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Consultation on the proposal to close the residential care provision at St Dominic’s School

We are proposing to close the residential care provision as of July 2020.  The rationale for this change is to ensure the continued quality and sustainability of day provision at the school. A formal consultation, to seek feedback on the …
30th January 2019

Science Museum visit!

This week, one class visited the Science Museum in London as part one of two trips this half term. The visit’s focus was the restless earth and how we use science to predict natural disasters such as flooding (we did …
24th January 2019

Chippy Friday!

Last week pupils and staff took part in ‘Chippy Friday’. Everyone was treated to a chip shop style lunch in individual boxes. On the menu  was different types of cod and battered sausage, along with chips and mushy peas! Everyone …
22nd January 2019

Robin Hood – The Pantomime!!

This week the drama club pupils performed Robin Hood, the pantomime. They worked extremely hard in the rehearsals leading up to the show and the show itself was a huge success. There was lots of laughter, booing and cheering from …
11th December 2018

Remembrance Sunday

As part of Remembrance Sunday the staff & students gathered in the Chapel Gardens amongst the beautiful ceramic poppies created previously by pupils and students based on the Tower of London installation. At the start of the ceremony, Mr Ward read …
27th November 2018

Surrey Careers Fair

The Year 10s have attended the Surrey Careers Fair held at Epsom Racecourse. The event is designed to give young people an insight into the range of opportunities available to them after Year 11. Exhibitors included colleges, employers, and apprenticeship/training providers. …
27th November 2018

Natural Hazards

9HOL class have started a new topic – Natural Hazards. They have started studying hurricanes and the impact that they have on not only the environment, but also on the housing that people live in. To help consolidate understanding, pupils had a budget …
27th November 2018

Harvest Festival

We were delighted to welcome Reverend David Jenkins to St Dominic’s to deliver our Harvest Assembly. We talked about fruit and vegetables, showing a bowl of apples that started as seeds, and the harvest, thanking God for the farmers and …
27th November 2018

Welcome to the New Student Voice

On Monday, our whole school assembly focused on the Student Voice and was led by Mrs Perry, Head of Education.   In school, we have Student Voice representatives for each Key Stage.  The representatives are the ‘voice of the pupils …
21st September 2018

Kingswood Day 3 – Rouen!

Today we had a guided tour of the city of Rouen, the capital of Normandy, learning about its history. The highlight was seeing a Black Death site where we saw skeletons being excavated from an old market square.
19th July 2018

Kingswood Day 2 – Baking & Battlefields!

  After a busy day of activities yesterday, in the evening pupils and students learned how to bake authentic croissants (pictured looking delicious!) and then tried their hands at archery. Pupils and students were early to bed last night in …
18th July 2018

Kingswood Day 1 – Fun at the Beach!

Yesterday, after a long journey, pupils and students arrived safe and sound at the Chateau mid-afternoon. After they had unpacked, pupils and students enjoyed an evening meal followed by sports activities. After so much excitement, some pupils and students woke …
17th July 2018