Every week I send out via parentmail a Headteacher’s Bulletin to all students, parents, staff and governors with the latest news, important notices, and exciting opportunities around the Milton Keynes area. The current bulletin is set out for you below along with previous bulletins from this term.
6th March Headteacher’s Bulletin
Dear Parent/Carer,
I hope this week’s bulletin finds you well and you have had a good week.
Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award
Our Year 9s braved a seriously muddy Bronze DofE practice expedition last weekend. After honing their navigation skills in the great outdoors, they headed back to School to warm up & put their cooking skills to the test. They’re now all set for their qualifying expedition!
Rewards Trip Announcement
We will be selecting the top 150 students for our upcoming Rewards Theme Park Trip!
Selection will be based on performance between 23rd February and 24th April, recognising students who demonstrate:
• Highest attendance
• Excellent punctuality
• Strong achievement
• Consistently living our Denbigh values:
To be engaged. To be kind and respectful. To do no harm.
Every day matters – make it count and earn your place!
Attendance
We are delighted to share that attendance at Denbigh continues to remain very positive, and this is a reflection of the strong partnership between home and school. Thank you to all our parents and carers for your continued support in ensuring your child attends regularly and punctually. Your commitment makes a significant difference to their learning, progress and wellbeing, and we truly value the role you play in helping us maintain such high standards across our community.
Uniform Expectations
We have recently noticed a slight decline in the standard of the uniform of some students across the school. Please ensure your child is following our uniform expectations, which include:
- Jumpers worn at all times
- Jewellery not be worn apart from a single nose stud and single pair of stud earrings
- Skirts not rolled or bunched at the waist
- Top buttons of shirts to be fastened, with the tie knot covering the top button
- Shirts must be tucked into trousers or skirts, not folded at the waist
If you could support as a school to uphold these standards I would be most appreciative.
Sporting success
Our Year 9 Boys Basketball Team have finished the year unbeaten and are MK League Champions. A fantastic result, well done! I am also pleased to say our U13 Boys Indoor Cricket Team are MK Champions after winning the MK Schools Tournament held this week. A brilliant achievement boys!
Music Soiree
A reminder that Wednesday 11th March 6pm, we have our Spring Term Music Soirée. The aim of this performance is to offer students the opportunity to perform in a supportive environment and to help build valuable performance experience. You can purchase a ticket via ParentMail for £2 to support our July 2026 production, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
Grandslam Wrestling
On Friday 13th March our meeting hall will be transformed into a family friendly wrestling night. Please see the attached poster with more information. Anyone from the school wanting to go will receive a 15% discount with the following code GSWDEN15.
Word of the week
The word of the week for the week commencing the 9th March is synthesis, meaning, the production of a substance from simpler materials after a chemical reaction.
Book recommendations
Please see the attached recommendations for next week.
Coming up next week
All week – Year 8 options taster lessons
Tuesday 10th March – Local School Board
Tuesday 10th March – Year 8 and 11 Basketball
Wednesday 11th March – Music Soiree
Thursday 12th March – Year 11 Maths paper 2 PPE
Friday 13th March – Year 11 English Language PPE
Friday 13th March – Charity Day
Have a brilliant weekend.
Kind regards,
Mr Steed
Headteacher
