As part of her Jubilee celebrations, Her Majesty The Queen visited three London Boroughs on 15^th May and while she was in Bromley a group of our students who had been waiting in the hope of seeing her were thrilled when she came over and asked about the banner  Shannon, William, Rose,Ben and Ben had brought with them which showed her Jubilee logo as well as ours.

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As a Sports College, Valence has introduced students to a variety of Sports and activities over the years and has nurtured and developed some excellent talent particularly in Boccia and Power Chair Football. Once our young people move on from Valence there are limited opportunities for most of them to continue to be actively involved in their chosen sport. As part of our commitment to Community Sports we have tried to set a standard and lead the way, as a result Valence School is the Centre of Excellence in Kent for both Boccia and Archery. Our aim is now to become the Centre Of Excellence for Power Chair Football in South East England, developing our own players through Valence and providing the opportunity to power chair users generally, to become members of Sevenoaks Vikings, which is affiliated to Sevenoaks Town Juniors Football Club.

Land's End to John O'Groats.

Heading out on March 21st and hoping to return on April 3rd, Peter Collini and Nick Curson (both Local Sevenoaks residents) will be cycling 1600km in 13 days to raise money for two Charities. Our own Friends of Valence School and Cancer Research.

We recently had a visit from a member of 42 Commando, Marine Tom Coombe. Tom spent time with Classes I , O and T and spoke to them about his training and experiences in Afghanistan. His unit has recently been honored at the Sun Millie Awards where they were named Best Unit. He spoke to them of his lunch with David Cameron and his evening at the Imperial War Museum, receiving the award with other members of 42 Commando and mingling with stars. As part of the 3 classes Foundation Learning course, their task was to interview an individual regarding an event in their life. Tom answered their questions about his tour in Afghanistan in 2011 and his night with the stars including Princes William and Harry and Kate Middleton. , he gave them the opportunity to try on his equipment including amour, his helmet and his green beret, and showed them pictures from the paper of the Awards Evening. Tom gave all the students badges from the Royal Marines before he left and proved to be a very popular visitor.

As one of the Nations Lead Schools  for the 2012 Education Programme we are tasked with inspiring our Community Schools to " Get involved with 2012". Today 21 February we are delighted to be hosting a Special Event involving pupils from Six invited Primary Schools in the Sevenoaks area who will be competeing in 5 Challenges throughout the day. The Challenges were based on the Olympic and Paralympic Values of    Personal Excellence, Respect & Friendship , Inspiration, Determination & Courage, Equality. 

Pupils worked together in the Challenges which  include a Values Jigsaw Race, Designing a 2012 Poster, an Olympic Quiz, Drama and Sport.

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