At Durrington High School students are offered a vast amount of extra-curricular activities to complement their lessons. This includes the extensive after school and lunch time clubs on offer, exciting and informative school trips, participating Read more…
It is a well known fact that breakfast plays a crucial part in every child’s life. This is also supported by research evidence. A research review published in ‘Frontiers in Humans neuroscience’ found positive links Read more…
Anyone who is working or has worked in a school will know that improving parent/carer engagement is one of those amorphous targets that can, at the very least, be difficult to get a clear and Read more…
This week is a proud week. The South Downs SCITT has received the Ofsted report from our recent inspection and we can celebrate our outstanding grade. A recognition of the quality of the early teachers Read more…
A mastery approach to teaching Maths was first introduced at The Laurels alongside the White Rose scheme of work in 2017 and is continuing to be developed. The Mastery model allows whole class teaching to Read more…
The first half of the autumn term was a busy one at Durrington High School. Alongside the usual wealth of extra-curricular activities and challenging lessons, we have welcomed many prospective students and their parents/carers to Read more…
We are fortunate enough to have one of only 23 Research Schools based in the Durrington Multi-Academy Trust. Funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Institute for Effective Education (IEE), the Research Schools Read more…
A Creative Curriculum Following the age of transfer changes, last year we gained our first year six class. Having successfully guided them through SATs and transition to high school we made the decision to focus Read more…
The new term has got off to a great start at DMAT School Durrington High this September, with our new year 7s settling in really well and enjoying their first 2 weeks as part of Read more…
One of the key goals of any MAT must be to build a genuine sense of community. When visiting schools many people comment on the “feeling” they get when walking around the building. This is Read more…