| CCF Trip To Belize - Summer 2010
 This summer 19 members of the CCF will take a trip to the jungle in Belize. The trip will involve charity work with Liberty, a charity for orphaned children, cultural experiences and a week learning survival skills in the jungle with the army. The visit will end with a week at the army adventurous training facility in St Georges Caye where we will be kayaking, snorkelling, fishing, swimming, wind surfing and sailing.
Other activities during the three weeks include a jungle range shoot, extraction from the jungle in a helicopter, a wildlife river run and a visit to the Zoo.
This is our second expedition to the jungle, the photo opposite is from our visit to Brunei in 2008 and we hope to continue the globetrotting.
The Officers of Sutton Valence Combined Cadet Force would like to thank all the Non-Commissioned Officers that are leaving the School and moving onto new ventures for the time and effort that they have put into the CCF and we hope that they have enjoyed their experience and learnt skills that will last them a lifetime.
 The CCF provides an organisation within Sutton Valence School which enables boys and girls to develop self-discipline, responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, endurance, perseverance, a sense of service to the community and leadership. It compliments the academic and other extra-curricular aims of the school in preparing our pupils for adult life.
All the three service elements of Army, Navy and RAF are offered at Sutton Valence and pupils may join in the 3rd Form (Year 9) and CCF is also one of the option choices in the 4th Form (Year 10). Cadets are encouraged to join the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme where there is the opportunity for planning and undertaking expeditions.
All cadets in the 5th Form (Year 11) and above are eligible for the BTEC in Public Services. This is an award worth 4 GCSE’s that rewards their time and efforts in extra curricular activities, Duke of Edinburgh, sports and courses. The Cadet programme is the only National Youth Organisation offering young people the valuable skills to achieve this diploma, which is nationally recognised and respected by Institutes of Higher Education and employers.
Sutton Valence School CCF is affiliated to the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
  
The CCF meets regularly with a weekly slot within the school timetable, for a 2 hour period on a Wednesday afternoon. This time is occupied in a variety of ways dependent on section, but each afternoon is started by a Contingent parade outside the School's Cornwallis Building. The CCF also regularly undertake training on Field Days (usually overnight) at Military bases.
The sections within the CCF are primarily run by the NCO's (Non-Commissioned Officers), who will lead the teaching of the program for the most part, but are supported by members of staff from the School who under take voluntary Officer roles within the military.
The program in the CCF offers opportunities of a variety of courses from Cadre to Signals to Shooting. The CCF also provides a variety of exciting opportunities you would not normally get every day, for example the recent Field Day has allowed several members of the CCF to spend a day training with the Royal Engineers. Sutton Valence CCF also takes the opportunity each Easter for an Adventurous Training trip to the Lake District, allowing cadets to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh's Award and also take part in activities that aren't regularly a feature of the CCF program.
The CCF at Sutton Valence is a fantastic springboard opportunity for any student who is thinking about the possibility of a career in the military, with officers from the services coming to the school to do career presentations and to talk about Scholarships and Bursaries available for joining the Armed forces.
  
Current Officers & NCOs of Sutton Valence CCF
 Contingent Commander
Lt Colonel A Wilkinson
Head of Contingent Corps
WOI Chris Vernon (NCO)
Army Section
Officer Commanding
Major G Millbery
Officers
Captain B Miller - Contingent Adjutant
Lieutenant M Halleron
2nd Lieutenant D Sansom
Corporal M Basden (TA)
Head of Section - WOII Ben Sutton (NCO)
RAF Section
Officer Commanding
Flight Lieutenant K Andersen
Officers
Flight Lieutenant A Hammersley
Flight Lieutenant F Gosden
Head of Section - Flt Sgt Tom Hurrell
Navy Section
Officer Commanding
Lieutenant D Keep
Officers
Sub Lieutenant P Horley
Sub Lieutenant A Derricott
Head of Section - Coxwain Harriet Johnson (NCO) | 
