DESC are attending the national Association of Character Education conference today to continue to look at how we can support our learners to lead flourishing lives

We welcomed our School Improvement Advisor last week. She was impressed with the maturity of our learners when paying respects on Remembrance Day

As we return for the second half of the autumn term we look back at the fun times of last term. From the team building inset day, to the introduction of a new curriculum model at KS4 and the enjoyment of enrichment Fridays. Thank you to all our staff and learners!

As we finish another school year we’d like to thank all of the DESC community for their support. Good luck to our leaders and a safe and restful break to learners and staff

Working towards our future careers with BAM

As we come to the end of another successful year, we wish God luck to our Y11s in their future endeavours

Leaders from DESC attending the 3rd session of @HFL_Education Behaviour Solutions with @Markfinnis Lots to think about - whatever we already do well and what we can do better. Ensuring we offer high challenge alongside high support

Congratulations to Chris for completing the 3 Peaks Challenge this weekend in aid of @RMcdonaldhouse #charity #childhoodillness #3peaks

DESC are proud to have been awarded the Emotional and Mental Wellbeing in Schools Mark! 🙌 Well done to all involved! #mentalwellbeing #schoolwellbeing #mentalhealth #thisisap #outstanding

Year 10 learners and DESC staff enjoyed a team building morning with George from the RAF #thisisap #teambuilding #teamwork

Best of luck to our Y11 learners for the exam season 🍀

Thanks to @AYMotorP for supporting some of our learners to learn vehicle maintenance skills #thisisap #skillsforlife

Leaders attended the second day of training from @HFL_Education focusing on creating a sense of belonging and approaches to managing behaviour. Fabulous delivery from the facilitators and guest speaker @musicmind

Learning a trade at C&G Plastering #thisisap #prulife #careers

Our Y11s attended a bicycle maintenance course at @StACycleHub #thisisap #alternativeprovision #communitycohesion #bikesafety

Learners hearing about the variety of roles available within the NHS and getting to try out the CPR dolls #workexperience #employability #thisisap

Belated updates from the end of Spring Term. An epic session of hide and seek in aid of Comic Relief #charity Staff vs Learners. Staff were victorious with Chris hiding right to the end #funtimes #relationships #thisisap

Belated updates from the end of Spring Term. Feeling Good Week focused on Regrowth and our learners enjoyed working cross key stage to enhance our outdoor environment #outdoorlearning #learningthroughnature #team #thisisap

We won the battle of the blue tokens! Thank you @Tesco #thisisap @PRUsAPExec #community #healthyeating