STEM visit: Girls On Track Write-up by Elsa Williams Last term a group of 10 Vandyke girls, mostly from our STEM club, went to Cosworth Engineering in Northampton to join five other schools in an event organised by FIA Girls on Track to encourage more young women into STEM/ motorsports careers. When we arrived, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]