News

5th May 20

Absence makes the heart grow fonder I am very conscious that Prince’s Mead households across Winchester have again been hives of academic activity and productivity this past week. Teaching staff have certainly thrown everything at their live lessons and continue to think of exciting ways to engage our pupils whilst working remotely. We hope we…

27th April 20

It’s always darkest before the dawn but we will come back home soon. A very warm welcome to the Summer Term! For years we have read and heard, and we have never been more than a sentence away from the word ‘online’: online teaching, online learning, online school; the future’s golden rule. One week into our Summer Term learning programme, we…

16th April 20

Have you seen our fun staff video for our community? Thank you to our very special Teacher, Mrs Boyden!

20th March 20

Thank you to those pupils who participated in our inaugural Drama Festival on Wednesday; a magnificent showcase event where our audience enjoyed crisp diction, bags of character, nuance and self-assured delivery from all our participants. It was a great privilege to welcome professional actor, director and published poet and playwright, Mr. James Daniel, as our…

19th March 20

Dear Parents Following last night’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Education that all schools will close tomorrow, work continues apace with academic staff building a bank of courses to ensure your child’s academic development is not hampered during this temporary period. Staff are working hard to protect the academic wellbeing of our pupils,…

19th March 20

Dear Parents You will inevitably have heard the government’s decision this evening to close all schools on Friday. These steps will not be easy for any members of our school community, in particular our children and for those of you who, of course, need to go out to work. With much regret, Prince’s Mead must…

17th March 20

Dear Parents Following my update of 16th March, the government has since implemented further stringent measures that have been communicated through the Department for Education and Public Health England (PHE). Social Distancing guidance, that applies to us all, has also been issued – with specific restrictions for vulnerable groups. There is no longer any reference to…

16th March 20

Dear Parents I do hope this email finds you well. Since my last correspondence of 13th March, I wanted to update you on our status since the weekend. Thank you for supporting us in the extra precautions that we are taking, particularly in relation to hygiene. We continue to encourage children to wash their hands for…

16th March 20

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. The advice from Downing Street last night was clear: anyone with a new persistent cough or a high temperature should now self-isolate for seven days. At this time the resilience of school communities, governments, and the international order, is being tested in…

13th March 20

Dear Parents, Since my email of 12th March and following the outcome of yesterday’s Whitehall’s Cobra Coronavirus emergency planning meeting, I write to update you on our follow-up response. It is now a requirement for anyone with a new, continuous cough or high temperature (guidance is at least 37.8C), however mild the symptoms, to self-isolate for seven days. Please be…