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Hear from the Principal 12.01.21

Impington Village Virtual College Firstly, I would like to publicly thank all of the parents and guardians who have been in touch to share positive feedback on our transition to remote learning once again – we have been overwhelmed by positive messages and appreciate reading that all of our students are engaged with their learning from home. As always, our …

Protein Data Base Art Project 2020

Earlier in the year, some of our amazing 2019-20 GCSE Year 9 Art students, participated in the European Protein Data Base (PDBe) art and science project; a collaboration between Protein Bank in Europe, local schools and art societies, which aims to inspire the creation of artistic interpretations of biomolecules in the Protein Data Bank. Throughout the project our students learnt …

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Hear from the Principal 14.12.20

International Schools Award We’re excited to announce that IVC has been awarded Foundation level of the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of our work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the …

Impington Village College named top non-selective secondary school in East Anglia

Impington Village College has been announced as the top non-selective secondary school in East Anglia by the Sunday Times Parent Power 2021. In addition to this outstanding accolade, the College, located on the outskirts of Cambridge, is the highest ranked state school outside of Essex in the region. The national ranking also shows that Impington Village College is the third …

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Hear from the Principal 30.11.20

Sunday Times Parent Power 2021 We are so proud to be named as the top non-selective secondary school in East Anglia by the Sunday Times Parent Power 2021. In addition to this outstanding accolade, we were also the highest ranked state school outside of Essex in the region, and our national ranking shows that we are the third non-selective school …

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Hear from the Principal 16.11.20

COVID-19 Update We have approximately ten students in our Sixth Form who have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are experiencing symptoms. As a precautionary measure and to minimise transmission in the wider College, we have isolated approximately 40 Sixth Form students across BTEC Sport, BTEC Performing Arts and our football programme. These students are accessing a combination of live …

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Hear from the Principal 02.11.20

COVID-19 Update In light of the government’s announcement on Saturday and further advice and support from Public Health England, we are making a number of changes in College from 5 November to maximise the safety of our College community. We have put together a Sway here with key updates and also updated our full risk assessment, but the key changes …

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Hear from the Principal 12.10.20

This week in College This week on Thursday we will be holding a Parent Forum via Zoom, from 8.30 until 9.00am. We have had lots of questions submitted already for the session, which will focus on general updates and a recap on our COVID-19 measures. Our plan is to run these forums a minimum of once per half term, and …

Guest post: The pastoral curriculum

By Leah Cooper, Assistant Principal/SENCO This post is designed to give you an insight into our new pastoral curriculum, including what it is and how we intend to use it to support student’s progress. What is the pastoral curriculum and why change? We know that the best place for young people to learn and make progress is in class with …

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Hear from the Principal 29.09.20

IVC Virtual Open Evening This week we are hosting our first Year 6 Virtual Open Evening. If you have friends and family who are in Years 5 or 6 then please encourage them to sign up via Eventbrite here. There are a range of presentations and Q&A sessions, as well as a content-packed Microsoft Sway. Six new subjects on offer …