BOTTISHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE
October 2009 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Chair of Governors I am delighted to inform you that Mr Philip Hodgson has recently been elected as the Chair of Governors. Philip has been involved with the College for a number of years as a long-serving Governor. Mrs Hilda Buchanan was re-elected as Vice Chair. A full list of our Governors is available on the website.
Open Evening The autumn term is always an extremely busy one and this one has already been packed with many activities and achievements. One highlight was our annual Open Evening, which took place on 1st October; we welcomed large numbers of Year 6 pupils and their parents/carers to come and see us at work. We were delighted that hundreds of our own students chose to give up their evening to share their school with our visitors. The college was a hive of activity, ranging from energetic, practical demonstrations in PE, a simulated version of Antarctica in Geography to a poetry writing challenge in English. Visitors also had the chance to enjoy refreshments in our own Coffee Shop in the Project Area, which is run by students as part of their Catering course. Many thanks to all students and staff for helping to ensure that this was such a successful evening.
New Build Programme The new build programme continues to make very good progress and we are hoping that the Dining Room extension will be available for use shortly after halfterm. The new teaching block is due for completion by Easter 2010 and will contain: A purpose-built Special Educational Needs & Inclusion Unit A suite of classrooms for the English faculty A large multi-purpose space