Youth Action Week at Felpham Community College was back for another popular year! Running from the 6^th to 10^th July, it was a fantastic week of activities for students. A chance to fundraise and have fun at the (nearly!) end of a busy year.

It was an action-packed week of events, including a Summer Fete, Sponge the Teacher, a Sponsored Swim, Football Tournaments for years 7,8,9 and10 and a Colour Run. There was also a charity tuck shop running every day at both break and lunch selling a wide variety of treats – including selling over 500 ice pops and 900 bags of pick and mix. We also had the Sixth Form having different dress up days, including an animal themed Wednesday!

Students voted back in September for what charities they wished to support with all fundraising events running across the year. For 2025/2026, the following charities were chosen:

• Cancerwise
• St Wilfrid’s Hospice
• MS Society
• Sage House Dementia Support
• Improving Facilities for Students at FCC

All events were supported by the Sixth Form Charity Committee who help organise and run charity events at FCC throughout the academic year.

Jenny Robson, Student Leadership in charge of charity commented:
“It has been such a busy week; and it has been great to see so many people supporting us with the events. Our Summer Fete was great fun and had a variety of stalls including Crepes and Nachos, a Grown-up Lucky Dip, Hook A Duck, Human Fruit Machine and a Penalty Shoot Out. The teachers who did Sponge the Teacher were fantastic as they got soaked – with some students even paying for a whole bucket to throw instead of a sponge! We had over 90 students take part in the football tournaments which was excellent, especially considering how hot it has been this week.

We have had sponsorship for Youth Action Week this year which has been fantastic as has helped fund all the prizes and stock for the events – so that the money we have raised can go straight to the charities. A huge thank you to our Sponsors – Pinks, Stir, Henry Adams, Indy Interiors, STS Communications, Empire Services, Falcon Homes, Sussex Heating Group, Hawkins and Hounds Dog Groomers, MGS Contractors.”

On Friday 26^th June, Felpham Community College hosted their Year 11 Prom at Avisford Park Hotel. It was a fantastic, glamorous evening celebrating life at FCC.

Arriving in a variety of fabulous and show-stopping vehicles, to a cheering audience and red-carpet entrance, it was a perfect opportunity for students to feel like celebrities.

After all the hard work with GCSEs, it was an event filled with good food, dancing, year group awards, photo opportunities, laughter and reminiscing.

The Year 11 Pastoral Team commented:
“Thank you to our year 11 students for such a lovely evening, and to their families for their fabulous support outside waving everyone in! Year 11 have dug deep since September with excellent attendance in school and at revision sessions (including weekends and school holidays!) and 4 sets of exams – 3 sets of mocks and then the 2-month GCSE period. We are really proud of each and every one of them and we hope they enjoyed the event. We now wish them a fantastic summer and look forward to seeing them back for results day in August!”

Due to the introduction of a Red Weather Warning affecting the Bognor Regis area, the school will be open tomorrow morning but will close at the end of Period 4.

Arrangements for the day are as follows:

• The school will operate as normal during the morning session.
• Breaktime: The canteen will be open as usual.
• Lunchtime: A restricted menu will be available for students who wish to have something to eat before leaving.
• Students who do not wish to stay for lunch will be permitted to leave at the end of Period 4.

If you would prefer your child to remain in school until the end of the normal school day, please contact the school so that we can make appropriate supervision arrangements.

We strongly advise that all students follow guidance on staying safe in extreme hot weather, including:

• Keeping well hydrated
• Avoiding prolonged exposure to direct sunlight
• Wearing appropriate clothing and sun protection
• Not going near open water or the beach unless supervised by a responsible adult

Thank you for your understanding and support.

On Monday 15^th June, selected year 7 students took part in a beach clean and art workshop, facilitated by Saltwater Creations.

Saltwater Creations is a local CIC who aim to connect people with themselves and nature – particularly the beautiful coastlines we have around our local area.

Students visited Bognor beach, combing an area for items not supposed to be there! They then returned to school and had an art workshop, looking at how beach finds can be turned into art, creating unique canvases to display around FCC. The students who were chosen to attend this event are either FCC Student Eco Committee members, or students who took the time last term to complete ‘The Big Plastic Count’  – a national initiative which ran back in March – the UKs biggest people-powered investigation into plastic waste. We are running the event again in July for the same group of students from years 8,9 and 10.

Tali Swain, Head Student in charge of Student Voice, commented:
“It was a great opportunity to remind us how lucky we are to live by the beach and that we shouldn’t take it for granted. It is the perfect landscape to improve health and mental well-being, and we need to educate others to help look after it. When we did the beach clean, we found items that would wash into the sea for years – like plastic wrappers, bottle tops and larger items including a pair of socks and a toy motorbike! The art part of the day was good fun, we had to use items found on the beach and be creative with it. The boards we made are to be displayed to educate other students at Felpham that we should be looking after our amazing local coastline.”

More information on Saltwater Creations is available here.

On Thursday 19^th May, the Felpham Community College Dance Team performed at ‘Dance House’. This was held at Worthing Pavilion and is a chance for local schools to showcase their students and their dance skills. Roughly 15 local primary and secondary schools took part in this event.

The FCC Dance Team is made up of talented students from years 7,8,9 and 10. They performed an upbeat hip-hop and street-dance fusion piece called ‘Turn up the Music’. The group have been working on this routine since January, practising every week in the extra-curricular class.

Miss Feldberg, Teacher of Dance at FCC, commented:

“Our students absolutely shone with their performance – they lit up the stage! They have been practising for months and their hard work truly paid off. Our team represented FCC brilliantly, not just on stage but in the audience too – cheering the loudest, supporting every school, and showing such passion and kindness throughout the day. With around 15 local primary and secondary schools taking part, our students stood out for their enthusiasm and teamwork. We received so many lovely comments about their positivity and how fantastic their piece was, and I couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of them”

At Felpham Community College, the Student Council plays a vital role with student voice and helping make vairous decisions about school life. The Council is made up of Representatives from each year group, and over the last few years has grown considerably in popularity with now over 120 Reps in total.  They are headed up by the Student Leadership Team, 6 year 13 students who have specific leadership roles.

The Council is involved with a wide varity of activites – from supporting charity events, to being the student voice for form groups with information and events, to giving opinions on things such as canteen and curriculum provision. They have also recently been involved with staff interviews, and tours for Korean visitors to FCC.

On Tuesday 2^nd June, FCC held an End of Year Student Council Event, a chance to say thank you and well done to Student Council Representatives for their work this year.

Mr Summers, Assistant Headteacher, commented:
“Being part of the Council is voluntary, and students meet once a half term within each year group and then complete actions from these meetings throughout the school year. It is great to have so many students putting themselves forward for this role. Our End of Year Event was a good opportunity for everyone to meet together and see what we have achieved over the year. We wanted to give students a chance to develop skills, but also have some fun! Workshops included getting creative with lego and visualising our Rights (from our Rights Respcting Gold Award), taste testing new canteen ideas and giving feedback on our canteen provision, becoming literacy short story specialists, learning team working skills and even learning how to work as a team and play Boom Whackers!

We are grateful we have such a strong Student Counicil at Felpham and look forward to continue to grow this next academic year”