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Film Studies: The New Media Mr Thurlbourn explores the new GCSE course which starts at SVC this September. What is Film Studies? Put simply, a study of films. However, rather than passively watching them for entertainment, as we all do, students will be developing their analytical skills across a wide range of films that span …
Most students in school are happy to go about the business of attending school, completing homework to the best of their ability, and indulging in the odd hobby or two out of school - air cadets, cycling, or football. Not so, for Sophie Mattoli in Year 10 at SVC. She has her sights set on …
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Keeping to the shadows of the tall characterless buildings, I cautiously make my way home; way past curfew. I try to be light on my feet, so footsteps don't echo off of the concrete walls. I dare not breathe, and can feel the beat of my heart pounding in my head. The streets are deserted, …
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini While it may not be as well known as the author’s debut novel, The Kite Runner, I think my first recommendation deserves just as much praise and admiration. Centred around two very different women (Laila and Mariam), we are taken on a journey which spans the length of …
You may have heard of the youth strikes for climate recently; for example, on the 15th of March, 1.5 million young people went on strike from school in order to show their aversion to how the world’s climate is struggling, and how governments are taking little to no action to change this. This movement was …
Many students struggle to decide what they want to be when they leave school and it’s even harder to bring your own passion into a career that will one-day need to pay the bills. For a group of year 8 students though, it’s a little bit easier to imagine with the Young Author Project. The …
The annual SVC musical again took place at the end of January, this year showcasing ‘High School Musical’. The childhood favourite portrayed by SVC students was a showstopper; most of the nights sold out, with all the seats filled. Mr K even mentioned that it was ‘the best school production he had ever seen’, and …
The same question is posed every year: what is world book day? What is its purpose? Is it just celebrating books? Back for the 21st year, marked in more than 100 countries, World Book Day is more than just about books: it is an essential opportunity for children at primary and secondary school to engage …
Following on from our hugely successful first Soham’s Got Talent competition in 2017, on 29th November, the PAC auditorium was sold-out for the latest offering of talent from Soham Village College. After the first auditions in the week before the contest, it became evident that the competition would be fierce this year. It was a …
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