Children’s Book Week: Our English teachers favourite childhood reads

This week is children’s book week, and to mark the event we asked some of the Wycombe Abbey English teachers what their favourite childhood stories were and why:   Dr McKendry: I…

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Chapel Service: Monday 11th May

Our theme of the week is Children’s Book Week. This week, Reverend Penny Nash delivers her online chapel service from home whilst isolating. Rev Penny discusses some of the Wycombe Abbey teacher’s…

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VE Day Commemoration

Wycombe Abbey commemorates the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.   “We feel that it is truly important to celebrate VE Day, especially now as it begins to move to the…

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Co-Curricular Activities Thriving

School life is a different experience for us all this term. It has been sad not to have the tennis matches, athletics tournaments, House picnics and outdoor concerts that characterise life at…

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Girls Clapping | Wycombe Abbey

Academic Extension during Remote Learning

An unexpected but welcome opportunity offered by the current lockdown has been to expand our provision for the UV and UVI Forms. Whilst the Summer Term, under normal circumstances, would be dominated…

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Chapel Service: Monday 4th May

This week we are moving towards celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday. Reverend Penny Nash invites you to reflect on overcoming hardships with hope.      

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Wycombe Abbey girls supporting local communities during Covid-19

Many of our pupils have been supporting their own communities in a variety of ways during the period of school closure. Genevieve, UIII, played the ‘cello in a virtual quartet as part…

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Producing PPE with Director of Science and STEM, Sue Buxton

Over the last few weeks since School closed to pupils on 20 March, Mrs Sue Buxton, Director of Science and STEM, has coordinated the collection and production of a large amount of…

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Hope the Duckling

Staff living on the Wycombe Abbey site during lockdown have discovered the benefits to the empty grounds. Although the girls are not here, the Wycombe wildlife is thriving and many new animals…

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The Big Draw

The Art department hosted the ‘Big Draw’ which was an exciting grand finale to Well-being Week with four pieces of paper stretching the length of the Big School hall. This event encouraged…

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