BOTTISHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE
April 2009 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Welcome to the Easter Newsletter. Once again you will find it full of details outlining wide ranging achievements by Bottisham students. In recent weeks it has been particularly pleasing to receive positive feedback on our students from many different sources. One such example would be a completely unsolicited letter from a temporary member of the catering staff, who commented on the positive attitudes shown by our students: “Without fail your pupils were always polite, courteous and a pleasure to serve.� The feedback from colleagues in our partner primary schools about our students who took part in the West Road Concert was also extremely complimentary, both in terms of the talents and attitudes of the Bottisham students involved. There are many other examples that could be cited and all students are to be congratulated. Building Programme As the term draws to a close, we are finalising arrangements for the beginning of the building programme which will commence after Easter. Over the holidays, we will be moving out of the existing mobiles and into the new ones situated at the Bottisham village end of our site. Students will be informed about any room changes that are necessary and also about the appropriate safe routes to access the mobiles whilst the building work is being completed. All such details will be available on the college website prior to the start of the summer term. Inevitably, this building programme will create some challenges for us, but we are confident that by working in partnership with our contractors, any disruption will be kept to a minimum. We remain excited about the benefits to all students that these improved facilities will offer. Uniform We are delighted with the improvements that we have seen during this academic year, with a vast majority of students now wearing the correct uniform. In light of this improvement we have reviewed the sanctions for that very small minority of students