Category: News

Our year 7 students put on their Eon lab coats and quickly immersed themselves in the fantastic Creative Conductors workshop. The two hour session, in one of our amazing new science labs, ensured that they learned about energy conduction, circuits Read More …

The National Enterprise Challenge-Ryman Challenge was enthusiastically delivered by four facilitators to the whole of Year 9. The students immersed themselves in the challenge superbly and undertook the task to create a dynamic new advertising campaign to replace the existing Back Read More …

The Book Factor attracted a large number of entrants as teachers read extracts from exciting novels, in a bid to be crowned champion for 2018. They performed in front of a group of teacher judges who had very high expectations! Read More …

The after school rewards trip, to AMF Bowling on the Rock in  Bury, was a great event. Featuring outstanding students from across  year groups, this was a superb opportunity to celebrate student success. The competition was intense but Emma Kay Read More …

Year 10 students from The Derby High School enjoyed exploring different career/learning destinations at the Skills North West Careers Event at Event City, Manchester. The showcase enabled students to try interactive exhibits, talk to employers and find out about a Read More …

The BBC Schools News Report Day was action packed at The Derby. Our eager reporters from Year 9 and 10 began the day preparing by watching the video what is news? From this they gained valuable tips enabling them to Read More …

The Derby High mentors are performing a superb role as ambassadors for the Derby High School. Representatives were at the Longfield Suite for the poignant Holocaust Memorial event, held at the end of January. Jemma Bowkett and Ben Houghton read Read More …

14 year 7 girls at the Derby High school had a fantastic day at Manchester Metropolitan University as they explored the role of women in Science and The Arts, in a unique opportunity organised by Claire-Marie Mur’tala, PhD Candidate in Read More …

To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Derby High School held a fantastic event, as an array of inspiring women spoke of their life experiences and their careers. A huge amount of current careers were represented such as; marketing, a personal Read More …

Former Status Quo drummer, Jeff Rich, delivered a dynamic drumming session to the whole of Year 7 (over 200 students) in our Sports Hall! Beginning with a short history and demonstration of drums, such as tribal drums and military drums, Read More …