INTER-SCHOOL SPORT FIXTURES There are a large number of fixtures organised at all age levels in the major sports of rugby, hockey, rowing, cross-country, athletics and cricket. We have an amazing fixture lists featuring some of the top public schools in the country such as Shrewsbury, Warwick and Repton as well as local state schools. Some of these fixtures take place on Games afternoons but the majority take place on Saturdays or Sundays or at other times outside school hours. Chess, basketball, badminton, golf and tennis matches and competitions are also available to students on a regular basis.
AN OUTWARD-LOOKING COMMUNITY The school has a long established tradition of supporting both local and national charities. This is done on a regular basis through form or year group charity efforts. Students, led by the School Charity Captain and their team, raise up to £15,000 per annum with diverse activities such as 'Vesey's Got Talent', sleep-outs for the homeless, Sport Relief and our Annual Artsfest.
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE! At BVGS, there are plenty of opportunities to perform. We hold competitions such as Vesey’s Got Talent, the V Factor and the House Music and Debating competitions. We debate at a local and national level from the Sutton Schools Debating Competition to the Rotary’s Youth Speaks, from the English Speaking Union Mace to the Oxford University Debating Competition. Drama also flourishes here. 2014 saw us put on an excellent production of Grease, as well as excerpts from Bugsy Malone. We look forward to more exciting productions next year. We believe all students have an entitlement to perform. Year 7 hold an annual Performance Evening where they showcase the work they have done in the Creative Curriculum: drama, creative writing and music.
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