Thank you for donating to the Future Fund Regular giving to the school’s Future Fund plays a vital role in enhancing the education of every one of our students. Over the past eleven years, £606,000 has been pledged and donated by parents and friends. Future Fund Pledge Amount (K) 100 91
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Wainright Learning Centre Wycombe High School’s first major fundraising campaign delivered the ‘Wainwright Learning Centre’. Started in 2003, the campaign raised over £650k from parents, friends, former students and staff and business sponsors. The Learning Centre, now housing the Careers Library, is a unique research and independent learning facility providing students (and staff) with a resource centre fit for 21st century learning.
The Forum The Forum was opened in 2009 at a cost of ÂŁ170,000. With the help of parental contributions to the Future Fund, a traditional school canteen was transformed into a modern, wireless networked cafĂŠ-style environment.
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Soft Seating Area
Outside
Science Lab Refurbishment Over the past several years we have invested over ÂŁ345,000 to upgrade our Science facilities and will continue to do so. These upgrades have been funded by parental donations, matched funding by the school and grants from the Wolfson Foundation. This transformation has been welcomed by the students and staff, and provided modern facilities for science practice and theory, learning and teaching.
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Data Logging Suite & Prep Room In the summer of 2012, a new Data Logging Suite, to support GCSE and A-Level courses, was created from the old Science Prep Room in the Christie building, at a cost of ÂŁ25,500. At the same time a new Science Preparation Room was created at a cost of ÂŁ44,000. This enables teachers and technicians to professionally support Chemistry and Physics practical work as well as improving health and safety for all.
Data Logging Suite
Preparation Room
New Music Centre Launched in 2011, the ‘Play Your Part’ Performing Arts campaign raised a phenomenal £1.6 million. The centrepiece is a flexible area that can be transformed into a150-seat performance space for our many choirs, bands and ensembles. There are nine practice rooms, including a Drum Room, also available to students who take lessons with specialist peripatetic teachers.
Window & Door Replacement The Christie and Downs Buildings date from 1956. The Miller Block and Annex date back to the 1960s. The windows were no longer fit for purpose. During the academic year 2012 2013 the windows and doors in the Christie, Downs, Miller Block and Annex buildings were replaced at a cost total cost of ÂŁ805,000.
Sixth Form Upgrades Summer 2016 Sixth Form Study Area (ÂŁ28,000) The area was repainted and had new carpet and furniture installed.
Sixth Form Entrance Lobby (ÂŁ16,000) The area was repainted and the toilets have been refurbished.
New Security Barriers & Paths • Main school entrance. • Additional security barrier between Sixth Form and Christie buildings. • Created a new path to enhance safety in the car park Total cost £78,000
Extension of The Forum • Repurposed a classroom to become an additional dining area, ‘The Sandwich Room’, with custom furniture. Total cost £19,000
Additional Outdoor Seating New outdoor seating, umbrellas and tables were purchased benefiting each and every girl providing shelter year round sponsored by PAFA providing year round shelter for students for our ‘Out Days’. These include new English draughts and Chess tables, benches and umbrellas. Students can check out chess and draught pieces from the Learning Centre. Total Cost £20,000
New All-Weather Pitch The ‘Play Your Part’ for Sport Campaign was launched in September 2015 to raise funds for an all-weather pitch with floodlights. The £725k cost for the pitch has come from donations to the Future Fund, fundraising events, corporate sponsorship and a pledge from the Garfield Weston Foundation. Construction is underway. We hope to have the our pitch available in January 2018.
Roof Repair The school was successful in their bid to the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Condition Improvement Fund to repair Miller (including new sky lights), Sports Hall and Drama roofs.
Total cost - ÂŁ442,000
Future Projects Upgrades to the Music Centre (£10,000) • State-of-the-art recording studio equipment. Equipment ordered and will be in place Autumn Term 2017
Upgrades to the Hall (£50,000) • Enhancements to the sound system and lights. • Upgraded seating. Upgrades to Drama Studio (£15,000) • New curtains. • Storage.
Future Projects Continuing Science Lab Refurbishment (approximately ÂŁ45,000 per lab) School Shop (ÂŁ6,000) The School Shop is run by a group of volunteer parents selling second hand uniform and reuniting lost property with its owners! Its temporary location is under the stage, in an area frequently used as a dressing room during school productions. Repainting Buildings (To be quoted) Internal and external refreshing and smartening Christie, Downs, Drama and Verney buildings.
Summer 2017 Facilities & IT Work • Enabling works for all-weather pitch. The entrance to the access road leading to the Learning Centre has been widened and there has been ground levelling at the rea of the Learning Centre to make additional car parking spaces available • Extensive PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) • Accessible gutters cleared • Hall and Forum floors have been machine polished. • Various statutory maintenance and testing to include Gas Taps, Boiler, Intruder Alarm, Emergency Lights and Fire Extinguishers.
Summer 2017 Facilities & IT Work • Increased the seating in C307 to create a new medium sized study space. • Converted M201 into a large Sixth Form teaching space. • Further network changes have been made to try to better protect the school network from malware attacks • The Parent Portal has been set up alongside the Staff and Student Portals and will come into service soon.