Welcome to this special half term edition of "A View Of The Close" It has been a busy six weeks and pupils and staff are certainly ready for the half term break!. Starting today, we will be introducing a new weekly email, 'The Week Ahead', which will be sent out every Friday alongside A View ...
From The Headmasters Desk With assessments now coming to an end, this week we have begun to say goodbye to some of our Upper Sixth pupils. Whilst their final year at the College has not looked as we or they might have hoped, the resilience and positivity they have demonstrated will set them in good ...
From The Headmasters Desk It has been another busy week at the College, as reflected in this four page edition. From Duke of Edinburgh expeditions to sports fixtures, the 10X Business Challenge to online debates, pupils across the school have been living out our Round Square values of adventure, democracy, environmentalism, internationalism, leadership and service. ...
From The Headmasters Desk Despite somewhat unpredictable weather, it has been wonderful to see competitive fixtures resume on The Close, at Maxton and away at other schools. Well done to all those who have participated, but particular congratulations to the Under 13 boys cricket team who decisively won their first fixture of the season against ...
From The Headmasters Desk This week has seen the rollout of iPads to pupils begin, with Prep 5, Prep 6 and Fourth Form issued their new devices. These year groups were selected to “road test” them, in advance of the others coming on stream. Feedback from pupils and staff has been incredibly positive, and we ...
Appeal For Dover College Memorabilia The College is pleased to announce that renovations of the Gate House, which is to become the Council Room, archive and office space for Old Dovorian relations, are well underway. It is hope that memorabilia, such as caps, boaters, books and other items spanning the history of the College, can ...
From The Headmasters Desk The term has started smoothly and there have even been moments when the sun has been out and the temperature has felt almost close to being summer like! It has been lovely to see sport and other activities return to The Close, both during organised Games and PE sessions and at ...
