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…
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…
Dear Parents Following my last correspondence, we continue to monitor very closely government advice on Coronavirus, including guidance in relation to educational settings. Our aim is to take a consistent, pragmatic and evidence-based approach whilst ensuring the health and welfare of the Prince’s Mead community remains at the forefront of all our decision-making. Changes to…
We marked 100 days of school with aplomb last week! What a fun day! Our Reception class have worked so well together in their first 100 days of school, they have worked hard as a team, learned so much and are a much-loved group in the school. It is also a super opportunity to reinforce,…
It hardly seems possible that our Reception pupils have reached their 100-day milestone at Prince’s Mead. It has been a joy to witness our Early Years pupils thriving in so many areas since they arrived in September; there have been some outstanding achievements in the classroom, some extraordinary performances on and off the stage, the…
Dear Parents, Since my update of last week, I wanted to bring you up to speed on where we are as a school on the evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation: The UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the UK from low to moderate. In light of this, we have now formally established…
I recall the expression that God couldn’t be everywhere so he made Grandparents. This was most certainly the case for those that I had the honour of meeting on Tuesday when they visited the School. It was a great privilege for me to take the opportunity to recognise the very positive influence they have on…
This week has been incredibly busy on the sporting front at Prince’s Mead where pupils have represented the School at a number of exciting competitions, including the IAPS U11 Netball qualifiers plus Rugby and Netball tournaments. Our netballers performed incredibly well and, whilst they did not return this year with any silverware, their performance in…
We have been overwhelmed with interest in our new Nursery which opens on 20th April 2020. With a brand new setting; fun, exciting and experienced new team members and access to the entire school grounds, no wonder it has been a success already. We are opening the doors on Monday 20th April just before the…
Dear Parents I write to update and reassure you about the precautions our school community is taking to guard against the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. This advice is a further update to that issued by the School on 10th February. The welfare and wellbeing of our whole school community remain our priority. We are monitoring the…