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Parents Skydive for New College Worcester

Parents, Max Keam and Adam Baker, have signed up for a 10,000ft tandem Skydive in June and have got off to a flying start with their fundraising! Max’s son, Len, and Adam’s son, Roman, both started at New College Worcester last September as year

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logo for eye care we care

Eye Care We Care Campaign

New College Worcester has launched their annual campaign, Eye Care We Care.  The campaign runs throughout May 2021 and aims to draw attention to a wide range of issues surrounding blindness and vision impairment whilst raising funds to support the students’ education and well-being.

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VICTA Apptastic competition logo, as part of the VICTA Science Fair

AnyStyle is Apptastic

Budding digital guru and Year 10 student Daniel came as runner up in the VICTA Apptastic competition, where he designed and put forward his own app for the vision impaired community! Apptastic, a competition ran by VICTA in partnership with Microsoft and City, University

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Super Scientists!

In the lead up to British Science Week in March, students at NCW have been conducting their own experiments whilst at home – channelling their inner Scientist!

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A grey Squirrel munching on a fat ball and some apple!

Winter Wildlife Watch

With our NCW campus being so pleasantly located in the midst of the Worcestershire countryside, it is a prime location for lots of creatures and critters to pay us a visit!

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Amelie bakes Toad in the Hole

Waking Day Curriculum

With each of our students having a personalised programme of learning, we are able to balance academic education alongside the need to develop important skills for independence so that the learning becomes lifelong. As a residential setting, we offer a Waking Day Curriculum meaning

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Student stood with interactive cane outside school

WeWALK

We are delighted to be trialling the latest cane technology by WeWalk, an organisation founded by graduates who are transforming VI aids through Artificial Intelligence technology. WeWalk’s Smart Cane comprises of an attachment which fits on top of any white cane and uses built-in

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Student saying thank you to staff at NCW

Roots and Wings

Students and parents have come together to record a heartwarming video to thank all staff at NCW for their work with young people during a very unprecedented year! Leo’s mum, Hannah, said: “What a year 2020 has been… The children at NCW are incredibly

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A wreath by Year 7 student Len

Deck the corridors!

With the need to spread Christmas cheer throughout school more than ever this year, we launched a competition for students and staff from all departments to create their own Christmas wreath!

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