French & Art Departments – Visit to Paris, July 2023 Friday 7th July saw a coach load of 51 excited new Y10, Y11 and Y13 students and six staff set off on a four day trip to the beautiful city of Paris. We were fortunate not to encounter any delays at Dover and we enjoyed […]

2 ‘A’ Level Biology students recently took part in the prestigious British Biology Olympiad 2022, run by the Royal Society of Biology. The Biology Olympiad tests students’ biological knowledge and encourages them to continue studying the biosciences beyond school. Over 10,000 students from more than 700 schools worldwide took part in this year’s competition. Alex […]

Jack has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Junior Canoe Sprint World Championships in Italy over the first week of July. Here is a photo of the selection race he competed in at the weekend in Nottingham. Jack and his three team mates, have been selected for the men’s K4 500m. They will […]

Congratulations to Rhys Gallo, Year 10, who recently picked up two Silver Medals at the British Wheelchair Basketball National Finals at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. Rhys’s team ‘Aces’ came 2nd place (Division 3) in the final and 2nd place for the whole Division 3 season. Rhys was the youngest player on the […]

Before half term, 42 students travelled to Stockwood park for the South Bedfordshire District Athletics Competition. Students competed in up to 3 events with the aim of becoming South Bedfordshire champion and qualifying for the County Championships. All students showed excellent resilience and determination in their events to gain points for Vandyke and showed great […]

Alysia Orbell is the latest student from Vandyke to receive her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award from Buckingham Palace this week. Alysia even had a brief word with the Duke of Edinburgh himself as he walked around the grounds and greeted visitors after the speeches! Alysia is currently in the middle of her second-year exams at […]

Congratulations to the 65 Year 10 students who completed their Bronze DofE Award! It was a wonderful evening celebrating their achievements with Mr Carroll, staff volunteers and family members. Thank you to award achievers Rian Austin, Nathanael Chilvers, Lizzie Hammond and Evie Olson who gave inspirational and uplifting speeches about their experiences completing the sections […]

The Easter holidays saw two coach loads of Year 9 students set off on a five day trip to the beautiful Rhine valley in Germany. Once over the shock of a 3.30am start, the students and staff settled down for the 500 mile journey. Last year’s border issues did not thankfully arise (until the following […]

36 students and 5 staff embarked on an adventure to Iceland over Easter. As the plane descended over Iceland, we were treated to fantastic views of ice caps and barren lava fields. On arrival at Keflavik airport we were met by our driver, Siggi who drove us out to the Gunnuhver; a fierce and eggy […]

Congratulations to the 36 Year 11 students who braved the challenging conditions in the White Peaks during their 3-day Qualifying Expedition. Day one was particularly wet, yet the students remained positive and completed routes with minimal navigational errors. Having travelled up to the Staffordshire Peak District in the morning, it was also a long day […]