News and Events
Three Lucky Students
Three lucky students, Dan, Harry and Jacob went to visit Airkix in Basingstoke yesterday for what turned out to be an unforgettable experience. Funded by our friends Coles Miller and the Parkstone Golf Club the boys got the chance to experience indoor skydiving. Airkix use a wind tunnel that circulates air into a flight chamber. […]
Read moreMorgan Sindall
Steve Plumb and Ben Lyne from the Morgan Sindall Group came in last Wednesday to officially hand over some amazing equipment donated to one of our Children’s Home lounges. A state of the art smart HD 3D TV with a sound bar and a 3D Blue Ray player replete with four pairs of 3D glasses. […]
Read moreMerlin
Merlin’s Magic Wand is a worldwide charity whose aim is to put some magic back into the lives of seriously ill, disabled and disadvantaged children. They are currently on site transforming our swimming pool environment and changing rooms. More on this later but as a result of the links we have formed we were able […]
Read moreEye Gaze at Victoria School
A short video made for fundraising highlighting how we are using Eye Gaze at Victoria Education Centre
Read moreFunds raised by The Co-Operative
We would like to thank Keith Miller and the staff of The Co-Operative in Southbourne for collecting for us over the past year. They have raised a fantastic £550 which will go towards purchasing equipment for our hydrotherapy pool. THANK YOU!
Read moreMumsnet's campaign
Important Information. Parents and Carers please read the following information regarding Mumsnet’s campaign to lift restrictions on continence aids for families with disabled children. Some disabled children need to continue to use continence aids throughout their childhood as a result of their impairments. Although these should be supplied to meet individual children’s needs, in reality […]
Read moreWelcome Back
We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas wherever you were and whatever you were doing; Victoria is back and looking forward to the coming term and the prospects that a new year brings. As always stay tuned to our Facebook page and Website for all the latest information and news regarding our school. First […]
Read moreBranksome Railway Station
Students from Victoria took part in a demonstration today at Branksome railway station. The lifeskills group from Pergins class lead by teacher Hilary Stewart aimed to highlight the difficulties disabled people face day to day when accessing public transport where no provision is made for them. It was also attended by Lib Dem Councillor Philip […]
Read moreVECLife Christmas Edition
The very latest edition of VECLife is now available online for your enjoyment. Our termly newsletter is packed with 24 pages of the latest news, information and features from every aspect of life at Victoria School. Facebook users will have seen some of the stories but there is also a lot of exclusive content and […]
Read moreDatacenta Adds Some Christmas Magic
We had a very special visit today from Paul Bateman Service Manager and his colleague Dana of the Datacenta which is based in Bournemouth. As part of their office festivities they held a secret Santa and bought each other toys. The toys were then traded in for chocolate and donated to our students who were […]
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