Derby Moor Community Sports College

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Derby Moor Community Sports College, formerly known as Derby Moor Community School and also known amongst its pupils as DMCS, is a secondary school and specialist Sports College situated on Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby, near Heatherton village.

The College has three main buildings, Derwent Building, Stenson Building and Cromford Building. Ms W. M. Whelan is the current head teacher.

[edit] Curriculum

In Years 7 to 9 (Keystage 3) and in Years 10 to 11 (Keystage 4 and GCSE), students have the opportunity to study the following subjects:

• Maths
• Science
• English Language
• Humanities (History and Religious studies)
• Languages (French, Urdu and Punjabi)
• Technology
• ICT
• PE
• Creative Arts (Drama, Art, Music)

[edit] Millennium Centre

The Millennium Centre is a post-16 6th form Centre run jointly by Derby Moor and Littleover Community School, with joint heads, Andrew Kilgour for Derby Moor Community Sports College and Jane Holden for Littleover Community School. There are a wide range of subjects for students to study at A-Level, before applying to universities during their 2nd year (year 13). The Centre has a good reputation, though rivalry between the students from the two dominant schools has been known.

[edit] Former Derby School

Derby Moor Community Sports College has inherited the last site and some traditions of the former Derby School. It has a memorial area which includes benches for a teacher who died and a sundial in memory of Daniel Parkin, a former pupil, to the south of Derwent Building.

[edit] References

• Derby Moor Community Sports College - official site

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