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A Message from Mrs Knox
Another action-packed week with a visit to the Houses of Parliament, House Debating, a trip to watch Surrey Storm Netball, a trip by GCSE music pupils to see Wicked in the West End and a fabulous Year 5 assembly on the actions they are going to undertake as part of the Wilder Schools programme! To bring the week to a close, a Prep School disco is all that was required to bring a smile to our faces after a busy week! It was so lovely seeing such happy faces and some impressive disco moves (from the staff as well). After the half-term break, please do pop in your diary a tea-time recital by Angelina Linaangel, professional flautist and pianist, on Thursday 29th February. A number of our pupils and Angelina will be playing from 17.00 - 18.30. All parents and children warmly welcome to what will be a special recital accompanied by a cup of tea and piece of cake. Have a wonderful half-term break.
Mrs Knox
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The School menu after half-term
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Houses of Parliament trip
 On Monday 5th February, 22 pupils arrived at School slightly earlier than usual to set off on the Houses of Parliament Trip in the School's minibuses. We journeyed to Clandon station and arrived just in time to catch the next train, though it was a close call, as we all had to run across the bridge.
We got the train directly into Waterloo and then started walking to the Houses of Parliament, arriving about ten minutes before our guided tour started. Once we all had our headphones connected and powered on, our tour guide Michelle took us around the Houses of Parliament.
 First of all, we started in Westminster Hall, then moved onto the Public Lobby, where we had to guess some Prime Ministers and what they're famous for. We also saw where Blackrod uses her cane to let the MPs in the House of Commons know that the King is ready to read his speech. We then visited one of the voting halls where all the MPs would go to vote on something if a decision wasn't reached. One fact Michelle told us was that they only get eight minutes to vote, but that doesn't seem like a very long time considering there are three miles of offices in the Houses of Parliament and all the MPs have to vote. Then we moved on to the House of Commons, where we all agreed it was smaller than expected.
After we finished in the House of Commons, we moved on to one of the voting halls in the House of Lords. We then moved on to the actual House of Lords, where we saw the throne where the King sits once a year to read the King's speech. We all thought it was actually made out of solid gold, but it turns out, it's made out of mahogany wood covered in a lot of gold leaf. We asked a lot of fascinating questions both in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Finally, we returned to Westminster Hall, where our tour began.
We left the Houses of Parliament and walked up Whitehall, past Downing Street, heading to Trafalgar Square, where we ate our lunch. Following this, we walked back to Waterloo to catch the train back to Clandon station and concluded our enjoyable day out.
Rose S, Year 9
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Surrey Storm match trip
 On Monday evening, 14 girls from Years 9, 10 and 11 travelled to Surrey Sports Park to watch Surrey Storm take on London Pulse in a pre-season match, just weeks before the Super league begins. After the short minibus trip, the girls had some time to explore the Surrey Storm shops and stalls as well as the café and then we took our seats, in the third row!
We had a brilliant view and the speed of the play was extremely impressive. After the first quarter, some of the girls were in shock at just how quick and precise the passing of both teams really was – it seems even quicker than when you see it on TV! London Pulse were the stronger team and managed to force some crucial turnovers to give them an early lead. Surrey Storm kept fighting but couldn't close the gap.
 After the final quarter-time challenge of throwing a mini rubber duck into a parachute (!), just like that it was all over! It was fantastic to see the girls so engaged and inspired by the incredible level of netball they witnessed throughout the evening. A huge thank you to Mrs Dann, Mrs Vermeulen and Mr Clayton for giving up their time to come with us – what a fantastic way to spend a Monday evening! Well done to all the girls for their impeccable behaviour – we hope you all had a brilliant time and we look forward to going to another match next year!
Miss Vickers
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House debating competition
What a fantastic day we had on Thursday 8th February, listening to all the incredible motions in our House Debating Competition. Under the adjudication of Mrs Southee, Mr Wright, Ms Rowley and Miss Allsop, the Houses in Year 7, 8 and 9 persuaded, pondered and perfected their arguments, much to the awe of the audience. A special thank you must go to Myrtle M, Rommy B, and Kit B, who stepped in at the last moment to represent their House due to one of their team members being unwell. The winning Houses were as follows: Year 7 Buzzard (Leo B, Holly B and George B), with their motion: “AI should have human rights”; Year 8, Kestrel (Alex W, Orson A and George S), their motion being: “New movies are better than classics” and finally Year 9, Peregrine (Annie B, Josie M, and Mercy M) arguing whether school rules should be the same across all schools. Huge congratulations to the winning Houses and to everyone who took part.
Mrs Punter
  
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Year 5 assembly
This week the Year 5s presented their plan in assembly to make our School extra sustainable. As you are aware, we have been working in conjunction with Surrey Wildlife Trust with the aim of restoring and encouraging wildlife to thrive. The Year 5s laid out their plans with an interesting and comprehensive presentation around some actions we as a School can take to move towards that goal. This included proposals like bug hotels, wild meadow planting, solar power, compost bins and some fundraising ideas to make this all possible. We are very proud of the Year 5s and the thought and effort they have put into their ideas. We look forward to seeing these projects come to life soon with the help of our School community.
Mrs Rigby and Mr Gritton
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NSPCC Numbers Day
Last Friday was NSPCC Number Day. An annual event in schools across the UK, it aims to raise awareness of the charity's work in protecting children and young people and to be a day for having fun with numbers! To mark the day the Prep School came into School "wearing numbers" and brought in £1 to donate to the charity. The day kicked off with an assembly for the Pre-prep and Prep pupils to raise their awareness of what the NSPCC does and warm up their brains with a few maths puzzles! A special shout-out to Eva W who won a maths pencil for solving January's Puzzle of the Month.
 During a maths lesson on Thursday or Friday, the Prep school attempted a maths scavenger hunt in the woodlands within the School grounds. Each group had to work together to solve questions and problems that tested their general arithmetic and logic, but first of all, they had to find the cards! All the pupils displayed their teamwork skills and an appreciation for how different people might approach the same problem. All the pupils had encountered a question that needed extra perseverance and it was lovely to see the euphoria when they finally had that "Ah ha!" moment.
If that wasn't enough, TT Rockstars held a countrywide tournament called "NSPCC Rocks!" for that day. A big well done to all the Prep pupils as their collective effort meant Duke of Kent School finished 1,238 out of the 3,793 schools that took part.
Mr Gritton
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Year 3 violin showcase
 3N excelled themselves today in their music lesson! Parents were invited in to witness the brilliant violin work the pupils have been doing since the beginning of the year in our violin program. Class music teacher, Miss Barnes, and our string specialist Mrs Blunden have been working each week with the pupils since the start of the year, so that every child in the form receives basic violin tuition and can play using both pizzicato and the bow, read violin notation and play some simple pieces as a class together. It was wonderful to see the concentration and focus on the children's faces as they worked so hard to stay in tune and in time! And they played fantastically – achieving so much on what is undoubtedly the hardest instrument on which to begin. It is now 3T's turn who will start after half-term.
Mr Rye
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Actions for Nature competition
This year, Surrey Wildlife Trust has been working with Duke of Kent School to encourage practical actions beyond the School grounds to help nature not just survive, but to thrive.
If you could complete one or more Actions for Nature at home or in your community, our School will be in with a chance of winning a £500 grant towards outdoor learning equipment or tools for School grounds improvement.
It isn't hard or expensive to help our wildlife, your action could be as simple as a litter pick! If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, you could feed the birds, plant pollinator-friendly plants or go chemical-free. All the pupils in Prep and Pre-prep have been given a card to bring home that has information about the competition. The other side of the card contains a guide of how to complete an action for nature at home such as a hedgehog highway, making a mini wildlife pond, or leaving a part of your garden to “grow wild”. More cards will be made available for Senior pupils to collect and take home after the half-term break.
How to take part:
- Explore your possible Actions for Nature.
- Once you’ve completed your Action for Nature, record your actions, upload a photo and view our actions map here.
Don’t forget to record your Action for Nature on our actions map and then you can claim half-price membership with Surrey Wildlife Trust and be entered into a free prize draw to win wildlife tech prizes!
Good luck everyone and get busy with those Actions for Nature!
Mr Gritton
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Action for nature – bee positive this spring!
Our disappearing pollinators need help, but fortunately, pots and containers are a great way of introducing insect-friendly flowers at home. They are also perfect for small gardens or spaces like window ledges or roofs.
Could you sow your own mini wildflower meadow in a window box or use walls to create vertical herb displays?
You can use just about anything you like for planting! How about...
- Watering cans
- Old kettles
- Metal pails and buckets
- Pans and colanders
- Old sinks – or even bathtubs!
If you don’t have your own outdoor space at home, why not take part in the Big Plastic Count next month?
Nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away by UK households every year, and just 12% is recycled in the UK.
Join thousands and tally all the plastic packaging you throw away for one week – 11-17 March 2024, then submit your results on the website. Once all the results are in, they’ll share the national picture, and the next steps on how to push the government into action against plastic waste.
Emma Rothwell, Surrey Wildlife Trust
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 Last week ended with a celebration of all things mathematical in Prep School, as we marked Number Day on Friday for the first time. This event – aimed at raising awareness and funds for the NSPCC's essential work – saw all pupils take to the outdoors on maths-themed scavenger hunts. Wearing home clothes for the day, they raised over £60 for the charity, and had a lot of “numbersome” fun in the process. Special congratulations to George S, Henry G and Arthur S who took the podium places, respectively, in the day's TTRS challenge. Reception have been working on their numbers this week, learning about teens, and creating a rainbow number bond display! And Year 1 were extending their maths knowledge in another language, learning the numbers up to 50 in their French lesson.
 In Art, Year 1 made moving (physically, not emotionally) rocket pictures, and STEM club also got super creative, making costumes using only newspaper and tape. They even had a catwalk parade to show off their cracking creations! In Year 2, pupils completed their map studies by designing their own village or town, including physical and human features, accompanied by a key. Year 6 are also studying maps in Geography, and this week they learnt about relief, topography and contour lines.
Further afield, Nursery continued their trek across the Arctic landscape, learning about polar bears and making jam jar snowstorms. Meanwhile Year 3 went on a photographic tour of Nigeria, as part of their Topic focus on rainforests. We even had time to head to the Amazon, ably guided by Norah C and Mila-Rose S (Year 4), who told us everything there is to know about jaguars in their talk on Thursday morning. Well done, and thank you, girls! Congratulations to Year 5 on their splendid Wilder Schools assembly, which I very much hope has inspired all our Prep pupils – but also those in the wider School community – to take "Actions 4 Nature" with Surrey Wildlife Trust in the coming weeks.
The next half of term will be overflowing with fun and opportunity, so I hope everyone gets at least a little rest over the half-term break, ready to get stuck in on their return.
Rising Readers: Daniel L and Charlie S (Year 3); Violet W (Year 4); Fin C (Year 5) and Freddie G (Year 6)
Reading Certificates: Benat BS (Bronze) and Willow B (Silver)
Aloud & Proud: Henry S (Year 5) and Charlie S (Year 4)
Mr Wright
Stars of the week
Nursery – Bobby C for good focus during phonic activities.
Jakey G for displaying good focus during crafts and for working hard throughout the day.
Reception – Humphrey G for super focus and progress in phonics, it’s really paying off!
Annabelle S for fantastic enthusiasm and confidence when reading.
Year 1 – Eliza H for her super attitude to her work, especially her reading.
Year 2 – Harry R for working with such focus and care during maths assessments.
Mrs Henry
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 The week began with a hugely exciting, informative and enlightening visit to the Houses of Parliament for a number of fortunate individuals. As well as getting to see inside the House of Commons they also entered the House of Lords and had a guided tour, learning about the process of law and governance as well as the history of the buildings. In the evening a number of pupils went to see Surrey Storm play in their last pre-season friendly before the resumption of the Netball Super League on 17 February. A disappointing result against a hugely impressive London Pulse ensued but the pupils conducted themselves impeccably and made for a very enjoyable social evening.
On Tuesday a number of sports matches took place with mixed results. The U15 A and B boys’ hockey teams coming away with a “won one, lost one” record against a strong St Edmund's, whilst there were also some greatly encouraging results in the girls’ netball U14-U16 games, with two incredibly tight fixtures against Moon Hall School. The U16 boys’ touch rugby team welcomed a strong and well-drilled Farlington side to Duke of Kent School and sadly lost the fixture, but continued to make progress as a team. Wednesday saw a number of U12/U13 boys’ hockey fixtures against Handcross Park, culminating in a mixture of wins and losses.
 The House Debating Competition took place on Thursday, with representatives from Years 7-9 competing. Special mentions go to Orson A, Alex W and George S in Year 8 who were well polished, creative and confident. The audience participated well, with some great questions, and a positive and supportive atmosphere ensued, resulting in Buzzard taking the prize in Year 7, Kestrel in Year 8, Peregrine in Year 9 and the overall House Debating Cup being awarded to Kestrel. Well done to all competitors!
The much anticipated ISA Cross-Country Regional Finals, scheduled to be hosted by Duke of Kent School on Friday and involving ten visiting teams, was sadly postponed due to the inclement weather. This is now due to take place on the first Monday back after half-term (Monday 19th Feb) and promises to be a fantastic event as always.
Congratulations this week go to Lola C (Year 7), Willow D (Year 8), Declan E (Year 9), Phoebe P (Year 10 and Freddie W (Year 11) who all earned a multiple of 25 Merit Points and attended Celebration Snack Break on Friday morning, receiving their prize. Special congratulations also go to Charlie L (Year 9) and Chester B, Charlie H, Oscar H (Year 10) who gained 100 Merit Points and were therefore invited forward to receive their commemorative badge during Friday's assembly. Well done to you all.
I wish you all a restful and joyful half-term break.
Mr Wilson
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Piano recital – Thursday 29th February – 17.00 – PA Hall – Angelina Linaangel
 After half-term we are lucky enough to welcome Ukrainian concert pianist Angelina Linaangel to the School. Angelina left Ukraine last year and has been working as a piano and flute teacher and professional musician in London. Since fleeing her home country she has been keen to spread the healing power of music and we are delighted that she has agreed to come and perform at School.
There will be tea and cake available in the PA Hall and the nature of the recital will very much be a teatime soirée. The recital will also feature performances from a few of our own musicians and the event will run from 17.00 until 18.30.
If you would like to come please email me on nrye@dokschool.org just so we can keep an eye on numbers. There is no charge.
Wicked trip
On Wednesday afternoon the Year 10 and 11 GCSE music pupils travelled up to London by train to see a matinée performance of the musical Wicked. The musical is part of the GCSE curriculum and it is important that the pupils are able to see the musical performed live in London by a professional company. It gives them a chance to put the theory they study into context and really brings the music alive. It is also a lovely opportunity to get out of School, see some sights, have a delicious pizza and take in a show! The pupils are to be commended on their superb behaviour – they were just lovely to hang out with for the afternoon!
House music
 Friday 8th March sees our House Music Finals day taking place in the School. It is so brilliant to see Years 3 - 11 involved in whole School singing and also supporting all the finalists in the concert part of the afternoon. I am delighted to announce that professional guitarist Adam Martin is coming to be our judge this year. Adam has been to the School a few times before, playing in our band for the School musical and also helping out at House Music in the support band – but he has never been a judge before!
Adam is currently playing guitar for the West End production of Mama Mia, as well as being Anastacia's guitarist in her touring band. He has worked with a diverse clientele from Nicole Scherzinger to Beverley Knight via S Club 7! He can also be seen regularly on television as lead guitarist in the National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals orchestra.
G Live
There are a few tickets still available for G Live – please email bookings@dokschool.org to book your seat. It is shaping up to be a fantastic evening as always!
Mr Rye
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Boys’ rugby: U15/16 Touch Rugby v Farlington School
Tuesday saw a combined under 15 and 16 team play a touch rugby match against Farlington. It was a tightly-contested match between the two sides with both teams showing great attacking play. Duke of Kent School showed some good passing but were unable to convert this possession into any scores. Unfortunately, we were on the wrong side of the result with Farlington scoring a try in each half. Well done to the boys involved as they showed good footwork to avoid the opposition but were unable to find the space to convert.
Mr Green
Boys’ hockey: U16 Hockey Team v Box Hill
Six Year 11 boys travelled to Box Hill for a 15:45 push back on Tuesday. Box Hill's hockey pitch is quite tight which meant a change to some usual rules. The boys could play the ball off of the side and end walls and any infringement by the defending team in their D resulted in a penalty shuffle. It took the Duke of Kent School team a little time to adapt and were 2-0 down within the first five minutes. However, our U16 team started to gain a greater understanding and played some great hockey, eventually winning 5-4 with two goals from Rufus B and a hat trick from George P. As well as the goal scorers, Johnny Mc was calm in possession, Daniel M tackled with great determination, Kai G showed great reactions in goal and Toby T helped control the play in midfield. Well done to all who played, this was a great result and an enjoyable game!
Mr Herbert
Boys’ hockey: U12/13 A-D Hockey v Hand Cross Park
On Wednesday, Duke of Kent School U12/13 A, B, C and D Hockey Teams travelled to Handcross Park to showcase the skills they have been learning in lessons. The boys showed good strength when tackling and then were able to turn this possession into an attacking threat and scored a number of goals. There was some good team play with the pupils improving their understanding of their movement on the ball and off and positioning to receive the ball.
Mr Green
Years 5 and 6 House Hockey
We enjoyed a real festival of hockey-shaped fun this week, as Years 5 and 6 locked horns (and sticks) for valuable House points. The action was fast and furious, and it was good to see the game being played more expansively as the children's growing strength and stick skills increasingly allow them to dribble across and spread passes to all areas of the pitch. Buzzard were worthy winners, but everyone can be pleased with the effort they put in – the greatest margin of victory was only two goals, attesting to the close-run and well-fought nature of every game. We look forward to more development and matches after half-term.
Mr Wright
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Last Friday, senior pupils had an assembly on how to stay safe online. This was for "Safer Internet Day 2024" where the pupils were addressed by Karl Hopwood (e-safety specialist). The assembly reinforced good habits while using the internet. Prep and Pre-prep pupils will also have an assembly to reinforce the importance of staying safe online.
Below is the link to the parents' talk (recorded) if you were unable to attend last Friday:
Below is the link to the slides Karl Hopwood used in the parents' talk - these slides could be useful when discussing these issues with your child:
Below is the link to useful online safety links for parents:
Mr Boden
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This week is Children’s Mental Health week and the theme this year is “my voice matters”. We want to send the message to our children that their mental health is important and they have a right to speak up when they are not feeling ok. Validating their feelings by listening without speaking or trying to “fix” goes a long way to support this ideal. Knowing that they are heard is so important to the building of their self-worth and acceptance.
In School, we encourage the children’s voice by allowing opportunities for them to express themselves in: lessons, by participating in discussion; groups, such as school council, sustainability group, charity committee and the diversity forum; form times and PSHE; choir, productions and sporting events and of course the pupil voice online forms, where pupils can express their concerns or ideas (anonymously if wanted).
I have also provided a time and space for individuals or small groups to express thoughts, feelings and concerns confidentially during the Open Door sessions that run on Tuesday and Thursday lunch and break times in the Wellbeing room. During these sessions I will often advise pupils to identify what it is they need or feel and to communicate that need to the relevant person(s). At times, where appropriate, I give pupils the option for me to advocate for them if they are struggling to speak directly to teachers or parents about something significant to them. Hopefully demonstrating that their voice matters. If we don’t talk to people about how we are feeling; how will they know?
Something you might like to try at home to encourage your children to express their feelings is to use a traffic light system, a simple diagram of traffic lights with the colours green, amber and red. Each member of the family can pass the lights to one another each day and express what colour they may be feeling today – green, may be looking forward to a meet-up with friends/a particular lesson/activity the next day, getting a good mark for a piece of work etc, amber, could be nerves about a test, being tired but deciding to have an earlier night, red, possibly a falling out with friends, fear surrounding an upcoming event or activity, feeling tearful.
This is a powerful way to model for your children that it is important for everyone to express feelings. It allows you the opportunity to notice when things are not ok, especially if someone is consistently in the red zone, and discuss what is concerning them. It is also an opportunity to notice the positives and what they are looking forward to.
The following are “my voice matters” resources from other agencies that are designed for parents to try at home with their children, including a Taskmaster kids’ art challenge.
Taskmaster
National Literacy Trust – Books and activities to support your child's mental health | Words for Life – including a partnership with Charles Mackesy, whose book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a fantastic read for children and young people encouraging them to find their voice and express how they feel.
Mrs Douglas
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We've made it to half-term! A well-timed break, with increasing levels of illness at School. Hopefully some rest will give everyone the chance to recover and recharge the batteries somewhat ahead of fun times ahead after half-term (World Book Day, House Music, G Live, and many School trips plus much more).
Please continue to be vigilant for signs of chickenpox, which has been doing the rounds in Prep School in particular.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/
We have also had a number of pupils in Senior School exhibit flu-like symptoms. See below for information and advice:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/flu/
Please be aware there have been some cases of head lice in the Senior School recently. Please see the link below for information:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/
Please can parents update Mrs Sarjant with any half-term health or injury news during the holiday at csarjant@dokschool.org so that medical records can be updated accordingly.
Finally, some reminders for after half-term: Year 9 immunisations on Friday 1st March – please complete your e-consent if you have not already done so. Also the medical forms for the Year 9 Battlefields Trip should be completed and returned as soon as possible.
Have a healthy and happy half-term break.
The School Nurses
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PADoK
Donation
We have received a lovely thank you card from Ewhurst Infant School's Board of Governors. They expressed their thanks and gratitude to Duke of Kent School parents for our generous donation in support of their school library.
Dates for your diary:
Après Ski – PADoK Event, FRIDAY 1ST MARCH
We have had great interest in our Après Ski event so far and tickets are selling fast. See details below…
Welcome drink, tartiflette and waffles with all the toppings.
Fancy a night that “goes off piste”?
Don a ski hat or dig out your ski suit to tuck into an alpine feast and bust some moves with DJ Noah.
Book your tickets by emailing padok@dokschool.org with your child’s name and year group.
Duke of Kent School Flyers – Wednesday 08.30-09.30 (Tara Coles and Lois Williams)
Another fantastic netball session was had by all on Wednesday. Plenty of goals and fun had along with a great workout! Please do join us every Wednesday, no experience required. You won’t regret it! So much fun to be had and so good for the soul.
Duke of Kent School Singers – Thursday 08.20-09.00 (Cathy Williams)
A lovely session today. We began with a warm-up and singing with funny accents and over pronunciation! Work continued on Yellow with focus on the final verse and the three-part harmony. It is really coming together and we are growing in confidence. Thank you to Mr Rye for his patience in getting us performance ready!!
Please do come along for a listen any Thursday morning following drop off (usually in the PA Hall). New joiners, singing or otherwise, are welcome at any time. No pressure to perform. A fantastic opportunity to switch off, practice some self-care and focus on something outside the normal routine. It’s well worth a drop in. Hope to see you there.
Any questions, please do contact Cathy Williams rhodricathy@sky.com/07813 282910 or please just come along!
A relaxed singing group run by our Director of Music, Mr Rye, who kindly gives up his time to teach us how to sing. It is always fun and uplifting rather than a pressured environment. Our focus is always on enjoying singing and getting the most out of our time together.
PADoK Book Club
Our PADoK Book Club choice for the Spring Term is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, an exhilarating novel about two friends – often in love, but never lovers, who come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity and ultimately a kind of immortality. We look forward to catching up with you about the book when we meet up later this term. We will set a date after half-term.
PADOK Core Control: strengthen your body, improve your health with our physio-led stability group. Friday mornings 08.30, Astroturf
This week's Padok Core Control Group session commenced with a dynamic warm-up led by our resident running coach, Sarah Smith. The core exercises zeroed in on enhancing hip joint mobility while maintaining pelvic stability. Participants progressed through a series of pelvic stability exercises, including prone upper trunk and shoulder mobility drills. The session concluded with an intense side plank with leg lifts. Don't miss the next session – reach out to Julia for details and a health disclaimer. See you there!
Simply message julia@therunningspecialists.com for details and to confirm your spot.
Let's strengthen our cores and build a healthier, more connected community together!
Click here for the WhatsApp group link.
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Senior School optional hoodie
The Senior School hoodies have been redesigned by members of the School Council and the finished product can be seen below. They have done a fantastic job at putting this design together and now finally getting to see the finished product.
This new hoodie is available from Stevenson's on their website: https://www.stevensons.co.uk/. There is also the option to have your child's initials printed onto the front of the hoodie for a slight additional cost, something we would advise, to avoid mixing up tops with other pupils. This hoodie is not an essential item of School uniform, so there is no expectation for pupils to have it.
If you wish to see the sample, please pop into the Main Office and have a look.
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School social media
At Duke of Kent School we have three social media platforms; Instagram (dukeofkentschool), Twitter (@DoKSchool) and Facebook (Duke of Kent School). All of our social media accounts are public.
We recommend following all three accounts to receive push notifications with news, updates, educational articles, interactions with other schools, communities and public figures.
  
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