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The school remains closed to most pupils, so our usual calendar of events is sadly suspended until further notice. However, we have in place an interim Covid calendar and you can see what is planned on the College website or on My School Portal.

The following key events will go ahead in a modified format:

• Weekly House and Sixth Form Assemblies
• Year 11 Thanksgiving Service - Friday 19 June
• Lower Sixth Full Reports Published - Friday 19 June
• Upper Sixth Thanksgiving Service - Tuesday 23 June
• Virtual Induction Event - Wednesday 24 June
• STEAM Lecture - Exo-Planets: Famous Firsts, Boisterous Births And Destructive Deaths - Thursday 25 June
• Lower Sixth UCAS Evening - Wednesday 1 July

The format of events will be confirmed nearer the time and details of other events will be published over the coming weeks.

Tuesday 23 June 2020 – from 6.00pm

Crackley Hall School and Little Crackers Nursery are holding a Virtual Open Evening for prospective parents on Tuesday 23 June from 6.00pm.

The evening will begin with a welcome by the Headmaster, Rob Duigan, and short, pre-recorded videos including a tour of the school and interviews with Year 6 pupils.

The pre-recorded content will be followed by a live event at 6.30pm hosted by Rob Duigan, Headmaster, and other senior members of staff. The live event will cover different aspects of the education the school provides, how pupils are supported s and the admissions process. There will be the opportunity for parents to ask questions during the live event.

For further information on availability in the different year groups please email admissions@crackleyhall.co.uk or call 01926 514410 and speak to Admissions Secretary, Jenny Vaughan.

To register for the event please click here.

Thursday 25 June - 6.00pm

As you may remember, we had to postpone our planned talk at the college on Wednesday 11 March due to the coronavirus. However, since we have all become so versed in TEAMs, we have decided to deliver the talk in a virtual way. Please click on the link below to join guest speaker, Dr Dimitri Veras, an Astrophysicist in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick, as he talks us through the fascinating contents of exo-planetary systems across both time and space. 

This talk will take place at 6.00pm on Thursday 25 June.

Click here to join: Exo-Planets: Famous Firsts, Boisterous Births, and Destructive Deaths lecture with Dr Dimitri Veras

Dr Veras will be happy to answer your questions at the end of the talk and this can be done either by posting them in the chat box or by clicking on the 'raise your hand' icon.

Please look at the attached instructions here on how best to access this talk if you are unsure how to do it.

I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 25 June at 6.00pm for what promises to be a thoroughly engaging exploration of astrophysics.

Helen Pascoe-Williams
Da Vinci, Learning Skills, EPQ Co-ordinator & English Teacher

This year would have been the 25th Princethorpe Motoring Festival but sadly due to the continuing Coronavirus restrictions the Summer Fete and Motoring Festival have had to be postponed.

The Motoring Festival always coincides with the College Summer Fête, and is open to anyone keen to bring any sort of classic, vintage, veteran or interesting vehicle along for the afternoon.

We will now host our 25th Motoring Festival next year on Sunday 27 June 2021.

We look forward to welcoming motoring enthusiasts to the school then.

In these uncertain times, many of us may find more time than usual for reading.  Although the Reading Group will not be able to meet in the circumstances, please keep in touch via email regarding book recommendations which might be of interest to others - hopefully something warm and upbeat which is what we possibly need right now.  

If any new parents would like to join please email me at chriskerrigan@princethorpe.co.uk

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English