We are absolutely delighted that Didcot Girls’ School has been listed as one of the top ten comprehensive schools in the UK in the
@thetimes
‘Parent Power League Table.’ We are looking forward to celebrating with staff and students.
#DGSPride
An enormous amount of pride circulating DGS at the end of this week as we are able to share that our November Ofsted inspection has judged us to be Outstanding. We are delighted that our amazing students and staff have been recognised! Read more here:
Wow we've won 😁🙌 the best stall of the night at the First Give celebration event in London tonight. That's another £200 10MLG have won for the very worthy Oxfordshire based charity Blue Skye Thinking
@BlueSkyeThink
Our brand new year 7 cohort have arrived and heard from Mr Goodenough and Mrs Berrill this morning. They look incredibly smart and very happy! Big, big day.
#Ethos
#studentleadership
We are proud to announce that the publication last week of the Government School Performance Tables confirmed that DGS is the 2nd best ‘similar’ school in the country:
#DGSPride
We are thrilled to have been designated a Flagship Family Friendly School by the MTPT Project
@maternityCPD
in acknowledgment of our continued work to support our staff in pursuing a fulfilling career alongside their family lives. …
Due to adverse weather conditions, Didcot Girls' School, St Birinus School and the Didcot Sixth Form will be closed on Monday 11th December. We ask that families keep a regular check on the respective schools' websites, and we will provide an update tomorrow afternoon.
Now on our way to London for the First Give finals tonight
#excited
. We have 10MLG representing Blue Skye Thinking
@blueskyethink
and Oliviya and Amarlia from 10LXM who have been invited to sing their gorgeous duet.
We have been extremely lucky to welcome The Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP to Didcot Girls’ School today. His final message: Never let anyone tell you that you can’t follow any and all of your ambitions and make sure that you do a job that makes you truly happy.
Sadly we say farewell to our year 11 Leadership team! Thank you all so much for your work with your Houses this year. You were truly remarkable! Good luck for the summer results and your future endeavours.
#ethos
#dgspride
That's all, folks! Four and half months of dedication and hard work has resulted in four nights of fantastic productions - we are very proud of everyone involved!
@StBirinusSchool
We are really proud of all of our new Year 7 students. Their positive attitude, impeccable manners and smiling faces have been commented on by all the staff. Have a good rest this weekend girls and we can’t wait to see you again on Monday!
These poppies, made at school, will be personalised by our students and displayed on a school fence for members of the public to view as they pass by. DGS Remembers
#RemembranceSunday
#Ethos
#studentleadership
Our thoughts and prayers at DGS are with the victims of the tragedy in Sri Lanka over Easter. It's impossible to imagine what families are going through there but we must more than ever believe that respect, tolerance and love are the answers.
#SriLankaAttacks
#ethos
Happy New Year to all our students and families. We hope our young people will see this as an opportunity to set new and exciting goals; to lift each other up and to seek joy in everything they do!
#ethos
#DGSpride
Congratulations to Sydnie Dougan, Y11, whose hard work and perseverance were recognised at last night's High Sheriff Awards for engineering. Sydnie's project of building and programming a CO2 monitor won not only the 14-16yr category but was also the overall winner! Well done!
Congratulations to the U16 football team, who are through to the County Cup Final after a 2-1 win last night! Massive thanks to
@MrsLWalkerPE1
for supporting the girls throughout. Full match report can be read here:
DGS are delighted to have come 3rd tonight in the National Careers Awards in the 'innovation' category. Thanks to all at DGS and in the local business community for your support with our careers delivery
@MikeFozOxford
Huge congratulations to all of Year 9 for their work on
@FirstGiveUK
this year. Despite very challenging circumstances, they supported 9 wonderful charities and the Helen and Douglas House group managed to win £1000 for them too. Amazing.
@HelenAndDouglas
@MikeFozOxford
Year 11, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generous, thoughtful gifts that you gave me on Leavers’ Day. You are an exceptional group of young women and I will miss you all. Good luck for the future and shine bright!
Mrs Pearl X
Following the well-deserved success of Mr Manning in becoming Headteacher at St Birinus School from September, we have a vacancy for a Deputy Headteacher from September 1st. If you would like to join us in developing our amazing girls as future leaders:
#DGSPGL2022
has come to and end and we have had a fantastic time! Everyone is exhausted - the coaches are silent. Thank you to all the amazing staff for giving up their weekends!
@DGS_Visits
The winners this year, earning a whopping £1000 for their chosen charity Blue Skye Thinking
@BlueSkyeThink
, based on the quality of their presentation and the impact of their social action were 9LJC. What a fantastic afternoon.
@FirstGiveUK
@MikeFozOxford
And they won! Congratulations to the DGS Interact Club for winning the 'Inspirational Youth Group of the Year' award at the BACAs. Shelley and Petra accept the award on behalf of the Club. Well done, girls!
Yes! Well done girls, a superb day, rounded off by winning an award for the quality of our Young Enterprise product. Anneliese Dodds MP presenting the award to Lily.
Thank you to all the DGS students, staff and families who have created so much
#DGSpride
this term. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic 2018!
Yes these are difficult times but take a moment to consider the beauty of people around you going the extra mile, extending the hand of help and the kindness that has flooded our communities. Try to focus on what is good and positive, even in hard times.
#Ethos
#Dgspride
Fantastic performances at the Regional Shakespeare Competition last night. Two of our four competitors qualified for the National Finals in June! Congratulations to all!
Amazing achievement from ex-student Courtney Hughes
@BcavHughes
who has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her brilliant charity work with
@SantaCharity
. Well done, Courtney!
School's out for the year and we have sent off our young people with the reminder to believe in themselves: to know they matter, their voices matter and that they have made a difference. Have a safe and spendid summer all!
#Ethos
Has chemistry ever looked so tasty? More success for Science Club whose chocolate periodic table was runner up in the Chemical Industries Association’s International Year of the Periodic Table Competition!
A parent of a current Year 6 choosing DGS for their daughter in 2019: ‘There are probably other schools that will get my daughter great exam grades but DGS will do that with a hug too’.
#DGSPride
We are so delighted to have spent a fantastic two days with Year 7 and Year 12 and we are looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday. Our House Captain team have made a video to welcome you back and you can watch it here:
We’ve had so much laughter
@DidcotGirls
today! 80% of students achieved Grades 9-4 in English & Maths and 65% Grades 9-5. Attainment across all subjects is superb. Best results ever for DGS (and that’s saying something!)
#dgspride
Associate Headboy James and Associate Head Girl Izzy are busy planning Ethos activities for the terms ahead! Watch this space!
#Ethos
#studentleadership
#DGSpride
We are absolutely thrilled with how well our students have started this very different term. Fantastic attendance and participation at live lessons and impressive motivation to learn. So much
#DGSpride
We are so proud of former student, Courtney Hughes, on hearing the news that she has been chosen as Batonbearer for the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay in recognition of all her work for charity!
We’re proud to announce that our Executive Head,
@RachaelWarwick7
became ASCL President today and will be representing school leaders across the country as well as continuing to lead Ridgeway Education Trust.
#proud
"There's always more that binds us together than separates us," - find out more about ASCL President Rachael Warwick's thoughts and plans for her presidential year in this short video
@asclpresident
Dr Comina, Miss Still & Dr Khan are spending the day interviewing 60 girls for the new House Captain Team for 2019-2020. Thoroughly impressed does not even begin to cut it!
#ethos
#studentleadership
Well, in contrast to the National and, indeed local, picture DGS Votes gave a win for the Liberal Democrats. Thanks to all students and staff that took part in our mock election.