An introduction to our Student First Team

We aim to provide an all embracing service for our students, working together to develop and maintain their social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing.

The team consists of five members of staff, all of whom have a wealth of experience in their own areas of expertise. The aim is to always put students first and offer them support and guidance, as well as providing necessary support for parents and carers.  We also refer to and work with organisations who provide additional support for young people and their families when necessary.

We liaise with staff, parents and outside agencies to provide the best outcomes for our young people and support them with any barriers they may face in their learning and personal achievement.

The team work closely with Form Tutors, Heads of Year and their respective teams to maximise the learning potential for our students. By having this close working relationship, we are able to help identify and support students who may be experiencing difficulties which could be a barrier to their learning and social wellbeing. 

The Buckingham School is totally committed to inclusion and values diversity. We understand difficulties, recognise and respect individual differences so all students feel valued. We provide targeted support through Student First and the SEND team for students identified as having a special educational need (a child who has a difficulty or disability which makes learning harder for them than for other children their age).

To find out more about each team member, click below.  

jo goodger - director of welfare & attendance 

TBS REPRESENTED IN GIRLS COUNTY RUGBY

After a series of trials in January three of our girls have been selected for the Bucks RFU County Rugby squads. With over 100 girls, at each age group, playing rugby in Buckinghamshire to be selected to represent the county is a huge honour.

Katie Lee (Year 11) has been selected for the U18 squad as a hooker. Katie is a skilful player who works hard around the pitch for her team. She is also an accomplished goal kicker and regularly takes the teams conversions. The U18 squad is made up of Year 11, 12 & 13s, so to make the squad in Year 11 is a great achievement.

Daisy Bateman (Year 10) and Amy Lee (Year 9) have been selected for the U15 squad. Daisy plays as a prop and is a powerful scrummager whilst making vital yards in the loose with her direct ball carrying. Amy plays in the centre using her pace and power to score tries regularly whilst being renowned for her strong tackling in defence.

The picture shows the girls after they competed in the South West inter-counties festival against Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Dorset & Wiltshire in February at Newbury RFC.

All three girls play at Buckingham Rugby Club where new members are always welcome. Please contact buckinghamrfccygnets@gmail.com if you would like more information.

Buckingham's Got Talent 

Have shared the winners of the interhouse Buckinghams Got Talent Compeition  in a folder with you, I do not know whether all of their photos can be shared on social media so will share names and leave it to you! it was a brilliant night !

Judges; Andy McGinnis/Rebecca Branson and Matt Wardle

Overall Winners - therefore house winners - were  - Silverstone House - Tatyana Muzonda & Amy Taylor (yr 10) singing 

Most entertaining -  Kit Jarvis yr 7 Claydon - Magician (in the style of Tommy Cooper)

Most Unique act - Leo Maskou  - yr 10 Swan Juggling and Cossack dancing !

Rosie Maskell (video)

Poppy Davies (video)

Tatyana Muzonda  & Amy Taylor

Shakira Salter

Alistair Grass

Kit Jarvis

Daniel Pepler

Paige Makwana

Skye Davis

Ella & Brooke

Jennifer Moor

Megan Towse

Jonathan Muzandaka

Hollie Barson

Leo Maskou

Jodie Bowen

William Prince & James Russell

Marcy Barnes & Laura Wayman

Nimrah Althar

Macie Vaughan & Scarlett Baldry

Lexi Bursnoll

Ruby Rayner

James Judge

Charlotte Davidson

Jonathan Muzandaka

From: alan keer <alankeer@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 6:58 PM
Subject: James keer
To: Tracy Lewis <tlewis@buckinghamschool.org>

Hi Tracy

Just a quick mail to let you know James organised a cake sale today in aid of prostate cancer UK.

He baked all the cakes from lemon cakes ,coffee cake and cup cakes with gingerbread men,  he put up posters around the village and stood outside for two hours !

He raised a total of £100 

His grandad has been treated for prostate cancer recently so is a cause close to his heart!

Nulogic

Over the Easter break we were lucky enough to have Nulogic work with 50 of our year 11 students.  There were two groups of 25 students.  One group focused on crucial mathematical content for the upcoming Maths GCSE.  They covered various topics and the feedback from students and staff involved has been overwhelmingly positive.  One student wrote “The course was really good, and provided a unique learning environment. They made learning fun and exciting. I would highly recommend this course for the future year 11's next year.”  The English course focused on critical content needed for their GCSE English Language paper.  Again, the feedback from staff and students shows how well this was received by students and how much they felt it helped progress their understanding of key parts of the course and how their confidence has increased.  One wrote “I think that it was very very good and it has helped my progress massively.”  Our gratitude goes to Nulogic for planning and delivering a great programme to help our students, Mr Hunt and Mrs Field for staffing the programme and the students for their outstanding levels of participation and engagement.

In addition, thank you to Mr Fox, Miss Branson, Miss Chapman and Mr Siu for their help organising the programme.

Mr Ryan

Adult Nationals (Formerly British Adult Championships)

Every year, the home of British Ice Skating - Sheffield Ice Arena - hosts an Adult ice skating championship where adults from around the UK of an amateur/non-professional level can compete. There are several categories ranging from Ice Dance (Ballroom on ice) to Figure Skating (combination jumps and spins).   This is big event in the calendar and often attracts a large competitive field.

Several months of 5am starts, three times per week, culminated on Thursday 25th April as I prepared to compete for the second year in this competition. Having secured two Gold medals previously in the Solo Ladies Pre-Bronze Pattern Dance category, I was excited and nervous to compete, particularly as I wanted to not only retain my title but improve on my personal best score. 

There are two dances skated, which are determined by the ISU (International Skating Union), which usually change each year, however, this year they remained the same; a Dutch Waltz and a Riverside Rhumba.  As they are compulsory pattern dances, everyone should skate the same steps and pattern, but can choose their own music.  There is an emphasis on deep edges and strong patterns skated across the ice IN TIME.  You are marked on: technical accuracy, grade of execution (GOE), and timing.

My morning practice didn’t go so well as the nerves really kicked in; the most defining aspect was not being able to skate in time to the music!  However, as soon as the music started for the Dutch Waltz, all nerves disappeared, and I finished with a new PB of 11.58 (this is very good) and secured first place.  After a three-hour wait, I skated my second dance, the Riverside Rhumba. No PB for this dance, missing out by 0.2, but I still secured first place in this dance, resulting in an overall new PB of 22.20 and two new Gold medals!

U14 Rugby Championship

On Thursday 2nd May, the Year 9 boys rugby team won the U14 Rugby Championship final beating John Hampden Grammar School 29-5. Buckingham started the game strongly with early tries from Alfie Bull and Jobe Read, with the latter going off just before the half with a wrist injury. A frantic second-half saw a fightback emerging from JHGS with an early try, but the boys dug in deep with a ferocious defensive display to prevent them getting over the line again. The win was confirmed in the last 15 minutes, with tries from Lewis Linford, Joe McGuire as well as the captain William Glister. Two conversions from Henry Pearson wrapped up the points. Four of our Year 8 boys also played their part and were truly immense in the game. Jake Weingart at fullback, Joe McGuire and Leo Talbot in the front 3 and George Pearson coming on at half time with an assured performance at fly half.

It is an incredible triumph for the boys to win, with the trophy being dominated by Grammar Schools in the past. Well done, thoroughly deserved! 

Mr J Ribbans (Head Coach) 

Student Leadership Team

Anything to add / report on. 

Mrs A Wallace, Student Voice Co-ordinator

T Kings photos 

Year 10 girls visited Volkswagen last Friday, May 3rd, to find out all about the diverse world of careers open to them in the automobile industry. 

Stowe Fruit Tree Planting Project

At the beginning of term, our Year 9 and 10 ASDAN students planted 29 trees for the Stowe fruit tree planting project. Working with the National Trust at Stowe, this community project aimed to improve the overflow car park for visitors and schools. All of our students worked incredibly hard and were a real credit to the school. To plant each tree, they needed to remove turf, dig a hole, plant in the tree and a supporting stake, fill the hole back in and add a stake and tree guard.

The National Trust kindly took the time afterwards to write to us to let us know how grateful they were for the students' involvement.