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15-612: It is a registered charity with its headquarters located at Aylesbury College in Buckinghamshire . It is the international governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair fencing , as well as power hockey and Para dance sport . It also organizes the World Abilitysport Games , an event for Paralympic sports held outside of Summer Paralympic years. The International Stoke Mandeville Games were

30-657: A primary department. The Quarrendon site was made up of a series of blocks. Most of which have now been demolished after the academy moved to Berryfields. The new building in Berryfields consists of one building for the academy and one for the Berryfields primary school next to it. The Aylesbury Vale Academy has close links with Mandeville Upper School in Aylesbury as part of the Aylesbury School Sports Partnership . The Academy

45-404: A broad range of vocational fields, including Creative Arts , Health and Social Care , Hair and Beauty , Hospitality and Catering , Construction , Business and IT in addition to A Level and GCSE in its Sixth Form Centre. In September 2021, a new qualification, which is known as T Level was introduced for the first time. Although many learners are aged 16–18, the college offers

60-613: A new building on the Aylesbury College campus. The university technical college is co-sponsored by Aylesbury College and Buckinghamshire New University. In October 2017, Aylesbury College was merged with Amersham and Wycombe College to form into Buckinghamshire College Group which continues to use this name today. As well as the Aylesbury Campus, there are also two separate campuses, one in Amersham and other in

75-400: A range of programmes for employers and employees, including Apprenticeships , Traineeships, and other work-based training. In 2011/12 the college enrolled approximately 1,812 students in full-time courses and 812 in part-time courses. In May 2013 Aylesbury College received a rating of 'Good' from Ofsted following a full inspection. In 2007 the college undertook significant change following

90-584: A £30 million building project to provide a new modern learning environment. The new build was designed to provide a "real world" feel to vocational learning including training kitchens, The Hardings Training Restaurant, a Commercial Hair Salon with beauty treatment rooms and reception, a sports hall with dance studio and gym, a photography studio, media and edit suite, engineering workshops, and an art learning centre. Aylesbury College in partnership with local universities offers degree-level courses at its own higher education centre. Buckinghamshire New University

105-567: Is particularly close with the college and provides accreditation for most of the courses on offer. As of 2016, the college is host to the Aylesbury Campus of the University of Bedfordshire , for students of Nursing (Adult and Mental Health) and Midwifery . Aylesbury College has ties with local secondary education establishments, Aylesbury Vale Academy , John Colet School , The Grange School and Cottesloe School . In September 2013 Buckinghamshire University Technical College opened in

120-578: The Flackwell Heath area of High Wycombe . Aylesbury Vale Academy The Aylesbury Vale Academy , formerly Quarrendon School, was Buckinghamshire's first Academy. It is a Church of England Academy with the Anglican Diocese of Oxford as the primary sponsor and Buckinghamshire Council as a co-sponsor. The academy's catchment area comprises parts of north Aylesbury, including Quarrendon , Elmhurst and Watermead , as well as

135-706: The International War Veterans Association in 1964. In November 2022 during an Extraordinary General Assembly, the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) and IWAS approved a merger. In April 2023, the organization rebranded as World Abilitysport. In January 2024, it took over governance of wheelchair dancesport from the International Paralympic Committee . World Abilitysport serves as

150-854: The forerunner of the Paralympic Games and followed the vision of their creator and founder, Ludwig Guttmann . IWAS was formed in 2005 following a merger of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) (which was formerly known as the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD). ISOD had been founded by

165-564: The international governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair fencing . It also serves as the governing body for two non-Paralympic sports, power hockey and Para dance sport . It also governs frame football, frame running , and wheelchair slalom as "developing" sports. Aylesbury College Aylesbury College is a general further education college in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England. It educates students in

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180-628: The school in 2009, and to move to a new site, built as part of the Berryfields Major Development Area (MDA), with housing replacing the school on the current site. However, in 2006 there was some doubt as to whether this would happen due to funding issues. In 2007 it was proposed that Quarrendon would become a Church Academy , jointly funded and controlled by the Local Authority and the Church of England . It

195-455: The villages of Hardwick , Weedon , Whitchurch , Oving and Pitchcott . It also includes both the Berryfields and Weedon Hill developments. Quarrendon County Secondary School was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh . on 13 June 1958. It was later known as Quarrendon Upper School and finally as Quarrendon School. Quarrendon School officially closed on 10 July 2009. Quarrendon School

210-522: Was also proposed that Brunel University , would become a partner. The proposal was accepted in November 2008. Quarrendon became The Aylesbury Vale Academy in 2009 and had £1.5m invested in it over the next few years. Pupils and staff at the school automatically transferred to the new Academy. The Academy staff and students transferred to the new building in September 2013. The school later opened

225-412: Was placed on special measures , for the second time in five years, in September 2004.The school came out of special measures in November 2006, after making satisfactory progress. In 2007, the school was planning to apply to DCSF to become a specialist Science and Technology College . The school's sixth form reopened in September 2008. Buckinghamshire County Council originally planned to close

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