Impington school pupil Erin Edwards represented England at roller hockey in the Eurockey Cup, held recently in the Costa Brava, Spain.
The Impington Village College (IVC) year 7 student took part in the Eurockey Fem15 – an all-female category of the tournament – with her club team, Ely & Chesterton United (ECU), playing up from her age group, alongside athletes up to 15 years old. Roller hockey or – rink hockey as it’s sometimes known – is a fast-paced, growing sport played on roller skates with a ball and hockey stick.
Erin has now been invited to travel to Portugal with an England Academy squad in 2024 for training and matches. Commenting on her sporting success, Erin said: “I love playing roller hockey, as it’s fun and fast and pretty much non-stop!”
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The Sunday Times award ranks schools and colleges based on examination results and IVC’s latest accolade follows a successful year for the College, in which it became the first UK state secondary school for students aged 11–18 years to offer three International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes.
(L-R) The winning students from Impington International College: Anjali S., James W., Izzy H.
IVC’s Principal Victoria Hearn described the Sunday Times award as “the culmination of a hugely successful year for the College”, saying it “highlights our commitment to going beyond academic achievements and placing emphasis on the holistic development of our students.”
A recent example of students’ non academic achievements was just last month, when Year 12 students from Impington International College were crowned the winners of the annual Rotary Youth Speaks public speaking competition, beating teams from The Leys, Chesterton Community College and Netherhall School. The team will go on to compete in the district final in March 2024.
Commenting on the win, Victoria Hearn, said: “Debate and discussion are nurtured by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and our students are looking forward to showcasing their skills at the district final next year.”
Cleaner to provide a high quality cleaning service for 3 hours per day Monday to Friday 15:00 – 18:00 supporting and assisting colleagues to achieve a clean and healthy environment for the school community. Term Time Only + 2 weeks. Apply before December 19, 2023
Caretaker to liaise closely and support the Campus Manager in his objective of ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running, presentation and management of the School site, ensuring a warm, clean, safe and secure environment for all authorised users of the site and visitors. To carry out daily Caretaker tasks, such as but not exhausted to, unlocking of the site, setting up of college activities, events, meetings and when necessary exams. To have effective communication with other staff. When necessary at the end of the day to ensure all buildings, doors and windows are secure, lights switched off, and security systems activated To carry out minor repairs and maintenance tasks. Apply before January 4, 2024
Teacher of Science (Key Stage 3-5) to start September 2023. Strong candidates from any specialism will be considered, but they are particularly interested in applicants with a background in Biology or Physics. Part time candidates are very welcome, and well supported, as they are one of eight schools in the UK to be a Flexible Working Ambassador School. ECTs will be nurtured and developed with an exemplary support package. They would, however, particularly welcome applications from teachers with at least two or three years’ experience who are looking for a new challenge and for the support and coaching needed to prepare for middle and senior leadership roles. Apply by April 17, 2023
Teacher of PE to start September 2023. In addition to the core PE curriculum, the successful candidate, will have the opportunity to teach two different courses at KS4, including GCSE PE, BTEC Sport, and IB Sport Science at KS5. An interest and ability to deliver IB Sports science at KS5 is highly desirable. They also have a scholarship programme in the sixth form for Football (in partnership with Norwich FC), Rugby (in partnership with Great Shelford R.F.C), Netball (in partnership with Serena Guthrie and Legacy Netball), and Handball (in partnership with Cambridge Handball Club). As part of sports scholarships, students benefit from expert coaching and bespoke training sessions, as well as the chance to compete at an elite level. Apply by April 24, 2023
Lead Practitioner Science (2nd in Department) to start September 2023 and contribute to the overall leadership of the faculty, delivering CPD and taking responsibility for a Key Stage, supported by a highly experienced faculty leader. Apply by April 17, 2023
Teacher of English (Key Stage 3-5) to start September 2023. Part time candidates are very welcome, ECTs will be nurtured and developed. They would, however, particularly welcome applications from teachers with at least two or three years’ experience who are looking for a new challenge and for the support and coaching needed to prepare for middle and senior leadership roles. Apply by April 17, 2023
Lead Practitioner Maths to start September 2023 and contribute to the overall leadership of the faculty, delivering CPD and taking responsibility for a Key Stage, supported by a highly experienced faculty leader. Apply by April 17, 2023
Cleaners to provide a high quality cleaning service for 3 hours per day. You will work as part of the school cleaning team, supporting and assisting colleagues to achieve a clean and healthy environment for the school community. Permanent, Part time 3 hours per day (15 hours per week). Flexible AM or PM to be worked outside of school hours Term Time Only + 2 weeks. Apply by April 3, 2023
Science Technicians to coordinate the use of practical resources and facilities and provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the Science curriculum. This is diverse role where you will support all science subjects from Key Stage 3 through to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the Sixth form. Part-time 20-25 hours per week term time only + 5 training days. Apply by March 7, 2023
Attendance Support Assistant to assist with the daily safeguarding checks to ensure all students are accounted for and updated on SIMS and to follow ‘unaccounted for’ procedures to ensure that the attendance officer is able to account for all students. Apply by February 27, 2023
Teacher of Visual Arts (Key Stage 3-5) to start September 2023. Visual Arts is a faculty which encompasses Fine Art, Photography and Film/Media, but offers an even wider range of extra-curricular activities, including ceramics, textiles, Manga and much more. All three courses are popular options at GCSE with exceptional outcomes, and both Visual Arts and Film are taught at IB with similar success. The department benefits from a range of external opportunities, including links to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Curwen Print Studio and a strong partnership with Cambridge TV. You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we embed the IB Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3, and become one of the first state schools in the UK to offer three IB programmes. Part time candidates are very welcome, ECTs will be nurtured and developed. They would, however, particularly welcome applications from teachers with at least two or three years’ experience who are looking for a new challenge and for the support and coaching needed to prepare for middle and senior leadership roles. Apply by February 20, 2023
