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Working with Next Steps South West, we concluded a fantastic day with our Year 12s. This was geared towards helping them develop a road map to get where they may want to be in the future, helping students with guidance and preparation for their next steps in life after South Dartmoor Community College.
"The Ten Tors is the ultimate Devon rite of passage and attempting it to raise money for South Dartmoor Community College was the challenge of a lifetime." - Rachel Harries
We welcomed civil engineer Gemma Davis to talk to our Year 10 and 12 students about her career and fascinating work as a bridge engineer.
Fifteen South Dartmoor Community College parents and members of the wider Ashburton community are challenging themselves to walk 35 and 45 miles respectively over two days, emulating the Ten Tors Challenge which has recently celebrated its 60th year.
We are very grateful to the Teign Housing Organisation for the support their Community Chest Project has provided to our Young Carers’ Group.
Year 13's Izzy S took top spot at the Royal Yachting Association's Youth National Sailing Championships in Pwllheli, north Wales, during the first week of the Easter holiday.
The return of Body Language was an incredible occasion for us. With our last big production two years ago, there was much anticipation for its return and we were blown away by the response.
On Friday 11th March Mrs Flint's husband Tim and his friend Henry embarked on a week long humanitarian mission to travel to the Polish/Ukraine border to support the refugee crisis.
Year 12 Design Engineer Construct students have the task of designing a new vets practice for Ashburton this year.
Normal Mufti Day Clothes - Friday 18 March 2022 for Red Nose Day (Click here)
As we enter the second half of the spring term our attention turns to supporting the Year 9 students with the next exciting phase of their education - choosing their GCSE subjects. This is the process by which Year 9 students select the subjects that they would like to study throughout Years 10 and 11.
More than 50% of eligible young people have not claimed their government funded child trust fund savings account.