Derby Moor Community Sports College & The Millennium Sixth Form Centre

A Warm Welcome

We are committed to providing an excellent education for the pupils at Derby Moor. The school is caring, good-humoured and well-disciplined. We have a stimulating atmosphere in which motivation can thrive and in which we can help everyone to flourish, to achieve their targets and to feel valued.

For all students planning on attending the Derby College - Roundhouse Information Evening.

Please note that the Information Evening, previously scheduled to take place on the 18th March 2010 has been brought forward a week to now take place on the 11th March 2010 5.30-8.00pm.

The subject areas that will be represented at this information evening are as follows:

Access, Apprenticeships, Art & Design, Brickwork, Business, Care & Early Years, Catering & Hospitality, Engineering, Gas Assessment & Training, GCSE's/LIVES, Electrical Installation, Hairdressing, Holistic & Beauty Therapy, ICT, Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities, Motor Vehicle Studies, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing, Prince's Trust, Professional Construction Studies/Civil Engineering, Public Services, Retail, Skills for Life and ESOL, Sport, Wood Occupations.

Free laptops and broadband for 270,000 families across the country in ground-breaking scheme

Families with children in Years 3-9 (approximately age 7-14), who are entitled to free school meals, will be able to apply for a grant to buy a computer and broadband connection from an approved supplier, after meeting strict eligibility criteria. Looked after children up to the age of 18 will also receive laptops, and the scheme will offer bespoke packages to provide more support for children with special educational needs.

Please click here for further information on this scheme.

Trust Status - Further Update

The inaugural meeting of the Derby Moor Community Sports College Trust took place on Monday 1st February 2010. We are delighted to inform you that at this meeting the following members were voted onto the trust board with immediate effect.
• Ivy House School – Trustee Mrs Pippa Sillitoe
• Derby County Football Club – Trustee Mr Simon Carnall
• NHS Derby City – Trustee Pam Hallam
• Derby City Council Sport & Leisure – Trustee Mr Andrew Beddow
During the coming months board members will begin planning, this will focus in particular on how partners can support the school in its aspiration to provide appropriate 1:1 mentoring for every student. Another area for immediate focus will be identifying volunteering and work experience opportunities for students and staff across the Trust.
Karen Hayes
Assistant Headteacher
Trust Board Secretary