The Connection began as a printed newspaper produced three times per year and given to the students to take home. Advances in website technology and increased internet access at home (90% of our families) mean that an online version is not only cheaper to produce but more immediate. Updates are made almost as soon as the story breaks so keep checking back!

Connection Online Sports Edition

The Connection Online has divided with the Sports items available to view by clicking on the link above.

Also see the menu on the left for The Connection Online Sports Archives.

South Dartmoor's Enrichment Week 2008 was once again an unqualified success with students in Y7 - 9 enjoying the various activities that took them around College, the local area, across the country and even overseas. 

Click here to see photos and read reports...

Dartmoor Club is open to all students at SDCC.  We enjoy a days walking on Dartmoor on a couple of Saturdays each month.  Many students in Year 9 and above go on to train for the Ten Tors event which is held over a weekend in May each year.  No previous experience is necessary, so why not come along and see if you enjoy it!  Click here for more info...

Dartmoor Club

'The Sound of Music' has been announced as the next ambitious project to be tackled as the SDCC Autumn Production for 2008. 

Click here for Weekend Rehearsal schedule

An occasional diary will appear here in the online Connection to keep you up to date as the students and staff involved 'climb every mountain' to get the show rehearsed and on stage by the end of November.

Diary 1 - "It's only a man on a piano"

Year 9 to perform 'The Merchant of Venice'

Here we are again at the start of a whole new adventure with The Shakespeare Schools Festival...read Allan Sutton's first report here

Shakespeare Schools Festival

Hello South Dartmoor Community College!

Dr Adrian Rainbow has contacted SDCC to thank both staff and students...

"Greetings from Germany, or, “Schoene Gruesse”, as they say here.  I thought I would write a quick note while there are still some of you there who might remember me"...read on

Predictions come True

Teachers’ GCSE predictions at South Dartmoor Community College, based on close analysis of every student’s potential and likely performance, were as accurate this year as a statistician’s dream. Last November, the hoped for results at five A*-C came to 72.8%.  The actual pass rates, showed a remarkable 73% of the year group achieving five or more high grade GCSE passes...read on

Click here for exam results analysis

GCSE results press release

The "Outstanding"(OFSTED 2007) Sixth Form at South Dartmoor Community College are once again celebrating excellent Post 16 examination results. They reflect the hard work and team effort played by students, parents and staff in the Sixth Form.

Click here to read Phil Randall's A2/AS results press release

A2/AS press release

100% Pass in NVQ Catering

Posted by Lin Blackman

Staff running the NVQ Catering Courses were delighted to receive the results for another successful year. Of the 19 students who completed the course all achieved an NVQ qualification.  Principal Ray Tarleton added that with these results following on from the 100% pass in Motor Vehicle training (see below) he was "very proud of our vocational teaching at SDCC".

100% Pass in Motor Vehicle exams

Posted by Jeff Smith

Congratulations, and a resounding well done to Year 11 Motor Vehicle students on a superb 100% performance in their Motor Vehicle exams!  Led by teachers Graham Endacott and Jeff Smith, of the 18 students entered, 15 gained the top Level 3.

This years Certificate Motor Vehicle achievements are a direct result of the students maximising the opportunities on offer at South Dartmoor.  This also includes making use of the college’s enrichment curriculum, as a number of students attended the extension sessions offered from October to March. 

Overall, the students demonstrated a high level of motivation and commitment, with a number returning to Motor Vehicle in the 6th Form next year.