Melbourn Village College

May 2013

School inspection1- 4 Grades : 4 CategoriesAchievement, Quality of Teaching, Behaviour & Safety of pupils, Leadership & Management

MVC achieved Grade 2 – ‘Good’ in all 4 categories an improvement on previous report.

The ACT project contributed to this improvement in the area of our provision of Spiritual, Moral, Social &

Cultural education.

Spring and Summer Terms 2013

MVC have ambitions to become an ‘Outstanding’ schoolMVC works towards joining

The Comberton Academy Trust4 schools and a 6th form college working together

The Comberton Academy Trust• ‘Good’ is not enough! – want MVC to be

outstanding• Leadership at MVC have been considering how

to best achieve this• On September 1st 2013, MVC became a part of

the Comberton Academy Trust

The driving purpose in all of our Academies is ‘Excellence for All’.

This is embodied in our 5 core principles.

Principle 1 : ExcellenceThe highest of educational standards

Principle 2 : ComprehensiveExcellence must be for every individual pupil

Principle 3 : Henry Morris Each college must be at the heart of its local

community and serve it well

Principle 4 : Partnership Each Academy must seek to work with others for

mutual benefit

All are better off due to working together

Principle 5 : InternationalThere must be an international dimension

to the work of each school

June 2013 MVC ACT School Launch

June 4th Presentation to Staff June 24th and 25thACT Assemblies

Whole School Teaching Staff Support Staff

July 2013MVC ACT WIDER ENGAGEMENT

8 Cluster Primary SchoolsACTivate Arts Days July 1st and July 15th

Lead Partner Visiting Artist Marie-Luce Gillet 2nd-5th July

MVC ACT Project LaunchJuly 5th 2013

Member of European Parliament Mr. Richard Hewitt

Community leaders Whole school – staff and students

Family membersPresentation and Performances

ACTivities

What does community mean?

Key research question Central to ACT at MVC Leading to Melbourn Parish Council support and

the Melbourn Magazine post card initiative

ACTivities Week8-12 July 2013

Whole school activity School groups off timetable

out and thinking abouthow to make where we live a better place to live

and visit

ACT Summer & Summer School

Presage Training MVC first ACT claim process

Melbourn Village College

An Academy of the

Comberton Academy Trust A Common Territory

Structural links with other schools will help with sharing the project

Two new schools in addition to the stART network Cambourne Village College and

the Voyager AcademyThe Trust aims resonate with those of the ACT

project and give greater weight and reach to the Partnership

AUTUMN ACTs

ACT CENTRAL School Council and students take the leadACT embedded in the curriculumACT community connections

• MAYD – Melbourn Area Youth Development • Celebrating Ages Tea Parties• Rail Users Group and British Legion• Shape your Place County Council

2014ACT cross border connections

Jazz meets Classics Visualisation of Sound

WW1 Commemoration School Visit to the Somme Battlefields

Noyes Fludde

On going at MVC The Big ACT

MVCO The BIG Band

ACT Singers GroupsStaff ACT

Programme of ACT Concerts

THE BIG ACT • MVCO• MVC Big Band• Four Singing groups + staff choir• Autumn Concert