The Flagpole

Wednesday 11 November - 11.00am (change of date)

On Wednesday 11 November, at 11.00am, the Princethorpe College community will gather together to silently reflect on the bravery and the selfless sacrifice made by so many of our country's service men and women.

Despite Covid-19, this important date in the College diary will still go ahead. However, this year it will take place safely from within form rooms across the whole school, via a video link .  

Beth Sharpe
Deputy Head - Pastoral

Monday 16 November - 6.30pm to 7.30pm

The Headmaster and the College's Admissions Team will be holding a Virtual Q&A session on Monday 16 November from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

This is a chance for parents to ask any last questions relating to the admissions process and Entrance Examinations Day on Saturday 23 January in an informal forum, before the registration deadline of Friday 4 December.

If you would like to attend this virtual event please click here to register. A link to the Teams event will be sent via email prior to the event.

To access our Revised 2021 Admissions and Entrance Examinations Booklet, and to download the Registration and Scholarship Forms please click here.

Tuesday 17 November 2020 - 11.30am to 1.30pm UK Time

We are looking forward to hosting our Hong Kong and Far East OPs Virtual Reunion on Tuesday 17 November 2020. It will be wonderful to bring Old Princethorpians from across the region together.

The virtual reunion will take place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm Hong Kong Time/11.30am to 1.30pm UK time via Zoom.

The event will commence with a Mass from the Princethorpe Chapel celebrated by Father Teddy O'Brien MSC, followed by an informal online get-together including a virtual tour, a quiz and plenty of time to chat and reminisce.

OPs can register online for the event on Princethorpe Connect: https://connect.princethorpe.co.uk/

We are looking forward to seeing everyone then.

Crescent School will be hosting a Virtual Reception Open Evening and Live Q&A on Tuesday 17 November from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

The evening is designed to give parents an insight into the Early Years at Crescent School and the firm foundation they give children for their future learning.

During the online event there will be a presentation by the Headmaster, Joe Thackway and Assistant Head (Head of Pre-Prep), Alan Webb. The evening will also feature a short video focusing on life in Reception and prospective parents will have the opportunity to ask questions via a live chat facility. To register for the event please complete the form here.

For more information on admissions or the event please email admissions@crescentschool.co.uk or call 01788 523851 and speak to our Registrar, Helen Morley.

Crackley Hall School and Little Crackers Nursery will be hosting a Virtual Reception and Nursery Open Evening and Live Q&A on Thursday 19 November from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

The evening is designed to give parents an insight into the Early Years at Crackley Hall and the firm foundation they give children for their future learning.

During the online event there will be a presentation by the Headmaster, Rob Duigan and Assistant Head (Head of Early Years and Key Stage 1), Susan Glen-Roots. The evening will also feature a short video focusing on life in Nursery and Reception and prospective parents will have the opportunity to ask questions via a live chat facility.

To register for the event please complete the form here.

For more information on admissions or the event please email admissions@crackleyhall.co.uk or call 01926 514410 and speak to our Admissions Secretary, Jenny Vaughan.

Friday 20 November - 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Although sadly due to current restrictions, we are not able to proceed with our Prize Giving Ceremony in its traditional format, we are looking forward to welcoming all our Upper Sixth leavers and their parents to a Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony on Friday 20 November from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. The ceremony will be preceded by a Virtual OPs Drinks Reception from 6.30pm to 7.00pm.

Compered by Ben Collie, Head of Sixth Form and with an address by Ed Hester, the Headmaster, the ceremony will follow a similar format to normal with the presentation of A-level subject and other prizes and will culminate with the revealing of the coveted Princethorpe Shield winner. A souvenir Prize Giving booklet will be produced and sent to all Upper Sixth families.

If you would be interested in attending the online event, please click here to register.

The other categories of prizes and awards for other years normally presented at Prize Giving will be awarded in a school ceremony later this term.

Dr Nick Baker, former archivist of Princethorpe College will give a presentation on the life and times of Sir Wilfred Thesiger. A quintessential English explorer, Sir Wilfred Thesiger was the last and greatest of that small band of travellers who sought out the secrets of the desert in the years before Arabia was transformed forever by the oil beneath her sands.

The talk will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 21 January 2021 in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre followed by wine and light refreshments in the Atrium. This arrangement will be subject to the Government Covid-19 restrictions at the time. An update will be available closer to the day but please add the date to your diary in the meantime.

Tickets may be purchased at the door but advance notice helps catering. Princethorpe, Crackley Hall and Crescent School pupils free of charge. We are happy to receive provisional bookings by email, please at alexdarkes@princethorpe.co.uk

The Parents' Reading Group has been running for many years now. A group of parents get together once a month to discuss a book we have all previously agreed on. It's an opportunity for readers to share their reading interests with others and to pick up suggestions to broaden their own reading. We are very eclectic in our tastes and completely unpretentious. We'd welcome newcomers and can guarantee all a warm and friendly welcome when we are once again able to meet.

As circumstances will not permit us to meet at present many of us have kept in touch about books via email.  Please let me know if you’d like to be on the reading group emailing list (chriskerrigan@princethorpe.co.uk) and I’ll add you to it. We look forward to welcoming a few new faces when permitted to meet, but until then we’ll continue to share reading suggestions via email.

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English