SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT & We now have a vibrant and growing community of Old Aylesburians spanning a number of generations and through a programme of social events, sporting fixtures and an evolving careers development and curriculum enrichment programme, the majority of our Old Boys decide to stay in touch. In fact over 95% of outgoing Year 13 students made the decision to sign up to our alumni community before they went off on study leave this year. Interaction among OAs and other members of the School community, including current and former staff, current and former parents and current pupils, is very much a growing part of life after Aylesbury Grammar School. We were delighted to
interactive community. It is important that our School continues to be supported by a thriving and engaged alumni community. Current students and other alumni benefit in many ways – careers advice, work placements, mentoring and inspiration. We have alumni who have gone on to do a vast array of fascinating things, and make a tremendous impact in all walks of life, and by building an alumni network we engage an army of powerful, supportive advocates. This year a focus for the Development Office has been to continue with our evolving programme of engagement events including Leavers’ Decade Reunions, Anniversary Reunions and the development of a number of programmes to share experiences,
effective running of our School. The first bid was to replace the majority of poor quality windows across the site and the second bid was to complete essential works on the electricity supply to the School to ensure sustainability and resilience. Work was carried out during the summer 2018 and it means now that the funds raised by The Aylesburian Annual Fund can now be re-directed to the much needed refurbishment of our teaching and learning spaces. There is still so much to do. Our vision is to build a school with facilities to support exceptional learning, a school to help our students ready themselves to face the demands of the 21st century, and to be successful in whatever they choose to do.
including the continuation our very
In order to this, we realise we face
successful Medical Society that
significant financial challenges. Our
included great insight and thought
School has occupied its current site
provoking talks by several of our OA
for over a century and has some
medics.
rapidly deteriorating learning and
directly and read all about our AGS
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teaching spaces. Many are not fit for
news and events. OAs can also use
In April we received some excellent
the new community site to share
news for the continuous improvement
information about their career, new
of the AGS site.
launch our new interactive database, earlier this year which offers Old Aylesburians the opportunity to build a professional profile, find, message and connect with old school friends
ventures and job opportunities with the other network members. Many of our OAs have already signed up to this community site and we are using the new facility in the Development Office daily. It has certainly made the way in which we stay in touch with our
our Aylesburian Annual Fund which offers an opportunity for every parent, old boy, member of staff, governor
As an academy school each year
and friend to support both current
we can submit two bids to improve
and future generations of students
the School facilities through the
at AGS. Through regular giving, our
Condition Improvement Fund (CiF).
community can help us to realise
Bids are based on the needs of our
projects that urgently need our
site and the guidance from the DfE.
attention and enrich the educational
community very much easier and has
The great news is we were
given us the opportunity to refocus our
successful with our bids both of
energy towards encouraging a more
which were essential to maintain the
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learning in the modern world and so
The Aylesburian 2017/2018
experience for every student at Aylesbury Grammar School. On that note, this year, we used
