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Children’s Charity Variety Wheelchair Programme

Children’s charity Variety’s wheelchair programme has already made dreams come true for thousands of children and young people by providing mobility and independence. Going to press they don’t currently have a waiting list for wheelchair applications so If you are thinking of applying or would like to know more about the scheme please follow the […]

School We'd Like Competition

Some of our students and staff went to London yesterday in a bid to improve our Pets Corner. Carolyn Nelms, Jen Williams and Amy Hunt took students Jacob Glen Davis and Abbie Graham in a bid for £5000 grant. Amy writes….. “Back in November Carolyn Nelms, Jen Williams and Amy Hunt put together an entry […]

Happy New Year!

A huge HAPPY NEW YEAR! to all Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of the school wherever you are. We hope you had a fantastic Christmas. We are looking forward to a year of enterprise and industry and 2014 is full of promise. To get us underway should you or your family/friends have any unwanted Christmas […]

And finally for 2013…….

And finally for 2013 our annual Christmas Service. The audience were treated to some lovely performances including JW’s ugly duckling song and a fantastic rendition by our sing and sign choir. We also sang some traditional carols. The spirit of Christmas was palpable around school and as our students boarded their buses home you could […]

A Little Bit Of Christmas Magic

On the penultimate day of term a little bit of Christmas magic landed on Victoria. The Hogwarts Christmas Party took place for the delight of students and staff alike. Much fun was to be had with face painting and there were many games on offer including Quidditch. Dumbledore was seen striding among the stalls and […]

Ipad appeal target reached!!!

Those that follow us on Facebook and our Web Site will be aware of the IPad appeal which ran from January this year. We had a tremendous response from staff, students, parents and friends who came up with some interesting ways to raise funds. From soup selling to Mother’s Day gifts, from sweet stalls to […]

Princess Royal Visits Victoria

HRH Princess Anne came to Victoria today to officially open our new Hydro Pool. The Princess, who is a Patron of Livability was greeted by Mrs Pitt-Rivers the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Livability Chair Mrs Caroline Armitage, Chair of Governors Mr Peter Jennings and Principal Mrs Chris Davies. The Princess took a tour of our […]

Thank you Graham and Orbit

This morning we said goodbye to Orbit, the assistance dog who had been visiting us as part of his training. Graham Elliott, a ‘Puppy Parent’ from Canine Partners, first contacted us back in March with a view to Orbit becoming a regular visitor to the school. Over the months the students (and staff!) have enjoyed […]

Christmas Fayre

Our annual Christmas Fayre promised to be a record breaker this year so I’m pleased to announced that in excess of £4000 has been raised to go to the Sparkle appeal. Fantastic effort everyone!

The Christmas Fayre Photo Album 2013

Our annual Christmas Fayre was a huge success this year with a record breaking attendance. School friends, supporters and the general public came out in force to support our Sparkle fundraiser which was opened by Chris Jarvis. The totals raised are not in yet but we are confident that, because of your wonderful support, it […]