Bucks Cross Country Championships
Published 05/03/18
On Wednesday 7th February we took a squad of athletes to the annual Bucks Cross Country Championships at Cottesloe School, Aylesbury.
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Read MoreYear 11 Sixth Form Taster Day
Published 23/02/18On Thursday 1st February, 187 students from Year 11 took part in a 6th Form Taster Day. They chose 5 different subjects and attended those lessons i to assist them in making their post 16 choices. Comments from the feedback forms included the words: ‘fun, interactive, informative, entertaining, enjoyable, interesting, practical and well presented.
Read MoreTaster Day - Langley Campus
Published 23/02/18A group of our Year 11 students visited the Langley Campus, which is one of three campuses under the Windsor Forest Colleges group. Students had previously registered an interest in a variety of courses. They were shown around the campus and experienced sample lessons. The facilities look new and very well equipped. The tutors who delivered the taster sessions made them interesting, fun and informative. Students were told about the courses, how they were assessed, entry levels and were shown around the learning areas.
Read MoreBSGA South Floor and Vault Championship
Published 23/02/18On Sunday 28th January thirteen students from The Chalfonts Community College took part in the BSGA South Floor and Vault Championships.
Read MoreSpencer Does it Again!
Published 12/01/18
ITF Taekwon-Do is a Martial Art with four distinct facets. It is a sport, a martial art, a way of life and a tool for social development.
In a recent ITF competition, Spencer won Gold in Patterns and Silver in Sparring, despite a bloody nose in the first round and having to compete with an older and heavier opponent; he’s a lightweight and his opponent is in the heavyweight class.
This adds to an already successful season of high level competition and we congratulate him for his resilience
and determination.
Read More"He's Behind You"
Published 05/01/18The sixth form Christmas pantomime, a tradition at The Chalfonts Community College, is a time where students and staff alike can let their hair down and have a little fun.
Read MoreFreddie Sacrifices Hair for Action 4 Archie
Published 05/01/18On Tuesday 19th December Freddy Newbert raised a large amount of money for Action 4 Archie and World Challenge. All students were allowed to wear trainers for a contribution of £1. In return, Freddy shaved off his hair. It was a great thing that Freddy did and we hope that the money raised will get well spent on research.
Read MoreSave the Children Christmas Jumper Day
Published 05/01/18The Chalfonts Community College’s staff and students took part in the NSPCC Christmas jumper day on Friday 15th December. This event allows students and staff to wear a jumper instead of normal uniform or professional dress in exchange for a donation of at least £1.
Read MorePractising French in Lille
Published 05/01/18On Friday 8th December 2017 a group of approximately fifty Year 9 and 10 students travelled to Lille, France at 4:30 in the morning. We drove in a coach to the port of Dover where, after some duty free, we took the Eurotunnel to Calais.
Read MoreSpelling Bee
Published 05/01/18The Grand Finale of the Spelling Bee competition took place on Thursday, 14th December and the competitors were absolutely phenomenal. I was beginning to run out of words to give to the last two spellers in the Senior Category. It was the word ‘Coulis’ that separated them.
Read MoreAmelia maintains success in the Golf European Junior Championships.
Published 05/01/18The Junior European Open (first staged in 1993) in association with Sky Sports is widely believed to be the toughest test in junior golf in Europe.
Read MoreChalfonts Swim Team 10th Quickest in England!
Published 05/12/17Our intermediate boys swimming team of James Convery, Jack Eden, Billy Lee-Knowles and Max McGarvie had qualified for the National Relay Finals in the Olympic pool in Stratford. I believe that this is only the second time in Chalfonts’ history that we’ve had a team reach this stage of the competition – the last time was in 2015 with three of the same team members! To put this into perspective, they were already one of the thirty quickest secondary school swimming teams in over 3000 schools that could have entered the nationwide event.