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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We are so proud of everything that our students achieved last year... Here's a little video to celebrate them! 🎊🎖️🎓 #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Congratulations and well done to all our fabulous students who have achieved outstanding GCSE results. The improvements made are likely to be some of the highest in the country.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
We are very proud of our school community and their respectful attitude throughout our remembrance service. We remember one of our own, Private Matthew Thornton and all service men and women today. For our tomorrow, they gave their today. We will remember them. #LestWeForget
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Congratulations to our class of 2020! We are so proud of their success and all of their hard work👏🏻. We wish you every success for the future. 🌟
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Mrs Hampshaw has been very busy in our academy today making vital PPE for key workers in our area. We are so proud of the efforts of our staff to support the front line. #proud
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@DeltaDarton
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Our staff are working tirelessly to ensure our Y11 students get the outcomes they have worked so tremendously hard for and the final send off that they deserve. ☺️ #proud
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We had to share this part of #TheFlock . A bird for Private Matthew Thornton is at the bottom of the inner heart. #RemembranceDay2020
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Our class of 2020-a class of their own. The gains we have seen in your most recent mock period are testament to your efforts, resilience, resolve. Look after yourselves, each other and our community. Be brave. Be strong. Be kind. #StaySafeStayHome
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
3 years
Our staff also paraded down the stairs from our learning resource centre to show off their costumes. We love how they stayed in character on their way down… #WorldBookDay
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Year 11 all the very best for the future! What an incredible bunch you are. Good luck in everything you do! #lovelearning #alwaysbeyourbestself #followyourdreams
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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An academy which our community can be proud of
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
3 years
We are proud of our staff and the effort that they have gone to to for our #WorldBookDay . Look at these fantastic costumes!
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@DeltaDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
We have ended our first week of emergency childcare for key workers. We feel incredibly grateful to our community for not sending their children in unnecessarily, our staff for their unwavering commitment and our key workers for all that they do. This week and always. 👏🏻🌈💙🤍
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
In the past two days we have made and distributed 400 visors for those in need of PPE in our local community. Unfortunately we have run out of materials to construct more at present, but hope to be able to continue with their production next week 👏 #proud #StayHomeSaveLives
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Congratulations to our staff football team. Game number 1 V Delta Garforth and a 6-5 victory. Huge thanks to the Y11 students who were the officials this evening. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Due to adverse weather & the safety of learners, parents & staff travelling to school, Darton College will remain closed tomorrow (02/03/18). We expect to reopen on Monday (05/03/2018) Thank you for your patience & understanding. #staysafe
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Very impressed with a last minute entry for #proudthursday from Grace S Yr9! Her response to “Miniature world” is amazing 🎉 @DartonCreative
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Today we raised £850 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital, a charity that is very close to our hearts. This is the most amount of money we have ever raised in one day! #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
In the interest of safety to learners, parents and staff travelling to school this morning, Darton college will be CLOSED today. The roads surrounding Darton are thick with snow. Updates tomorrow morning will be on our social media sites, website & @DearneFM
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We are so ready to welcome our Y7 and y11 tomorrow! We hope you are all ready to join us ☺️ Staff will be eagerly awaiting your arrival and out to greet you as always.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
Mr Carmody has dropped 250 pairs of goggles off to Oaks Park Primary Care centre and was met by one of our former students. #proud
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Today every pupil in the Academy took part in our Remembrance Service. It was a fitting tribute to honour and remember the men and women who have served, and continue to serve during times of war, conflict and peace. #proud #RemembranceDay #proudofdarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Today we wished our Year 11 learners all the best for the future. You're a great bunch & we are incredibly proud of you all. #goodluck
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@DeltaDarton
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Our remembrance service is going to look different this year however our preparations are underway. Today a small group of students and staff joined Mr and Mrs Thornton to lay a wreath as we continue to remember one of our own, Private Mathew Thornton.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
Very proud of our staff 👏👏 We have already begun to distribute our visors to those in need, but still have plenty available. If you have a request for PPE please get in touch via info @dartonacademy .org.uk
@MrsPenney_DT
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150 visors made today, with some assistance from the Music and Art teams today! @DeltaDarton #COVID19 #ProtectTheNHS #designthinking
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
Many thanks to our site staff for clearing our school driveway! After monitoring the weather conditions & the surrounding roads, we will notify you in the morning with an opening update. Thank you.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Our lateral flow testing procedures are operational. We are so thankful and proud of our staff that have organised and oversee this in our academy.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
#LestWeForget At 11am the whole Academy observed a 2 minute silence as we payed our respects on #RemembranceDay
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
Thank you to everyone who attended today. It is a real privilege to see so many visitors supporting our team of learners & staff @Darton_College @DanJarvisMP @PoppyLegion #RemembranceDay2017 #wonderfulcommunity
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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What a first class piece of work from Kayleigh. So impressed by the dedication and effort to refine this piece of art work. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Mr CB is really proud.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Thank you @DanJarvisMP for your memorable words this morning at our Remembrance Service. #inflandersfields #DCRemembrance16 @PoppyLegion
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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A huge well done to all of our students who have joined us from home this week! We are so proud of you all and your teachers have loved seeing you after the break. Thank you to the best staff for continuing to rise to the challenge. 👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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What a special evening! Well done to all our students and staff who worked tirelessly to put on our Winter Showcase❄️! You were spectacular! We are very proud of you all. #proud #proudofdarton #production #showtime
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
🎄We wish our students, staff and wider community a restful and well deserved Christmas break. We thank you for your ongoing support and for your continued commitment to our young people.🎄
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Today we honour those who have given their lives. Every student within the academy holds 'peace in their hands'. #RemembranceDay2023 #LestWeForget #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We are so proud of how our Y10 came to their first lessons today. Excellent attitudes, lots of smiles and ready to learn. 👏🏻 Thank you to families for helping us with prompt arrivals, remaining in cars and ensuring your child was ready to return. Thank you 🙂
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Our first Y10 bubbles have finished after a very successful day. They shared this feedback with us. We are looking forward to seeing Y10 students again tomorrow.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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A beautiful start to the week this morning. See you all soon 😃.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
As we come to the end of the typical academy day, we are extending our gratitude to our teaching and support staff and our site team, who have been in today keeping our academy open, so that we can continue to offer our critical worker and vulnerable student provision. ❄️
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Every single pupil has contributed to our amazing poppy display. It looks beautiful. #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #proud #proudofdarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We are astounded by the generosity of our students and families during a challenging time and a challenging year. We’ve also received £355 that will be donated to @BarnsFoodbank Thank you.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We are thrilled with our new learning resource centre. 📚
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
Ms Hillier and our students have been very busy at break time today. 🧁 #proud
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
UPDATE Thursday 1st March. After reassessing the site and surrounding roads this morning, school will be CLOSED today. @DearneFM @BarnsleyCouncil
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
1 year
Today we said an official goodbye to our wonderful Year 11s in our Leavers Assembly. We celebrated 5 years with pictures, awards, teacher videos and 2 special performances from 'Fake That' and Mr A! Hope you enjoyed it! We will miss you all. #proud #Year11
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Wow! We would like to say a massive ‘well done’ to all students for their effort and extend a big ‘thanks’ to parents and carers for their support around home learning. We are ranked number one across Delta and 16th across the UK for #Hegarty Maths usage. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Y11 had an amazing time today at Alton Towers! This was their reward for outstanding attendance to after school enrichment in preparation for the upcoming trial examinations. #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
3 years
A successful first day for our year 7 cohort. We are so proud of how well they adapted to their new setting 👏.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Our staff are ready and all safety procedures are in place. We are so looking forward to seeing our first Y10 bubbles this morning!
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We have our virtual remembrance service this morning and we will be observing two minutes silence in our academy. Our flock is in position which is a collaborative STEAM project. We are very proud of everyone’s efforts as we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
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@DeltaDarton
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This morning, the whole academy celebrated Remembrance Day. We teach our students about the significance of history and the importance of cherishing peace: "Peace is in our hands". #RemembranceDay2023 #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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A massive well done to Katie G in Year 11 who has completed @hegartymaths .This is an outstanding achievement and we are very proud of her! Keep working hard Year 11! #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Happy Red Nose Day! We have lots of charity events going on today! #RedNoseDay #ComicRelief #proud #charity
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Darton Academy students in the capital tonight for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 V 🇨🇿 Come on England! #rewards #Wembley
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Today we said a farewell to our y11 students until we see them again for their leavers event in June. We are so proud of their effort, resilience and respect shown throughout their time with us. Thank you class of 2021.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Good Morning Y11! #Hegarty hall of fame. Meet and greet by our awesome Maths department. Well done. Numbers are up again, figures to come later today! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
1 year
What a beautiful morning to welcome our new Year 7 cohort into the Academy! #Year7 #Firstday #DartonDiamonds #NewStart #FirstDayOfSchool
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We are so very proud of Mrs Travis and Mrs Nelson who have climbed the three Peaks (Ingleborough, Pen y Ghent and Whernside) raising money for @TeenageCancer ! They started bright and early and just finished... powering through the rain! What an amazing achievement! 🧗‍♀️🚶‍♀️👏
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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DartFest2023: Introducing Harry Tempo on the decks! What a talent! #talent #DJ #DartFest #DJHarryTempo
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
We would like to say a massive thank you to all Darton Academy staff for offering such a varied enrichment programme for all our students. We really appreciate it. Students love it and they are really extending their learning. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
We hope that you have all enjoyed your snow day. As the safety of learners, parents & staff is paramount, we will notify you in the morning when a decision has been made to open or stay closed. Keep an eye out for updates on social media, our school website & @DearneFM
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
7 years
That is it... Another wonderful year is over! Thank you to all our amazing learners & staff @Darton_College Have a superb summer break! ☀️
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
This morning we were joined by @SCR_Mayor as we remembered Private Matthew Thornton and those that gave their today for our tomorrow. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay2020
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We are so proud of our amazing Class of 2022 Y11 pupils. The results day video is available to watch now! #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
8 years
Wishing our Principal & some of our staff team a safe journey to Nepal this evening. @Kathrinedavies @Lincs2Nepal #Nepal #DCclassroom
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Wow! We are seeing some really great figures coming from Hegarty Maths. Great effort from everyone, keep going. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
Thank you for your generosity today! We have raised nearly £1000. Final amount to be confirmed in the new year. #charity
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
8 years
What an entertaining lunchtime! Brilliant to see members of our staff team busting out a few moves at the DC RND DANCE OFF! @comicrelief 👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Another week closer to normal. We are incredibly proud of the resilience shown by our students during this unprecedented time. Keep going, you’ve got this! 🙌 #StaySafe
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We are so proud of our students in all year groups that have been engaging with our blended learning offer today. ⭐️
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Join us on 5th October and find out what makes our pupils so successful #DiscoverDarton #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Thank you to everyone that supported our @macmillancancer coffee evening either through donations of baked goods or via purchasing cakes from our willing volunteers. #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We thoroughly enjoyed having our new Y7s and their parents/carers at DC for transition evening. We can’t wait to welcome you in September. Y9 learners did a great job of painting a picture of life at DC. Big thanks to @vicky_fitz13 and everyone for supporting and organising.👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Many thanks to @CllrLindaB and members of the local community for coming to join us to ‘remember’ #LestWeForget There was a special person in our thoughts today, Matthew Thornton. We were privileged to be joined my his mum who delivered a moving speech to close our service. ❤️
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
We wish all of our students, families and staff a restful and safe half term break. Thank you for your effort and hard work over a very busy 8 weeks.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Super proud of the DC Y7. You’ve looked really smart, tried really hard and been really resilient. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
8 years
Ms Davies speaks about the financial sustainability of schools today in the House of Commons.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Let the 'Super Five' fun begin! Kicking off the day's events with Year 7! Well done everyone! You deserve your reward! #rewards #darton #proud #proudofdarton #dartondiamonds
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Our Principal, Mrs Briggs gave a whole school assembly today praising our school community for their response to recent changes and thanking everyone for their maturity and sensibility. Well done everybody! 👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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We end our week on a high knowing that we have continued to provide emergency childcare and our PPE has also helped a parent, of students that attend our academy, continue their vital work to support our community. 💙
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@DeltaDarton
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It might be the start of the traditional Easter break but these are not traditional times and our commitment remains the same. Thanks to our amazing staff, our academy will be open tomorrow as we continue to provide childcare for the students of key workers.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Good luck to all of our students collecting their GCSE results today. Today is all about you and we can’t wait to see you! 🍀
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
Thank you to our students, families and community. A time like no other but we are grateful for your continued support and look forward to welcoming all of our students back in September.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
The post has arrived. ✉️ Look at all of these assessments that have arrived this morning! Our students and families have been busy. 👏🏻
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
1 year
⭐️⭐️Darton GCSE Results Day 2023⭐️⭐️
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
And that brings our 3rd week of emergency childcare to a close. We have had a great week and thank you for your continued support. We are closed Good Friday and Easter Monday however we will be open again from Tuesday to continue our efforts to help frontline staff&key workers.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
Absolutely thrilled and so proud of all of our linguists and their efforts on @languagenut . We have moved 56 places in the last few days! We are now 95th in the world! We are coming for you @DeltaDonValley 💃🏼.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
At 8pm we are clapping for all #keyworkers including our colleagues in our academy and trust supporting our students as we stay open. Our teachers, LSAs, pastoral, catering, technicians, site management, admin colleagues. We clap for all of you. Thank you 💙🤍 #clapforkeyworkers
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
6 years
Merry Christmas to all our students, parents and staff. 👍🏻🎅👍🏻🎅
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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It’s an exciting day for our new y7 cohort as we welcome them to their transition day. They are about to go into assembly and will be being sorted into their new tutor groups! #DAtransition22
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
£877.48 raised so far today and still counting!
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
At Sandal Castle the rain and fog did not stop Mr Carmody giving an enthralling geography speech! #experiences #geography #trip
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
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Darton's Remembrance service 2023. Such a special and inspiring event. #RemembranceDay2023 #RemembanceDay #ProudofDarton #lestweforget2023
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
5 years
A well earned reward and downtime for our hardworking Y11 and staff. While the rounders and cricket had to be postponed, ice cream is good in any weather! #gradechasers
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@DeltaDarton
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What a fantastic morning welcoming our new and returning students! We are particularly impressed with their enthusiasm and readiness for learning. It is going to be a great day for Y7 and Y11. #ProudofDarton
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
3 years
Another stunning day and all students are in lessons learning. Attendance has been fantastic 😀.
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
8 years
Well done to our Red Nose Day Year 11 Performers in the DC Staff Dance Off! Great fun! @comicrelief @rednoseday #learnervote #winningteam
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
2 years
Check out our Darton Diamonds! They are amazing! #wintershow #proud #proudofdarton #talent #teamwork
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@DeltaDarton
Darton Academy
4 years
It’s lunch time for Y7 and they are all settled. We are pleased with how well they’ve adjusted to their new setting and routines👏🏻.
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@DeltaDarton
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Mr Jeffels was so jealous of our Y7 equipment that he had to get some for himself to help him taking his resources around the building
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