Archive Monthly Archives: December 2018
Happy Holidays from all at VEC
Victoria breaks up for the Christmas holiday today and as our students head off, we reflect on another term of outstanding endeavour across the school in all departments. We must also wish Headteacher Simon Brown our very best wishes and thank him for his twelve years of distinguished service and leadership. He has been instrumental […]
Read moreEnd of Term Christmas Service 2018
Our end of term Christmas service today was a joy and has rounded off the term and year perfectly. We were joined by parents, carers and friends in St Aldhelm’s Church for a special morning of song and a nativity play. We like to do things a little differently and this year we adapted songs […]
Read moreSports Assembly Winter 2018
We held our end of term sports assembly yesterday which is our opportunity to congratulate all the students who have excelled in sports over the term/year. We have had so much to celebrate this year with successes in Boccia, Table Cricket, Swimming and Athletics. We were also awarded the School Games Gold Award which is […]
Read moreSchool Christmas Party 2018
Wednesday was Christmas Party day at VEC with staff tucking into turkey rolls and our students attending a magical party. This year’s theme was Aladdin. After being entertained by Tim Woodwind, the students made their way to the sports hall which had been turned into a mystical eastern land for them to explore and have […]
Read moreAn incredible performance from Gaelynn Lea
This afternoon we were treated to a concert by American classically trained violinist and songwriter Gaelynn Lea. She was joined by guitarist Dave Mehling and played a lovely set which was by turns up-lifting, reflective and moving. We were joined by students from Winchelsea school who also thoroughly enjoyed Gaelynn’s beautiful music. Gaelynn has a […]
Read moreMore from the Dorset Leadership Academy
Esther, Sophie and Elisha attended the Dorset Leadership Academy at Bryanston School yesterday to join the organising committee for The Dorset School Games. They were awe struck with the guest keynote speaker, London 2012 Paralympic athlete Aaron Phipps. He gave an inspiring talk about his journey to get into the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team […]
Read moreDorset Leadership Academy and Young Ambassador Conference
Three of our students attended The Dorset Leadership Academy and Young Ambassador Conference at Bryanston School yesterday. The purpose of this event wass to further develop leadership skills in disabled and non-disabled young people and inspire them to lead and volunteer in sport. Elisha, Esther and Sophie had a great day meeting their peers from […]
Read moreFoVEC Festive Fun Night
Thank you to everyone who came along on Friday night and supported our Christmas Fun Night. We managed to fill eight tables with six in a team this year, and a fun night was had by all. The teams took part in a range of games with the emphasis on fun and they raised a […]
Read moreOutstanding Development of the International Dimension in the Curriculum Award
Headteacher Simon Brown was in London on Wednesday to collect Victoria’s award for ‘Outstanding Development of the International Dimension in the Curriculum’. The event was held at The Houses of Parliament and was attended by MPs and dignitaries. The award recognises the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education, giving young people […]
Read moreVEC’s Christmas Tree, courtesy of Compton Acres
Our school Christmas tree was very kindly donated this year by Compton Acres and today we had the pleasure of welcoming Compton Acres owner Kaye Merna to Victoria. Kaye popped in to see the how the tree had been decorated and to meet some of the students who had helped. This year the tree has […]
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