The Flagpole

Please could you check again that passports have at least 6 months validity left on them from our day of departure (31 March) and EHIC cards will be valid for the duration of the trip. Please could you send me a photo of both as soon as possible.

Tour hoodys must be ordered from the snowunion website by 26 January 2020 (www.snowunion.co.uk).  They can be selected from the ‘Hoodys’ page and there is no cost when you complete the order.  A size guide is available.  The hoody will be initialled and sent into school shortly before our departure date.  Please see the attached flyer here for more information and how to order.

The Ackers practice trip, for those who have already consented, is on Wednesday 12 February 2020, 3.45pm-8.30pm. Pupils should bring warm waterproof winter clothing, ski gloves and ski socks. A packed tea and plenty to drink is also required (Please note that there are very limited refreshments available for purchase at the venue).

The second parents' meeting is on Thursday 27 February 2020 at 6.00pm-7.00pm in the Clarkson theatre. Final trip details will be provided including confirmed departure and return times. A representative from ‘IBT’, our tour company, will give a presentation and be on hand to answer questions. It is expected that a representative parent attends and pupils are also welcome.

Lockwoods Ski Shop in Leamington have kindly offered all pupils on the trip a 10% discount, valid until 30 April 2020, on all products. To take advantage of this offer, please print this voucher and show it at the till or use the online voucher code.

Please contact me at catherinewarne@princethorpe.co.uk if you have any questions regarding the trip.

Catherine Warne

The History department are delighted to be running an educational trip to Vietnam in October 2020. This trip will give pupils an opportunity to learn outside of the classroom in a fun and stimulating environment; this links well with the topics studied both at GCSE and A-level here at Princethorpe College in which the American war in Vietnam plays a prominent part.

Please see here for more information about the trip and associated costs. The trip is open to those pupils in Years 8 - Lower Sixth for the 2020/21 academic year and there are two places remaining.

To register your interest in this trip, please email Peter Bucknall, Head of History at peterbucknall@princethorpe.co.uk. Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis, subject to payment of deposit. 

Please see here for the planned school trips in the coming years. This document will be updated each term, but it should allow you to make an informed decision when deciding on trips for your child to attend.  For any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Neil McCollin
Assistant Head - Co-Curricular