Silver DofE students smash their Qualifying Expedition Congratulations to the 42 Year 11 students who passed their Silver Qualifying Expedition with flying colours! The cohort really has been a pleasure to work with and to witness them in action across the action-packed days was a joy. Teams started their walking adventures at the southern end of pretty […]

Vandyke students win trophies at Rotary Technology Tournament We recently took four teams to the annual Central Bedfordshire and Luton Rotary Technology Tournament. The day began with the teams being given a design brief. Students were tasked with designing and building an unpowered transportation device that moved uphill. They had to plan, design, test and […]

Vandyke through to the NSEA National Finals! Our brilliant equestrian team have been competing in events across the year. Most recently, they had an amazing day at the National School’s Equestrian Association (NSEA) show at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre. Thanks to their outstanding team and individual performances on the day, Vandyke has now qualified to […]

Y13 students shine in British Biology Olympiad Congratulations to the fifteen Y13 biology students who recently took part in the British Biology Olympiad. This national competition challenges students with an interest in biology to expand and extend their talents. The competition consists of two online multiple-choice papers, which presents students with topics and ideas which […]

Alumni In The Limelight: Loki At Vandyke, we are incredibly proud of the outstanding achievements of our students. Students who leave Vandyke go on to secure places on a range of university courses including Russell Group and Oxbridge institutions. In addition, students have secured higher level degree apprenticeships with top employers such as Santander, Ernst […]

Y10 & Y11 geography students take a trip to Italy The recent Y10 and Y11 geography trip to Italy was an opportunity to see some amazing physical and human landscapes in real life.  Staying in the historic centre of the stunning coastal town of Sorrento we went out on various trips around the Bay of […]

Dynasty do us proud at Battle of the Bands   Vandyke was brilliantly represented in the recent BLMK Music Hub ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition. Student band Dynasty, formed of Ewan (Y13), Fabio (Y13), Amy (Y11), Aidan (Y12) and Holly (Y13), share their experience below…   Dynasty got the chance to participate in the local […]

Y10 students complete their Bronze DofE Qualifying Expeditions Back to back Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions at the end of the Spring term brought standout performances and 100 successful completions for Y10 participants – congratulations! Students and staff basked in four days of dry and predominantly sunny weather, a big relief when conditions on […]

Vandyke excel in Code Quest Competition Last month, six Vandyke students spent a Saturday morning competing in the Lockheed Martin Code Quest Competition.  Each year, Lockheed Martin hosts this special computer programming competition where teams of two to three students work together to solve problems using Java, Python, C#, and/or C++ programming to complete the […]

OAA Interhouse Competition During the last week of term, all year groups participated in the OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activities) Interhouse competition within their PE lessons. This task however, wasn’t your average orienteering mission… Instead of a compass and a map, students were armed with phones and cameras, given locations outside, and tasked with recreating scenes […]