Mentoring programme offers path into law
Nathan in Year 12 is on a two-year mentoring placement at law firm Slaughter & May: “On the 24 February, I was privileged to have attended Slaughter & May’s Lead into Law launch event. This was the start of a two-year programme with the firm, in conjunction with Rare Recruitment. The programme itself is a development […]
TBS swims the Channel
A squad of swimmers has done TBS proud, swimming the equivalent of England to France in a gruelling challenge. On Friday 10 March The Bicester School Sports Council organised a ‘Swim The Distance of the English Channel’ event. Its target was for swimmers to clock up 1350+ lengths of the Bicester Leisure Centre pool. It was […]
Girls in STEM Day
Over 150 students in years 7-9 from across Oxfordshire, including those from The Bicester School, visited Banbury and Bicester College to celebrate Girls in STEM Day on March 3. Split into groups, the students enjoyed a series of inspirational talks, interactive workshops and hands-on activities by STEM industry speakers They heard from inspirational women, including […]
Penalties take Year 7 Girls through to County Cup semi-final
A nail-biting penalty finish has see the Year 7 Girls Football Team through to the Semi-Final of the County Cup. Match report by Charlie Brown: What a game! A cagey affair that meant the game finished 4-4 after full time. The girls had to dig deep and win 9-8 on penalties after 11 penalties taken. […]
#LetGirlsPlay
To celebrate International Women’s Day yesterday, England Football encouraged all girls to participate in ‘the biggest ever football session’. Despite the snowy conditions, 12 dedicated students showed up to have a runaround! ⚽ Read more here
Twisted Tales wow in House Drama Competition
The Wizard of Oz got wicked and Rapunzel was rattled in series of twisted drama performances. Students across years 7-11 put on a fabulous production on Wednesday, 22 February, as part of the school’s annual House Drama competition. The young players had signed up for roles both on stage and backstage in October and have […]
Competition-winning flag flown in Antarctica
A flag designed by a Year 7 geography student has made it all the way to Antarctic! The flag, depicting two dolphins on a striking background, was designed as part of a national competition run by the UK Polar Network, which works to raise awareness of environmental issues. One of its initiatives is to ask […]
Fantastic results for Brilliant Club essays
The Year 10 students listed below have just received their final assessment grades for their research essays for the Brilliant Club’s Scholar’s Programme and have achieved some fantastic results! The students have been working with a PhD tutor since last October on an academic piece of work titled ‘Who ruled Tudor England: Was 16th C England a […]