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Student of the Year
We were delighted to learn from Cambridge Regional College that Tom Borrowdale, Year 10, had been voted ‘Most improved student’ from all the schools that participate in the College’s… read more
29 Apr 08
Pop Idol 2008...
...is Amy Fallon (right), Year 7, who won the day against 9 other contestants to take this year’s much-coveted title, singing the Amy McDonald number ‘Mr Rock and Roll’.
Amy… read more
28 Apr 08
Sawston Village College Students Come Top In ‘Real-Life' Job Interviews
Sawston Village College students, John Baslington and George Newnham, both aged 16, have been awarded personal hard hats by local construction company Morgan Ashurst as prizes for coming top… read more
07 Apr 08
Congratulations to our Year 7 Footballers
Our A Team won the 14-team tournament after coming top of the qualifying group that included Bottisham, Parkside, Melbourn, Soham and Bassingbourn. They played the final against Comberton… read more
27 Mar 08
SVC set to become a Science College
I am delighted to be able to share with you the very positive news that the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has approved our business plan to become a specialist Science… read more
27 Mar 08
A visit to Pembroke College, Cambridge
A group of our pupils had the opportunity recently to visit Pembroke College and gain an insight into life at the University.
They had a wonderful day: they were allowed access to the rare… read more
27 Mar 08
Parental travel survey
Thank you very much to those parents who returned the travel survey sent out recently by Mr Russell. He undertook the survey in response to the need to submit a travel plan to the Local Authority.
It… read more
27 Mar 08
The Stapleford cycle crossing
Those of our pupils – hardy souls; it was bone-chillingly cold – who cycle to the school from Shelford and Stapleford were somewhat bemused recently to find me standing with a group… read more
27 Mar 08
Congratulations to Niall Folbigg
Niall is the Team Captain of the Cambridgeshire County Shooting Team. He has recently won a scholarship to allow him to join the Uner-18 England Shooting Team to represent his country in Canada… read more
27 Mar 08
Congratulations to George Schwiening
In January Georgina took part in her first ever cross-country race (the Cambridgeshire qualifiers) as a fun day out with the Cambridge Triathlon Club. She was shocked to come in 7th and win a… read more
15 Mar 08
Pupils in recycling protest to Council
Some representatives from our School Council presented a petition to South Cambridgeshire District Council calling for more recycling facilities on the school's site.
We were very proud of our… read more
18 Feb 08
Good News for the Cinema Project!
South Cambridgeshire District Council recently awarded a £17,500 capital grant to the Sawston Village College Cinema Project. This money will be used to support the purchase of some… read more
15 Feb 08
Congratulations to Sawston Youth Drama
Sawston Youth Drama deserve congratulations on an outstanding performance of 'Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'. The show ran for 5 days - a marathon by anyone's standards - from… read more
12 Feb 08
Change of Specialism
We have been a Technology College now since 1995. This has brought the school significant extra funding to support the teaching and development of Design Technology, Science, Mathematics… read more
04 Feb 08
New school in Trumpington
You may already be aware that there is a new school, eventually for 750 pupils, proposed as part of the significant building programme in the Trumpington area.
We are keen to secure the future… read more
04 Feb 08
Former pupil becomes canoeing instructor
Ex-pupil Becca Nunn, who left Sawston in July of last year, has become one of the youngest qualified canoeing coaches in the country. She is currently a member of the Cambridge Canoe Club.… read more
25 Jan 08
A new logo for John Huntingdon's Charity
Congratulations to Erin Kelly, who won the competition to design a new logo for this wonderful local charity. Erin's design pleased the trustees with its simplicity and relevance to their work… read more
12 Jan 08
Bikes for Africa
We received this letter of thanks from Derek Balcombe, Operations Manager of Re-cycle East, thanking all those, particularly Year 9, who managed to gather some 200 bicycles for shipment to Africa.… read more
11 Jan 08
Former pupil finds his dream job
TOTTENHAM Hotspur have come to Sawston for their latest signing - and Harry Boxell is likely to get some time on the pitch straight away.
The 20-year-old groundsman for Sawston Parish… read more
03 Jan 08
Read about our cinema project
You may already be aware that we are working hard to bring cinema back to our village. From 1932 – 1977, our Youth Centre was actually the village cinema. We are very keen to reinstate… read more
13 Dec 07