Archive Monthly Archives: October 2015
Training for the 10k Run
Victoria Therapy Assistant Snow Kuhn has been busy training for the last couple of months for this weekend’s Christchurch 10k run. Snow is raising money for Physiotherapy equipment for us to use across the school. The route runs from Stanpit to Mudeford, along Avon Beach and through the Steamer Point Nature Reserve with some great […]
Read moreThree events for your diaries
It’s the penultimate week before half-term and to round things off there are three events for your calendars all happening on this Friday 23rd October. Parents Open Afternoon is first up with all Parents and Carers welcome from 1.45pm. Our annual Harvest Festival kicks off at 2.30pm in the sports hall. All classes have been […]
Read moreA new bus!!
We hosted some very special guests last Friday from Variety, the children’s charity who kindly came in to present us with a brand new bus. Chair of the Wessex Barker Committee Frances Cornelius was on hand to present the keys to Headteacher Simon Brown. Also present to bring a little magic to the proceedings was […]
Read moreAre you a customer of the Nationwide?
Your votes needed! We have been kindly nominated by local customers of the Nationwide Building Society to feature in their Community Match Scheme. Community Match is their in-branch local charity voting scheme where three local charities are highlighted. Customers can then vote in-branch up until the 8th January 2016. Whichever charity has the most votes […]
Read moreVictoria Education Centre Celebrates Arts Award 10th Birthday!
Victoria Education Centre Celebrates Arts Award 10th Birthday! To celebrate Arts Award’s 10th Birthday, students at VEC enjoyed balloons and lollies courtesy of Trinity College London and pledged to complete the 10 month challenge – finishing their Arts Award between October 2015 and July 2016. To keep with the theme of “10” our Arts Award […]
Read moreYouth Club
Details and booking information for our after school youth club are now available to view. Youth Club takes place on Fridays between 6 and 8pm and caters for youngsters between the ages of 12 to 19 with a physical disability. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. For more information please click […]
Read moreFOVEC’S annual Christmas Fayre
Save The Date!: FOVEC’S annual Christmas Fayre is taking place on Saturday 21st November. We’ve made a great start but we would still like your help towards making this year’s event the best yet. We are currently looking for items to go into our giant Christmas hamper which will be the top raffle prize on the […]
Read moreArts Award Good Practice Centre.
We are pleased to announce that Victoria Education Centre has been selected as an Arts Award Good Practice Centre. This is a significant achievement for us and the assessors were really impressed with our application. The Arts and Cultural officer said that, ‘we are very much looking forward to working with you over the course […]
Read moreSteve Wallis Presentation
Following on from the previous post, we had the pleasure of meeting and thanking Steve Wallis in person today when he popped in to present us with the £900 he raised on his Alps D’Huez challenge. Principal Simon Brown and Horizons Manager Emma Whiting were on hand to accept the money on behalf of the […]
Read moreThe Intrepid Steve Wallis
The intrepid Steve Wallis (Georgia’s Dad) has undertaken an arduous cycling challenge on behalf of Victoria and our Horizon’s Post 19 group. Steve’s goal was to ride the challenging Alp D’Huez in the central French Alps. As you can imagine you cannot take on this challenge without some serious preparation and training. You can read […]
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