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  • Carnegie Medal Winner Tia Fisher Inspires Year 9 Students at Ely College

    Published 25/04/25

    Ely College was honoured to welcome Tia Fisher, acclaimed author and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice medal for 2024, for a special visit with Year 9 students.

    The event, organised by Librarian Anne Shaw, was a highlight of the spring term and formed part of the College’s wider efforts to promote reading and creative writing across the curriculum.

    Tia Fisher, whose award-winning young adult novel Crossing the Line has received national acclaim, spoke to students about her writing journey, the inspiration behind her work, and why she feels that connecting through creative writing is so important.

    Crossing the Line is a novel in verse aimed at teenage readers, using concrete poetry to explore complex issues and emotions. It was inspired by the true story of Tia’s friend’s son who became involved with a drugs gang.

    Celebrated as outstanding and important, the novel won the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice 2024, the UKLA Award 11-14+ category 2024, was Children’s Book of the Week in The Times and is in the 2024 Reading for Empathy Collection.

    Tia’s talk was followed by a lively Q&A session and a book signing. Selected students with a passion for creative writing were invited to a writing workshop after the event, where they explored writing concrete poetry of their own.

    Principal, Simon Warburton, said: “It was a privilege to host Tia Fisher at Ely College. Her visit created a real buzz amongst our students and staff. We have a fabulous reading and writing culture here at Ely, and we’re passionate about providing positive memorable experiences for our students.

    “Tia’s words and experiences brought the world of literature to life in a way that truly inspired our young people. A huge thanks to Mrs Shaw, Mrs Clark-Hope and the rest of our hard-working English department for organising such a fantastic opportunity and sharing their passion for creative writing with our students.”

    For more information about Tia Fisher and her work, visit https://www.tiafisher.com.

       

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  • Year 8 Science Fair

    Published 22/04/25

    Welcome back - great to see happy smiley faces this morning after a relaxing break. Huge thanks to our various teams who were working hard over Easter to hand over the refurbished Needham's Tower and ready it for Bishop Laney Sixth Form moving in - more on this soon!

    For now its great to look back on what a fantastic Spring term we all had. As well as a successful Ofsted visit and loads of trips, we held our annual Year 8 Science Fair!

    Their experiments and presentations were a big success again this year, with a great number of parents turning out to view the hard work students' put into their projects.

    The top two projects will be selected to attend the Meridian Trust Science Festival Competition next half term. We look forward to seeing where Ely College places within the InterTrust competition!

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  • Year 11 Mental Wellbeing day

    Published 04/04/25

    What a gorgeous sunny day to celebrate the end of term and to enjoy our Year 11 Wellbeing Day! Preparing them for those all important final few weeks ahead, we welcomed 'Fix Up', who came in to run a fun and interactive assembly. They confirmed how wonderful our students are...

    The rest of the off-timetable day saw a variety of activities for students to be involved in – textiles stitching, dancing, clay pot making, mindfulness, boxercise, reading, creative writing, African drumming and the Ely MHST team came in to share ways in which to deal with different and sometime difficult thoughts.

    Thank you to all the staff that ran sessions and made the day happen – and thank you to our lovely Year 11s for getting involved and enjoying the day. Hoping everyone has a restful break and Year 11: YOU GOT THIS when we all come back! #year11matters #wellbeingmatters - with Meridian Trust

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  • Aberdovey Trip 2025

    Published 01/04/25

    We are so proud of our recent Silver Mark Award with the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom and one of our favourite annual trips organised by Meridian Trust is the welsh wonder that is 'The Aberdovey Trip'! Yet again, it did not disappoint!

    We took twelve Year 8 / 9s to the outward bounds centre in Aberdovey, Wales where they embraced all the weather conditions of Snowdonia and every challenge that came their way.

    All the students involved had a brilliant time making the most of the opportunities to try and do new things; activities some of them they have never have done before, pushing themselves beyond limits they thought they could reach. Amazing work, thank you to the Trust and all the staff for taking them!

    #extendingtheboundariesoflearning

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  • Bishop Laney visit Cambridge Colleges

    Published 31/03/25

    Cambridge Colleges Catchup: Earlier this month Y12 got to visit St John's College in Cambridge and explore their stunning 'Old Library' and have taster lectures in Humanities and STEM subjects.

    A week later, Bishop Laney students had a fantastic day at the student-led conference on medical technology at Abbey College Cambridge. Such an inspirational day!

    One of our Y13 students was praised by professors and keynote speakers for raising the question of equality vs equity in AI advancements; asking how we can roll out what researchers have learnt at Addenbrooke's Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to lower income countries. Thank you to both colleges for having us. #extendingtheboundariesoflearning - with Meridian Trust

          

        

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  • 'Mother Tongue Other Tongue' multilingual poetry competition

    Published 27/03/25

    Wonderful to see our EAL (English as an additional language) students and their teacher gain the recognition their commitment and hard work deserves! Eight of our EAL students were nominated and shortlisted for the 'Mother Tongue Other Tongue' multilingual poetry competition and two were winners in their age categories!

    They attended the award ceremony last week at Murray Edwards College Cambridge and the winners confidently read their poems to a packed auditorium. All eight students are now published poets in the Routes into Languages East Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2024 Anthology.

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    'Mother Tongue Other Tongue' is a multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK. It is run by the University of Cambridge and the Routes into Languages Project which aims to celebrate languages, culture and to give the students the opportunity to appreciate their heritage, using poetry.

    Joelle Taylor, a poet supporting the competition said:

    “Some people use words as border patrols. Some use words as passports. Others use words as fences. Mother Tongue Other Tongue uses words as bridges”.

          

      

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  • Stunning success at Salon Skills Showcase!

    Published 25/03/25

    Students put their best foot forward last week at our 'Salon Skills Showcase' and we all took a step back in time with them!

    Such a brilliant event in our calendar and one that brings our sixth form community together with main school to inspire and spur students on in their studies! From Greek goddesses to the swinging 1940's and the rocking 80's; students showcase hair and beauty skills on the catwalk as well as their interpretations of era-fashions.

    It was an emotional farewell for our current Year 13s who have participated each year and are passing on the mantle, as many of the current Year 11s are set to join Bishop Laney in it's new home come September! A fantastic event, well done to all involved πŸ‘

      

        

      

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  • Congratulations to our Bronze Award Industrial Cadets

    Published 20/03/25

    Congratulations to Industrial Cadets!
    Several Year 9 students have been working towards their Bronze Industrial Cadets Awards with EDT. Their latest brief was to design 'a Theme Park for the Future' and the students had sustainability on the top of their agenda. After weeks of hard work, they completed their presentation in front of a panel of six expert engineers and answered questions about their project ‘on the spot’. They also produced a detailed and lengthy report with the final design attached.

    The students have worked really hard on this project that has taught them lots of different skills; teamwork, oracy skills for presenting, writing a technical report, using AI tools to their advantage and so much more. They are going to a celebration event in June at the University of Cambridge, where they will be presented with their awards and certificates. We look forward to seeing more from our new Industrials Cadets!

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  • Congratulations to the Design Ventura Winners!

    Published 20/03/25

    Congratulations to the Design Ventura Winners!
    Set by the Design Museum in London and sustainability company NoPla, the brief this year was to design a product to help families ‘make change’. As an internal, Inter-House competition over 50 of our Year 10 students presented their work for consideration. Students had to come up with a design, research it, cost it and ensure the whole product and idea fit the brief. The winning team were ‘Be Better’ who created a set of cards with prompts on them to help families make a positive difference to the world, themselves and others. We had several students who came as runners up/highly commended and 2 prizes awarded for best prototype and best presentation.

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  • Ely College WINS Lasercutter & Training worth over Β£5k!

    Published 20/03/25

    We are so honored to have won this AMAZING and hugely GENEROUS prize. Students are already making great use of the laser cutter and to see their winning designs brought to life was an amazing experience!

    Technology Teacher Becky Leatherland commented: "With this laser cutter, we can introduce more students to CAD at a younger age, demonstrating its benefits and enhancing their studies. It will also equip them with valuable skills for the future and enable them to use up-to-date software.”

    Thanking HPC Laser on behalf of the school community she added: "I think this was a fantastic competition. I am so proud of the students and how hard they have worked, not just with their initial ideas but also in developing them into the finished products.”

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  • Open Evening with Eastern Education Group

    Published 20/03/25

    Ely College Community Education are so pleased to launch their new partnership with the Eastern Education Group. Offering new courses for Summer 2025 and building on our current ESOL provision straight after Easter, their friendly team and tutors are looking forward to meeting YOU! 

    Join us on Wednesday 7th May and help us plan what courses you want to see!

    You may have heard about our recent £5 million refurbishment of Needham's Tower; this will be the new home for our Bishop Laney Sixth Form. Within the stunning transformation and imminent handover, are plans for our Post-16 provision to allow fully accessible and dedicated spaces for Adult Education courses.

    Community Education also has a new home, and we are so excited to show you around soon!

    #anexceptionalCollegeforanexceptionalCommunity #yourlocalsixthform - with @Meridian Trust and @Eastern Education Group

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  • Barracudas Holiday Camps at Ely College

    Published 17/03/25

    πŸŽ‰ Barracudas Holiday Camps at our school this summer! πŸŽ‰ 

    Barracudas, the UK’s favourite holiday camp for children aged 4½ to 14, will be running at our school this summer! With over 80 exciting activities—including swimming, sports, drama, dance, motorsports, arts & crafts, an aqua slide, archery, and teambuilding—there’s something for every child to enjoy. 

    Children get a choice of activities in each of the six daily sessions, so they’re always engaged in something they love. Standard hours are 8:30am - 5:30pm, with optional Early and Late Clubs extending to 8am - 6pm. 

    πŸ”— Find out more and book now: https://www.barracudas.co.uk/ 

    πŸ’₯ Exclusive discount for our parents! Save £20 on a week or £4 per day with code HSCP25. 

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