Save the date for another entertaining bingo evening courtesy of the Victoria College Parents Association on Thursday 12 March. All ages welcome. Tickets will be available shortly. Watch this space!

VCPA Bingo Night - Thursday 12 March

When: Monday 9 - Thursday 12 March

Where: The Great Hall, Highlands. 

Deadline: Friday 16 January

How to apply: Entries now open!  With categories for individual poem recitals, prepared and unprepared readings, duologues, small and large group choral verse and songs, there's something for everyone.  Please refer to specific classes for French native speakers.  

Apply via Run My Festival here.

We are extremely proud of our PSHE programme at Victoria College! PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Economic) education is the backbone of excellent safeguarding, empowering young people to make good choices to improve their mental and physical health, build social skills, foster positive relationships, and prepare for future careers and financial independence. It equips young people with the knowledge and skills to navigate life safely, make informed decisions, and become responsible members of society.

In Years 7, 8, 9 and 11, students enjoy a distinct one hour PSHE lesson taught by experienced members of staff including those in the Leadership Group. In Year 10, we currently operate drop-down events to ensure our pupils have access to the information and strategies they need to stay safe in their ever-changing world.

We strive to support you, our parent body, in expanding the discussions taking place in the classroom at home. To that end, we invite you, as a family, to enjoy a weekly dinner discussion around the supper table. If these discussions prompt further topics, please do get in touch with our Head of PSHE, Mrs Silver (g.silver@vcj.sch.je) so we can share!

This term, students will be focusing on:

Year 7: First Aid

Year 8: Relationships and Sex

Year 9: Drugs and Alcohol

This week, to start the term, the following topics have been the centre of discussion in PSHE lessons:

Year 7 -What can you do to help someone having an allergic reaction?

Year 8 - Earlier in the year, we focussed on Mental Health: what do you understand this to mean? What can you do to keep mentally healthy, and how might you recognise if someone was struggling? 

Year 9 - Earlier in the year, we focussed on Mental Health: what do you understand this to mean? What can you do to keep mentally healthy, and how might you recognise if someone was struggling? 

This initiative is designed for parents of children aged 8-16, providing an opportunity to improve English language skills through topics that directly impact their children's lives, such as wellbeing and school life. 

While parents attend the course, where necessary, children will be safely engaged in a Youth Club, supported by qualified Youth Workers. 

Course details: 

Location: The Jersey Youth Service

Time: 5pm-7pm

Dates (Mondays): 

• 12 January
• 19 January
• 26 January
• 2 February
• 9 February

Please see the attached poster for more information.

English Course Poster

Please find below a letter from Mr Bloor, Head of RE and Philosophy, about lessons coming up on the topic of the Holocaust. 

Studying the Holocaust - Parent Letter

Following your son's successful registration on the DofE Bronze award Programme, if you have not done this already, please find linked below an important letter outlining the next steps in setting up his DofE account. 

Bronze DofE Post Enrollment Parent Letter

Please find this week's Warning Orders here. 

Thank you to parents of students in Year 10 who have asked for dinner table discussion topics! Year 10 will begin their PSHE sessions this academic year so, with this in mind, their discussion prompts are linked to the topics they will cover in due course: relationships and sex education, citizenship, drugs and alcohol education and mental health strategies. We hope these prove interesting and afford meaningful opportunities for you to build on our discussions in lesson time!

The topic for the next week is: What do you understand about the term consent and its importance in relationships?

Please find the link to the Year 11 Mock Examinations Timetable here. 

A reminder that the Year 12 Parents' Evening will take place on Thursday 15 January. You should have received an email last term to book your appointments. 

Bookings are now open for ‘Prepare 2026’. Prepare is an annual programme of revision sessions which is taking place from Monday 13 to Friday 17 April 2026, hosted at JCG.

Delivered by high quality teachers from schools across the island who have experience in preparing students for external examinations, they are an invaluable opportunity for deep coverage of relevant content and practising exam-style questions.

For more information and to book, please click here.

Please find the link to the Year 13 mock examinations timetable and parent letter below:

Year 13 Mock Examinations Timetable

Year 13 Mock Examinations Parent Letter