The River Thames outside DLD College London

Month: October 2021

From the Principal #126

15th October 21

It’s been a jam-packed half term (where did September go, I hear you ask!) with various activities, Open Evenings, World Mental Health Day, Black History Month, milestone tests, more awards…

Lower School Art Competition Winners

12th October 21

Congratulations to Year 11 GCSE Art & Design student Annie, who has won a Lower School Art Competition for the first half term, with her charcoal drawing of the sealife…

6 Ways Schools Can Promote Positive Mental Health for Students

12th October 21

In November 2020, DLD College London became the first boarding school in the UK to receive a gold standard for our outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision. The award is…

From the Principal #125

8th October 21

It barely seems a few days since term started with a flourish and new and returning students filled the Atrium, and yet here we are, just one week from the…

New CCAs Programme & Fair covered by the press

8th October 21

The new Co-Curricular Activity (CCAs) programme at DLD has piqued the interest of the education press as it is an extensive offering.  Our CCA fair introduced the students to everything…

Match Report: Football v Merchant Taylors School

8th October 21

The Football team ventured North, albeit still inside the M25, for one of our regular calendar fixtures against Merchant Taylors School (MTS). It’s always nice being able to take our…

BTEC Pizza Leadership

7th October 21

Year 13 BTEC Business students have been consolidating their learning on different leaderships styles and motivation in the workplace. Which method will produce the best pizzas?! – autocratic or democratic…

Art, Film & Media Create Your Future Trip

7th October 21

On Wednesday our Art, Film and Media students had the opportunity to speak to admissions tutors, students and lecturers from universities and specialists from film and art schools at the…

Business Students of the Month – September

7th October 21

The first Business students of the month for the new academic year and September have been named as: Sereyrothan for IFP – Hard-working and attentive, listens carefully to feedback and…

DLD Art wins two top prizes

7th October 21

On the 6th of October, a selection of our best student Artworks were entered into the annual London West Area Independent Schools’ Association Art Competition at Norden Farm Centre for…