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This is an offer of childcare for the children of key workers who are unable to find other childcare. So far, uptake has been quite limited in number, but we will continue the offer daily, Monday to Friday, for the foreseeable future. (It also introduces a new acronym, ECP, into the Clyst Vale lexicon). The limited uptake is in fact, […]
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Despite the College being officially closed, we had a couple of visitors early this morning ! Occasionally, we have sheep wandering on the top of the playing fields, but presumably because of the lack of noise and activity a couple ventured much closer to the buildings. We’re not sure how it happened – possibly the caretaker leaving a door open […]
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It is not Clyst Vale’s style to tell everyone to stay away, and that we don’t want to see you. However, we are in a national emergency, and this is exactly what the government is asking us to do. The bigger picture is that we want all of our students and families, our staff, in fact the whole Clyst Vale […]
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Non-Uniform Day – Friday 20th March 2020 In response to student requests, the non-uniform day that was scheduled to take place on 27th March has been brought forward to TOMORROW, 20th March. We hope that being able to wear non-uniform and collect money for a worthy cause will help brighten our students’ spirits, at what is proving to be a […]
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It was perhaps inevitable, but it is upsetting for me to announce that in line with Government instructions, the College will close at the end of the school day on Friday 20th March until further notice. Please look at the Urgent Coronavirus update in the Latest News on this home page for more detailed information. There are many loose ends […]
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On the 3rd March 2020, Miss Watt and Mrs Rogers took 4 students up to the University of Surrey in Guildford for the midpoint of their Dame Kelly Holmes Trust project. As one of only 25 schools in the country taking part in this prestigious project, we were all excited to see what the day held. It was an early […]
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By Charlie Blackburn, Y11 At the start of half term Mr Kerrigan, Miss Govier and Miss McConnachie took 30 students to Iceland. During our time in Iceland we saw so many amazing land marks: volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, geysers as well as hot springs and much more. On the first day we went to Thingvellir National Park where we saw the […]
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On Thursday 5th March, 9 Sixth Form students visited Hampton Court Palace as part of their A Level History studies on the Tudors. After a tour of the palace, they attended an interactive A level workshop on ‘The rise and fall of Thomas Wolsey’. Despite the constant rain we had a brilliant day and the students were absolutely fantastic! Ms […]
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Two teams entered the Hinkley Point “Inspire” STEM Challenge on Wednesday 26th February, held at Cranbrook Education Campus on Wednesday, and our students won! The challenge was to build a crane and a robot, and programme the robot to access a pressure plate which then made the crane lift a piece of wood. In other words, this was a challenging […]
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As a school, we are keen to ensure that our students are given accurate information and develop the ability to be able to make decisions to keep themselves safe. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service came into school to present key information to the students in both KS3 and KS4 through extended assemblies. The session for Year 7 and […]
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