We are a mixed, selective secondary school, with about 1,200 students and we are also a Teaching School. Dane Court is a lovely place to learn and work. The spacious site is near the centre of Broadstairs on the East Kent coast. 
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Visit to the European Parliament
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- Published on 05 December 2013
- Written by Mr M Alderson
45 sixth form students and staff visited the European Parliament in Brussels on 4 December as guests of Catherine Bearder MEP. As well as meeting Catherine, they also met Bill Newton Dunn, MEP for the East Midlands. They asked questions about and discussed at length a number of political issues including why young people don't vote and whether Scotland will be able to join the EU if they vote no in the forthcoming independence referendum. The trip ended with the students visiting the Grand Place and Christmas market in Brussels centre.
Climbing competition 2013
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- Published on 29 November 2013
- Written by Mr M Alderson
The final results of this year's inter-house climbing competition are in. After three exciting weeks involing three rounds for each competitior, Helsinki House has come out on top for the second year.
First: Helsinki (1851 points)
Second: Neuchatel (1752 points)
Third: Barcelona (1744 points)
Fourth: Sorrento (1346 points)
Fifth: Tallinn (1187 points)
Sixth: Delphi (638 points)
Full details can be found here.
Dane Court students win seats on Kent Youth County Council
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- Published on 27 November 2013
- Written by Mr P Dean
The Kent Youth County Council gives young people the opportunity to have their say on important issues and to get involved in making a difference to the lives of young residents. Four young people are elected to represent each district in Kent, as well as 12 young people elected to Community Seats, ensuring representation of all Kent's communities.
This year three students from Dane Court were elected to represent their community and give their time freely to support and develop policy on a whole range of youth related matters.
Mrs Baker addresses sixth form conference at Kings College
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- Published on 18 November 2013
- Written by Mr M Alderson
London, Saturday 9 November 2013
Mrs Baker presented to a sixth form conference at Kings College London in her capacity as AQA's Chief Examiner for GCE Food Technology. She spoke about the many career opportunities which stem from this subject and gave examples of student success stories from Dane Court. Many teachers at the conference said they had been inspired by what Mrs Baker had said and by her enthusiasm for the subject. The conference was organised by the British Nutrition Foundation in conjunction with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The whole day event included presentations by a range of speakers from the nutrition foundation and food industry, including themes such as 'Tackling climate change through livestock'; 'UK food consumption and production – a marketing perspective'; 'Ensuring food traceability and quality in the twenty first century'; 'New food product development – concept to launch' and 'Nutrition update – Snacking and Hydration'.
Children in Need 2013
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- Published on 15 November 2013
- Written by Mr P Dean
Dane Court staged a non uniform day, the money raised being donated to the Children in Need charity. The 'onesie' proved to be the outfit of choice with many impressive variations on display.
Dinner ladies Norma, Karen, Jenny, Carol , Karen, Kerry, Sue and Margaret laid on a special menu for lunch and dressed in a wide variety of outfits to mark the occasion. The menu included Pudsey hot dogs and pizza, traditional fish and chips followed by apple and 'blue beary' sponge and Pudsey biscuits.
Many thanks to all who paid £1 for the privilege of taking part in the non uniform day to help raise much needed funds for Children in Need. The event has raised in excess of £1100 so far, congratulations to you all.
Kent Mountain Centre trip - November 2013
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- Published on 10 November 2013
- Written by Mr M Alderson
Year nine students who participated in the week-long visit to Kent County Council's outdoor education centre have just returned; tired but happy.
As part of the week's activities they maintained a daily blog for each group.
Details of their adventures, including many more photos, can be found here.
U16 Kent county netball tournament
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- Published on 31 October 2013
- Written by Amy Napier
On the day of school closure, the U16 netball team turned down the opportunity for a day in bed and instead assembled at Dane Court at 7:30am in the drizzle, ready to leave for the county tournament in Rainham. It was only the second year Dane Court had entered the Kent Netball Tournament so we really wanted to make our mark and play our best against the rest of Kent.
