Congratulations to our Year 13 students who received their A Level results today. We are extremely proud of their hard work and dedication over the last two years and they should be very proud of their achievements. Despite recent changes to A Levels our results have improved from last year with 51% of our students… Read more »
Best-selling author Cathy Cassidy visited CLV last week as part of the promotional tour for her latest book, Sami’s Silver Lining. Cathy talked about the inspiration behind her books and her writing process – which involves a lot of daydreaming! Cathy also showed students how she uses mood boards to collect her ideas for new… Read more »
Girls in y8 and y9 were treated to an author event with the prize-winning Irish author, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. Sarah writes poignant and big-hearted stories about family and friendships. Her newest book, The List of Real Things, follows two sisters who have lived with their mad uncle since the death of their parents. Bee, the… Read more »
Our year 7 students took part in a powerful drama performance at the Northumberland Miners’ Picnic at Woodhorn recently. The group had been involved in a major creative writing project looking at the devastating impact of the First World War on a small mining community in Ashington. The project was organised in conjunction with the… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome author Laura Steven this week to talk about her experiences as a writer and run a workshop with some of our year 10 English students. Laura talked about her experiences in writing for different mediums, from her recently published book to half hour TV scripts, and how to build ideas… Read more »
Changes to the data protection regulations come into force on Friday 25 May 2018. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the result of four years of work by the EU to bring data protection legislation into line with new, previously unforeseen ways that data is now used. Currently, the UK relies on the… Read more »
Congratulations to Callum Picton who has gained a place at SA Performing Arts (formerly Sage Academy) to study and develop his Performing Arts skills, after completing his GCSE’s, this summer. Callum has been part of CLV’s Music and Theatre productions since joining us in year 7 and has taken on a variety of roles over… Read more »