Inspiring, nurturing and empowering young people with a vision impairment.

Author: Charlotte Veasey

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An actioned packed week for years 7 and 8!

Years 7 and 8 have had an actioned pack week filled with exciting activities and adventures! From paddle boarding, bushcraft skills to bowling – they have done it all!  On Monday morning, students from years 7 and 8 embarked on a 4-day programme of

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Have you seen the NCW allotment?

Green-fingered Year 8 student Lawson, has been working hard at creating an amazing allotment within the NCW grounds.  As part of his thematic course, Lawson decided to create a vegetable garden, greenhouse, and even a sensory garden area within the grounds of NCW. Using

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Year 9 Residential Trip

Speedboats, jetty jumping, rock climbing, waterfalls and canoeing…just a few of the activities Year 9 recently conquered on their 4-day residential trip to The Outward Bound Trust Centre in  Aberdovey. Earlier this term, Year 9 enjoyed a 4 day residential trip that they will

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Readathon success for NCW students, staff and parents

NCW students, staff and parents have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the Read for Good Readathon this term. Read for Good, motivates children to read for fun because they know that loving reading changes lives. For children in hospital, books and stories are particularly important

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‘The Sound of Music’

Recently a group of students were lucky enough to go to ‘The Sound of Music’ at The Swan Theatre in Worcester. Rahel and Isy have written a marvellous review: Last Tuesday we went to the Swan Theatre to see The Sound of Music. We

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London Marathon 2023

On Sunday the 23rd of April, a group of students and staff got up very early and travelled to London to watch the TCS 2023 London Marathon. Our friends at VICTA, a charity supporting young people with vision impairment, kindly invited NCW students and

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New tandem bike thanks to Women on Wheels

In October this year, Women on Wheels held Worcestershire’s first ever all female cycling sportive with the aim to raise enough money to buy and maintain a tandem bike for the students here at NCW. The students at the college LOVE cycling and can

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Charity Dinner in aid of NCW

Last Thursday evening, our friends at Browns at the Quay, kindly supported by Anja Potze, hosted an amazing charity dinner in aid of NCW.  Everyone was treated to a glass of fizz on arrival where NCW students Ilya and Mustafa, enjoyed meeting the guests

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Funding secured for a classroom refurbishment

We are excited to announce that thanks to the Vinchel Foundation, we are able to continue with our classroom refurbishment programme at NCW.  The Vinchel Foundation is a charitable trust that specifically funds projects linked to blindness and vision impairment. Last month we had

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