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This July, a group of students will be heading to Greece for a demanding expedition. They will be taking part in a kayaking sea adventure and volunteering at a Loggerhead Sea Turtle rescue centre. They have been tasked with raising money to fund the trip.

On Young Carers Awareness Day, our Principal Daniel Baxby pledged that WVC would support our young carers in college and at home. The day was marked with a cake stall, selling cakes and biscuits made by our students and cuddly penguins made by Mrs Martin. Then followed a special pizza and chip lunch for these amazing students with Mr Baxby.

‘Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen’, said Winston Churchill. The orators of Witchford Village College have certainly shown courage in recent months, having competed in school and regionally in a plethora of prestigious competitions.

Yesterday, our Year 9 students attended the ‘Eyes on the Prize’ event at Anglia Ruskin University. The event, run by the University Schools Engagement Team, aimed to raise students’ aspirations making University accessible to everyone.

Twenty Year 9 Engineering students attended an event at Stainless Metalcraft in conjunction with Cambridge University to experience an engineering environment. Working in teams, our students really enjoyed building bridges out of scrap paper in such a manner as to understand how materials work under stress. They competed against each other and an apprentice’s team (from Stainless Metalcraft). Our girls’ team were victorious, building the bridge that took the most weight. The second part of the day was a tour of the apprenticeship workshop and training area, followed by a tour of their newest manufacturing facility. All students thoroughly enjoyed the day and this will further enhance their learning for GCSE Engineering.

Our student Kate has been part of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ culture over the last few months. Kate is an avid fan and a walking encyclopaedia of the show. Whilst having taken ballet classes, she does not see herself getting into ballroom dancing. She is interested in the costumes and the glitz but says she is not a ‘girly’ girl. Her fascination is with the whole ‘Strictly’ experience, the way the show is made and the excitement of it.

At WVC, we wanted to help Ely Foodbank at this critical time of year and spread a little Christmas cheer. Our House Managers came up with the idea of a Reverse Advent Calendar where students donate food, toiletries and gifts in the lead up to the end of term. For their generosity, students were rewarded with a RAK (Random Act of Kindness) which equates to house points for their House. All RAK’s were entered into a prize drawer where one winner from each House received a Cineworld voucher.