The Flagpole

Friday 31 August 2018, 8.30am - 3.30pm

Lower Sixth Form induction day will take place on Friday 31 August 2018 and all Lower Sixth are expected to attend.

Students and staff gather in the Sixth Form Atrium at 8.30am for tea or coffee and the day will continue with introductions by staff and presentations by Sixth Form Prefects.

Our new Lower Sixth will get to know their tutor, who will play such an important role over the coming months. Students will have talks on independent learning and time management, complete assessments and receive their timetables. There will be the opportunity to discuss option choices with me.  A lunch will be provided in the Sixth Form Refectory.

We are looking forward to participating in games and group activities too, designed to help our tutor groups bond and to make our new Lower Sixth feel very welcome.

The afternoon finishes at 3.20pm and at 3.30pm there will be tea and cake in the Sixth Form Atrium for students new to Princethorpe and their parents, providing the opportunity to discuss any queries which may have arisen.

Please be aware that my team and I will be in school on GCSE results day, Thursday 23 August, Friday 24 August, and the week following, should you wish to discuss your GCSE results and A-level option choices.

Dress code for the day is casual.

Ben Collie
Head of Sixth Form

Please be aware that Science teachers will be asking pupils in Year 8 and Year 9 to return their Science textbook. Exactly when the teacher will ask will depend on the topic being taught after the exams, however, the final deadline for returns for all classes is Wednesday 27 June 2018.

Unfortunately books returned after that date will have to be charged for because we will have to order replacement books ready for the start of the following term.

Gill Smith
Head of Science and Chemistry

Timings for results days for Upper Sixth and Year 11 pupils are given below. All other year group pupils will be able to view their results on the pupil portal and written confirmation will be sent through the post. Please note: Results cannot be given out over the phone.

Exam results will appear on the pupil portal. For parents to see this information on the parent portal, pupils need to enable access. Instructions on how to do this are in the candidate handbook for written exams, for a copy of the relevant page click here. Login details for the pupil portal are the same as those used to login to the school computer network.

If a third party (e.g. parent, relative, friend) is collecting exam results, the pupil must notify the examinations office in writing before the end of term, giving the full name and address of the person collecting the results. Photographic proof of ID will be required on results day. Pupils can email me the details, this must be from their school email address, to: examinations@princethorpe.co.uk or by completing the attached form and bringing it to Room S38.

Upper Sixth A-level results – 16 August 2018: School opens at 7.00am. Results will be published to the portals at 9.00am.

Year 11 GCSE results – 23 August 2018: School opens at 9.00am. Results will be published to the portals at 10.00am.

Mrs Shellagh Dodds
Examinations Officer

Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and Lower Sixth Exam Reports will be available to view on the pupil and parent portals from Friday 29 June 2018.

Dr Digby Carrington-Howell
Deputy Head (Staffing and Assessment)
 

Pupils and parents are reminded that the Textbook Return Forms, which are available to download here, are due to be completed and returned by Friday 22 June 2018.

Books should be handed to a member of staff from the relevant department with staff signing the form to confirm receipt of the correct number of books.

If a textbook has been lost, ‘LOST’ should be entered in the staff signature column on the Return Form and a charge will be made for this book. When all subjects are complete, pupils should take the form to their Head of House to sign off. Any incomplete or unreturned forms will result a charge for unreturned books.