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Bottisham Village College is an inspirational and aspirational academy providing education for 11 – 16 year olds, situated between Cambridge and Newmarket.

Cambridgeshire
Joined November 2012
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#camp2018 all busses have safely arrived! The excitement is palpable!!!
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#camp2018 very quiet here!! Non stop singing so far! #itcominghome
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All gathered around the camp fire after a great first day! #bvc #7camp #makingmemories
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“The mighty, mighty Bottisham”. Year 7 camp draws to a close in the traditional style. See you tomorrow, guys.
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@bottishamvc
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BVC said farewell to Mr Alvey today after 32 years teaching at the college. We all wish him a long and happy retirement.
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@bottishamvc
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Year 7 camp: Day one ends with the traditional gathering around the campfire. Until tomorrow, folks.
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@bottishamvc
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Bacon rolls to set us up for the day after appreciating the morning chorus! #bvc #7camp #baconroll #morningcampers
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@bottishamvc
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Peace under the moonlight at last. Camp site silent and year 7s tucked up in tents. A wonderful first day comes to an end...roll on day 2. Mr Darling, Fox and Baker are ready for the sunrise undesired and unpopular wake up call. #camp2019
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@bottishamvc
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#camp2018 students waking to their own singing of it’s coming home!!! Students and staff have had an excellent sleep so looking forward to another fun day of activities! Now time for breakfast!
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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
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@bottishamvc
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#camp2018 electric atmosphere for the football!! Harry who...??!!
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@bottishamvc
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Students have had their evening meal and have started activity 1 of 20 they will do across the week. More photos to come this evening!
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Year 11 prefects have done an amazing job. All year 7 tents are up and ready for tomorrow. Camp 2019 is well and truly underway! #camp2019
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@bottishamvc
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This morning's sunrise over the college was too good not to share. What do you think? Enjoy half-term, one and all.
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Camp Fire time!!! What a way to finish the evening #camp2019
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All year 7 campers fed and ready for this evening's activities. #bvc #7camp #bangersandmash
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Blue skies are here again! #bvc #7camp #sun
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@bottishamvc
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#camp2018 students getting a viewing of the closing stages of France v Belgium after evening activities before camp fire!!! Big screen for England tomorrow sorted!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️😀
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@bottishamvc
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#camp2018 students wide awake and full of energy after their first night of camp ready for breakfast!
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#camp2018 students have had a lovely sausage and mash dinner to fuel ahead of two more evening activities and camp fire! Students are showing no signs of tiring!!!
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@bottishamvc
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3 years
How do you locate BVC teachers on a sporting trip? Follow the pink hats!
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@bottishamvc
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High ropes, Jacob's ladder and bushcraft are just some of the activities those staying at camp took part in today. #7camp
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@bottishamvc
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4 years
Congratulatory hugs in the family bubble...
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@bottishamvc
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Morning all! Welcome to updates of day 2 at camp. The sun is shining. Students have been fed for breakfast and now we are ready for another fantastic day. Half are off to Norwich and half doing activities on site! #camp2019
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Mr Baker starting the last camp fire with the traditional Bear Song. It just wouldn’t be camp without this song! #camp2019
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We have arrived at Wembley for @England v @UkraineFooty ! This is a special trip for not only our Y7s but our Ukrainian refugees seeing their national side. Students excited with kick off approaching
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Today we welcomed Sir Ian McKellen to BVC as part of #AntiBullyingWeek . Students & staff were enthralled by his inspirational talk about having confidence to be individual and embracing diversity. #stonewall
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@bottishamvc
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#camp2018 what a couple of hours! Students drowning the sorrows in typical Bottisham style at camp fire and a rendition of ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’!! Fantastic memories made once again tonight!
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All 5 coaches have safely arrived at camp. A very excited group ready to begin the day! #bvc #7camp
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On a hot day like today, what is better to do than abandon one's raft?
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A camp song before bed. "Everywhere we go-o, people always ask us..." #bvc #7camp #mightymightybottisham
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Good morning from Italy!
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Ready for camp fire!! Mr Darling has his pack of cards and the Y11 prefects are leading a song tonight...what could possibly go wrong!! #camp2019
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We have finally arrived at the hotel! Long long journey!
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Amazing snow!
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@bottishamvc
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Congratulations to Oli in Year 11, making his debut for The England U16 football team this week vs Italy. A fantastic acheivement.
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@bottishamvc
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Y7s on site having a fantastic morning abseiling, raft building, bushcraft and climbing. Students and Mr Melling trying to splash Mr Darling and Mr Berry was a highlight of the students! Norwich students are now switching activities! #camp2019
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@bottishamvc
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Our new year 7 students have made a fantastic start this morning: congratulations to them all!
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Challenging weather for year 7 this afternoon. We're proud of their resilience. Better weather to follow. #bvc #7camp #wetwetwet #soggy
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@bottishamvc
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Father Christmas delivering hampers to our community today. He looks suspiciously like Mr Darling, doesn’t he?
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@bottishamvc
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May we thank all students for their incredibly calm and supportive response today: their conduct made a huge difference the swift way in which the college was able to react to today’s incident. Thank you to parents for their patience and support.
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All camps have arrive at bushcraft!
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Encouraging each other to face our fears! #bvc #7camp #teamwork #proud
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Year 7s have just finished indulging in a scrumptious spag bol served with garlic bread. Students are now well fuelled for this evenings activites and camp fire. #camp2019
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Year 7 camp buses are poised to leave!
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@bottishamvc
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Well what an afternoon! On our way home from a fantastic day of Rugby. We will update you with an ETA home when closer to home. Students had an amazing time
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@bottishamvc
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Over the Easter break, Mr Darling has been busy overseeing the final phase of getting a fleet of bikes for the college through DfE funding and other support. These will be used within lessons and extended schools. This is a really exciting programme for all our students.
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@bottishamvc
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Year 7 camp: Tuesday evening’s gathering around the fire.
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@bottishamvc
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Well done to all our students engaging with their distance-learning on Google Classroom; there has been some excellent work done.👏
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#camp2018 students have enjoyed an authentic Spaghetti Bolognese with garlic bread followed by Choc Ices! Evening activities to start shortly after tent inspections
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@bottishamvc
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Sincere thanks to Daniel Stoodley and @greeneking for their kind donation of laptops to the college. Your support is genuinely appreciated by us all here in the BVC community.
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Hello campers! Hi-de-hi!! First y7 coaches are arriving. #camp2019
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We have made it in the ground! Look out for Mr Darlings pink hats!
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#camp2018 last camp fire tonight 🔥 students ready for lots of singing, celebrations and excitement!!
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Year 7 camp activities continue this evening.
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#camp2018 students ready for a full day of 6 activities! More photos and reports to follow later today!
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Year 7s have been treated to a special edition of Sausage Sizzler tonight as their first meal of the week. Followed by a seasonal ice cream bar in the sunshine! Ummm... tasty!! #camp2019
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What a game...what a finish! 2-1 England! It’s coming home and so are we... just leaving the ground now. Students absolutely buzzing! #wembley
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Year 7s enjoyed a lovely classic curry for dinner tonight. BBQ tomorrow!! #camp2019
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@bottishamvc
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Well that’s camp over for another year. What a fantastic week and camp it has been. Well done to all y7s for their amazing efforts this week-hopefully they will have made plenty of memories and want to come back in y11 as a prefect. Roll on Camp 2020... #camp2019
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#camp2018 All busses have now left the school! Y7 Camp here we come!!!!
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What a fabulous, uplifting, Leavers' day! It completely reflected everything we stand for as a school. A huge thank you and well done to everyone who organised and contributed to today, especially to Mr Lamb & Mrs Cook. Photos will be on our website early next week.
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@bottishamvc
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Year 7 students have made an excellent start this morning: great to see them. Thanks also to our House Captains who have come in a few days early to lead, assist and support our new students. #inspiring #caring #enriching
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Thank-you to our wonderful community for donating 25 devices, which are currently being refurbished for distribution to families. If you have a device you’d like to donate, please let us know or drop-in at reception.
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#camp2018 fantastic morning of activity on site! More to come later today. Students are working really impressively!
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#camp2018 lunchtime!!! Students enjoying their lunch after 2/6 activities!! Students loved getting Mr Darling wet kayaking this morning!!
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Half of the campers went to @uniofeastanglia today for swimming, korfball, craft and a visit to @SainsburyCentre #7camp
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Camp A have now seen their home for the week on the bushcraft trip.
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Mr Baker talks to his new year 7 recruits on The Principal’s Lawn. What a magnificent first day for them.
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Congratulations to Mr Gilbert and Mrs Eastwood, who have been presenting at The ResearchEd National Conference in London today. Basing much of their presentation on the work undergone at BVC these past years, both are passionate about whole-school curriculum development.
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#camp2018 Year 7 we are ready for you!! The Year 11s have done a fantastic job of putting up tents. Don’t forget your water bottle, sun cream and hat!
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@bottishamvc
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Students are pitching their tents for the evening.
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Congratulations to Oli, who has been playing in Croatia for the Wales U15 Football team over the past week. He competed against Finland and South Korea. Keep up the excellent work!
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Congratulations to a truly magnificent year group, as their Celebration Day comes to a close. All the staff and governors of BVC wish them every success for the future.
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Despite some campers starting very early this morning (sunrise was at 0400hrs), today's activities have got off to a great start on Year 7 Camp.
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Final night on the beach #Europe2019 #year8
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The sun is shining for Year 11 Leavers day! We've even had 2 unexpected visitors. Can you spot them?
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@bottishamvc
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As Open Evening comes to an end for 2022, we’d like to thank our community for coming out in force to visit us: it was lovely to meet you all.
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3...2...1....JUMP! #bvc #7camp #riverfun
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After a coach journey with many, many loud choruses of 'The Wheels on the Bus', Camp A have arrived at Bushcraft!
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Berlin walking tour is taking us past the Reichstag. Students impressing with their knowledge of history #berlin
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Aren’t the year 7s lucky to have such a fantastic team leading many of the on site activities! Thank you!! #camp2019
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A selection of photos from this afternoons activities. Students having a fantastic time. There was a nice refreshing watermelon snack between afternoon activities. #camp2019
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Mr Baker addressing year 7s as they reflect on another brilliant day. Tomorrow students switch activities with each other. #camp2019
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Some delays on our journey. Our students are being amazingly patient and are entertaining each other.
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Some amazing progress by our beginner skiers today!
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Bottisham ski team 2018!
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The moment after year 11 threw Miss Rankine in the river.
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#camp2018 students are finishing off their last activity of Camp 2018! Prefects have done an amazing job of putting away tents and equipment in record time! They are simply amazing! Keep following for posts on when coaches leave and ETAs!
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Last night’s final performance was incredible. We are so proud of all our amazing Wildcats! #hsm
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Year 8 Camp A had a great time this afternoon, using their newfound Wilderness First Aid skills to save their teachers from a terrifying plane crash! Luckily, they did choose to rescue us eventually...
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We are close to the Italian border. Lots of snow and traffic!
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Y7 activities in full flow this morning. Sun is shining. What a splendid day for camp activities. #camp2019
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One more morning, Mr Darling!
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We have arrived in Berlin. All happy students about to ride a double decker train! berlin
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6 years
#camp2018 last activities of the day underway!
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What a magnificent couple of days it has been meeting year 6 students. Parent and carers: you must be very proud of them, as they have been a credit to you all.
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