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Determination and an enthusiasm for learning has resulted in GCSE students at King’s Ely achieving a brilliant set of grades. Following what has certainly been a unique and challenging 18 months, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 94% of results this year are Grades 9-5, 65% are Grades 9-7 (the old A*-A) and 39% …
Resilient King’s Ely Pupils Achieve Excellent GCSE Results Read More »
Staff and students at Ely College are celebrating after receiving another set of exciting GCSE results. Simon Warburton, Principal of Ely College, said: “I am immensely proud of our students and staff at Ely College who have responded superbly to the challenges of the last two years. The results awarded today reflect the hard work, …
Ely College Celebrates Fantastic GCSE and BTEC Success Read More »
King’s Ely’s hardworking and resilient Sixth Form students have achieved a fantastic set of A Level grades. Following what has been a challenging 18 months for everyone involved in education, whether learning or teaching, Year 13 pupils at King’s Ely have plenty of reasons to celebrate today (August 10th). Of the 89 students in the …
Superb A Level Results for Diligent King’s Ely Students Read More »
Students and teachers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been praised for their hard work and success in this year’s A-level exams. The pandemic means grades have been determined by teachers’ assessment, rather than exams. Nationally the proportion of A-levels graded at A* or A has increased from 38.5% to 44.8%. All exams were cancelled for …
King’s Ely’s Photography Department is celebrating another victory in a national competition. Year 11 King’s Ely Senior student, Ivana Peat, has been announced as the winner of the age 11-15 category in this year’s Beyond the Frame photography competition, organised by Norwich University of the Arts. Francesca Stevens, who is also in Year 11, has …
Further Success for Talented King’s Ely Photography Students! Read More »
Two King’s Ely rowing students are celebrating a fantastic racing season. Sixth Form students Will Buckingham and Conall Comley, who are both dedicated members of King’s Ely Boat Club, won a Bronze medal at the fiercely contested British Rowing Junior Championships. Conall and Will produced a stunning performance in the J18 Boys Double race, in …
On Friday 16th July, the East Cambridgeshire Schools’ Art Exhibition opened at Babylon Gallery. Babylon ARTS held an online awards ceremony, in which the prize winners were announced from each of the six Key Stages, with work from children aged 4 to 19 years. In it’s twelfth year, the exhibition includes artworks in a variety …
East Cambridgeshire Schools’ Art Exhibition Award Winners Announced Read More »
Earlier this month, four exceptional students were nominated for the inaugural Mark Cooney Community Spirit Award at Ely College. As the end of the summer term fast approaches, Ely College has taken this time to reflect; it has been a challenging year for us all, but in dark times we continue to see bright sparks …
Ely College staff have been working together to create their first school audiobook, now available via the College YouTube channel! Head of English, Heather Clark-Hope explained the reasons why the staff wanted to work together to create the book: ‘After the tough year the students have had, dealing with everything that has come with the …
King’s Ely’s Music Department is celebrating an outstanding set of Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exam results – including one student who has achieved the highest mark in school history. Lauren Booth, who will be going into Year 11 in September, has achieved a 49/50 Distinction in her ARSM Diploma exam …
King’s Ely Flautist Makes School History with ARSM Diploma Result Read More »
Witchford Village College is celebrating growth in three areas of the College in September, including the addition of Latin for students in Years 7 and 8 and Classical Civilisation, which will be studied at GCSE level. New twilight lessons will also be offered to students including German for Year 8 and Latin for Year 9 …
Witchford Village College Embraces Carpe Diem with New Subjects and Teachers Read More »
Pupils at Highfield Littleport Academy will have a brand new area to use during lunchtimes as well as new art work to enjoy thanks to a £600 donation from the Masons at Descensus Aquarum Lodge. The academy, which is part of the Active Learning Trust, is a special educational needs (SEN) provision school for pupils …
Pupils Benefit from New Seating Area and Vibrant Art Work Thanks to Financial Donation Read More »
A King’s Ely student has been crowned the winner of the 2021 ILFORD PHOTO UK Student Photography Competition, meaning the school has now won the contest for four years running. More than 200 photography students from schools across Britain submitted entries for this year’s competition, and it was an image taken by Year 12 student, …
King’s Ely Wins National Photography Competition for Fourth Year Running Read More »
On Saturday 19th June, the audience in Ely Cathedral were treated to a programme of live and virtual performances coordinated for Ely Arts Festival, by artistic director Chris Parsons. The evening included moving renditions of Somewhere over the Rainbow and Sing! and the premieres of newly composed scores by Chris Leedham and David Sims, against …
Two King’s Ely students have secured places on the National Youth Theatre (NYT) programme. Billy Pinto, who is in Year 13, and Tom Bateman, who is in Year 11, auditioned back in January by submitting a recording of themselves performing a monologue. They were then asked to respond to some questions about themselves and why …
National Youth Theatre Programme is calling for talented King’s Ely duo! Read More »
A Teacher at King’s Ely has raised more than £3,500 for a charity close to his heart by completing a 250-kilometre running challenge. Nick Williams, who is Head of Economics and a Business Studies Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, set himself the challenge of running 5 kilometres for fifty consecutive days to not only increase …
Teacher’s Gruelling Running Challenge Raises Thousands of Pounds for Charity Read More »
Artistic pupils at Ely St Mary’s school have created an exciting new art installation – inspired by the sculptures of Antony Gormley. Year 4 pupils at Ely St Mary’s Church of England Junior School, part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust, have recently been learning about the artist, famous for his Angel of the …
Ely Museum is delighted to welcome its first school group back to the museum. Ely Museum is delighted to have welcomed its first school group back to the museum following its reopening on Friday 21st May and a £2.2m National Lottery Heritage Fund redevelopment. This morning, the museum welcomed over 40 year 6 pupils and …
A king’s Ely pupil is jubilant after receiving a thank you card from Her Majesty The Queen. Willow Barry, who is in Year 3 at King’s Ely Junior, wrote to the Royal Family on April 11th to express her sadness of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing two days prior. In her letter, Willow …
Kind-hearted King’s Ely student receives card from Her Majesty The Queen Read More »
As part of its continuous focus on raising attainment, and in order to narrow the digital divide between students, Witchford Village College, a secondary school in Ely, has announced the launch of its new 1:1 iPad scheme. Following a recent survey of parents, where 91% voted in favour of the introduction of the scheme, the school is providing every student with their own personal iPad. …
Witchford Village College Students Stay Connected with New iPad Scheme Read More »
A King’s Ely pupil has accepted her offer from the Royal College of Music (RCM) to study both the French Horn and the Recorder. The Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) rarely offers students ‘joint first study’, so Polly Casey, who is in Year 9 at King’s Ely Senior, has quite a busy schedule …
King’s Ely Student Offered Rare ‘joint first study’ at Royal College of Music Read More »
Cricket star, Lydia Greenway, visited King’s Ely to help launch what looks set to be an action-packed Summer Term of school sport. Lydia, who represented the England Cricket team on more than 200 occasions and who is now a Head Coach for ‘Cricket For Girls’, popped into school on April 21st. The sun shone brightly …
England Cricketer, Lydia Greenway, Inspires King’s Ely Pupils During Visit Read More »
Students in Withburga House – one of the Girls’ Day Houses at King’s Ely Senior – have raised more than £1,000 for the UK eating disorder charity, Beat. Sue-Ellen Godde, Housemistress of Withburga, House Tutors and of course the Withburga girls themselves, decided to walk their way around Europe – virtually – to help maintain …
King’s Ely Pupils Clock Up Over 4,000 Kilometres and £1,000 for Charity Read More »
On Saturday 17 April, a one-minute silence was held on Huntingdon Market Square to mark the passing of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Louis R., a student from Witchford Village College and Duke of Edinburgh Award recipient was invited to join Huntingdon mayor, Cllr Karl Webb, chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council, Cllr Mac McGuire …
Ely College student Will Maltby unveiled as winner of a prestigious national children’s journalism competition. ITN has announced Mei Gray and Will Maltby as winners of its first ever children’s journalism competition, ‘My News in65’. Gray won in the 7-10 age group for her piece on the Covid-19 puppy boom with Year 9 Ely College student, Will Maltby securing top …
ITN Reveals Ely College Student as Winner of ‘My News In 65’ Read More »
Ely College and Bishop Laney Sixth Form has achieved the School Mental Health Award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Ely College and Bishop Laney Sixth Form were awarded a Gold standard for its outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision. This award, compiled and submitted by Assistant …
Ely College Awarded Pioneering Mental Health Recognition Read More »
King’s Ely was delighted to welcome the President of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC) into school just days after the crew were victorious in The Boat Race on Ely’s River Great Ouse. Sophie Paine, who has been President of CUWBC since August 2020, visited school on April 7th to meet staff and students from …
Members of staff at King’s Ely have raised more than £3,000 for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity by completing the ‘Run Everyone 2021’ challenge. Twenty-three King’s Ely employees joined forces to take on the virtual challenge, which was launched by the people behind the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon. Their mission was to run or walk …
King’s Ely Staff Members put their best feet forward for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Read More »
Musicians at King’s Ely were on fine form in this year’s lockdown-tailored Senior Instrumental Music Festival. Director of Music at King’s Ely, Neil Porter-Thaw, and his team were determined for the annual musical extravaganza to go ahead despite the restrictions, and the outcome was impressive. The festival saw musicians in Years 9 to 13 battling …
King’s Ely students Shine in Annual Senior Instrumental Music Festival Read More »
At Rackham Primary School, in Witchford, we love to make our pupils smile with funny staff videos and we have made several over the past three years. Staff and pupils alike always seem to enjoy them. This Easter marks a year since our special video message to pupils, shared shortly after our nation’s first coronavirus …
Team Rackham Presents the Jerusalema Dance Challenge Read More »
Witchford Village College has ended its spring term on a high with a Performing Arts virtual concert. Streamed live for parents, staff and students of the school, the show included a spectacular array of music, dance and drama performances from students across all year groups. After just one week back at the school following lockdown home-learning, the concert was created and arranged as a way of bringing the school’s close-knit community back together in celebration, before breaking …
Lights, Camera, Action! Witchford Village College Students Wow at Virtual Concert Read More »
The headteacher of The Harbour School has thanked the school’s community for their support as the school reaches the end of its first term as part of Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT). The Harbour School, in Wilburton, near Ely, caters for a full role of 89 boys with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs …
The staff and PTA at The Shade Primary school want to raise money to buy resources to create a sensory room for all children to access. There are many benefits to having a sensory room, many that support children’s Mental health and emotional well being. Other benefits include; improving a persons emotional state, including increased …
The Shade Primary School are Raising £2,000 to Create a Beautiful Sensory Room Read More »
A primary school in Ely is planning to create a new specialised technology room, thanks to a generous £4,000 donation from a community charity. Rebecca Ireland-Curtis, headteacher of Ely St Mary’s Church of England Junior School, which is part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust, was contacted by the Ely Community Unit Trust at …
Ely Primary School Plans for Specialist STEM Room Following Charity Donation Read More »
The pandemic and its associated lockdown and travel restrictions have not stopped King’s Ely students and their friends overseas from enjoying their latest Erasmus+ project. Last Autumn, King’s Ely secured funding from the European Commission and British Council to deliver ‘The Village’ – a collaborative project involving King’s Ely students and pupils at two of …
Erasmus+ Project gets Underway Virtually for King’s Ely and Partner Schools Read More »
A challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest by completing multiple ascents of the steps in their own homes has resulted in King’s Ely students raising £11,000 for charity. Pupils in Osmond House and Wilkinson House at King’s Ely Senior came up with the idea of the ‘King’s Ely Mount Everest Challenge’ for several …
Lockdown Challenge sees King’s Ely Pupils Raise £11,000 for Suicide Charity Read More »
Ely College will celebrate World Book Day across two weeks this year so that all Year 7 and Year 8 students can take part in activities during their LIVE library lessons. Covid, remote learning and a busy week ahead of phrased returns into school isn’t going to stop us from celebrating World Book Dy 2021 …
An initiative launched by musicians at King’s Ely to spread love and positivity during lockdown has raised more than £1,400 for an orphanage in India. King’s Ely’s award-winning boys’ a cappella group, The King’s Barbers, shine all year round, however Valentine’s Day and the month of February is a particular highlight for them, as they …
Valentine’s Initiative sees King’s Ely Community Raising Funds for Orphanage Read More »
King’s Ely Sixth Form student and Ely Cathedral Organ Scholar, Miriam Reveley, has achieved her Associateship of the Royal College of Organists (ARCO) diploma. Miriam, 17, says she is “delighted” to have been awarded the diploma, which is something very few organists achieve while still at school. Miriam, who joined King’s Ely Senior in Year …
It’s not every day that you get to fire questions at a Hollywood actor on Microsoft Teams. But that’s exactly what a group of King’s Ely Senior students were able to do with Jeremy Irvine just before half term, thanks to a fantastic opportunity organised by the school’s Drama Department. More than thirty students and …
King’s Ely students enjoy Q&A session with Hollywood star, Jeremy Irvine Read More »
Creative King’s Ely students have done themselves and the school proud in their latest Trinity College London examinations. A total of twenty-nine students from Year 4 at King’s Ely Junior through to Year 12 at King’s Ely Sixth Form sat Trinity College London examinations in Speech and Drama, Performing Text, Musical Theatre and Acting. An …
King’s Ely pupils on top form in Trinity College London assessments Read More »
This lockdown, teachers at Witchford Village College, a secondary school on the outskirts of Ely, have been working hard to ensure that as many of the school’s extra-curricular clubs and activities can continue to take place as possible. One of its most popular clubs that has made the transition online is The Female Lead, a club that engages female students across all year groups in important and inspirational discussions. The Female …
Witchford Village College students take the lead as extra-curricular club turns digital Read More »
As schools across the nation respond to the latest lockdown measures, Eastern Learning Alliance, a multi-academy trust in East Anglia, has risen to the challenge of transitioning to remote learning and continuing face to face provision for the children of essential workers, earning praise and positive feedback from the parent communities of its five schools. …
Multi-academy trust rises to the challenge of Covid-19 safety and online learning Read More »
Ely College is delighted to launch a very special award. The ‘Mark Cooney Community Spirit Award’ is a personal thank you from all of us at the College; year on year it will allow students to celebrate their peers’ important contributions to our local community. Earlier this week, members of the college leadership team met with Spotted in Ely’s creator and chief editor, Mark Cooney, to pass on their best wishes …
Ely Museum brings history to you at home. With many people finding themselves learning and teaching from home again, the team from Ely Museum are delighted to share ‘History at Home’! History at Home brings real and replica museum objects to life, shares worksheets and activities as well as crafts, songs and fun ideas to help …
A charity providing help for homeless people in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has received some Christmas cheers thanks to a kind-hearted donation from Littleport and East Cambs Academy. Staff at the Academy visited The Purfleet Trust to drop off a number of boxes which contained essential items including groceries and toiletries. The boxes had …
Academy’s Non-Uniform Day Raises £882 for Charity Supporting Homeless People Read More »
Highfield Littleport Academy has opened a brand-new sensory garden, providing pupils with a place to learn and relax, following a generous £9,760 donation from St James’s Place Charitable Foundation. Following the donation, Natalie Pearce and Mary Gambrill, both dedicated Teaching Assistants at the academy in Littleport, near Ely, worked tirelessly throughout the lockdown period to …
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Community spirited King’s Ely pupils have donated dozens of shoeboxes filled with festive goodies to Ely Foodbank. Year 12 students in Withburga House, which is one of King’s Ely Senior’s Girl Day Houses, launched their Christmas shoebox initiative earlier this term and set out to fill as many empty shoeboxes as they could with festive …
Generous King’s Ely students donate Christmas packages to Ely Foodbank Read More »
Congratulations to Ely Squadron’s Cadet Jake Earl-Clarke who has raised a grand total of £668 for Maggie’s Charity in Cambridge by promising to dye his hair pink. Having obtained the permission of his 1094 Squadron’s Commanding Officer and his School’s Principal, Jake promised to dye his hair pink if he raised £100 for Maggies Charity …
King’s Ely students with a love for learning languages and experiencing different cultures are to reap the benefits of a new Erasmus+ project. King’s Ely has secured funding from the European Commission and British Council to deliver ‘The Village’ – a collaborative project involving King’s Ely and two of its partner schools, IES Andrés Vandelvira …
Exciting new Erasmus+ project for King’s Ely and two European partner schools Read More »
Year 7 students at Witchford Village College, a secondary school on the outskirts of Ely, have impressed well known artist Sarah Graham with their latest art project, after teachers shared colourful images of the project on social media. Influenced by Graham and her impressive photorealism techniques, art teachers at the College set the new Year 7 cohort a project which …
Witchford Village College Students Impress Artist with Sweet Project Read More »
A teacher at King’s Ely is putting her best foot forward to raise funds for a charity close to her heart. Helen Melville, a Geography Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, is challenging herself to run 100 miles throughout November to not only put her stamina to the test but also raise as much money as …
King’s Ely teacher’s 100-mile challenge in aid of Armed Forces charity Read More »
Autumn sunlight shone over King’s Ely as students and staff commemorated Armistice Day. Instead of hundreds of people gathering inside Ely Cathedral for the school’s usual Act of Remembrance, King’s Ely marked the occasion with five simultaneous, separate, appropriately distanced outdoor services at different locations around the school campus. Earlier, King’s Ely Junior pupils and …
Witchford Village College, a secondary school on the outskirts of Ely, has unveiled its three recently renovated on-site science labs, significantly improving science facilities at the school and creating a vibrant and dynamic learning space for everyone to use. Following a successful bid for funding of over £200,000, the work also included the building of the school’s very own large storage …
Witchford Village College fires into action with revamped science labs Read More »
Ely College held a socially distanced act of Remembrance this morning. At 11:10am students were escorted to the sports pitch by their teachers and lined up within their tutor groups in small year bubbles. This allowed the students to remain within their year group bubbles and keep more than the recommended two metres distance to …
A Creative King’s Ely student has reached the finals of a prestigious fashion design competition. Namo Sajarattanachote, who is in Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, has been named a finalist in this year’s RECO Young Designer Competition, hailed the largest upcycling fashion design contest in Thailand. Sponsored by Indorama Ventures PCL, the competition …
King’s Ely Designer through to Finals of Esteemed Competition Read More »
Children at King’s Ely’s pre-prep, King’s Ely Acremont, are getting a greater taste of some of the sports they will be able to take part in as they progress through the school. Henning Kaaber, Director of Sport at King’s Ely, and Ruth McAlinden, Head of Girls’ Games at King’s Ely Junior, are delivering an exciting …
Exciting new sports programme launched at King’s Ely’s pre-prep Read More »
A teacher at King’s Ely has written a new book all about the subject he loves. ‘Why Study Geography?’ is the thirtieth book that Alan Parkinson, Head of Geography at King’s Ely Junior, has written or co-written. Alan said: “Considering studying Geography at University? Wondering whether a Geography degree will get you a good job, …
Ely Museum takes their school visits online During lockdown, lots of people learnt new skills, and the team at Ely Museum were no different, except they decided to tackle virtual time travel! Suspecting that visiting schools in person during the autumn term would not be possible, the summer was spent devising a plan to bring everything students loved about our in-person visits …
Pupils from Lantern Community Primary School put their best foot forward to help raise more than £4,000 for the school in the FOTLS (Friends of The Lantern School) fun run. The fun run, organised by FOTLS, was started as a creative alternative to the many fundraising activities that could not happen due to Covid-19. The …
Lantern Primary pupils put best foot forward to help raise more than £4,000 Read More »
Our students, their experience, their wellbeing and their needs are at the centre of everything we do at Witchford Village College. The attention we give to ensuring our students are safe and well cared for is a key priority for the College. With everything that is going on in the world, now, more than ever, …
Witchford Village College: Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Read More »
The extra-curricular offering at Witchford Village College kicked off with a bang this term, with students having the opportunity to try an array of different clubs and activities. Staff at the school have been working extremely hard and creatively in order to provide the students with a diverse and vibrant programme, ensuring that there is …
King’s Ely Boat Club’s newest double scull has been named in honour of one of the school’s long-serving rowing coaches. Victor Bridges, who has been a stalwart member of the King’s Ely rowing community for fifteen years, says he is honoured that the newest boat to be added to the school’s fleet has been named …
New double scull named in honour of dedicated King’s Ely rowing coach Read More »
This week marks the official launch of the new multi-academy trust, The Learning Alliance (TLA), which Witchford Village College is a proud member of. What makes TLA so very different is that it is born out of an alliance between two existing successful and ambitious trusts – Cambridgeshire Educational Trust (CET) and Morris Education Trust …
Witchford Village College: The Learning Alliance Launch Read More »
A King’s Ely student and skilful horse rider has qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association’s (NSEA) Show Jumping Championships. Adele Shaw, who is in Year 10 at King’s Ely Senior, competed in the qualifiers with her pony, Lulu. The duo were on top form, winning the 1m 10cm class, and as a result will …
National Show Jumping Championships are calling for Adele and Lulu! Read More »
Talented Art and Design students at King’s Ely are exhibiting their work across the border in Suffolk this autumn. Members of the public are invited to attend the exhibition, which is being held at the Apex Gallery in Bury St Edmunds from Tuesday, September 22nd to Sunday, October 18th. The exhibition has been organised to …
Chance to admire work of creative King’s Ely Art and Design students Read More »
A teacher at King’s Ely is using her pedal power to raise funds for a cause close to her heart. Claire Gilbert, who is a Biology Teacher, French Teacher and Wellbeing Lead, is cycling 300 miles this September to raise as much money as she can for Cancer Research UK. She is taking on the …
Teacher’s 300-mile challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK Read More »
Mark Woods, CEO of Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), is asking for the public to have their say on the future of his lockdown beard as part of a fundraising campaign for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. In March this year, Mark Woods promised that he would grow a beard during lockdown and not shave …
CMAT leader hands over the ‘reins’ to public to decide fate of his lockdown beard Read More »
Beth Carberry and Ben Marshall have been formally installed as King’s Ely’s new Heads of School. Hundreds of people would usually gather in Ely Cathedral for King’s Ely’s Beginning of Year Michaelmas Term Service but obviously that could not happen due to the current circumstances. Instead, Year 13 students came together in their ‘safety bubbles’ …
New Heads of School, Deputy Heads, Prefects and Heads of Houses appointed Read More »
It’s an exciting time for Witchford Village College, as we grow our College community through our connection to The Learning Alliance. The Learning Alliance is a purposeful family of schools, each with its own distinct identity. Each school within the Trust offers academic rigour, excellent extra-curricular opportunities and values the arts and performing arts. Our …
As we start the cautiously optimistic journey back to normal day to day life, the entire school community at Witchford Village College is thrilled to be getting back into the classroom. The start of a new school year always brings with it an atmosphere of energetic enthusiasm among both the staff and students and this …
Witchford Village College: Making the most of the Great Outdoors Read More »
Despite significant challenges due to Covid-19 restrictions, students at Ely College are celebrating another set of exemplary GCSE results. As part of this year’s COVID-19 restrictions, results this year were based on centre-assessed grades. These were estimated based on performance in mocks and progress assessments, as well as attainment throughout the GCSE course. Particular individual …
Ely College Celebrates Another Year of GCSE Success Read More »
Dedication and a love for learning has resulted in GCSE students at King’s Ely achieving an excellent set of results. In what has certainly been a unique and testing 2020 so far, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 92% of results this year are Grades 9-5, 60% are Grades 9-7 (the old A*-A) and …
After what has been a very frustrating period of time, and together with the uncertainty of the last few days, we are delighted that the students at Witchford Village College have been awarded the grades that they deserve, and that recognises all of the hard work they have put in over their entire school careers. …
Ely Cathedral Choristers have come together – virtually – to record two wonderful lockdown songs. Missing being able to sing, live and learn together on a daily basis due to Covid-19, members of both the Cathedral’s Girls’ and Boys’ Choirs, all of whom are pupils at King’s Ely, decided to join forces remotely to record …
Choristers join forces to deliver beautiful virtual recordings Read More »
A King’s Ely student is jubilant after winning this year’s South East Cambridgeshire Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition. The competition, now in its sixth year, is organised by local MP, Lucy Frazer, and sees secondary school students from across South East Cambridgeshire battling it out. This year’s competition started off as normal with Mrs Frazer visiting …
Isabel victorious in Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition Read More »
A King’s Ely Sixth Form student has been announced as the joint winner of this year’s Peterhouse Vellacott History Essay Prize. Eleanor Wallace’s winning essay is entitled ‘The Body of a Weak and Feeble Woman’: A Study of Proactive Queenship in the Twelfth Century. The competition is organised by Peterhouse, Cambridge – the oldest constituent …
King’s Ely Student Joint Winner of Prestigious History Essay Prize Read More »
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy has become one of just 160 schools across the country to be recognised for its excellence in science. The school, which is part of the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), was awarded a Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) for its teaching and learning in the subject. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy’s Principal, …
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Awarded for ‘Excellence in Science Teaching’ Read More »
King’s Ely scientists were on top form in this year’s Cambridge Chemistry Challenge for the Lower Sixth (C3L6) competition. Students achieved three gold awards, three silver awards and five copper awards in the competition, which is organised and supported by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College Cambridge and the …
King’s Ely Students Excel in National Science Competition Read More »
A talented King’s Ely student and young fashion designer has been invited to showcase her creations at next year’s Cracow Fashion Week. Katie Wood, 17, will be exhibiting some of her work at Cracow Fashion Week 2021 after achieving second place in this year’s fiercely contested Polish Talent Support International Fashion Competition, organised by the …
King’s Ely Student’s Designs Shine in International Fashion Competition Read More »
The show goes on for Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust’s (CMAT) Arts Festival after initial plans were changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Staff and students across CMAT have taken the opportunity to move their talents to the virtual stage, with the online festival already receiving endorsement from celebrities including Matt Allwright, star of The One …
The show must go on for CMAT Arts Festival – with celebrity endorsement! Read More »
Talented Fashion and Textiles students from King’s Ely are celebrating success in two exciting competitions. Year 12 student, Paige Newell, and John-Oswald Crichton, who is in Year 11, have both been highly commended in this year’s Young Fashion Designer UK contest. Paige and John-Oswald submitted some outstanding fashion design ‘mood boards’ with supporting text, where …
Musicians from King’s Ely have joined forces (virtually!) to record a song in honour of the work being carried out by NHS and frontline workers. Around 60 pupils from King’s Ely Junior and King’s Ely Senior feature in the recording of ‘Like A Rainbow Shining’, a song written by British composer, Will Todd. Students recorded …
King’s Ely students record beautiful virtual tribute to NHS workers Read More »
It has long been tradition that at their end of season party the awesome boys and girls in our Mini’s section (U6’s-U12’s) would be presented with a little trophy as a thank you from the club to them for their hard work and enthusiasm to learn over the course of the season. Unfortunately, due to …
It’s up, up and away for St Andrew’s supporters on Friday the 3rd of July! Normally the summer term is a busy one for the PTA with ice cream sales, disco, and of course the Summer Fair. Obviously, this year is a little bit different however with a little thinking outside the box, we need …
St Andrews PTA Fundraising with Virtual Balloon Race Read More »
King’s Ely Sixth Form student Molly Whymark has raised almost £600 for a cause close to her heart by putting her best foot forward during lockdown. Molly, 17, decided to complete a ‘Two Point Six Challenge’, not only to raise funds for The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award, but to also try and make the …
King’s Ely student’s ‘Two Point Six Challenge’ in aid of The DofE Award Read More »
Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) runs five primary schools in the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire area. Mark Woods, CEO of CMAT, said: “As a Trust, we are continuing to closely follow the guidance being provided by the Government in relation to the reopening of schools. “We are working hard to be prepared to welcome more students …
CMAT are preparing to welcome Children back to Schools Read More »
King’s Ely has been able to make and donate more than 800 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) face shields to frontline and key workers in the region. Every single one of the protective shields has been made by Patrick Carberry, who is Head of Design and Technology at King’s Ely. Patrick has worked tirelessly to make …
Hundreds of PPE face shields donated to frontline workers by King’s Ely Read More »
Witchford Village College have been at the forefront of an NHS fundraiser since the college closed, just prior to lockdown. The fundraiser for the Addenbrookes Charitable Trust, challenges students, staff and the local community to walk, run or cycle 5K for the NHS and donate to their JustGiving page. Another eight local schools have now …
Community Support During COVID-19 Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy staff and students have been busy over the last two weeks making PPE for NHS, Care Home Staff and front line workers in the Littleport Community and beyond. We’ve hand crafted over 300 visors in one week and have delivered these to St George’s Medical Centre, …
Fascinating Fens are collaborating with Visit Ely and Babylon Arts Gallery to bring you a great community event inspired by the Fens and Eel Day 2020. Sadly, due to current circumstance, we can’t bring you our bright and colourful Eels that parade down the High Street and Forehill, but here’s an idea you may like …
Three King’s Ely students have snapped their way to victory in a national photography competition. There were more than 1,500 images submitted in this year’s Beyond the Frame student photography competition, on the theme ‘Through my Eyes’. The contest is organised by Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) and attracts entries from across the UK. …
More photography awards for creative King’s Ely students! Read More »
Wildlife charity WWT, which runs Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk, launches its new online ‘wild’ home learning hub to help hard pressed parents teach their primary school aged children key parts of the science curriculum. New resources, covering different conservation science themes, will be released weekly on a Monday morning during lockdown. WWT has 70 years’ experience in teaching school …
New ‘wild’ home learning hub helps parents in East Anglia be fun science teachers Read More »
Talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Paige Newell, has been crowned the winner of this year’s ILFORD PHOTO UK Student Photography Competition – making it the third year running that a King’s Ely student has won the contest. For this year’s competition, photography students from across Britain were invited to choose one word to complete …
King’s Ely wins National Photography Competition for third year running! Read More »
Talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Pim Mahikote, has achieved her DipABRSM with the flute. Pim, who is in Year 13, started playing the flute in Year 8 and says she loves how versatile the instrument is. She says achieving her DipABRSM (Diploma of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) with the …
Skilful King’s Ely flautist, Pim, secures DipABRSM Read More »
Staff at Rackham Primary School in Witchford were asked by their headteacher to spread some hope and positivity to the pupil and parent community this weekend. Headteacher, Bridget Harrison said, “I have seen lots of brilliant videos made by teaching staff in other schools over the past few weeks and so sooner or later it …
Rackham Primary Sends a Video Message to Students Read More »
Despite the current closure, Ely College staff and students have been busy this week, converting the Design and Technology department into a production line for PPE (personal protective equipment). Students attending the childcare provision still being run on site over this period have also designed a large rainbow banner to spread hope and positivity to …
Ely College staff and students produce PPE and spread positivity to the community Read More »
King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Billy Pinto, has been called-up by the prestigious National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Billy, 16, will be starring in (subject to the COVID-19 situation) ‘Imagination’, by Timothy Knapman and Stuart Matthew Price. Directed by Richard Fitch, the production will be presented at CURVE Theatre, Leicester and for the International Youth …
National Youth Music Theatre selection for talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student Read More »
King’s Ely mathematicians have qualified for the national finals of the UK Team Maths Challenge. King’s Ely Junior pupils Yanki Ertem and Anna Ost, and King’s Ely Senior students John Lau and James MacGillivray, travelled to The King’s School, Peterborough to compete in the regional finals of the competition earlier this month. Despite fierce competition …
National finals are calling for skilful King’s Ely students! Read More »
Wacky experiments, fascinating lectures and some VIP guests saw King’s Ely celebrate British Science Week in style. Students and staff from King’s Ely Acremont Nursery right the way through to King’s Ely Sixth Form enjoyed a feast of events and activities to commemorate all things Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The Science Week programme …
King’s Ely goes all out to mark British Science Week! Read More »