The Charles Dickens School

As Remembrance Day approaches, we invite our school community to support the Poppy Appeal and honour the courage, service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces. Poppies will be on sale from our Prefects at the Poppy Station in the Heart during break and lunch times until 10 November.

Kent and Medway Careers Hub is offering a free online podcast packed with information and advice for Year 11 parents/carers on post-16 education. It's at 6pm Wednesday 11 November. More information can be found here: kentprospectus.co.uk/events/…

Our Term 2 Sports Club programme is now available. However, please note that Cheerleading, Futsal and Dodgeball will start from Monday 16 November due to the Sports Hall being used for Year 11 mock examinations. Netball and Fitness Club will continue uninterrupted.

9 History pupils enjoyed an interactive workshop at the Victorian Operating Theatre Museum, in London, helping them deepen their understanding of the History of Medicine topic. They then enjoyed lunch beside the iconic Golden Hind.

A fantastic opportunity for our Senior Prefect Team at the Broadstairs Youth Forum, where they joined local leaders and students to discuss issues affecting young people. We are proud of the maturity, confidence and leadership they showed throughout.

CDS STEM club is now competition ready and preparing for its debut in the First Lego League in February! Thanks again to Broadstairs Rotary, Thanet Rotary and CT10 Charities for supporting the project!

Help us secure a breakfast club grant! Kellogg’s have teamed up with Tesco to help support 300 school’s breakfast clubs. Nominate us today to help secure our chance of winning this grant. kelloggs.co.uk/en_GB/our-sto…

Y9 Business Studies pupils enjoyed a visit to Morelli’s in Broadstairs, where owner Giuseppe Morelli (Joe) shared insights into running a successful family business and brought classroom learning to life. Thanks to Joe and the team for a fantastic experience!

Huge congratulations to 2 of our talented Jewellery Club members, who have created an articulated flamingo necklace and a Coraline-inspired badge! Using CAD software and our laser cutter, their designs showcase impressive creativity, skill and attention to detail.

We were delighted to welcome Sue Leach from the QEQM League of Friends, our charity partner for 2025-26, and present a cheque for an incredible £2,193.05 raised by our school community last year. A huge thank you to all our pupils and families for their generosity and support.

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We had a bumper night at KS4 Cooking Skills Club and, continuing with our popular TikTok recipe theme, students took on the challenge of making pan-fried hash browns completely from scratch. A hugely successful session with some seriously impressive results!

We are delighted to introduce you to our Senior Prefects for this academic year. Recognisable by the red trim on their blazers, these young leaders play an important role in supporting our school community.

Our Y9 pupils have been developing their observational drawing skills by exploring mark making with ink to capture the intricate details and textures of shells. The results were fantastic, with excellent examples demonstrating creativity, precision and attention to detail.