It’s 5:30am and these lucky
@denstonerugby
players are off to Gibraltar for some pre-season training in the sunshine. Good luck! Work hard and the results will come next season.
@DenstoneSport
To all of you starting at Denstone College this week - I wish you all the very best. Like you, I am getting used to new buildings, new uniform, new faces and new routines; together we will help each other settle
@DenstoneCollege
@PrepDenstone
A new day breaks
@DenstoneCollege
and in difficult times, it helps to take a deep breath and enjoy the simple things. We move forward together, despite being apart, and take on the new challenge. All is achievable. Thank you to pupils, parents and staff for superb fortitude!
Reflecting on a wonderful service led by Bishop Matthew of Stafford. Having been installed as the new Head of Denstone College, I look forward to building on the work of those who have gone before me.
A little behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make a short entry into ‘Field of Dreams’. We were blessed with sunshine, a fantastic production company and a fascinating insight into this industry.
Thanks to
@EnglandRugby
for the invite to old coaches like me to send the England players off to Japan. Fabulous to see Jamie George. Hopefully in 2023 ODs from
@denstonerugby
like Joe Browning, Ben White or Levi Davis, to name but a few, may get picked for
@rugbyworldcup
2023!
And as the corridors fall silent, that’s a wrap on the academic year 2021-2022. We wish our whole school community the most relaxing and restorative of Summer breaks; may the blue and cloudless skies remain.
July 4th - Independence Day
@DenstoneCollege
aptly sees the end of term and a farewell to our U6th Leavers. Thank you so much for all that you have given to our community. We are thinking of you and wish you well for the future. Enjoy our virtual Speech Day and Leavers' Service!
An extraordinarily moving remembrance service
@DenstoneCollege
. As the congregation paraded past, the poppies showered down, the names of the fallen were read and the crosses planted - each one bearing the name of an Old Denstonian who fell.
#WeWillRememberThem
A quick turn around campus to check we’re ready to go and the first sign of a new boarder… welcome to Aaron who is joining us all the way from Australia 🇦🇺 🐨!
Incredibly proud of the discipline and commitment to defence in the dying seconds to secure a place in the semi-final. Well done! Thanks to
@NextGenXV
for the livestream.
@DenstoneSport
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup | Stunning performances amidst some memorable outcomes
An incredible weekend, few would have predicted some of the outcomes, just outstanding. Here's our take on it...we kind of loved it:
#SchoolsRugby
#SchoolRugby
Today, I am an incredibly proud Head. We have celebrated our 150th birthday magnificently - in the truest sense of community - harnessing everything Nathanial Woodard set out to achieve 150 years ago
#ItStartsHere
As the sun sets over the College, our boarders are in and settled for their first night of the academic year; the anticipation of the term ahead is palpable.
Thank you so much to Jackie Plewes and the Design and Technology department at Denstone college
@DenstoneCollege
who came to the rescue of my sister in law Elaine, providing PPE equipment to her and her fabulous team at Lichpharm Pharmacy. Love and thanks Tone xx
Not all classrooms have four walls, a board and a desk…here
@DenstoneCollege
we challenge children in so many ways with so many transferable skills. A few highlights of my walkabout today:
1 Nov 1866: "Snow had fallen; a bitter NE wind blew from the Weaver Hills; the proposed site was all cut up...mud and melting snow were everywhere...Still, all were in high spirits, and Provost Woodard expressed his full approval of the site." 154 years later
@DenstoneCollege
...
After an extraordinary year, we were thrilled to formally open The Prep at Denstone this afternoon - the children and teachers cannot wait to start on Monday
@PrepDenstone
A beautiful sunny evening here
@DenstoneCollege
as we begin the real celebration to the class of 2022. Looking forward to a fitting occasion to mark the end of their magnificent journeys.
Thanks to
@stokecity
for allowing me to experience my first ever football game and introducing me to my local club;
@DenstoneCollege
DenstoneCollege have a long-standing relationship and we look forward to hosting many more camps in future holidays.
An unbelievable day here at
@DenstoneCollege
- a brilliant day of track and field events with picnics, BBQs, blue skies and records being broken. What a way to end the Summer term!
It’s pouring with rain, nearly dark and we’re in the midst of a brilliant inter-house mixed netball tournament. This half term is well and truly underway!
And that’s a wrap…all 100+ safely down the hill after the final day of skiing. Thank you to our amazing team of instructors for pushing our pupils to progress to levels they never thought possible last Sunday. See you in 2024, Alpe D’Huez!
We are very proud of Levi Davis, OD
@DenstoneCollege
. He is a remarkable person who displays all the values of honesty, endeavour and kindness that we hold dear.
On the eve of reopening for our 4th and L6th form a double rainbow was spotted
@DenstoneCollege
reminding us of the amazing work of
@NHSuk
at this time.
#NHSheroes
It’s all smiles here
@DenstoneCollege
as our Fifth Form come to school to collect their GCSE grades; another year of outstanding results - testament to the hard work of pupils and staff.
Our first residents of Hartley House have now moved in. This original tuckbox (and family heirloom) belong to one new pupil, the fifth generation of his family to call
@DenstoneCollege
his home.
Nothing about this video does the occasion justice, but a brilliant Friday Congo with heartfelt singing and an element of competition! We’ve all had a good workout too!
Thanks go to all the parents of 4th and L6th formers who were able to join us for our virtual forums today. We look forward to seeing more of our pupils at school next week
@DenstoneCollege
.
@HMC_Org
@societyofheads
HM Assembly today
@DenstoneCollege
reflected on TRUST. It can be hard to let go and trust our children to cope with new experiences or responsibilities. Handing over the clippers to my 8 year old was an exercise in this for me!
#DenstoneBarbers
#NotBadForAFirstGo
A misty but beautiful dawn here
@DenstoneCollege
. Today we come together as a community to remember the fallen - particularly the 282 ODs who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
#LestWeForget
HM Assembly
@DenstoneCollege
acknowledges the journey our U6th have been on since 1 Sept 2013, when those who joined us in the 1st Form arrived. Since then a pupil will on average have attended 8936 lessons lasting for 357,440 minutes, not to mention music, drama, sport, CCF...
I’ve had an amazing weekend
@ArdvreckSchool
- a fun lecture, a sensible sermon and some brilliant children who engaged so well and sang beautifully! I do hope I can come back soon.
Capturing our moment in the history of
@DenstoneCollege
- proudly, smartly and (relatively) efficiently! Thank you to
@GillmanSoame
for their customary magic to make this military operation happen.
Undefeated U19 county netball champions - regionals here we come! Save the date: Saturday 27th January.
A truly brilliant afternoon of outstanding netball.
#ItStartsHere
A bright and early (and thankfully not raining) start for our 1st XV as they head to
@Hartpury
for a pre-season tournament. Please do tune in to
@NextGenXV
to catch them on the live stream.
#ItStartsHere
Lent Term 2020 has officially come to a close
@DenstoneCollege
. Have a Happy Easter. Stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing you back here as soon as possible!
A fraudulent appearance - I have simply watched as this team have grown and developed into the game. I can’t wait to see them at
@RSPNS7
later in the month
#InfinitePossibilities
All set up and ready to meet prospective parents and the wonderful pupils of
@EdenhurstSchool
- one of our many outstanding independent prep feeder schools.