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On Saturday, 11 July we reflected on the year in true celebratory style, with our very first Speech Day. Bringing together 160 students and over 400 family members, staff, local organisations and colleagues from across the Trust, the celebration was led confidently by our Student Leaders, recognising progress, excellence, enrichment and character across Years 7 to 10. The event was a wonderful showcase of dedication and talent, featuring prestigious trophy and certificate presentations, sensational live music performances by our talented students and inspiring speeches, including a powerful opening address from our guest speaker Alison Evans. The day continued with a lively Community Fun Day organised by Ivybridge Community Sports, featuring local businesses and stalls organised by some of our students. Nichola Offer, Deputy Principal said: "It has been wonderful to celebrate with our community. We celebrate resilience, integrity, kindness and strong characters, to be our best selves. Every achievement reflects not only what our students have accomplished, but also the strength of character they are building for the future." A massive congratulations to all of our award winners, and a heartfelt thank you to the families, friends, staff and local community for your support. #IvybridgeCommunityCollege #SpeechDay2026 #StudentSuccess #CommunityPride #CharacterAndExcellence #CelebratingAchievement
Thank you Rebecca Smith MP for hosting our students last week. In today's Celebration Assembly we heard some of the incredible feedback following the Work Experience week with comments on how our students have made a real impact during their varying placements. Well done to all of our students!
Twenty Four of our Year 7 and 8 students recently took part in a brilliant triathlon-style event. The conditions were hot, the races were highly competitive and the atmosphere was full of fun! Thank you to the four Year 9 and 10 student leaders who stepped up to help run and score the event. Your leadership and assistance were outstanding and we couldn't have done it without you! #RunBikeSwim #SchoolSports #StudentLeadership #Triathlon #ActiveYouth #SportsEnrichment #YouthSport
The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) hosted their annual pizza party for this year's Alphabook Reading Challenge! The Alphabook Reading Challenge encourages students to complete 26 reading challenges based on each letter of the alphabet! These challenges introduce students to a diverse range of genres, authors, styles and levels of challenge, helping them to broaden their reading experiences and develop confidence and independence as readers. The top 40 students were invited to a party where they had pizza, cake and lots of fun party games, including a very competitive game of musical chairs! You can see some of the students pictured here with their certificates! Congratulations to everyone who took part! #readingchallengeivybridge #icclrcchallenge #literacyivybridge
Eleven of our students took part in the inaugural European Gig Rowing Championship held at Mount Edgcumbe, and they smashed it! There was fierce racing out in Plymouth Sound, showcasing the sport at the highest levels. A massive congratulations to all of the students who represented Yealm Gig Club and Cotehele Quay Gig Club. Your hard work and dedication were on full display! A special, huge shout out goes to the Girls U16 crew who won their category and have officially been crowned European Champions! Huge congratulations to Year 7 student Lewy and his team also from the Yealm Gig Rowing Club! They secured a fantastic silver medal in the Open Under 14 category! We are incredibly proud of this outstanding achievement! Following our recent celebration of Ms Philpot's gig rowing successes, it is absolutely fantastic to highlight our students' achievements on the water too. #GigRowing #EuropeanChampions #ICC #SchoolSports #PlymouthSound #YealmGigClub #CoteheleQuay #StudentAchievement #Rowing
Our incredible Gold Duke of Edinburgh students recently smashed their Training and Practice Expedition on Dartmoor! They demonstrated fantastic skills, understanding, planning their routes, navigating independently across the moor, camping overnight, and being totally self-sufficient over several days. The next stop will be the stunning Lake District National Park! They are now fully prepped for their final assessed Qualifying Expedition, where they will navigate unfamiliar and challenging terrain over four days and three nights. On top of this, these dedicated Sixth Form students have been making excellent progress with their Volunteering, Physical, and Skills sections over the past year. They have also completed their five day Gold DofE Residential! Once all sections are complete, they will receive a well deserved invite to the Gold Award Ceremony in London at either Buckingham Palace or St. James's Palace! Proud is an understatement. Well done everyone! #DofE #GoldDofE #DukeOfEdinburgh #Dartmoor #LakeDistrict #StudentAchievement #OutdoorEducation #IvybridgeCommunityCollege #SixthForm #ProudSchool
Silver Superstars! Huge congratulations to our Silver Duke of Edinburgh qualifiers! Here they are taking part in their assessed expedition! Silver DofE sees an increase in the number of hours volunteering and an increase in the physical and skills sections. This is followed by a 2 night expedition! It takes a huge amount of dedication, teamwork, and resilience to reach the Silver assessment stage, and we are so proud of the commitment everyone has shown. Brilliant work everyone! #DofE #DukeOfEdinburgh #SilverDofE #Expedition #OutdoorEducation #StudentSuccess #Resilience #Teamwork #Adventure
A Record Breaking Trip! Ivybridge Community College students become the very first to have an exclusive tour around the McMurtry Automotive factory! Take a look at this incredible vehicle which holds a massive list of records, including being the fastest car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill climb and the fastest car around the Top Gear track, where it even beat Formula 1 cars! In fact, it is the only car in the world that produces enough downforce at 0mph to hold itself completely upside down. We received such a warm welcome, and our students learned so much about different types of engineering and manufacturing processes. The highlight of the day was getting to sit inside the actual record-breaking car! A huge thank you to GMD Eurotool, Quantum cars and BuildX SW, for helping create this opportunity for our students, and to McMurtry Automotive for being such fantastic hosts. #McMurtryAutomotive #Engineering #STEM #FutureEngineers #SchoolTrip #GoodwoodFestivalOfSpeed #TopGear #AutomotiveEngineering #Innovation #GMDEurotool
Our 2025 – 2026 Aspiring Scholars Programme concluded with a final celebration, bringing together students from all year groups who took part throughout the academic year. The Aspiring Scholars Programme is designed to inspire and support students in pursuing ambitious academic pathways beyond college, whilst providing exceptional opportunities to develop their confidence, character and wider skills. During the final session, students reflected on their achievements and personal growth. Successes included becoming more confident in lessons, independently arranging work experience placements and visiting Parliament to gain first-hand insight. Deputy Principal Nichola Offer, who has worked with the group throughout the year, said "It has been a privilege to lead the Aspiring Scholars Programme this year and to see our students grow in confidence, ambition, and self-belief. One of our key aims has been to break down barriers by showing students that Oxbridge, leading universities and other ambitious pathways are genuinely within their reach. We are also fortunate to have alumni who have gone on to achieve similar things, which is a reminder that these opportunities are not reserved for the privileged, but are open to young people from all backgrounds. Their enthusiasm, determination, and willingness to embrace new challenges have been inspiring and I am incredibly proud of all they have achieved. I hope they leave the programme knowing that with hard work and belief in themselves, there are no limits to what they can accomplish. If anyone wants to get involved next year, please look out for the notices in the bulletin next year. It would be great to see others get involved and it's never too early to explore aspirations." Well done to you all!
Ivybridge Community College Welcomes Year 6 Students! Earlier this month we welcomed our new students to the College. They started the day with an Assembly led by Mrs Hutchinson, College Principal, Mrs Johnson, Director of Transition and Mrs Tyson, Year 7 College Director. We used the term 'Nervous-cited' and spoke about how nerves were a perfectly normal response to such a big transition! Throughout the day students were introduced to a mathematical game called 'Fitting Numbers. Students then spent time in their Tutor Groups discussing the classroom expectations and routines and writing their own My Sentence with the help of their Tutor and student mentors. Please do ask your child to share their My Sentence with you (be prepared they may make you feel quite emotional!) Mentors led small tours of the College before breaktime when students were able to see what the Canteen offers and what they will be able to buy, using facial recognition, from September! An exciting lesson was led by the fantastic Science Department where students made bookmarks and explored acids and alkalis through a practical. Students also received their gift from the College, a book by local author, Tanya Landman, called Tomorrow's Ghost and at the end of the day they were lucky enough to meet Tanya, who had the crowd giggling with her tales about her childhood quest for a pig. We were thrilled to see so many students stay behind to have their copy signed! We cannot wait to see all of our new Year 7 students back in September proudly wearing the College uniform. Have a wonderful summer Year 6!
An incredible day at the Goodwood Festival of Speed! We had the privilege of taking 31 brilliant Girls in STEM to experience the thrill and innovation of motorsport first-hand. From exploring cutting-edge engineering to seeing exactly how the motorsport world operates behind the scenes, the students soaked it all in. A massive highlight was the STEM talks. Our girls thoroughly impressed the McLaren team with their insightful and challenging questions during a special careers session! To top it all off, some of the students even got to meet F1 championship contender Kimi Antonelli... and they absolutely loved it! We are proud of these future engineers and innovators. The future of motorsport and STEM is in great hands! Thank you to Goodwood Festival of Speed for making provisions to support our students to attend! #GirlsInSTEM #GoodwoodFOS #WomenInEngineering #STEMEducation #McLaren #Motorsport #FutureEngineers #KimiAntonellisee less
The Dance World Cup This week, three of our incredibly talented students are representing England at the Dance World Cup with the Totnes School of Dance! All three dancers are competing in the Classical Ballet Repertoire category. Emily and Franke are performing the beautiful "Waltz of the Hours" in the Junior category, while Elsa is taking to the stage to compete in the children's category. These outstanding students are now officially part of the Team England squad, competing for the overall title of the World Cup. We are so proud of your hard work, dedication and this phenomenal achievement. We are wishing you all the very best of luck! #DanceWorldCup #TeamEngland #TotnesSchoolOfDance #ClassicalBallet #StudentAchievement #Ballet #Dance #FutureStars #SchoolEnrichment
It was a privilege to be able to host this insightful event on behalf of Westcountry Schools Trust. Thank you to our team who worked alongside Dell, Microsoft and Intel!
Our Time 2 Talk Drop-in Café returns this Thursday! Students can come along to B207 to enjoy a refreshment and meet our Year 12 Mental Health Ambassadors along with the Safeguarding and Pastoral Teams!
A massive well done to the girls' team who competed in the F-24 Greenpower Race at Predannack Airfield . It was a day of real highs and challenging lows. In terms of the racing, we experienced several mechanical and electrical issues, however the girls worked valiantly and absolutely refused to give up, even when things were going wrong out on the track. When the car was running smoothly, the team was absolutely flying, holding first place for the majority of the race! Unfortunately, a broken chain and some late electrical issues ultimately knocked us out of the final running. Despite the heartbreak with the racing, the team's incredible preparation and hard work shone through. We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we walked away with the Best Portfolio Award, beating nine other teams! We are so incredibly proud of their resilience, teamwork and brilliant engineering spirit. They showed exactly what it means to be a team. Thank you to Rob and Pete from Quantum cars, Jon from GMD Eurotool Ltd. and Sam from BuildX SW for all your support. Onwards and upwards for the next race! #Greenpower #F24 #WomenInSTEM #Engineeringivybridge #Resilienceivybridge #Teamworkivybridge #GreenpowerTrust #StudentSuccessivybridge