Vandyke students create skatepark graffiti Some opportunities are simply too good to turn down. Especially when it involved asking young people to help with the design of the local area. When I was contacted by a council representative with the idea of inviting some of our students down to the skatepark to graffiti the newly […]

Mar 15, 2024

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Sixth Form Apprenticeships & Employment event With a growing number of students aspiring to secure degree apprenticeships with top employers, the Sixth Form hosted an event where students could hear from local employers about their opportunities, and meet our ever-growing alumni of past and present apprentices. The event took place during National Apprenticeships Week, and […]

Mar 13, 2024

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Y11 students visit Poetry Live! event 70 Y11 students had a wonderful day out at the Poetry Live! event at the Emmanuel Centre in London last month. Students had the opportunity to hear from poets Carol Anne Duffy, Simon Armitage and John Agard, among others, and they enjoyed a special feature from playwright Owen Sheers, […]

Mar 13, 2024

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OFSTED: Vandyke remains a ‘good’ school Vandyke Upper School was inspected by OFSTED on 23/24 January.  This was an ungraded Section 8 inspection.  The report has now been published – you can read it in full here. Headteacher Tim Carroll said, ‘Inspections are always memorable moments in the life of a school!  The inspection team […]

Mar 06, 2024

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Vandyke Alumni inspire current students   It is always wonderful when ex-students return to update us on what exciting paths they have taken after Vandyke. We created our Alumni programme in 2020 to capture these stories and offer our current students a valuable insight into post-18 opportunities. We have looked far and wide – from […]

Mar 05, 2024

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Public Services visit to Bedford Police HQ The Public Services and UPS class recently visited Bedford Police Headquarters. We had a general talk about policing and then a couple of officers spoke to us about their roles. We listened to a talk from SOCO, a child protection officer and forensics’ staff – then had a […]

Mar 05, 2024

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  Y10 visit the Cambridge Botanical Gardens Year 10 students recently visited the Cambridge Botanical Gardens to enhance their primary photography skills. Art and photography students are currently working on a natural forms project, which involves researching various artists and photographers to develop their GCSE project further. They are producing observational studies and editing their […]

Mar 04, 2024

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Vandyke hosts successful careers event On Thursday 1st February 2024 we held The Big Picture Careers Fayre here at Vandyke. The event was a resounding success, with the venue at capacity. Many students from all year groups attended, including students from other local upper schools and our local feeder middle schools.  It was superb to welcome visitors and […]

Mar 04, 2024

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Tim Carroll – Education Matters Please click the link below to read Mr Carroll’s latest opinion piece in the Education Matters segment of the Leighton Buzzard Observer. Education Matters, Tuesday 20th February 2024 – Just a snapshot of a moment in time

Feb 27, 2024

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Public Services students visit Aylesbury College Our Y10 Public Services students recently paid a visit to Aylesbury College. The key aim of the trip was to study the importance of the National Health Service (The NHS) within the UK, and to practice elements of first aid. The day started with pupils getting into small groups […]

Feb 08, 2024

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