The Curriculum

We aim to provide a curriculum sufficiently broad to ensure that each girl has the opportunity to identify her own interests and strengths and to keep her options open for as long as possible. 

Academic Staff Vacancies

English

That one word ‘English’ denotes a subject full of cultural riches which can provide interests for life. At one level, English involves all the techniques and skills needed to foster literacy and it is therefore a subject which serves both pupils and other subjects. In various ways, it focuses on both language and literature and can provide a rich diet of stories, thoughts, feelings, characters, dramas, tones and motives. English is one subject which naturally promotes the discussion of people, ideas and opinions, among many other many things.

Mathematics

Mathematics at Wycombe Abbey School is a vibrant and popular subject. Indeed, it is one of the most popular subjects at A level with nearly 50% of lower sixth students studying it at AS level.

Chemistry

Everything you touch or use has been discovered, improved or tested by a Chemist.

Chemistry is the study of the material world; it underpins every aspect of our lives, from the pharmaceuticals we use to heal, to the plastics that surround us.  As Scientists we endeavour to instil an appreciation of the consequences of the actions of Man on the environment in which we live.

Physics

Physics provides the basis of our understanding of the Universe, from the smallest to the largest scale and reveals why it is the way it is and how it works. The understanding we gain as Physicists enables us to apply our knowledge to the world we live in. The things we use every day - from the cars on the roads, to the fabrics used to make the clothes we wear; from the electricity we use to boil a kettle to the components inside our computers – would not exist if it were not for the physicists who made discoveries and developed their ideas over generations.

Biology

As Biologists we wish to engender an enthusiasm for, and enjoyment of, the living world.

History

Spanish

Why Spanish?

Great Routes. Endless Trails. Innumerable Adventures.

Studying Spanish at WAS, like the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, El Camino de Santiago, has more than one route.

German

A balance of fun and learning, trips and dedication means the German department is a happy, productive and successful environment in which to work and learn.  German is taught through a wide-range of modern teaching methods, inspiring not only pupils, but their teachers too.  Small classes enable each girl to get the attention she needs to achieve her potential and enjoy conversing in such an important European language.