Clarence girls celebrate excellent 2018 A level examinations results

  The Wycombe Abbey community today joins the Clarence girls in celebrating another year of exceptional A level examination success. This year’s UVI girls achieved an excellent set of A level results,…

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STEM Olympics

There was a real buzz in Big School as 24 teams from local schools arrived to take up the challenge of the first ever Wycombe Abbey STEM Olympics. Teams consisted of four…

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Word Refugee Day

Today an estimated 65.6 million people worldwide have been forced to leave their homes due to violence, famine, natural disasters, poverty or persecution. In the last few years, given the current global…

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History lecture on the Great Pilgrimage of 1913

In June social historian Jane Robinson visited Wycombe Abbey to give a lecture on the Great Pilgrimage of 1913, a non-violent march organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Robinson is…

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Wycombe Abbey’s first Public Speaking Competition

For the first time ever, Wycombe held an inter-House Public Speaking Competition. The brief was simple yet engaging; girls in U4 and above were invited to write and deliver a persuasive speech…

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Lower Sixth girls developing the power to lead

Girls in the Lower Sixth recently had the chance to develop their power to lead in the Wycombe Abbey Leadership Summit. Teamwork, resilience, self-reliance and leadership were all tested over the two-day…

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Girls inspired by Professor Zheng lecture on the position of women in China

On 16 May, we were fortunate enough to have Professor Zheng, from the University of Manchester, attend the School to give a talk on how the position of women in China has…

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2018

Last week, pupils and staff came together to raise awareness and learn more about mental health as part of the nationwide Mental Health Awareness Week. This year’s theme was stress and the…

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Successful trip to Changzhou

During the Easter holiday Mr Mercer-Kelly, Miss Joseph, Miss Bowen and Dr Dawber visited Wycombe Abbey International School, our sister school site in Changzhou, China. The school, which is about one hour from…

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Second place in the University of Oxford Oncology Competition

On 19 April, Kelly (UV), was invited to visit the Department of Oncology at Oxford University as part of her prize for winning second place in their annual national video competition. Part of a science…

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