Please see below the dates that we will need to unfortunately cancel the sports clubs below due to whole school events taking place in the sports hall that evening:
Wednesday 27 September 2023 - Under 13 Badminton Club cancelled
Wednesday 11 October 2023 - Under 13 Badminton Club cancelled
Many apologies for the inconvenience.
Please continue to prioritise signing off your volunteering, physical and skill sections. Many have already completed their award in full. Guidance can be found on the DofE Completion email sent to you and your parents, the advice documents are also available on MySchoolPortal.
A lunchtime drop-in clinic takes place every Tuesday at 1.05pm in LG02. The Certificate Presentation Evening takes place next year on Thursday 8 February 2024. However, the final deadline for completion for those aiming to move from Bronze to Silver is October half term, for those stopping at Bronze it is Christmas.
Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education - DofE Manager
Welcome to the start of the new academic year. It has been fantastic to see so many pupils attending the after-school clubs so far this academic year.
When I ran my first data report on the co-curricular programme and the take up of clubs over the first two weeks term, I saw that 67% of the pupil body from Year 7 to Upper Sixth have attended a co-curricular activity. This is a fantastic start, and I know that this will increase as pupils and their families get used to the organisation and logistics of the new academic year. Mr Bower is leading the way from a staff point of view by being involved in the most clubs, Dami Ajagunna (Year 8) is the leading pupil by being involved in 10 activities which include LAMDA, Climbing, Choir, Princethorpe Precious Plastics, A Monster Calls and Craft Club to name a few.
With so many clubs we know that pupils are having to alternate their attendance at clubs and make choices. Staff are very used to this and all I ask is that pupils communicate with the members of staff involved so that they can register pupils accordingly and support them as needed. Many thanks to Mr Parker, Mrs Rose and Mrs Lindsay who are now offering Level 2 Projects across three nights (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) to help the Wednesday night clash for Year 9 between Latin, Add Maths, String Orchestra and Girls' and Boys' Hockey. I am always asked for the most popular club - so far this year it is U12 Netball Club which has seen 53 pupils attend, putting the new courts to good use!
Please find the link here to the Co-curricular timetable.
For sporting fixtures, please use www.princethorpesport.co.uk or MySchoolPortal to know when the fixtures are, their venues and whether pupils have been selected. The MySchoolPortal and College website calendar are the best ones to subscribe to if you want the most up to date information for our busy lives here at Princethorpe.
Good luck this academic year and I hope that every pupil finds something in the Co-curricular plan to get involved with. I look forward to updating you with more highlights later in the term.
Neil McCollin
Assistant Head - Co-Curricular
The recorded Parents’ Information Presentation will be available on MySchoolPortal on Wednesday, 20 September from 6.00pm. The Parent Information Booklet and enrolment form will be attached underneath the video. Parents of Year 9 pupils are particularly welcome as we hope to recruit the whole year group to complete their Bronze award this year.
Here is a reminder of the eligibility criteria:
Award Stage Age Requirement
Bronze Year 9
Silver Year 10
Gold 16 years old (must be in the Sixth Form)
I look forward to welcoming pupils onto the scheme this year.
