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  • About
    • Principal’s Welcome
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    • Curriculum
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      • Parental Report on Remote Education
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    • About Duke’s Sixth Form
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NCEA Duke's  Logo
  • About
    • Principal’s Welcome
    • Prospectus
    • Vision and Values
    • Duke’s DNA
    • Curriculum
      • Curriculum Overview
    • Our Staff
    • Governance
    • NCEA Trust
    • School of Sanctuary
    • Work for Us
  • Key Info
    • Policies
    • Admissions
    • Statutory Information
    • Safeguarding
    • Pupil Premium
    • SEND
    • EAL
    • Data Protection and Privacy
  • Parent/Carer Hub
    • Letters and Newsletters
    • Parent and Carer Guide
    • Term Dates
    • The School Day
    • Uniform
    • School Meals
    • School Transport
    • Exam Timetables
    • Useful Apps
    • e-Safety for Parents/Carers
    • National Online Safety Resources
    • Ofsted Parent View
    • Severe Weather
    • Y7 Chromebook Programme from Sept 2025
    • How we celebrate your child
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Student Hub
    • Year 6 Transition
      • Welcome to Duke’s
      • Your Transition Information
      • Y6 Open Evening
      • Year 7 Chromebooks
      • Photo Gallery
    • Year 9 Options
    • Extra-Curricular Activities
      • After School clubs
      • Combined Cadet Force
    • Remote Learning
      • Remote Learning Strategy
      • Remote Learning Support
      • Google Classroom Support
      • Reading for Pleasure
      • Parental Report on Remote Education
    • Student Exam Timetables
    • KS3 Revision Tips and Ideas
    • KS4 Revision Tips and Ideas
    • Careers Education
    • Useful Links
    • Duke’s Secondary News
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Sixth Form
    • About Duke’s Sixth Form
    • Life at Duke’s Sixth Form
      • What our students say
      • Additional Activities
      • Enrichment
      • PSHE
      • Support and Guidance
      • Alumni
    • Parent/Carer Area
    • Careers Information
      • Apprenticeships
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Letters and Newsletters

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  • Severe Weather
  • Y7 Chromebook Programme from Sept 2025
  • How we celebrate your child

Please see below copies of all of our latest letters and newsletters. You can also keep up to date with all of our latest school news and updates through our News portal.

NCEA LIGHThouse Newsletters


To stay up to date with all of the latest news from across the NCEA Trust, check out the LIGHThouse newsletter library.


Careers Newsletter

March Careers Newsletter (1)

February Careers Newsletter

December Careers Newsletter (1)

Nov 25 Duke_s Careers Newsletter

Oct 25 Duke_s Careers Newsletter

Duke's 6th Form Newsletters

Welcome to the last Sixth Form bulletin of the 2024-25 academic year.

Winter 6th Form Newsletter #4

Summer 6th Form Newsletter #3

Duke’s 6th Form Newsletter #2

Duke’s 6th Form Newsletter #1

Duke's Journal

Duke’s Journal: Year 7 Special Edition

International Edition of Duke’s Journal

Sports Day at Duke’s

Special Edition Duke’s Journal Activities Week

Duke’s Journal #25

Duke’s Journal #24

Duke’s Journal #23

Duke’s Journal #22

Duke’s Journal #21

Duke’s Journal #20

Duke’s Journal #19

Duke’s Journal #18

Duke’s Journal #17

Duke’s Journal #16

Duke’s Journal #15

Duke’s Journal #14

Duke’s Journal #13

Duke’s Journal #12

Duke’s Journal #11

Duke’s Journal #10

Duke’s Journal #9

Duke’s Journal #8

Duke’s Journal #7

Duke’s Journal #6

Duke’s Journal #5

Duke’s Journal #4

Duke’s Journal #3

Duke’s Journal #2

Duke’s Journal #1

2025-26 Letters

Y11 May Half Term Revision Sessions

Y9 Parents & Options Evening

Y10 Parents Evening

What is Tassomai?

Y7 Meet the Tutor

Y11 Parent/Carers’ Evening 24th September 4-6:30pm

2024-25 Letters

May 2025: Welcome to Duke’s Letter Y7

April 2025: Y11 Easter Revision Sessions 2025

February 2025: Y11 Results Evening

September 2024 : Home School Agreement Updated Sept 2024

2023-24 Letters

July 2024:Year 12 Results letter Year 11 Results letter Year 13 Results Letter

June 2024: Y12 Mock Exams

June 2024: Y8 Parent/carers Evening 12 June 2024

May 2024: Y11 & Y13 May Half-Term Revision Sessions

May 2024: Y7, Y8, Y9 Progress Tests June 2024

March 2024: IMPORTANT NOTICE : Online payment for school meals from 8th April 2024

March 2024: Y11 Easter Half Term Revision Sessions

March 2024: Y9 Parents Evening & Options Letter Arbor App Guardian Consultation Instructions

March 2024: Apps, Platforms and Websites.

February 2024: Progress Assessments Feb 2024

February 2024: Y11 & 6 th Form February Half-Term Revision Sessions

December 2023:Y11 interview parent letter

December 2023:Y11 Mock Examination 2024
October 2023:Operation Encompass

2022-23 Letters

July 2023: Important Information : Results Days for Y11, Y12 & Y13

July 2023:Strike Days July 2023

May 2023: Summer Assessment Weeks

May 2023: KS4 & KS5 May Half Term Revision

March 2023: Easter Revision Sessions

March 2023:15 & 16 March Strike Action

March 2023: Y11 Revision / Support Sessions Spring 2023

February 2023:Y9 Parents’ Evening – Online appointment booking only – Wednesday 1st March 2023

February 2023: Strike Action 28 February 2023

February 2023: Y11 February Half-Term Revision Sessions

January 2023: Strike Action 1 February 2023.docx

January 2023 : KS4 Option Process

December 2022: January 2023 Y11 Mock Schedule

November 2022: Safeguarding Leads & Help

November 2022 :WANSBECK VALLEY FOOD BANK COLLECTION

October 2022: Y11 Parents & Open Evening

October 2022: National Online Safety – parent annual award training

September 2022: Y6 Open Evening

September 2022:‘Meet the Y7 Tutor’ Wednesday 21st September 4pm-6pm

September 2022: 22-09-13 Queens Funeral Bank Holiday (1)

2021-22 Letters

June 2022:Summer assessment weeks – 27th June for Ks3 and from the 5th July for Year 10

May 2022: 23.05.22 Y11 May Half Term Revision Sessions

May 2022:Exam Revision Letters & Timetables

April 2022: Y11 and Y13 Easter Half Term Revision Sessions

March 2022: Year 8 Parents’ Evening – Thursday 07 April 2022

March 2022: Duke’s support letter Y11 & Y13

November 2021: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022

2020-21 Letters

August 2021 Return to School dates for September

July 2021: Y13 Results Day

July 2021: Y11 & Y12 Results Day

June 2021: Period 6 For Y10 is Commencing

April 2021: Y11 Virtual Parents Evening

March 2021: Y11 Easter Half Term Revision Sessions

March 2021: Covid-19 Home Testing Information Letter

March 2021: Additional, remote monitoring inspection of NCEA Duke’s Secondary School

March 2021: Exam Outcomes and Grading

February 2021: NHS Test and Trace: COVID-19 Testing and return to school information

February 2021: Parent Briefing 2021

December 2020:  January Student Start Information

December 2020: Exam Update 2021

December 2020: Letter Home Drop In Sessions

October 2020: 01.10.20-Dukes-Local-Accountability]

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School Address

Duke's Secondary School

Academy Road

Ashington

Northumberland

NE63 9FZ

Contact Info

01670 816111

admin.dss@dukes.ncea.org.uk

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