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On Saturday 12th July, St Andrew’s Church in Witchford opened its doors for another well-loved community craft fair – and not even soaring temperatures could keep visitors away. With stalls spread across both the church and the church hall opposite, the event showcased an impressive variety of handmade and artisan goods. Visitors browsed jewellery, fairy …
Exciting original artwork by two Witchford school children will feature in the prestigious Royal Academy Young Artists’ Summer Show in London this July. Young pupils from The Rackham C of E Primary School submitted their work along with over 21,500 students aged 4-19 from across the UK. The artwork is judged by a panel of …
Girl’s football is really starting to explode with more teams being started up in multiple ages groups. Witchford Under 12s girls have won the league playing football the right way, in a positive environment, and we have had other league managers message congratulating the girls as, “the best team in the league that play football …
In its 20th Anniversary year, Witchford Colts FC became the first grassroots club in Cambridgeshire to become a Partner of Her Game Too, the voluntary organisation fighting sexist abuse in football. One of Witchford’s coaches, Emma Smith, is also the Ambassador for Her Game Too at Cambridge United FC. “I was so pleased at the …
The pandemic is over and the ladies of the Isle Singers are back in full voice and would like to invite you to come and join us at our concert on 28th June. It will be held in our beautiful and historic church of St Andrew, Witchford. A concert to celebrate Summer, it promises to be …
Witchford Post Office re-opened on Monday 24th January. Shelley’s Shop, Main Street, Witchford, is now based inside a former Baptist Chapel that has been converted into a shop. Shelley Davies, who had been the Postmaster for Witchford for 16 years, wanted to move to larger premises for her village shop, Post Office and a sandwich …
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A reward of up to £20,000 is available for anonymous information given to the charity Crimestoppers, which leads to the conviction of those responsible for recent cable thefts in the Cambridgeshire villages of Swavesey and Witchford. The independent charity Crimestoppers and Openreach, the UK’s largest phone and broadband network, have joined forces to appeal for …
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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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. …
Following guidance from central Government, East Cambridgeshire District Council will be re-opening its outdoor play areas on Saturday 4th July. East Cambridgeshire District Council maintains 19 play areas throughout the district and provides a range of facilities for a variety of ages from toddlers, to juniors and youths. The council has undertaken a thorough inspection of all play …
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 …
Cambridgeshire County Council is working with its partner Amey to put plans in place to re-open the county’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) from Monday 11th May 2020. It is the Council’s intention to open all nine of its sites. The plans will make sure that visits to the HRC are safe for residents as well as …
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 …
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National Careers Week 2020 started at WVC weeks ago with preparations to hold careers events for as many of our students and feeder primary students as possible. During assembly and form, all students took part in careers activities that linked nicely to our half term theme of Society. Staff were engaged by filling in ‘door plaques’ …
A local Headteacher is resorting to a fundraising skydive because there isn’t enough government funding for much needed improvements to the school building and grounds. Bridget Harrison will be raising money for The Rackham C of E Primary School in Witchford in July by falling through the air at 125mph from 15,000ft, the highest skydive …
Year 8 Students have been taking part in a Taster Day. Witchford Village College was selected by Cambridge Regional College to host the event, giving students an insight into the range of subjects that they offer. Staff and current students from CRC arrived with a range of vocational based activities for pupils to take part …
Witchford Village College is excited to be supporting The Cambridgeshire Village Colleges Heritage Project delivered by Viva Arts and Community Group and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The community project is gathering personal stories from village colleges across the county. It will combine oral history and research with travelling exhibitions, film and learning resources. …
Yesterday, our Year 9 students attended the ‘Eyes on the Prize’ event at Anglia Ruskin University. The event, run by the University Schools Engagement Team, aimed to raise students’ aspirations making University accessible to everyone. The morning started with a tour of the campus with an undergraduate, the first time for most of our students …
Twenty Year 9 Engineering students attended an event at Stainless Metalcraft in conjunction with Cambridge University to experience an engineering environment. Working in teams, our students really enjoyed building bridges out of scrap paper in such a manner as to understand how materials work under stress. They competed against each other and an apprentice’s team …
Our student Kate has been part of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ culture over the last few months. Kate is an avid fan and a walking encyclopaedia of the show. Whilst having taken ballet classes, she does not see herself getting into ballroom dancing. She is interested in the costumes and the glitz but says she …
At WVC, we wanted to help Ely Foodbank at this critical time of year and spread a little Christmas cheer. Our House Managers came up with the idea of a Reverse Advent Calendar where students donate food, toiletries and gifts in the lead up to the end of term. For their generosity, students were rewarded …
On Friday December 6th, 276 students from Witchford Village College participated in an annual 12 Hours of Sport event. The event raised valuable funds for The Malcolm Whales Foundation, a charity who raises money for those affected by cancer. The students participated in sports from 07:00am to 07:00pm, ranging from Trampolining, Ultimate Frisbee, Festive Run, …
A group of forty GCSE History students have just returned from a jam-packed three-day visit to Berlin. The group are studying Weimar Germany and the Cold War, so a trip to Berlin gave huge relevance to their studies. A 3am departure for Luton Airport made for a very long first day. Upon landing at Berlin …
Students from Witchford Village College took part in a Cultural Tester day at Anglia Ruskin University where they had the opportunity to listen to, work with and have hands on experience from individuals involved in different creative industries. This ranged from “Life as a freelance Fashion Photographer”; Graphic Design and photoshop workshops; discovering what careers …
Families and friends of the Veterans of 115 Squadron who were based at RAF Witchford airfield, now Lancaster Way Business Park, during WWII from 1943 to the end of hostilities, attended the Remembrance Service at St. Andrews Church in Witchford, then on to the short service and wreath laying at the 115 Squadron Memorial, dedicated …
Witchford Village College is built on the former site of RAF Witchford, in use during the Second World War. Today we held our Remembrance Ceremony to honour the lives lost during the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts. We also honoured those who flew from RAF Witchford and of those the ten men …
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A brand new IT facility, known as The Hub, opened at Witchford Village College this week. The school is currently undergoing an exciting refurbishment project. There are new maths classrooms, a practice music room and refurbished toilets. Over the summer work started on replacing windows and flat roofs with the main hall receiving a much-needed …
Our Year 10 GCSE Drama class recently travelled to The Perse School, Cambridge to participate in a workshop with Shakespeare Schools Festival. Our student Tabitha takes up the story: “Upon arrival, we were welcomed by the Shakespeare Schools Festival staff and were quickly introduced to the other class we were working with (a class of …
A 12 year old student from Witchford Village College has raised £1,350 for the East Anglia Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of three Grandparents. For the past 5 years, Oliver Chapman and his family have raised over £4,000 for various charities. Last Saturday the Chapmans completed a sprint triathlon by cycling from Ely to Littleport, …
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Students, parents and staff came together this morning at Witchford Village College to celebrate this year’s GCSEs. All of the hard work, effort and commitment paid off for the students, as they opened their envelopes containing their results. Whilst the college celebrated everyone’s achievements, special mention must go to Sophie Lewin who achieved an incredible …
Students at WVC have been able to take part in a large range of activities this week. Year 7 went on a travel and tourism trip to Cambridge, having the opportunity to visit Kings College and to ride on the open-top sight-seeing bus. Thorpe Park was the destination for our Years 8 and 9, they …
The 28th June 2019 saw Witchford Village College bathed in sunshine as our Year 11 leavers arrived in their splendor to enjoy an evening of sophistication at their Masquerade Prom. They arrived in style with vehicles that ranged from a Campervan, Ferrari, Range Rover, Capri to Search and Rescue siren lit cars, each and every one …
Witchford Village College recently welcomed Jon Crisp from Amey, at Waterbeach. He held an assembly with our Year 8 students about recycling and reducing waste. He informed them about the waste that goes to landfill and how long it takes to break down. He then gave them information about recycling and waste reduction. Jon was …
Waitrose, Ely are generously backing Witchford Village College’s initiative and will be supplying healthy breakfasts to our Year 11 students through their GCSE exams. The initiative was piloted in November, for mock exams, proving to be very successful in ensuring all students had a wholesome breakfast before going into an exam. Debbie Walker, Head of …
Staff at Rackham Primary School in Witchford were asked by their headteacher to spread some Christmas Joy to the pupil and parent community this festive season. Headteacher, Bridget Harrison said, “I saw a brilliant video online of some shopkeepers singing and walking through Ely High Street Passage and it got me thinking that our staff …
Year 11 students at Witchford Village College took part in a very poignant road safety day culminating in their Vice Principal and fellow students being cut from a vehicle. Firefighters from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service staged the road traffic accident involving a car and a cyclist and arrived at the scene in a Fire …
College staff were very excited to take a small group of students to the House of Commons on Thursday for the final of the South East Cambridgeshire annual inter-school debating competition. Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire, adjudicated whilst Head of Criminal Justice, Sir Brian Leveson, judged the debate. The final follows first rounds of debating in …
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Fantastic day here at Witchford Village College. We have been raising money for Save the Children supporting their Christmas Jumper Day. It was also the day for Christmas Dinner and our canteen staff cooked a very tasty one (turkey with all the trimmings or vegetarian filo tart) served by the Principal, Vice Principal and Assistant …
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Today the College is buzzing with one hundred and twenty-six students taking part in 12 hours of continuous sport. Students will be improving their sports skills, team building and working on their physical strengths whilst having fun. The main aim of the day is to raise money for the Malcolm Whales Foundation. Damien Whales founded …
Former students from a Witchford state college are being asked to go back to the classroom to inspire current students to career confidence and academic success. The students past and present from Witchford Village College in Manor Road, Witchford, have joined a programme run by the national education charity Future First which helps state schools and colleges develop ‘old …
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