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Cromwell Awarded IQM Quality Mark for Inclusion

Cromwell was awarded the IQM Quality Mark for Inclusion in December 2009. This is an important award to get as it recognises Cromwell’s inclusive approach to education for the young people of Fenland. It recognises that as an institution we provide a curriculum that is accessible to all and that we provide the five strands of the Every Child Matters Agenda. As the report states, “Cromwell Community College is an inclusive college. Staff and pupils are friendly, welcoming and proud of their community and the place of the college within that community. It was seen as a strong and reliable institution, one to which many student’s parents and in some cases, grandparents, had attended. There was a pride in the achievements of the college and college member’s, which was universally seen as reflecting the work the college had put into providing for the community as a whole".

Please click here to download the IQM Report

Chisokone Update

To update our partnership with Chisokone, I can tell you that at the end of last academic year we had helped to the tune of £2000.
A bumper effort by year 7 students helped Cromwell raise £1067.40 for a school in Africa. The whole college participated in a non-uniform day on December 17 to raise money for the Chisokone Basic School in Zambia. Cromwell has been raising funds for the school since October 2007,providing money for basic equipment, such as pens, pencils and stationary. The year 7 students planned a fundraising lunchtime as part of an Exploration Day when they learned about Chisokone and the problems faced by the youngsters who live there.
Currently we have some £1500 in Chisokone funds, and it is still quite early in the fundraising year; we will be having other events before the academic year ends. As is usual all financial arrangements will be carried out through CAMFED.

Fundraising for Haiti

We raised £1230 for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal by holding a non-uniform day at Cromwell. Some students also did additional activities such as a cake stall, bring and buy sale, loose change collection and nail painting.