working super hard from home & in some cases from school to bring you this bright summer edition. We hope you enjoy reading it!

We have filled this edition with some great examples of the art work & healthy meals produced by our students, news of delayed film releases & messages of support from DCGS staff. Our fantastic students have also been reporting on what they have been doing outside of school, how staff have tackled isolation & how the experience has been for them so far, from the very beginning to now! Mrs Jellet was interviewed remotely & ‘the’ sports day bandit still makes an appearance!!

If anyone new to Dane Court would like to join the chatter team when we return to school, or just come along to see what we get up to, they shall be very welcome. All students & staff from across the school are very welcome. If your strength isn’t writing, we always need people with an eye for detail & a hand at editing! It would be especially great to hear from you all!

Chatter would like to ask student's, staff, PTA and their families to remain safe & well during this interesting time. Look after yourselves & one another but most of all ensure you all have a relaxing, long rest over the holidays, remember to get creative for our competition. See you all when we return in September.

The Chatter team

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International Baccalaureate results 2020

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dc logo 120pxDane Court students are celebrating another very strong set of results in the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme.

Making PPE for frontline health workers

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IMG 0177 430pxDuring 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).

Sophia feeds the family

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Dinner1 430pxInspired by the tasks being set for her year group by the Food Technology department, Sophia in year 8 devised her own.

A message of hope from Lockdown

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DontBeAfraid 430pxEllie 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 recommends recipe book

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NoshForStudents 250pxEllie 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)

Good food for strange times

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1 Very tasty red lentil chilliWith 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.

6 Skye's lockdown cooking
6 Skye's lockdown cooking
4 Beef meatballs
4 Beef meatballs
3 Pineapple upside down cake
3 Pineapple upside down cake
5 Chicken and mango casserole
5 Chicken and mango casserole
2 Mini fruity pasties
2 Mini fruity pasties
1 Very tasty red lentil chilli
1 Very tasty red lentil chilli

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