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Ski Trip 24

In February Half Term, 10 students from NCW had a trip of a lifetime learning to ski in the glorious Italian Alps.  Setting off from NCW by minibus, spirits were sky high and the excitement levels off the roof. The students were giddy wondering who would fall over first or fall over the most! A

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Photo taken towards the stage during a rehearsal, there are 4 people in costume singing

“Please sir, may I have some more?”

Lionel Bart’s Oliver! The Musical Theatre Group have recently put on an outstanding production of “Oliver!” Based on the 1838 novel “Oliver Twist”, by Charles Dickens, Lionel Bart’s Oliver! tells us the story of orphan Oliver, who has been growing up in a workhouse in Victorian England. On escaping workhouse life, he finds himself amongst

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Mrs Molina holding the portrait.

International Women’s Day

Eliza Warrington International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate, commemorate and honour women’s accomplishments, raise awareness about gender disparities and discrimination, as well as promote global support for women. Today at NCW, we would like to pay tribute to Miss Eliza Warrington. Eliza was a philanthropist who lived at ‘The Belvedere’ on the eastern slope

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Image of clock with the time made out of clay beads for the Braille numbers

VICTA Art Competition 2024 success

Each year our charity partners VICTA  run a Braille Art Competition which is open to all young people with a vision impairment aged 0 to 29 years. The challenge this year was to create a piece of Braille art with the theme of ‘time’. Time is the 2024 theme for British Science Week and they

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Student Harley at his Work Experience placement with a technology company

New offer for Year 13+

We are delighted in be launching a new course as part of the bespoke Year 13+ offer. After Sixth Form, some students can benefit from an extra year at NCW to develop their skills and work towards their next steps into work or further education. Whilst we have always offered a 13+ programme, this new

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image of students, Michael Bibring and Louis Stephen, the Mayor of Worcester

Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

On Monday, NCW students Emma, Zander and Roman took part in the Worcestershire Interfaith Forum’s Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at the Guildhall. All three read a poem by Daniel Kenneth called ‘What is freedom?’. The readings and music from all the secondary schools in Worcester were moving and thought-provoking.  Michael Bibring, the son of a Holocaust

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Alejandro in front of the university exhibits

Alejandro takes part in a 6th Form Japan Day

NCW 6th Form Student Alejandro is keen linguist with a passion for all things Japanese! When the opportunity to attend a ‘Japan Day’ at the University College London came up, he was more than happy to attend and further his knowledge of Japan, the culture and the language. Alejandro has written the following about his

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photo of George and Ellie smiling whilst holding their puppets

Little Red Riding Hood Puppet Show by George and Ellie

This term, as part of the joint project with Stratford Girls’ School, Year 8 students Ellie and George have been working extra hard and  have produced this amazing puppet show.  The theme is Little Red Riding Hood and they will be performing the show in front of the  whole school very soon. 

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