Geography students enjoy Italian adventure Last term, Vandyke geography students swapped classrooms for coastlines as we embarked on an adventure to southern Italy. Based in the beautiful town of Sorrento, perched above the Bay of Naples, we explored some of the most spectacular landscapes and historical wonders Europe has to offer. Our trip included a […]

Bronze DofE Award Qualifying Expeditions A big congratulations to the 86 participants from Y10 who passed their Qualifying Expedition at the end of the Spring Term. Starting in Ivinghoe, several routes were undertaken by teams to walk to Vandyke where tents were pitched on the school field for overnight camping. A circuit route out to Wing […]

Vandyke students impress at Rotary Technology Tournament Last month, Vandyke took four teams to the Central Bedfordshire and Luton Rotary Technology Tournament – a senior team (Max H, Nat C, Caitlin O & Evie O), two intermediate teams (Team A – Elsa W, Tommy A, Freya S & Aaron F; Team B – Elias J, […]

Dynasty shine at Battle of the Bands On Thursday 6th March, the band Dynasty ventured to The Stables to represent Vandyke Upper in a Battle of the Bands contest. The band comprises Ewan B-H (Y12) on drums, Fabio B (Y12) on rhythm guitar, Aidan H (Y11) on lead guitar, Amy B (Y10) on vocals, and […]

Media and Film Studies students visit Pinewood Studios On 28th February, 28 enthusiastic Media and Film Studies A-Level students embarked on an unforgettable trip to the Futures Festival at Pinewood Studios – one of Europe’s largest free careers events for aspiring Film and TV professionals. The day was packed with opportunities to connect with top […]

Senior Student Group present cheque to Willen Hospice Fantastic work from this year’s Senior Student Group, who organised a series of fundraising events as part of Smile Week, and raised a whopping £718 for Willen Hospice. Over £3,000 was raised in total during Smile Week, the majority of which goes to the Smile Malawi charity, […]

Josie to follow in Adele’s footsteps at The Brit School We’re delighted to announce that our very own Josie R is off to The Brit School in September! Whilst we will be very sad to see her go, this is an incredibly exciting opportunity for her and we are so proud of her for acing […]

A busy term for UPS and Public Services There has been a huge amount of activity recently in our Sixth Form Uniformed Protective Services classes, and our main school Public Services classes. Y12 UPS students have embarked on a trip to Ivinghoe Beacon, in preparation for their forthcoming expedition. Despite the grey weather, there were […]

Y11 students attend Poetry Live This year’s Poetry Live event at the Derngate Theatre in Northampton was a resounding success! Year 11 students from across the county gathered to experience powerful performances from the poets featured in the Power and Conflict anthology. Everyone approached the day with enthusiasm and curiosity, taking notes and, for the […]

Seussical The Musical The world of Doctor Seuss was brought to life in the Vandyke Theatre at the end of last term. The full scale musical production was a triumph with two sold out performances. Students from years 9 – 13 worked together to perform an incredible production with almost non-stop dancing, superb singing and […]