Burwell House
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Woof
Another new arrival, in the form of a new pet. This is Roofus, our new dog.
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Bookings
2013/2014
calendar open for bookings.
Due
to high levels of demand, and in the interests of fairness to all
customers, we are opening the calendar 2013 / 2014 (the academic year
after next) NOW!
As in previous years, we would anticipate that there will be high
demand, especially for the summer term. If you are interested in making a
provisional booking, please get in contact with us as soon as possible.
Dates
in 2012/2013. Places
available. Book Now!
Next
year is already looking like a very busy one but we do have slots
available, particularly in the autumn and spring terms.
For summer term bookings, we have very limited availability so if
you were hoping to book for that term, please don’t delay!
Prices for the 2012/13 academic year will be set & sent out in
early 2012.
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LOTC Quality badge
After
a rigorous inspection towards the end of last year, we were delighted to
be awarded the LOTC Quality Badge in March.
This is in recognition of the high quality learning we offer, and
of our effective management of risk.
For
a school, using settings with this accreditation significantly reduces red
tape and bureaucracy in planning your visits.
- A new look
With the major building works on the house over the past year, which involved hundreds of trips up and down the stairs, the wonderful hallway - our main “wow” room - was beginning to look a little tatty. Over the summer holidays we have had this room completely redecorated and it looks just superb. We’ve gone for a very traditional look, and though James was a bit scared about choosing wallpaper, we really think that the choice works well.
Burwell House has moved a step forward into the modern era with our new Facebook page. We hope to use this to let friends know of what's going on in our house - which we hope you feel is your house too.
Search for Burwell House on Facebook to find us and become a fan.
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TV Studio stuff
Our popular TV studio, used by Yr 4 and above, has seen investment over the past year, and we are now able to offer a bluescreen facility. Groups can now project any image they want onto the background of their interviews - whether it be interviewing a ‘native dweller’ in a Brazilian rainforest, an astronaut on the moon or a teacher in a classroom from your school.
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Staff news
We are delighted to welcome Edd Mitchell as our new TV studio tutor. With a degree in film and media studies, and a lot of experience working with children in a number of settings, we are really looking forward to developing our popular TV studio facility still further. Veronica Latham, a new member of CEES staff will also be based here each week, working on our increasingly popular day visits. Additionally we have welcomed a number of other staff over recent months, so when you visit, look out for and say hi to Angela, Sadie and Annette - all of whom make a huge difference to your stay.
- End of one chapter, beginning of a new one.
April marked a big milestone for us, with the old day Centre at Upware moving its provision to run from Burwell House. From the beginning of May, the team from the Cambridgeshire Environmental Education Service (CEES) will be running their wonderful day visits using our old craft studio (now renamed the Bramley Barn), and the walled garden area of Burwell House's garden, as well as the rich educational resource of our surroundings. As part of this move, a number of the fascinating artefacts from Upware have moved here too, including a fossilised Plesiosaur and a 3000 year old bog oak.
We're greatly looking forward to working with CEES to develop this new venture further.
