Wheely good news for cycling!

A supercalifragilistic expialidocious donation of 20 bikes gave extra zippadeedoodah to The Bicester School’s annual Disney Race for Life! Taking place on October 12, the event brought together more than 70 students and staff who took part in the after school event dedicated to fitness, community and cycling! This year’s event featured a new special addition: […]

Primary girls’ teams meet for football tournament

Girls’ football teams from local primary schools gathered at The Bicester School to compete in the North Oxfordshire School Partnership’s Year 5/6 Girls’ Football Tournament.  The event was designed to promote sport-specific skills and celebrate achievement in girls’ football. On Thursday, November 7, ten teams from five local primary schools – Brookside, Chesterton, Kings Meadow, […]

Summer of science reignites student’s love of learning

A Bicester School Sixth Form student who ‘struggled to see the point of school’ had a ‘lightbulb moment and rediscovered her love of learning’ earlier this year following a summer internship at a pharmaceutical company. She now has her sights set on studying chemistry at university. Mia Ash was one of 15 students in the […]

Bonjour Paris!

  Ahhhhh…. Paris! TBS’ Year 11 & 13 Art, Graphics and Travel & Tourism students did boulevards, basilacas and bistros. Write up by Aime Withers Forty students and five staff members from TBS embarked on an unforgettable trip to Paris, filled with excitement, learning, and camaraderie. The journey began in the early hours of October […]

Careers support with CV and interview workshops

A morning of looking to the future took place for Y12 students at TBS as they worked with employers on their CV writing skills and interview technique. Laura Fewell, Ben Palmer, Michelle Harvey and Josie Hughes from recruitment company Data X Connect and Sadie James from Ark Data Centres led small groups of students in […]

History student wins Oxford Uni prize

A Year 13 history student is celebrating after winning the Charles de Lisle Prize from Oxford University. Atheel worked on her essay having attended the UNIQ summer school at the university. The prize-winning essay is titled: ‘Why did some women become militant in their demands for the vote after 1905?’ The Charles de Lisle Essay Prize, […]

The Bicester School celebrates GCSE results

Year 11 students at The Bicester School are celebrating this morning after receiving their GCSE results.    Eager students picked up their results from the Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school this morning, having waited anxiously over the summer.   We are so proud of all our students who have shone in so many ways in their time with […]

A Level students celebrate fantastic results

After a long wait over the summer, Year 13s finally have those all-important pieces of paper in their hands and can now focus on their next steps.  The average A Level grade is C+ and the vocational Btecs average Merit. These results reflect the students’ range of talents, focus and commitment to their studies.   Headteacher […]

AWS GetIT introduces students to cloud computing

  Students have been learning foundational cloud tech skills and design app ideas to solve problems in their communities, thanks to Amazon Web Services, with their AWS GetIT program.  Here the students discuss what they have learnt in their own words: Exploring Cloud Technology and AI: Our Journey with AWS GetIT Participating in the AWS […]

A first class trip for travel students

Lucky Sixth Formers were flying high after touching down at FlyMe flight centre in Barnsley to take a look at various careers in the travel and tourism industry. On Friday 14 June, a group of 15 students got to try out lots of activities to give them a taster of what cabin crew, pilots, ground crew and […]