Dinton Dozen - Our approach to personal development
Each year at Dinton, we look to provide and encourage children to take part in different experiences which will stay into their memory long into adulthood. We have always given children opportunities to do new things such as the Lion King production in 2023 but from September 2024 we want to organise this offer in to 12 experiences that we want all children to experience and grow from.
These experiences are the Dinton Dozen.
Dinton School has a unique wellbeing programme called the Dinton Dozen.
It unlocks opportunities and breaks down barriers to ensure that everyone at our school is able to Succeed. The Dinton Dozen allows pupils and staff to publicly flourish, be inspired and inspire others. It is focused on more than academic achievement and enables all our school to celebrate what they can achieve and be proud of it.
Our programme for 2026/27 includes the challenge or opportunity
Civic Engagement
- To demonstrate service by being a courageous advocate for and aspect of school life
- To support a good cause. E.g. sponsored walk.
- To have a role in school worship
Art and Culture
- To take to the stage at the KS1 dance festival or during the whole school production of Wizard of Oz
- To experience a different period of history, for example on the residential trip to Cranborne.
Nature, outdoors and adventure
- Do something to support the environment and maintain our Eco schools status
- To experience an adventure, an overnight adventure for KS2
Sport and physical activities
- To improve swimming and water safety skills
- To represent the school in undertaking a physical activity
Wider life and future skills
- To learn STEM skills to help their wider life
- To cook/make a healthy dish
- To grow something that you eat or use.
These challenges and opportunities aim to help us develop our Christian, sporting and British values while living healthily and being good global neighbours.
As an individual, children will receive praise and rewards in celebration worship. As a school, we will use this work to ensure that we:
- Maintain Eco-School status (awarded 2026)
- Achieve Healthy School (silver)
- Achieve a Global Neighbours accreditation from UNICEF.
- Maintain our Music Mark (2024-5)
- Maintain our School games gold standard (2022-26)
