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Shortlisted for Natspec Awards 2021!

We are thrilled to announce that the college has been shortlisted for two Natspec Awards! The Natspec Awards aim to recognise and celebrate excellent practice in the specialist further education sector. They promote innovation, continuous improvement, and raise standards across …
24th March 2021

Canine Therapy

VPC were delighted to start Canine Therapy last week, which is now going to be available to students across the college. Pets as therapy can provide a range of benefits to the health, emotional wellbeing and mental health of our …
9th March 2021

Move for Ramadan

Our students and staff are continuing on their cross-college competition to walk enough steps to be the equivalent of walking to Mecca by Ramadan! Last week we had an incredible week and the competition has really opened up, any centre …
8th March 2021

World Book Day

On Thursday 4th March students at Orchard Hill College chose to celebrate World Book Day. Some students did a multi-sensory celebration, where they were transported through a web of literary classics from ‘Moby Dick’, to ‘Space Odyssey’. The books were …
5th March 2021

National Careers Week 2021

It is National Careers Week 2021 and to celebrate we wanted to showcase some of the opportunities available through our WorkStart courses. All our courses provide opportunities for students to gain work experience in their chosen area, while gaining employability …
4th March 2021

Contributing to the local community

Gabriel, a student from Lomond House has been working hard towards his employment targets. He has spent a lot of time working with the Caretaker at the centre by gritting the college ramp and surrounding areas around the college, which …
26th February 2021

Donations to the local food bank

Staff and students have been donating food to centres over the past few weeks. Last week, students Daniel and Kyle from VPC went to the Merton Food Bank and delivered all the food donations. Daniel said “it is great to …
15th February 2021

Happy National Apprenticeship Week

We are thrilled to be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week this week with some exciting news from some of our apprentices. We were pleased to have a new apprentice who joined us this month and is working at Bedelsford School. Joe’s …
12th February 2021

Great work from our sixth form students

Sixth Form students from Wyvern House have been working hard on their weekly topic of Mental Health. The theme was to coincide with the “Walking to Mecca” challenge that staff and students are taking part in across the college, and …
9th February 2021

Alexa helping out at home

Student, Evie from Wyvern House is able to use Alexa at college and home as part of her independent living skills. She has benefited by setting Alexa for alarms to encourage her to drink her milkshake within a time period …
8th February 2021

Transferring skills from college to home

Lauren, a student from VPC has been working really hard this term on her independent living skills within the college, such as staying safe in the kitchen, cooking and cleaning. Unfortunately Lauren has had to self-isolate at home due to …
3rd February 2021

Students and staff get moving for Ramadan

Students and staff continue to find innovative ways to keep their spirits up and stay connected with each other and their community during lockdown. This term we have a cross-college competition to walk enough steps to make it all the …
1st February 2021