Creating Ovid’s Metamorphoses

This term, our UIII Classicists have had the chance to read some myths from Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’, an epic poem in which the poet attempts to create a history from the creation of…

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Reading Week 2023

In the week of 13 November, we held our annual Reading Week. Throughout this time, teachers avoided setting prep, unless it was reading, and dedicated time in lessons to reading and related…

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Applications of Artificial Intelligence – New UV Competition

The Computer Science Department recently announced the winner of their UV competition on the Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Entrants had to come up with an idea for a new piece of…

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Sharing a Love of Mathematics

This year, Wycombe Abbey announced two exciting initiatives aimed at sharing mathematical enrichment initiatives with our partner schools and more generally to those pupils who want to extend their knowledge. A Daily…

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A Giant Science Partnership

Over two days, the Science and DT Departments collaborated to run an outdoor science event designed to catch the eye and spark the imagination of pupils in Key Stage 2 and 3….

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Wycombe Abbey Careers Seminar 2023

As part of our aim to encourage and inspire pupils as they consider their future career options, the Wycombe Abbey Careers Department hosts the Careers Seminar each year. This November, we were…

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Wycombe Abbey Geographers Visit Morocco

During October Long Leave, 37 GCSE and A level geography pupils travelled to Morocco to discover a developing country and see the differences between urban and rural living. The trip was jam-packed,…

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Discovering Ancient Greece

During October Long Leave, 33 Classics pupils from UV, LVI, and UVI went on a five-day trip to Greece to deepen our understanding of the work we have completed in the classroom….

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Wycombe Abbey’s Christmas Puzzle Hunt

Wycombe Abbey is proud to launch its annual Advent Puzzle Hunt which will be hosted on the School’s Conundrum platform. There will be pre-hunt puzzles starting on 1 December with the main…

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Arkwright Scholarship Success for Wycombe Abbey Pupils

The highly regarded Arkwright Engineering Scholarship is designed to inspire students to pursue their dreams and change the world as an outstanding engineer of the future. The Scholarships are awarded to hard-working 16-year-old…

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