DofE Silver report by Amie Withers The silver DofE training weekend was brilliant! All 24 year 11s arrived promptly for a 10am start on Friday morning. Friday consisted of a 20km route in the beautiful sunshine of rural Wiltshire. All the groups got stuck in and although enthusiastic, a little overwhelmed with the task they […]
Year 9 have had a fabulous summer term completing oversized sculptures inspired by Claes Oldenberg. Some fantastic new additions to add to our classroom collection! This project is always a brilliant one to finish KS3 on – students work in teams to do so and it’s highly anticipated by students as soon as they enter […]
26 students supported the Y5&6 Dynamos cricket event at Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club from 9-3. Students umpired 6 long games and demonstrated their enthusiasm and maturity throughout. The young leaders were praised by other members of staff, and they are an absolute credit to our school. These events would not happen without them! […]
Report by Jamie Felton, Head of Year 11 What a tremendous success The Bicester School’s first Battle of The Bands competition was! The level of talent and quality of music was mightily high. Kicking off was Thrasher, made up of Caleb Thompson (guitar), Blake Lippert (bass) and Joe McKeon (drums) covering Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in […]
Some of our brightest young ladies have shown their metal at a magnet technology factory, where they came joint first place in the final of the Siemens Healthineers STEM Challenge. The event – which took place on 28 April at Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology Factory in Oxford, saw teams competing from seven local schools who had […]
TBS staff and students joined thousands of runners who took on the city’s historic Oxford Town and Gown race. The students and teachers took part in the school’s first group entry in the race, which took place on Sunday 14 May. PE teacher Sarah Masterson, who has taught at the school since 2004, said: “Last year I […]
Congratulations to Connor , Edwin , Millie , Ellie, Cody and Megan for their participation in the Never Such Innocence international poetry competition. This year’s theme was, ‘What Does War Mean to You?’ and all of the students wrote highly moving pieces of work and received Certificates of Commendation. This is a fantastic achievement as […]
On the first Saturday of Easter, six staff members, 42 students and two bus drivers left The Bicester School, ready for the mountains in Andorra, writes Teacher and trip organiser Mrs Ware. Due to the well documented traffic chaos at Dover, what started as a very normal journey saw us stuck at the Port overnight […]
Year 7 Girls Football Team have won the Oxfordshire Schools County Cup. The girls put on a great display to beat Didcot Girls School 3-1. Match report by Charlie Brown: Our girls arrived at Oxford City to witness a well organised and determined DGS team well into their warmup. It’s fair to say that nerves […]
