On the 26th January, a group of thirteen Year 9 students, as well as Miss Smith and Mr Bowes, travelled to the University of Bedfordshire (Bedford) to attend a climate conference. The summit contained several different events and lasted the better part of a school day. This was the first trip for the Eco, STEM [...]

Well done to our Year 9 after school Art Club Attendees who produced this fantastic collaborative portrait of the artist Michael-Jean Basquiat, an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s for his neo-expressionist artwork. Students looked at a series of his work in lessons and produced studies around their favourite icons and celebrities. [...]

At the beginning of the school year, an eager group of musical theatre-loving students embarked on a term-long rehearsal process to culminate in a full-scale production in December of We Will Rock You – school edition; a musical that celebrates the music of Queen. All students who wanted to be involved in the show were [...]

As COVID-19 had curtailed our usual autumn SMILE extravaganza in 2020, the Senior Student Team were emphatic that SMILE Week should return in 2021. The usual activities of Vandyke's Got Talent and the enterprising activities of the Sixth Form tutor groups were reminiscent of previous years. Some outstanding performances in Vandyke's Got Talent kept the [...]

On the 16th November the Year 13 Commercial  Music students had the opportunity to visit ​Studio Infinity, a professional photography studio ​in Leighton Buzzard. Students were lucky enough to spend thirty minutes with a photographer who worked one-to-one with them to create professional headshots for the students to use for their music portfolios both in school and in the future.  With many [...]

Fiona Green is one of a small group of people worldwide to be congratulated for their outstanding support for young people through The Duke of  Edinburgh’s Award. To mark International Volunteer Day on Sunday 5th December, the Leighton Buzzard DofE Manager has received Royal recognition for her exceptional dedication to supporting young people  to do [...]

The PE team continued their careers work when they welcomed Andrew Johnson to talk to Year 12 and 13 students about the life of an elite athlete and life after professional sport. The students had already had meetings with a CEO of a large physiotherapy group and have also had visits from MK Dons Set [...]

In November, the Sixth Form Girls Activators were short listed at The ‘Girls Active and Youth Sports Trust Young Changemaker’ Awards Ceremony in  the category of Girls Active Innovative Project  Award, which took place as a virtual event. The Girls Active awards offer a fantastic opportunity for young people to not only be recognised, but [...]

After a good journey, 32 Year 11 students and staff arrived at the Avon Tyrell Centre in the middle of the New Forest, Hampshire. The first job was to make the beds and have an orientation walk around the grounds, which have stunning views over the heathland of the New Forest. After dinner, we headed [...]

24 A level Media Studies students met around 10 other schools at the Bfi in Southbank on Thursday 11th November to listen to experts teach them about the inner workings of the newspaper industry. After an early morning coach journey into the heart of London, we arrived at the south bank of the Thames, just [...]