This time last year as nearly everyone will know is that they were some radical changes to the school.
The main one which took place was that the school became an academy. With this came new advantages and connections for the school. The type of advantages I am talking about is that the school is now free from the government to make more decisions concerning both us and the school. Also due to becoming an academy we became a part of Longfield Trust. Longfield trust has developed from the school which at the same time as us became an academy. This academy was name Longfield sports Academy. Since we were made into an academy our results have improved and where once we were in special measures we have now achieve beating even Carmel to the top spot on the Value added League for schools in Darlington and into the top one hundred in the country. This is an improvement for nearly everyone in their eyes which is well deserved thanks to both the hard work of the staff and pupils of DSMS.
By Katie Appleyard
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Enrichment Week 2013
Update 1 - 12/3/2013
Yesterday it was the beginning of Enrichment week 2013 and a number of trips departed. The trip to the Hancock museum at Newcastle left at nine thirty and a class of pupils went for a tour around the museum where they learnt about animals that camouflage. There was even time for a walk around Newcastle before the day was over.
There was also a delicious trip to the Cadburys factory in Liverpool where pupils went to see how the famous Dairy Milk is made.
A 3 day trip to London also departed early this morning and so did adventure trip to Kingswood in Yorkshire.
Update 2- 13/3/2013
Yesturday the LSB (Learning Support Base) finally went to Namco Funscape in the Metro Centre. This trip was open to all years but mostly years 7-9 went on the trip. They left at 9.00am and came back at 3.10pm. During their visit they had 2 games of bowling and a buffet. Folowing that they had a game on the bumper cars and then on the amusements. Finally they went shopping with those with remaining cash and then they came back to Darlington. This evening the london trip people arrived back in Darlington
By Adam Plumb
Update 3
The Kingswood Trip are still in Yorkshire doing fun activities and are due to come back on Friday the 15th of March.
By Adam Plumb
Photos from Enrichment Week 2013 here: https://plus.google.com/photos/104890124515565752627/albums/5855524995857598897
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