Housekeeping

2021-22 Bus Services Re-booking And New Bookings

Re-Booking

In readiness for the 2021-22 academic year, we will shortly be re-booking the bus services on behalf of those pupils who already hold an annual bus pass. We will assume the same route and stop will be required next year, unless you tell us of a change, or we receive the required half term’s notice. This does not apply to those leaving the College. 

If you wish to inform us of a change or give notice on the bus services, please email buses@princethorpe.co.uk by Tuesday 1 June 2021.

For those continuing with the service please ensure that your child keeps their swipe card safe in readiness for September. Replacement swipe cards can be issued at the cost of £10.

As usual the cost of the termly bus pass will be added to your termly invoice.

New Bookings

New joiners or current pupils wishing now to purchase a bus pass will be able to book via https://princethorpe.vectare.co.uk/ from Monday 14 June to Friday 2 July. All new users need to set up an account before booking. Swipe cards will be issued to all new bus pass holders at the start of the Michaelmas Term.

Parents purchasing a bus pass for their child are reminded that bus passes are issued on an annual basis and we require half a term’s notice if you no longer wish to use the service.

Ad hoc users

All ad hoc tickets must be purchased in advance. Journeys that are not pre-booked are charged at a flat rate of £10.

Those wishing to purchase ad hoc tickets for next year, will be able to do so from Monday 23 August via https://princethorpe.vectare.co.uk/. It is now possible to make multiple ad hoc bookings at the same time. All ad hoc users will also be issued with a swipe card, though it is still possible to show a mobile confirmation. 

The swipe cards enable us to monitor bus usage and capacity on a day-by-day basis, alert parents to delays and will help us improve the service going forward.

An updated Bus Briefing Booklet will be sent to all bus users prior to the start of term in September and will be available at https://princethorpe.vectare.co.uk/ and on the first Flagpole of the new academic year.

If you have any queries regarding the bus services, please call Gill Price on 01926 634275, any queries regarding billing for the bus services, please call Barbara Bromwich on 01926 634263 or email them both at buses@princethorpe.co.uk.

 

Employment Opportunities

Please see below our current vacancies:

  • Health and Safety Manager
  • IT Infrastructure Engineer - Princethorpe College
  • Early Years Assistant - Crackley Hall School
  • Summer Estates Assistants

Full details and how to apply are available via the following link: Join Us

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Cleaner Air At Princethorpe - Reminder

Thank you to all the parents who turn off their engines when they are waiting for pupils to come out of school. As a community we are striving to reduce the impact that we have on our world and turning of engines reduces our carbon impact and the emission of smelly exhaust fumes.

Eddie Tolcher 
Foundation Bursar

Anti-Fraud

Cyber-crime – please be extra vigilant

Parents are asked to be vigilant when reading emails relating to the payment of school fees and any other items to the Foundation. You can protect yourselves by only making payments to us in line with our normal, published methods. Any email offering a large discount on fees for the coming academic year if paid immediately is fraudulent.

There has been no change to the bank details of Princethorpe College, Crackley Hall or Crescent Schools and there is no intention to make any changes in the foreseeable future. Any electronic notification that appears to be from any of the Foundation schools changing these details may be fraudulent. Our bank details are available on the Parent Bills, the Online Payment Portal and in the Information Booklet for each school, and only those details should be used.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or my colleagues in the Bursary if you are have any doubts about the correct details or indeed if anything appears suspicious.

Eddie Tolcher
Foundation Bursar