Mar 14, 2023

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Thursday 2nd March was World Book Day and the Vandyke English team embraced the day by dressing up as their favourite characters from texts that they teach. Characters from Macbeth, Lord of the Flies and poems about power and conflict could be seen floating through the corridors of the English block much to the amusement […]

Mar 14, 2023

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On Friday the 24th February we welcomed our five feeder middle schools for a Year 7 masterclass in maths. Each school was represented by two teams of four. The competition consisted of 5 rounds of different mathematical skills and had to be completed within a strict time limit. All the groups worked wonderfully well; especially […]

Mar 14, 2023

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At Vandyke we are always proud to report on our students’ sporting success outside of school too.  Here Year 12 student, Melissa Zawe, tells us about her experience playing netball for Saracens Mavericks. “I play with Saracens Mavericks in the NPL league, we play against all the other franchises and at the end of the […]

Feb 06, 2023

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Our Year 10 boys were crowned County champions after winning every game at the competition. The team won all of their group games which took them to the semi final. Here they beat Chiltern Academy 1-0 to set up a final against Sam Whitbread. Despite trailing, the boys battled and chased every ball and soon […]

Feb 06, 2023

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The Uniformed Protective Services have been focusing on discipline and the importance of it. They have recently taken part in a competition to see who could bull the shiniest shoe. Congratulations to Connor for winning this.  Well done everyone for having a go. Mrs Strickland, Team Leader of Public Services

Feb 06, 2023

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We have been fortunate to have Leighton Buzzard Fire Service visit our students. The firefighters talked about the different roles in the fire service and the requirements for the role.  They also explained how the equipment works. Students had the opportunity to go inside the vehicle, hold the equipment that is carried on the fire […]

Jan 23, 2023

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We had some of our Year 13 students and one Year 11 student compete in the Senior Mathematical Challenge recently. This is a national competition open to Year 13 students and below, it is a 60 minute, multiple-choice Challenge, designed to encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to […]

Jan 23, 2023

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Sixteen Year 9 students chose to attend an oral health careers workshop at Buckinghamshire College, Aylesbury on 11th January. Vandyke Upper School was the first school in England to participate in such a workshop and what a fabulous impression they gave Dr. Shivji, who was extremely impressed with their dexterity and concentration levels. The students […]

Jan 23, 2023

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Throughout the entire academic year, Public Service students enjoy an array of guest speakers from different public, private and third sector organisations and businesses. Recently Year 11 students met a Global Supplier Quality & Development Manager, Murphy Brown, who has worked across all three sectors plying his trade  globally. Year 11 students are presently looking […]

Jan 09, 2023

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On Friday 25th November, our Year 10 Public Services group completed a day out to Aylesbury College for an insight into first aid protocols for emergency services. The day began by the group attempting to list as many emergency services as they could think of, as well as a discussion surrounding the National Health Service (NHS) […]

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