Clubs and opportunities

AKS is a family run group of Karate Schools based in Cambourne, Bishop’s Stortford and Royston.  We provide professional tuition in Traditional and Sport Karate for children and adults of all abilities.

Founder and Chief Instructor, Sensei Anthony Barrett 5th Dan has been teaching full time since opening the Bishop’s Stortford Karate School in 1995.  Following a move to Cambourne he established the Cambourne Karate School in 2007 and personally teaches all classes at both schools along with AKS Assistant Instructors.  More recently, the Royston Karate School was opened in 2013 giving Royston access to AKS classes under the instruction of Sensei Rafal Ratuszniak 2nd Dan.

AKS is a registered association member of the English Karate Federation (EKF) governing body since 2008, affiliated to the World Karate Federation (WKF).  AKS Instructors have enhanced DBS, Public Liability Insurance, First Aid Training and EKF Coach Accreditation.

AKS students work to a Grading Syllabus adhering to a Progressive Teaching Structure.  This means that as a student progresses up through the belt grades they add to their previous knowledge and performance like building blocks, where each section is as important as the next. This results in all our advanced students being able to maintain the ability to perform the whole Syllabus from white to black belt and beyond with good form, speed, power and technical knowledge.  Being advanced students is not just about us moving onto something new but being able do what we used to do, better.

The AKS Syllabus focuses on three core avenues of training – Traditional Karate, Sport Karate and Practical Self-Defence.  The Syllabus is taught in conjunction with various forms of fitness training techniques specifically aimed at improving students’ Karate performance and helping prevent personal injury during practise.

Contact

www.karateschools.co.uk

07929 100612

The sport of basketball is represented in Cambourne by the Cambourne Raptors Basketball Club. The club exists to allow players of all ages and abilities to play the sport on a regular basis, in a fun and friendly environment. If you would like to start playing or are returning to Basketball, please get in touch. The club runs regular training sessions at Cambourne Village College for juniors and seniors, as well as a scrimmage session open to everyone where you just turn up and play.

All details of current sessions can be found on our website https://cambournebasketball.org or you can contact us via email on;

• General enquiries: info@cambournebasketball.org
• Junior enquiries: junior_coordinator@cambournebasketball.org
• Senior enquiries: senior_coordinator@cambournebasketball.org
• Scrimmage enquiries: scrimmage_coordinator@cambournebasketball.org

Nothing is more effective than the friendship, the trust, the community spirit and the support of a Slimming World group.  As a Slimming World member, you’ll love…

• The access you’ll have to over 50 years of experience, expertise and science – helping millions of people just like you to lose weight and stay slim for life
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You will get unbeatable support in our local group!! Join your fellow members as part of the Slimming World community, in group. This is where the magic happens – share, shine, support others and be supported to reach your dream weight.

Our weekly sessions run every Wednesday from 5.30pm and places need to pre booked for the foreseeable future.

For further details, Contact Sandra Pope 07580023577

www.slimmingworld.co.uk

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“Not all learning happens in the classroom. Young people need experiences outside the classroom to become committed, responsible and fulfilled citizens of the world. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is available to young people year 9 and above and is the world’s leading youth achievement award. It equips young people for life regardless of their background, culture, physical ability, skills and interests. Doing the Award is a personal challenge and not a competition against others; it pushes young people to their personal limits and recognises their achievements. Since its launch over 60 years ago, the Award has inspired millions of young people to transform their lives. Through non formal education, the Award can play a critical role in a young person’s personal development and is achievable by any eligible young people who wants to take up the challenge.”

The Award has had huge success at Comberton and Melbourn Village Colleges over many years and that success continued here at Cambourne last year with a large number of pupils enrolling and benefiting from the excellent opportunity the Award has to offer.

Well done to Bronze Award pupils from 2019/21 for completing 767 hours of voluntary service!

There is a lot of information that we would like to share with parents and pupils before they decide to enrol: what it is, why you should do it, what it involves, how to enrol, what it costs, and the details about the expedition section. When your child starts year 9, a launch meeting is held to inform you on what the DofE means, what it entails and how to enrol your child.

In this section of our website, you will find various forms and documents which will help you and your child throughout the process. Do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries.

If you would like further information about the Award please see the national DofE website: www.dofe.org

Once a pupil is enrolled, they will be given access to the eDofE where they will be able to track their progress on their Volunteering, Skills and Physical sections | www.edofe.org

Cambourne Village College Contact Information

Ciaran Savill
DofE Manager
Direct Line 01954 284 032
Email cam-dofe@cambournevc.org
Twitter @CamVCDofE

Dear Students,

Please find a short video presentation HERE, outlining how you go about working towards completing your Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. The presentation will talk about the requirements for each of the sections (Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition), how you login and create your eDofE account, as well as how you go about adding evidence and submitting your assessors report for each of your sections.

I hope that you find the video useful and that it answers any questions that you may have had. The links of the presentation can be found below, and any further useful documents and resources can be found along the left-hand side of this page. If you do have any further questions then please do not hesitate to contact me, my contact details are above.

Good luck with starting your activities for your sections!

Mr Savill

DofE Manager

Useful Links

• #DofEWithADifference – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
• DofE app – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
• Welcome to eDofE
• Assessor’s Report – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (dofe.org)
• https://www.youtube.com/user/thedofeuk

eDofE bitesize guide

10 Step eDofE User Guide for Participants

Click HERE to fill in the online application form for instrument or singing lessons at Cambourne Village College.

Learning to play a musical instrument can be an exciting and enjoyable experience for young people. We are fortunate to employ our own team of highly skilled instrument tutors and offer a wide range of instruments for all pupils to learn.

The Music School has developed and grown in size over many years and currently there are over 150 pupils learning to play instruments, performing in concerts and productions and successfully passing exams.

If you have any further questions, having read through the information, please do not hesitate to contact us. An application form is available from the left menu, and we look forward to welcoming your child to our Music School and helping them to enjoy music.

We offer a wide range of clubs with plenty of performance opportunities for groups and soloists throughout the year.

Monday 3-4: Orchestra (for all instrumentalists, years 7-12)

Tuesday 3-4: Junior choir (years 7 and 8)

Tuesday 3-4: Jazz Band (year 9+)

Wednesday lunchtime: String orchestra (years 7-12)

Thursday 3-5: Production rehearsals

Friday 3-4: Senior choir (years 9+)

Places in each group will be limited to 15 pupils per session, so you will need to sign up to take part by emailing Dr Bell: atbell@cambournevc.org

If more than 15 pupils are interested in attending each activity, we may have to operate a two-week rotation to accommodate everyone. As places are limited, we ask if your child signs up, that they commit to coming to all rehearsals (unless they are not in school).

Sports Clubs and Fixtures

Clubs

Please see below the extra-curricular PE clubs available this term. They are open to all pupils and there is no need to sign up, just come along to the orange changing rooms at 3pm on the day of the club they’d like to attend. We’re looking forward to seeing lots of you there! If you have any questions, please speak to your PE teacher.

TIMETABLE 

From Monday 29th September

MONDAY 3-4pm

Year 7, 8 and 9 Boys football – Astro (LY and EH)

Year 7, 8 and 9 Girls football – Astro (LY and EH)

KS3 Badminton – Sports hall and Gym (LM and KR)

Netball – Courts – (HT and GT)

TUESDAY 3-4pm

Year 9, 10 and 11 football – Astro (GT)

Dodgeball – Gym (LM and KR)

Dance – Dance studio (JR)

WEDNESDAY 3-4pm

FIXTURES

KS4 Badminton – Sports Hall – (HT)

Hockey – Astro (KB)

THURSDAY 3-4pm

Sports Leaders Opportunities/meetings – Check the Sports Leaders Board

Boys – meet at the back doors to the orange changing rooms

Girls – meet at the back doors to the green changing rooms

Remember to scan the QR code in the changing rooms to register your attendance for the club.

Fixtures

Wednesdays after school.

Any upcoming fixtures will be updated here as much as possible, but if you think something may be missing, please contact the PE Department for more information.

There are many fixtures that take place across the year and many pupils are selected for these based on the participation in clubs.

Parents should note that pupils will be selected and informed about fixtures prior to the event and given the timings of these and details about the location and what to wear. This information is displayed on the board outside the PE office for all pupils to see.

It is expected that it is pupils’ responsibility to pass on this information to parents.

We therefore do not get written consent for every fixture each week.

If any parent does not agree with their child being selected and taken on fixtures in this way please contact the school to make alternative arrangements.

The Sports Activators programme is a stepping stone into the Sports Leaders Academy. It is aimed at students who are demonstrating excellent effort, commitment and attitude in their PE lessons, clubs and fixtures and who are fully involved in school sport and PE. The programme celebrates these students but also helps to develop some of their leadership, officiating and coaching skills in preparation for the future.

Articles will appear below throughout the year that are written by pupils demonstrating awareness of different aspects of sport, as part of the application process to become Sports Activators.