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Dunottar’s First Open Mic Night
The Spring Term saw the Music Department holding the very first Open Mic Night, and boy, what performances we were treated to! At Dunottar, we are always encouraging pupils to be present and involved and the Open Mic Night was a wonderful way to hear from some of our singers who enjoy performing in a…
Speak Out Challenge 2023
This half term saw the third edition of Dunottar School’s annual Speak Out Challenge. Every pupil in Year 11 presents, as part of their GCSE English Language course, on a subject of their own choice. Pupils are rewarded for speaking with confidence, on challenging topics, and using a repertoire of well-selected linguistic and rhetorical techniques. The…
Whole School Musical is a Rocking Success
Congratulations to the 90 pupils from Years 7 to 10 who have taken part in this year’s musical. Pupils rocked a packed Castle Theatre over this year’s three-night run of We Will Rock You. The production had everything – non-stop Queen hits, futuristic staging, dazzling performances and an amazing tech crew. The cast’s energy was contagious. Audiences…
Year 10 Geography Trip to Flatford Mill
Friday 17th March saw the GCSE geographers joyfully set off for their weekend at Flatford Mill Field study centre in Suffolk. Located on the site of Constable’s most famous painting, the scenery did not disappoint and nor did the geography. Pupils engaged in a range of fieldwork activities across the weekend to support their answers…
Year 9 World War One Day
On Thursday 2nd March, Year 9 pupils enjoyed a World War One cross-curricular day. The activities allow pupils to discover more about the war outside of their history curriculum, and encourage collaboration and teamwork. Pupils were engaged in activities ranging from cooking Anzac biscuits to debating the morality of war, creating lino-cut poppies to breaking…
Lego Robotics Competition
On 9th February, two teams took part in a Lego robotics competition against ten other schools. The teams had worked tirelessly leading up to the competition, coming in before and after school for weeks to practise with the robots! Team “iCool” was an experienced team who have taken part in competitions before and they were…
John Weiner to Join Dunottar as Deputy Head, Pastoral
We are pleased to announce that John Weiner has been appointed as our new Deputy Head Pastoral from September 2023. He will replace Marc Broughton when he leaves to take up his role as Head of Belmont School at the end of this academic year. John is a very experienced pastoral lead, bringing with him…
Orchestra Outreach Workshop for Local Primary School Pupils
At the end of January, the Dunottar Chamber Ensemble hosted an Orchestra Outreach Workshop. More than twenty children from local primary schools visited the school to learn and perform music from The Greatest Showman alongside some of our most experienced musicians. The pupils had a fantastic time, and Miss Channell and Miss Reynolds were very…
We Will Rock You Musical Masterclass for Year 5 Pupils
Year 5 pupils from Micklefield Prep School were champions at our We Will Rock You Masterclass. With help from members of the cast, they learnt a song and the choreography to ‘We are the Champions’. We look forward to welcoming them back to our whole school musical spectacular in March. Tickets will be on sale…
Writer Dave Smith Delivers Workshop to Year Pupils 7
On Tuesday 31st January, Year 7 pupils enjoyed a workshop run by feature writer, columnist and travel journalist Dave Smith. The focus of the workshop was nonfiction writing and presentational skills, which the year group has been studying this half term. The former stand-up comedian entertained the pupils with stories about his career in writing,…
