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Co-op supports VEC

The Co-Op store in Southbourne has been collecting over the past year on our behalf as their chosen charity. Today Alec and Holly from our Horizons unit popped in for a presentation of the funds by Jo from the shop. A fantastic £650 has been collected and we would like to thank the staff and […]

Riding Therapy

Many of our students benefit from weekly visits to the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy in Bransgore. The Centre’s mission is to enable horse-motivated students with special needs to relate more successfully to others and to have greater and more appropriate control over their own lives. Well, we’ve heard that one of their special horses […]

All Saint's Harvest Supper

A cheque for a brilliant £700 has been presented to Head Teacher Simon Brown and Sue Stratis by The Rev Charlie Boyle. The money was raised at this year’s Harvest Supper held by All Saint’s Church, Branksome. Tobi’s Mum and Dad, Alice and Femi, were also at school having kindly laid on a lunch for […]

Buckholme Towers

We would like to thank Charlie Wagstaff and the staff and friends of Buckholme Towers School in Parkstone who very generously chose Victoria to benefit from their Charity School Ball this year. The ball was held at the Haven Hotel in Sandbanks on the 27th November. Charlie reports that the evening was a fabulous success […]

Money raised for Livability and Victoria.

Nigel Adams (husband of nurse Hollie) has raised £750 for Livability and Victoria. Nigel fulfilled his lifelong dream of taking part in a skydive, also managing to lose three and a half stone to reach jumping weight. The jump took place at Salisbury airfield. The Funds are going towards purchasing a table football game and […]

Argyll Bowling Club

We welcomed members of the Argyll Bowling Club to our school today. Club President Franco Tinelli met some of our students before presenting a cheque for £3080 to Vice Principal Sue Stratis. The club has been busy fundraising on our behalf as Presidents- Charity over the past year holding special events and matches. We would […]

What a Great day at the Christmas Fayre

What a great day on Saturday! £3786 is the total at the moment (and still rising). A HUGE, HUGE thank you to everyone that helped, donated, set up and cleared away etc on the day. Without you it just wouldn’t happen. The atmosphere was great with everyone enjoying themselves, even the Mayoress had a go […]

Music Teacher Awards

Victoria’s music Technician Mike Whitlock has been shortlisted for the 2016 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence. Mike, who has just returned from Soundbeam’s Soundability training in Kent has been instrumental in our drive to bring music in all its forms to our students. The digital music revolution of the past few years has enabled us […]

Samaritans Purse Shoe Box Appeal

This year’s Samaritans Purse Shoe Box appeal has turned out to be the best yet. Ingrid is pleased to report that an amazing 130 shoe boxes filled with treats are now winging their way to disadvantaged children around the World as part of Operation Christmas Child. Your small shoe boxes will have a big impact […]

Children in Need Day

Holy heroes! It was a bit like walking around a Hollywood movie set at Victoria last Friday! Wherever you went there was a superhero just around the corner. From the dining hall to Carmel House we had caped crusaders galore. It was Children in Need Day and staff and students took up the challenge of […]