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Congratulations to Yellow School, who are the proud winners of the overall Schools Cup for 2017-18 ! The Schools Cup is awarded to the School which accumulates the most points over the whole year: this includes for example praise points (minus behaviour points), points for inter-tutor competitions in sport and other subjects, and Sports Day points. Like most traditional “house” […]
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This year’s Annual Clyst Vale Awards were presented at the end of year assembly on Friday, 13th July. The awards for 2017-18 are as follows Maddy Ross (Y12) was awarded the Citizenship Shield for many years promoting Amnesty International and human rights, and especially for her campaign which reached the national press about the challenges facing women cricketers in Devon. This […]
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Earlier this month, Molly Dart (Year 11) captained the England under-16 rounders team to a splendid victory over Wales. The picture shows Molly and team-mates with the trophy.
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We have been very fortunate to have on loan a series of panels telling the story of Exeter’s role in the First World War, kindly offered to us by Dr Julia Neville. Our Learning Support Team has been brilliant in providing us with a base to display these eight panels. The stories are about the seven hospitals set up in […]
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Clyst Vale has been approved for the Bronze level of the Rights Respecting School Award ! This is a fantastic recognition of our commitment to human rights and citizenship over the years, and huge credit goes to Miss Watt for her energetic leadership, supported by Mrs Battishill and a steering group of staff and students. We will press on to […]
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Our friends from Great Torrington came back to Clyst Vale to talk about life during the English Civil War. Once again the student behaviour was brilliant. Some comments from year 8 include Martha Bolt 8YMBr “The English Civil War day was amazing. As a year 8 student I found the day very inspiring. I thought I knew a lot about […]
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For the rest of the summer term, students are no longer required to wear ties. The hot weather is set to continue, Sports Day and The Big Day Out do not require ties anyway, so the ties can be washed and safely put away until Wednesday 5th September…… Our uniform code has always been pragmatic, so there is never any […]
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Yesterday evening Year 13s enjoyed their alternative ‘prom’ dinner at ‘On the Waterfront’ on Exeter’s Quay. They were joined by subject teachers and the Post 16 team and it was a great opportunity to celebrate the end of their exams. It was a brilliant evening and all involved had a great time. We wish the Class of 2018 all the […]
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(I defy anyone of a certain vintage to read this title without getting the chorus from Elvis Costello’s classic “Oliver’s Army” stuck in their head ! The upbeat, positive music is wholly in keeping with the attitude and activities of our student eco-group, although there is no other link to the song.) The photo here shows them planting and seed-scattering in […]
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Congratulations to this year’s B&V stars who have been nominated for their positive and mature attitude to learning. Well done!!! Pictured below is a group of students with their certificates. Ms Brotherton Head of B & V
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