On Monday 8th July a fantastic group of students graced the floors of Manor Walks Shopping Centre to perform a dance sensation; raising funds for some of our chosen charities. During the morning our South group made their way in the Cramlington sunshine, whilst the North group students jived their way after lunch. Performing hits… Read more »
How to balance writing your first novel and sitting your GCSEs – Lucy Powrie gives CLV students top tips on starting their journey as an author
Girls in y7 and y8 were treated to an inspirational talk from debut author, Lucy Powrie, whose first book, The Paper and Hearts Society, was published by one of the country’s leading publishers this week. Lucy is well-known as one of the top 10 book bloggers in the UK. At the age of 12, she… Read more »
End of season successes for our football teams
Our year 8 boys team played in the Northumberland Schools’ Cup Final at Newcastle University last Thursday. Their opponents Valley Gardens, who they had narrowly defeated in the National Cup earlier in the season, were a strong side looking to redress their previous cup defeat against CLV. A tight game saw both teams have chances… Read more »
Football School kicks off an amazing author event
From the moment they walked into the Hub, saw the giant goal at the front of the room and heard the Match of the Day theme tune, students knew they were in for an author event with a difference. On Friday we were privileged to host our first ever Football School – a completely interactive… Read more »
Badminton team battles hard at National Finals
Huge congratulations to the KS3 girls’ badminton squad who represented the school brilliantly in the National Schools Championship Finals this weekend. The girls progressed to the National Finals after winning both the County and Regional Tournaments earlier this year. The tournament took place at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes with schools from all… Read more »
Netball teams have a strong end to the season
Well done to our Year 9 and Year 11 netball teams on a strong end to the season. Having finished winners in their respective pools, both teams qualified for the finals. The year 11s had a great win against St Benet Biscops in their semi final and went on to meet a strong KEVI team… Read more »
Students succeed in local heat of National Mock Trial competition
Students from Years 8 and 9 recently took part in the first stage of a national mock trial competition. Held at Newcastle Law Courts our students competed against 11 local schools taking on various roles in a trial and trying a case against another school with the assistance of magistrates, legal advisers and other legal… Read more »