The Flagpole

Did you know that we subscribe to a number of digital resources that our pupils can access via My School Portal? These can help with their day to day learning, research, homework, EPQ and general questions. Please click here for further information.

In the New Year we will be introducing the digital resources in more detail via the Flagpole and Pupil Briefing, so you can see how these excellent resources can be used for homework, research, extra reading and general interest. 

In the meantime, if you have any questions please email nicolatreadwell@princethorpe.co.uk.

Pupils can log into Oliver via My School Portal in the Library section and click on the News menu at the top of the page to see a host of activities to take part in. There are festive online games and an escape room, information about celebrations that take place around the world, Christmas craft ideas as well as all our Christmassy books that are available in the school library.

Online eDofE accounts have been created and you have been sent an email with the login details. Please sign in as soon as possible. The DofE will then send a participant handbook directly to your home address.

Further course materials were distributed at the DofE Start Up Meetings.

The deadline for bronze, silver and gold participants to complete the steps listed below is today (Wednesday 20 December). If you have yet to submit information, please do so as soon as possible. 

• Download the DofE app or find www.edofe.org
• Login using the username and password sticker on your folder
• Update your personal details
• Set timescales (for example at bronze physical 6, volunteering 3 and skill 3 months)
• Complete the programme planners for the physical, volunteering and skill sections. This includes selecting the activity, inputting start dates, setting a goal to achieve and recording your assessor details (please speak to your potential assessor to ask permission before you upload the details)
• Submit your programme planners online to your DofE Leader for approval. Once approved you can start your award.                                                                     

Please could participants spend some time reading through this information with their parents. The relevant resources will also be uploaded onto MySchoolPortal.

Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education

Whilst the enrolment deadline for new starters has passed, there is still time to complete your award.

Please continue to prioritise signing off your volunteering, physical and skill sections. Guidance can be found on a DofE Completion email sent to pupils and parents, the advice documents are also available on MySchoolPortal.  Lunchtime drop-in clinic takes place every Tuesday 1.05pm in LG02.

The Certificate Presentation Evening takes place on Thursday 8 February 2024. Please prioritise signing off your sections before the Christmas break so they can be processed in time to receive an invite to the evening. Invitations will be distributed in the new year.

Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education

It is always great to be able to share news of pupils' co-curricular successes outside of school.

Princethorpe College pupils Esme Card and Isla Edwards, who are in Year 7 and Year 8 respectively, are currently performing in Nativity The Musical at the Bridge House Theatre in Warwick. The show opened on 8 December and runs through to 28 December.

Esme and Isla are working alongside a cast of professionals and are thrilled to be a part of this modern musical classic based on the popular film from 2009.

We say ‘break-a-leg’ to the girls, we hope they are enjoying being part of such a special show!

Please click on the link here to see the Christmas TV guide that is created each year by the Librarian at Eckington School in Sheffield. It contains TV programmes and films that are showing over the Christmas period that originally started out as a book. Helen shares her list via the School Library Association for us to share with our pupils, so a huge thank you her for the work that is put in to create this.

Best wishes,