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Following their inspiring sessions at MAKE Southwest, Year 10 Art and Design students took time to reflect on their visit, the skills they developed and the creative inspiration they gained. The following account has been written by the students in their own words:
As part of Body Language Week, this year’s Let’s Dance shows were a truly wonderful celebration of creativity, confidence and community.
Year 13 Health, Fitness and Sports Science students took part in an Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) kayaking trip at Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, enjoying a fantastic day on the water in Exeter.
South Dartmoor Community College is proud to be recognised as a Dartmoor’s Dynamic Landscapes Champion School.
Glorious sunshine welcomed our Year 12 geographers to Chesil Beach in Dorset, where they immersed themselves in a range of fieldwork techniques and investigated the coastal processes shaping this incredible landscape. Everything they practised will feed directly into their Non‑Examined Assessment (NEA), with Chesil Beach providing the perfect natural classroom to build confidence, test ideas and deepen understanding — a brilliant start to their coastal fieldwork adventure.
Following the excitement and anticipation of Body Language 2026, we are delighted to celebrate the tremendous success of this year’s college dance production, alongside the equally inspiring Primary Body Language 2026 event.
This term, students have shown impressive growth during their Forest School sessions. With brighter days and new life emerging around them, they’ve explored woodland and pond habitats, identified plants and insects and developed valuable outdoor skills. Their confidence has flourished—whether navigating tricky terrain, leading group tasks or trying new techniques like tree-climbing, shelter-building, tool use and fire-lighting.
Two members of the Ten Tors team, Drew and Ros, recently tackled a challenging and varied section of the South West Coast Path. Drew has written an account of their adventure, capturing both the highlights and the challenges they encountered:
There are few classrooms quite like Dartmoor; wind across the tors, mud underfoot, maps flapping in the breeze and the occasional bog lying in wait. This is where the South Dartmoor Community College Ten Tors and Walking Group teams have been learning their craft since October. What began as a group of enthusiastic walkers has quickly grown into a determined, resilient and adventurous cohort preparing for one of Dartmoor’s most iconic challenges.
HPA STEM students took part in a “Floating Garden” challenge to design a floodproof garden capable of growing plants and keeping chickens. They were inspired by discussions about the risk of flooding in Bangladesh and its impact on families, particularly on crop growing.
This year we joined the national celebration of Science Week, embracing curiosity — the starting point of every great discovery! Curiosity sits at the heart of scientific investigation; every discovery begins with a simple question that drives us to explore, test and push the boundaries of what we know.
Congratulations to the U13 girls’ cricket team, who achieved an impressive third place at the Chance to Shine County Finals. The team secured wins against Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, St James School and Ivybridge Community College, narrowly missing out on a place in the final against eventual winners Blundell’s School.