Tuesday 17 December 2024
A festive Christmas lunch will be available to purchase on Tuesday 17 December, served in the Main Refectory and Sixth Form Dining Room.
Andrew Williams
General Manager - Holroyd Howe
Parents will have received a Registration email this week from IRIS ParentMail, which allows them to register for their +Pay account. +Pay is the new cashless catering payments system, replacing WisePay from 19 December.
The registration email will come from IRIS ParentMail, from the email address info@parentmail.co.uk. If you have not received this, please check your junk/spam folders.
From your email, please click on the registration link
The majority of parents will be new to +Pay, and should follow the steps below:
1. Click on I do not have an account
2. Confirm the Date of Birth of the child named on the screen and click Verify now
3. Confirm your contact details
4. Create and confirm a password to use with +Pay. We would advise using a strong, unique password.
5. Select I have read and accept the Terms and Conditions, then select Complete Registration.
Once the steps above are completed your account has been registered. We would also advise you to download the IRIS ParentMail app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and sign into the app with your new account. Search for IRIS Parentmail in your app store to find this.
To access +Pay in the future, you can use the app or go to https://pmx.parentmail.co.uk. This link will also be added to My School Portal once the system is live.
Please note that you will not be able to see your linked children or add any payments to the account at this point. Once we switch payments to +Pay on 19 December, you will see your children and be able to make catering payments in the ‘Accounts’ section of +Pay.
You should still top-up your child’s Wisepay account for catering payments required until the end of term.
Please see below some FAQs relating to the move to +Pay:
What if I already have a ParentMail or +Pay account for a child at a different school?
If you already have a +Pay account for a child at a different school, you can click ‘I already have an account’. You will then be prompted to sign into your account and confirm the Date of Birth of your Princethorpe child. This will then link them to your account.
What happens if my child still has money in Wisepay at the end of term?
Balances will be transferred from Wisepay to +Pay on 19 December. As such, any money still in the Wisepay account will be transferred to the +Pay account.
What if I owe money on the Wisepay account?
If money is owed, this will also be transferred on 19 December, and you can use +Pay to add money to cover this.
If I have more than one child at Princethorpe, will I receive multiple emails?
No, you will have a single +Pay account which will have all your children at Princethorpe linked to it, allowing you to make payments for all children through the same account. As such, you will only receive a single registration email.
Also, please note that when you register, you will only need to input the DOB of one child (your eldest child). Even though only one DOB is used for registration, your account will still be linked to all of your children.
Will both parents receive an email for +Pay and need to register?
If both parents have separate email addresses registered with the College, you will both receive an account registration email and can register separately for +Pay. Should you wish for only one parent to register, that is fine, as long as one parent has registered and is able to make catering payments.
When do I need to register my account by?
We would appreciate it if you could register your account by the end of term - Wednesday 18 December. However, if required you can still register after this date. Please ensure you register before the start of the Lent Term on Tuesday 7 January, so your child can make catering payments.
What if I have a problem with registration?
If you don’t receive the registration email, please check your spam/junk email. If you do not have the email in spam/junk, please email andycompton@princethorpe.co.uk.
You can find more help and support on using +Pay here: ParentMail Help
Specific registration help is available here: How do I register an IRIS ParentMail account?
Is ParentMail/+Pay GDPR compliant?
The College has undertaken Data Protection assessments for IRIS Parentmail, and has a legal basis to communicate information about your child and accept payments. However, if you do have concerns about your data being used, please refer to ParentMail’s data protection overview to read more on what data they take and how this is used. The IRIS privacy policy can be found here: Privacy policy
We are delighted to welcome Mike Kobylak to the Estates team as Head of Estates and Sustainability.
Mike has a wealth of experience from previous roles as Head of Property at Four Seasons Healthcare and Property Risk Manager at Warwickshire County Council, where he worked closely with schools in both Property and Health and Safety related disciplines for fifteen years.
Outside of work, Mike has a passion for music, comedy and watching sport.
Please find below the Term Dates for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
2024-2025 (two page document) - revised Sixth Form Open Evening and Christmas Fair dates. Updated June 2024
2025-2026 (two page document) - revised Sixth Form Open Evening and Christmas Fair dates. Updated December 2024
Please note that the School Shop will be closed from 2.00pm on Wednesday 18 December 2024 and will re-open at the beginning of the Lent Term on Tuesday 7 January 2025.
The school shop is open for pupils during both break and lunch time and after school for pupils and parents on Mondays and Wednesdays 3.30pm - 4.30pm, term time only.
When ordered items are ready for collection, the pupil with be messaged on Teams and informed that they can collect from the shop during the opening times.
If you need to contact the School Shop, please email in the first instance to uniform@princethorpe.co.uk.
Barbara Bromwich
Foundation Shop Manager
As it is the time of year when there is the threat of snow, it might be helpful for everyone to be familiar with the arrangements should there be significant snowfall. Where possible and if it’s safe to do so, we always remain open, even if we have to end the school day earlier than usual.
Should there be bad weather overnight, we talk to the bus companies a little before 6.00am and they brief us about their ability to operate our services. The Headmaster then makes a decision about whether the school will open.
Information will be available via the channels detailed below:
The home page of the website www.princethorpe.co.uk will normally be updated shortly after 6.00am.
The Estates team will respond to the severe weather with appropriate actions in line with our policies to keep the site as safe as possible. This may result in areas being closed or restricted and normal operations being adapted. We kindly request your support in adhering to any restrictions and taking extreme care whilst on site. In the case of flooding, then www.environment-agency.gov.uk is also useful. If you look under Flood and then use the river search word Leam, that will give you a good idea of the conditions around Princethorpe and the surrounding villages.
Should we have to close during the course of the day we will send text messages to let you know the arrangements. In such circumstances we will publish regular updates on the website. Where possible, we will make sure that our main number 01926 634200 is staffed during our school office hours, from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
Eddie Tolcher
Foundation Bursar
We would like to remind parents of some useful contact details.
To report a pupil absence please do so on My School Portal.
For other enquiries please use the email addresses below:
Bus related queries - princethorpe@vectare.co.uk
School Shop - uniform@princethorpe.co.uk
Medical Centre - pcmatrons@princethorpe.co.uk
School fees - accounts@princethorpe.co.uk
General enquiries - post@princethorpe.co.uk
Lost property - lostproperty@princethorpe.co.uk
Wisepay catering - cashless@princethorpe.co.uk
Email addresses for members of teaching staff can be found on My School Portal.
Please see below our current vacancies:
Princethorpe College
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