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Musical Success with Aurora and LAET

A really lucky group of students got to visit local college, LAET this week and experience first hand some musical virtuosity. Musicians from Aurora orchestra treated our students to a wonderful performance with interactive elements and fascinating insights into the world of music.

Rapper Avelino also led a workshop for Duke’s students at LAET and some budding year 10 artists got to work with him on their musical performances. A brilliantly inspiring and musical week!

Sports Month at Duke’s

We’ve also had our ‘Sports Month’ taking place this week with qualifying rounds in basketball, football and volleyball. Students have been battling it out ahead of our final sports day final on the 15th July.

Aim a Little Higher Workshops

Emmaunel from ‘Aim A Little Higher’ has been in Duke’s again this week to deliver workshops to years 8 and 10. The students have been engaging in a unique programme of mentoring and workshops aimed to help our young people succeed and grow. Feedback from all the workshops so far has been brilliantly positive!

Expressive Arts Celebration Assemblies

We’ve had a fantastic week of assemblies provided by our Expressive Arts team this week. The assemblies highlighted artistic endeavour at its finest with musical performances, a sharing of art and media work, some acting awards and also certificates and prizes. Musical entertainment was provided by the steel pan group who treated us to some wonderful arrangements and we were also lucky enough to be joined by ex-student Michell Siwak. Michell won ‘The Voice’ Poland and was delighted to come back into school to treat the students to a performance. 

Year 10 Geography Field Trip – Southend

Well done to the Geography team this week who successfully led trips to Southend as part of the GCSE Geography course. The students had fantastic experiences and were able to appreciate and understand the geographical features of the area

Year 9 Science Trip – Imperial College

A lucky group of year 9 science students this week also got to go to Imperial College – a trip organised by LAET as part of our partnership work. The students took part in science lectures as well as visiting the Alexander Flemming museum. A great trip experience for all.

Year 11 Prom and Leavers Assembly 

This week we officially said goodbye to our year 11s with their final leavers assembly and prom. A fantastic time was had by all with many happy tears shed – we wish all year 11s well as we wave them off to pastures new – we know they’ll always be welcome to come back and see us!

Mentoring Works 

Our year 10 students involved with the Mentoring Works programme this week had their final graduation ceremony at Linklaters Law Offices in Central London. The programme has been a fantastic opportunity for a number of students who have engaged brilliantly with the mentoring. Another fantastic partnership with Linklanters

Year 10 Work Experience Preparation Day

On Friday 13th June our year 10 students took part in their Work Experience preparation day with the team from Inspire. Along with workshops on CV, presentation skill and interview prep they students were treated to interactive performances and workshops all aimed at preparing them for their next steps. 

Art Exhibition

Our year 11 GCSE Art and Textiles students this week presented their work for moderation by the external examiner. The student work was admired by a number of staff and students following the moderation process. Some fantastic examples of artistic endeavour.