Green Careers Week 2024

We are celebrating Green Careers week this week at DEC. Pupils will be learning about Green Careers in all their subjects. Why not ask them what they've learnt?

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To continue to promote and reward outstanding attendance, we are running an attendance incentive this half term! If pupils attend every day in the final week of term (21-24th October) and 'don't ghost us', they will receive a treat on Thursday 24th October. 

We also want to celebrate progress and therefore, pupils in Years 8-13 with the most improved attendance this half term (compared to Autumn 1 2023) AND 100% attendance in the final week will be invited to visit our hot chocolate pop up bar on Thursday 24th October. 

On 1st October 2024, 19 of our A-level maths pupils undertook the UK Maths Trust senior challenge. The UK Maths Trust is the leading British charity that advances the education of young people in mathematics. The UKMT aims to achieve this in particular, but not exclusively, by organising and running mathematics competitions. Fingers crossed for top results! Well done year 13.

Over 40 parents and carers of our year 11 pupils attended our 'how to help your child revise' session on 2^nd October 2024. The session is one of many parental workshops we run throughout the year and it covered vital information about how to help their child revise for Mathematics and English at home. Look out for our next session which will look at Sciences, Humanities and languages.

On Friday 20^th September we welcomed Saltmine Theatre Company in to DEC to perform 'Switch Up' to our year 7 and 8 pupils. This performance and accompanying workshop highlighted the importance of pupils keeping themselves and others safe from knife crime in our community, as part of their PSHE education. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the theatrical performance and engaged with the actors during the workshop by asking thought provoking questions. 

We were delighted with the turnout for our annual DEC Macmillan coffee morning on Tuesday this week. Parents and pupils in year 7 got together in our DEC diner to have a slice of cake and a cup of tea in aid of this great charity. We are still receiving donations but we are hoping to beat last years funds of £185! Thank you to all who contributed.

Bournville Village Trust (BVT) joined us on our coffee morning this week with year 7 parents and pupils.  Rosaleen and Ruth from BVT spoke to our year 7 and 12 pupils about what our young people think about some key heritage buildings and green spaces in Bournville and how they could better benefit the local community. There is still time for everyone to have a say about some of the heritage sites in Bournville.

Have your say! Celebration Bournville Community Consultation 2024 : Bournville Village Trust (bvt.org.uk)

Are you someone with high ambition? Determined to do your best and persevere when things are challenging? Committed to personal development? Then you are the perfect student to join our caring and extremely ambitious Sixth Form. 

Thursday 14th November 2024 - 5pm - 7pm

DEC had a fantastic open evening on Thursday 19^th September. We opened our doors to over 1,000 people and proudly showed off our culture, ethos and fantastic pupils and staff. We are proud of our school and we STRIVE for excellence in everything we do. Open mornings continue this week and next week.

Schools across Matrix Academy Trust have been recognising the International Day of Democracy (15th September).​

International Day of Democracy began in 1997 and it is based on the principles of equality, liberty, and justice. Democracy is essential for human rights and development.​

Schools will be considering the meaning behind the international day, but also our modern British values – democracy and individual liberty.​

We practise democracy in all of our schools by electing pupils to take on various roles and responsibilities on behalf of their peers including Form Captains, School Council Representatives, Personal Development Ambassadors, Anti-Bullying Ambassadors and Careers Champions.​

We will be celebrating democracy in our schools across the week by voting for our peers and encouraging our pupils to take on these fulfilling roles for the academic year ahead.