Melbourn Village College
Dec 30, 2015
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