A* Cambridge University Student Returns to PRS

Dear Parents and Carers 

Happy Christmas to you all! This winter Newsletter is genuinely full of gifts and goodwill. Every 

page seems to reflect something exciting that has occurred at PRS this term or some piece of 

useful information (Page 22 – the school badge!) We do hope you will enjoy reading all about the 

school and remember you can always keep up to date with our Facebook page! 

Ho ho ho! 

Pete Rowe 

Executive Headmaster 

A* Cambridge University Student 

Returns to PRS 

took up a place at Cambridge University to read English Literature. 

Ella Hatfield 

At Princes Risborough School, 

our Sixth Form successes have 

been so well prepared for the 

future that, when they leave us 

they spread their wings and fly 

away, most often to university 

and it can be exceedingly 

difficult to keep track of their 

careers after that point. We 

were delighted therefore to be 

contacted by Ella Hatfield last 

month, asking if she could 

come in to speak to a group of 

our students about applying to 

Cambridge. 

Ella was, of course, one of our many 

success stories last summer. 

She 

attained A*, A*, A, A at A’ Level and 

Alongside her studies, she is now working for 

Cambridge University in promoting applications from students who might not otherwise consider an application and 

so we were delighted for her to present to our Sixth Form and also a selected group from Year11. 

Inside this Edition…. 

Wycombe Wanderers FC 

Comes to PRS! 

PRS gains Duke of Edinburgh 

Award licensed status 

Member of staff talks about 

his first love... 

It was certainly interesting to see a student who had been very much part of our school up until the end of June, 

now a member of one of the world’s top universities. She is coping well with her studies so was clearly well 

prepared by the education she received here and told the students that she felt that without the encouragement she 

had received here to push herself that bit harder she would probably not have applied to Cambridge and would 

have settled instead for another Russell Group choice.…Continued on Page 2. …..and, not just Cambridge! 

PRS joins the 

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Ella Hatfield ….continued 

The message which Ella gave the students in her presentation was nothing new 

as it is at the heart of everything we do but it was important for the students to 

hear it from an independent source, namely that no dreams are too big for 

Princes Risborough School students, who can aspire to be anything that they 

want, but that such dreams must be accompanied by hard work and that 

Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities are far more rewarding 

of hard work and dedication than they are of privilege and tradition. 

Interesting Facts about the: 

The university was founded in 1209 and 

is the world’s third eldest surviving 

university. 

The University of Cambridge has over 

100 libraries containing manuscripts and 

early editions from Isaac Newton, 

Shakespeare and AA Milne. 

Ellie introducing her presentation 

There are 31 colleges, in addition to 

being admitted to the university itself 

the Student must also be admitted to 

one of the colleges. The oldest college 

is Peterhouse,, it was founded in 1284. 

Three of the colleges only accept 

women: Lucy Cavandiish, Newnham and 

Murray Edwards. 

It is to be hoped that some of the students in the audience will be inspired as 

Ella herself was a couple of years ago. Only Ella can claim to be the first of our 

students to take up an Oxbridge place, but we can be similarly certain that she 

will not be our last. 

Speaking to interested 6th Formers 

and Year 11’s 

96 affiliates of the University of 

Cambridge have been awarded the 

Nobel Prize since 1904—the most of 

any institution in the world. 

The 3 terms, which is known in other 

universities as semester, are named 

Michaelmas (autumn - October to 

December), Lent (late winter- January 

to March) and Easter (spring - April to 

June). 

Famous alumni & students 

Sir Isaac Newton 

(Physicist & Mathematician) 

Charles Darwin 

(Biologist—Scientist—Naturalist) 

Stephen Hawking 

(Mathematician— Physicist) 

Alan Turing 

(Mathematician — 

Computer Scientist — Logician) 

This Newsletter is only as good as the content . 

Please give generously! 

Thank you! Ed 

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David Attenborough 

(Environmentalist — Television Producer) 

Oliver Cromwell 

(Lord Protector of England) 


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Artist of the Week 

Charlotte Day - Year 11 

Callum Collins 

Year 11 

Anna Lewis - Year 9 

Jamie van der Heide - Year 8 

Rosie Farrow - Year 11 

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Walk for Ollie... 

By Andrew Quigley 

Risborough Rangers Juniors 

Chairman 

On Saturday the 26th November Risborough Rangers Junior squads cancelled all football training so that the entire 

club could support the Ollie Gardner appeal. Ollie who is only 12 , has an inoperable brain tumour and his mum and 

dad Peter and Jane have launched a campaign to raise £400,000 so that he can be treated in Austria. 

The Aston Clinton Primary School pupil endured rounds of gruelling radio and chemotherapy to treat his brain tumour last year. The family 

received some relief earlier this year, after being told that Ollie was cured. But in September they received the devastating news that the 

tumour had retuned and was now ‘untreatable’. 

The family has now launched a campaign to raise £400,000 so that Ollie can have a chance at life. His mum Jane, said: “After his eight hour 

operation to remove the tumour he wasn’t able to talk, swallow, walk or write he had to relearn it all. But he has always been smiling, even 

when he was really poorly in intensive care he still said please and thank you, the nurses all wanted to look after him. It all finished in May 

this year and we had three months of normal, we had just got back from a family holiday when we were told that it was back. Ollie’s reaction 

to the news has been typically upbeat, the youngster asked if he would still be able to play cricket!” 

So, over 300 people turned out to walk the Phoenix trail supported by our Local Mayor and Local Celebrity Sarah Gomme (ITV news presenter). 

It was an incredible site seeing so many people walking the Phoenix trail with cyclists stopping and asking what we were doing and 

then donating! Very well done to everyone that did the walk and naturally an extra well done for all those that completed the walk! Lastly 

thank you to everyone that took part and your help in raising awareness and the so much needed money, Sponsorship money is still coming 

in and once known the club will present to Ollie and his family, but it is currently assessed that it will be in excess of £5,000! Well Done! 

Ollie before the event, with 

Town Mayor & Family 

PRS currently have over 30 students’ playing for 

Risborough Rangers and across the age groups; 

the vast majority of them attended this charity 

event for Ollie. It’s events like these that 

highlights the importance of community cohesion and support. 

Indeed, Risborough Rangers Junior teams currently rotate through our 

Community Sports Centre during the winter months! If 

you would like to get involved with Risborough Rangers, 

in whatever capacity, please visit their website here: 

http://www.risboroughrangersjfc.co.uk/home/ 

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Walk for Ollie… 

Happy people, pulling together, to do great things! 

www.olliesfund.com/ 

www.risboroughrangersjfc.co.uk/home/ 

Welcome to Risborough Rangers Junior Football Club 

By Chairman, Andrew Quigley 

Risborough Rangers JFC was started in 1971 and since then thousands of children have enjoyed 

their time with us. Today, we are one of the largest clubs in the area with over 350 boys and girls 

playing regularly between 5 and 16 years of age. The club is run on a totally voluntary basis with 

our main funding coming from the annual registration fees paid by club members. We are also very 

grateful for the continued support we receive from parents and local businesses, who sponsor 

individual teams. 

We are proud to have FA Charter Status and fully support the FA Respect campaign to encourage 

good behaviour and sportsmanship. Our aim is to ensure that all our children have fun and enjoy 

themselves, whatever their age or abilities. 

Today, we have more FA level 1 and level 2 coaches than ever before and are committed to 

continually improving the level of coaching across all the age groups, making sure we strike the 

right balance between having fun and improving technical skills. 

Josh Etherington 

IN5 — Year 8 

Josh Ethrington (IN5 Year 8) took part 

in the walk and he managed—solely— 

to raise an amazing £614 for Ollies 

Fund , a huge achievement! Josh was 

extremely proud of himself for completing 

the walk and also for raising such a 

large amount of money. 

We are extremely proud to be one of the very few clubs within the area to offer Pan-Disability 

football. We have a dedicated manager who is FA L1 qualified coach and currently has 8 players 

who attend training on Saturdays. The aim of this venture is to provide all Pan-Disability footballers 

the opportunity to experience the great game of football and meet new friends. There is a specific 

league for players called the Berks, Oxon and Berks inclusion League (BOBI League) which we 

joined last season. Patron to this age group is sports presenter Mike Bushell. 

Every May, we hold our annual tournament fundraiser, which this year turned out to be one of the 

best ever with over 200 teams joining us for a great weekend. 

Risborough Rangers JFC is going from strength to strength, thanks to the time, effort and real 

dedication of the club officials, managers, coaches and parent volunteers. We are proud of our 

club and what we have achieved. 

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Centenary Battlefields Trip – November 2016 

By Miss Glover History 

As part of the events that organised across the country to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War, all state-funded 

schools in the United Kingdom are given the opportunity to take part in the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours 

Programme. This is a joint Government initiative between the Department for Education and the Department for Communities and 

Local Government to deepen understanding about the First World War, uncover personal connections and create an enduring 

legacy. The British Army have pledged their support to the programme and send a serving soldier to accompany each tour of 

pupils and teachers to ask questions and they compare and contrast the differences of serving as a soldier 100 years ago.and 

today. 

In November 2016, Miss Glover, Jess Gee and Ellie Hucklebridge travelled to the Battlefields of the Ypres Salient (Belgium) and 

The Somme (France). We were able to visit sites that are currently rarely visited by schools but that provide additional 

perspectives and insights into the history of the Western Front, such as the Lochnagar Crater and Caterpillar Valley Cemetery. 

We also visited more well-known sites, such as the Thiepval Memorial and Tyne Cot Cemetery, and took part in the Ceremony of 

the Last Post in Ypres. 

During our three days on the Battlefields we discussed a number of focus questions, including: 

 

 

 

How did the First World War affect ordinary people? 

Was the Battle of the Somme (1916) really a disaster for the British Army? 

Is remembrance more or less important 100 years on? 

Overall, the tour was a highly memorable and deeply moving experience. Jess and Ellie have shared their insights on the tour 

which you can read below. 

Perspective — Jess Gee 

On 6 th November we set off on our trip and stayed the night at Grosvenor Hall, Ashford where we did 

some research into World War One soldiers who had lived locally, and also got the chance to handle 

some World War One artefacts. It was very interesting to learn all about these artefacts and how 

they were used during the First World War. 

Jess & Ellie—’Hands-on’! 

The next morning we went through the Eurotunnel into France, and made our journey to Belgium. 

Over the next few days in Belgium and France, we visited several cemeteries and war memorials 

such as the Tyne Cot cemetery and memorial and the Caterpillar Valley cemetery. Seeing so many 

names engraved into the walls at each memorial, and so many gravestones at each cemetery, 

helped us to understand and realise just how many soldiers had given up their lives for their 

countries, and how many families had been affected and had suffered losses of family members and 

friends. It made us feel thankful and respectful of them. 

My favourite part of the trip was laying a wreath at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres, which was a huge honour. 

The Last Post Ceremony takes place every day at 8pm, in remembrance of those who showed 

Thiepval Memorial 

courage and sacrificed themselves in defence of the town during the war. During the ceremony, 

there was a large crowd watching as the ceremony went on inside the Menin Gate, and as we lay 

the wreath. The Menin Gate looked very impressive, especially in the dark. After the ceremony at, 

we walked around Ypres and bought some Belgian chocolate! 

Something else that I enjoyed and found very interesting, was seeing a comparison between the 

soldiers equipment then and now, and also tasting the food that modern soldiers eat. It was 

interesting because we got to understand more about what it would’ve been like in the soldiers’ 

situation, and also what it is like to be a soldier nowadays. 

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Centenary Battlefields Trip – November 2016 

Perspective — Ellie Hucklebridge 

Over the course of three days, Miss Glover, Jess and I headed to Belgium and France to learn some more about the battles which took 

place in Western Europe. We did so along with several different schools - each with a teacher and two students. 

The trip gave me a very hard hitting and detailed insight into the Great War. Not 

just with facts, but individual accounts and life stories which you wouldn’t be able to 

learn about sat in a classroom. One of the first places we went to was a Commonwealth 

cemetery in Ypres. What our tour guides wanted us to think about the most 

was how much you can learn about someone just from looking at the engravings 

on their memorial. It is quite overwhelming looking at the 10,000’s of graves all 

perfectly inline. 

Tyne Cot — Commonwealth War Graves 

That same night we went to the Menin Gates in Ypres for the Last Post Ceremony, 

which has taken place every night since 1918. What struck me the most was the 

amount of people who still turn up to remember those who fought over 100 years 

ago. The other more shocking figure is that the huge, vertiginous memorial wasn’t 

big enough to house all the names of men who fought in the Ypres Salient. Although 

I knew the tragedies of the First World War, when it is put into black and 

white in front of you that so many brave men died for our future, it is simply striking. 

Another monumental visit which again struck me was the links so many people have to the First 

World War. Either from families or communities. We then got the chance to find those names 

we learnt so much about on either Theipval Memorial in France, or the Tyne Cot Memorial in 

Belgium. I find it amazing that something that first started as a name on a piece of paper is now 

so much more than that. Including their life and 

also a hindsight view on the chaos and destruction 

which was in their future- at the time 

the battles were hoped to be a success but 

looking back on history we know most were far 

from that. 

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL New 

Zealand Cemetery 

Leading on from the thought on hindsight, we went to one particular memorial in France 

called Caterpillar Valley Memorial. This was where the Allies suffered a big loss of men. 

We looked at the potential issues that was faced and why the Germans were in such a 

better position to advance. Looking back now it seemed so obvious but the desperation of 

the situation meant that any chance was a good one. 

5 Things you need to know about the first world war: 

It was a global war. Over 30 nations declared war between 1914 and 

1918. 

It was a war of and against the people. The First World War was 

not inevitable or accidental, but began as a result of human actions and 

decisions. 

It was a war of production. National resources were mobilised as 

each combatant nation raced to supply its armed forces with enough men 

and equipment. 

It was a war of innovation. Advances in weaponry and military 

technology provoked tactical changes as each side tried to gain an 

advantage over the other. 

It was a war of destruction. The First World War left an estimated 

16 million soldiers and civilians dead and countless others physically and 

psychologically wounded. 

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Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial 

(France) 

Canadian War Memorial 

www.centenarybattlefieldtours.org/about-us/ 


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The Kop Hill Climb Run 

Picture Special 

All the runners pose with Mary Berry of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ before she starts the 2016 race! 

PRS Kop Hill Run 2016, runners ready! 

Winners of the individual races, both with 

new records! Max Nicolle, CQ-6 Year 9 

with 3m 49s and Kirsten Stilwell RW-4 

Year 9 who recorded 4m 06s! 

Chequers win the Kop Hill Run for the third year in a row!! Well done, fantastic 

team effort! 

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Governors Message 

By 

Chair of Governors — Peg Hulse 

This term, the governors have been working closely with the school to prepare for our next Ofsted inspection. We have helped to 

finalise the school development plan and all our committee meetings refer to the action plans which accompany the overall plan. We 

were much heartened by the summer examination results and are very mindful of the requirement to be deemed “Good” when the 

inspectors call. 

We have been particularly keen to know how the school is closing the gap between the groups of students who perform well and those 

who perform below their expected grades. In the Curriculum Committee, we are pleased to see that, in response to more focused help 

and support, those underperforming students are making better progress towards achieving their potential. Our questioning in 

meetings and our visits to schools are always targeted at those areas where we need to assure ourselves that every effort is being 

made to set aspirations high for all the young people in the school. 

The Pupil Welfare Committee hears about attendance and behaviour as well as general issues around the students’ safety and 

wellbeing. We have been delighted to see improvements in behaviour and we have witnessed this in our visits to school. There are, 

however, still isolated incidents of poor behaviour which we are keen to understand and help to eradicate. We support the school in 

making every effort to improve some students’ attendance as this is so important if the students are to make good progress. In a 

recent focus group with students, we were encouraged to hear how safe and well looked after the students feel. 

Budgeting and management of the cash flow continue to be real challenges and the Finance Committee has supported the school in 

managing its limited resources in the best possible way. Things are very tight but we make the students’ quality of learning the top 

priority so finding the very best teachers and keeping them is a matter of great urgency which the Personnel Committee and our 

Recruitment group monitor and support. 

We have attended a number of events this term and were particularly pleased to be at the Sports Awards, the Supporting Success 

evenings, parents’ evenings and the Sixth Form information evening, to name but a few. It is always a joy to see PRS students doing 

well and enjoying their many and great achievements. 

We are also pleased to see that the school now has a Facebook page and that many people have already made contact in that way. 

Governors, too, are always looking for ways of hearing from parents and students: please contact us via Facebook or our governors’ 

email: chairofgovernors@princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk 

With the warmest season’s greetings, 

Peg Hulse 

Chair of Governors 

Meet the Governors: www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk/Home/Meet-The-Governors/ 

See what we do: http://www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk/Home/Governors/ 

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Trafalgar Day 2016 

Ryan Comley - Year 11 Chequers 4 

Ryan Comley was one of over 500 young Sea Cadets to attend the 2016 

Trafalgar Day Parade in London. The actual day of the event this year was 

on Sunday 23rd October, but as a Marine Bandsman, and a ‘pre-selected’ 

bandsman at that (well done!) he was required to attend the practice 

sessions from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st. This is the highlight of 

Ryan’s six year association with the Reading branch of the Sea Cadets. 

Marine Cadet 

Ryan Comley 

The Parade is held annually in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson's historic 

victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.— more of that later — and is 

supported by all cadets and not just those of a maritime persuasion! 

This year the Cadets marched from The Mall to Trafalgar Square, 

and put on a physical training display and a National Band display. 

Cadets and other guests also laid wreaths at the base of Nelson's 

Column, which is beautifully portrayed in the photo below. 

Ryan is a member of the Sea Cadets National Band and although he 

attended PRSs’ Remembrance ceremony (photo below), he was 

committed to a ‘week-long’ band course in Plymouth for a week, so 

missed the main 11th November commemorations. 

Ryan is thoroughly committed to the Cadets and his drum skills, so much 

so, he is in the process of joining the Royal Marine Band—good luck Ryan! 

Marching from St James's Park 

along The Mall 

Ryan leading the cadet team at PRS 

on Remembrance Day 

So, what's it actually all about—quick facts? The Battle of 

Trafalgar took place on the 21st 

October 1805 and was part of 

the Napoleonic Wars (1803- 

1815). Nelson’s fleet of 27 

vessels took on a combined 

Franco-Spanish Fleet of 33. The 

battle raged off the coast of 

Spain (Cape Trafalgar) in over 5 

hours of fighting, the British devastated the enemy fleet, destroying 19 enemy 

ships, with the loss of no British ships, but 1,500 seaman were killed or wounded during the heavy engagement. Sadly, 

although a great victory over the coalition and Napoleon, Bonaparte, Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, was shot by a sniper and 

fatally wounded, and later died. However, this action and victory at the Battle of Trafalgar ensured that Napoleon's plan to 

invade Britain was thwarted. Both the column in and square were created in his memory. The musket shot that allegedly 

killed Nelson can be seen in Buckingham Palace and his body is entombed in St Pauls Cathedral in London. 

This was a great victory for our maritime forces and the navy (in their own words) look on the day as ‘an act of remembrance 

rather than just a celebration of victory, remembering the loss of the country’s greatest ever naval leader and the lives of men 

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Sea Cadets lined up next to 

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Another successful and poignant 

Remembrance Parade at PRS … 

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the school fell silent and some 950 students 

and a 150 staff remembered those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in all conflicts, on all 

sides and throughout the years’. 

This year, the event was elevated with a rendition of the The Last Post, followed by Reveille 

through the school loudspeakers; these formal events melded synchronously with the mortar 

launch by the Town Council in the field below—it certainly grabbed everybody's attention! 

Thanks must go to Mr Instone for co-ordinating and managing the event and also to Mr Collier, 

our local Royal British Legion representative who attends and officiates. ‘Lest We Forget’ 

The Story of the Poppy 

In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John 

McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred fields to write a now famous poem 

called 'In Flanders Fields'. After the First World War, the poppy was adopted as a symbol of Remembrance. 

During the First World War (1914–1918) much of the fighting took place in Western Europe. Previously beautiful 

countryside was blasted, bombed and fought over, again and again. The landscape swiftly turned to fields of mud: bleak 

and barren scenes where little or nothing could grow. 

Bright red Flanders poppies (Papaver rhoeas) however, were delicate but resilient flowers and grew in their thousands, 

flourishing even in the middle of chaos and destruction. In early May 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a 

Canadian doctor, Lt Col John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies to write a now famous poem called 'In 

Flanders Fields'. 

McCrae’s poem inspired an American academic, Moina Michael, to make and sell red silk poppies which were brought to 

England by a French woman, Anna Guérin. The (Royal) British Legion, formed in 1921, ordered 9 million of these 

poppies and sold them on 11 November that year. The poppies sold out almost immediately and that first ever 'Poppy 

Appeal' raised over £106,000; a considerable amount of money at the time. Twas used to help WW1 veterans with emp 

The following year, Major George Howson set up the Poppy Factory to employ disabled ex-Servicemen. Today, 

the factory and the Legion's warehouse in Aylesford produces millions of poppies each year. 

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By Mr Wallington 

At PRS, we continually strive to build, strengthen and maintain engagement with our local 

communities. We are therefore proud to announce that this engagement also includes a new 

partnership with Wycombe Wanderers Football Club. 

What does this mean for the school? This new partnership will enable the school to target and 

provide ‘age specific’ training sessions for all of our pupils; it will also ensure a regular supply of 

quality training sessions, which can only strengthen and develop our current players, but also 

encourage others to get involved! 

Professional footballer, Matt McClure, also now complements this 

coaching team and provides more targeted sessions to our players who 

play competitively. Matt has played for Crystal Palace, Wycombe 

Wanderers and Northern Ireland’s U21 squad. He currently plays for 

Aldershot and we are delighted that we can use his expertise and 

experience to assist our youngsters to develop their skills and 

knowledge further. 

This now means that we are providing 4.5 hours of quality football 

training sessions per week. So far, the training sessions have been 

superb and they attract at least 40-50 attendees on a Monday and 

Thursday afternoon. These sessions, including Matt McClure’s on a Wednesday, and they are 

paying dividends, as can be seen below, where our Year 7 team have now qualified for a national 

competition, having won their divisional competition! 

Year 7 Football Team Qualify for Nationals! 

December 14 th saw our new Y7 football team 

make their PRSfootball debut at the District 

Tournament at John Hampden Grammar 

School. The winner of the tournament would 

qualify for the National finals. After a slippery 

start drawing to Highcrest, and losing to St 

Michaels we finally found our rhythm and 

hammered Gt Marlow A to make the semifinals. 

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Up against the hosts John Hampden we won 

1-0 thanks to the multi talented Charlie 

Carter and his solitary goal. This was broadcast 

live to 73 viewers via twitter (@PRSfootball). The final pitted us against Marlow B and after leading 1-0 for most of the 

game a defensive lap in concentration let them back in to equalize. The penalty shoot-out was tense but Tom Graziano, 

Reese Joshua McCarthy and Jayvon Brown all successfully held their nerve to win the District Cup for PRS. Another trophy 

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By Paul O’Connell. Keep an eye out for Will! He has recently signed 

for Wycombe Wanderers from Sheffield United and has previously 

played for Millwall and Cambridge City. Will has kindly agreed to 

visit PRS and we will be welcoming him in the New Year — watch 

this space…! 

Key Stage 4 Football By Mr Wallington 

This Autumnal term of football has been a busy one. 16 Fixtures for Years 

9, 10, and 11 plus 2 Staff football matches, a professional footballer training 

session, and County Trials. 

We began with our annual inter school matches where Year 10 play both 

Year 11 and Year 9. Poor old Y10 lost both games, but the events showed 

the depth of participation in football at PRS and showed off the boys excellent 

attitude and commitment. 

Year 9 have had an excellent start to the year. Last year’s County Cup 

Finalists have already sewn up the District league taking maximum points 

so far, with just Sir William Borlase to come after Christmas. Abu Khan is 

again our leading goal scorer. The boys are also through to the 3 rd round of 

the County Cup after a 6-1 victory against Misbourne. Another 3 from Abu, 

plus goals from Jake Sawyer and Louis Mangan. 

Year 10 have not had the best season to date. A goal from Brad Casey rescued a point against Sir William Ramsay, but we were felled 

in a 4-3 defeat to Highcrest. Superb goals from James McNamara and Syd Woods could not bring it back. 

Year 11 faced an ominous task in their opening game to a very good Sir William Ramsay side who showed their class in a 3-0 win. Next 

up was Highcrest at home who went 3-0 up very quickly and led by that at half-time. A few changes were made and the boys really took 

it up a level. Led by Tom Jones and Sam Johnson the team transformed into a very direct and confident outfit. They scored the best goal 

I have ever seen live, at any level of football. 10-15 passes, intricate around the area but direct. It was finished expertly by Sam Hollyer 

who by this point had turned into a ‘Ronaldo/Messi/Neymar’ hybrid. Everything he touched turned to gold, and his 2 nd goal of the match 

was a 35 yard screamer into the top corner. With further goals from our Y10’s playing up a level PRS turned a 3-0 deficit into a 6-3 victory. 

Still in contention for the league! 

This term I have been fortunate enough to send 4 players for County trials. Sydney Woods, James McNamara, Abu Khan, and TJ Khan 

all proved they are in the top 40 players in Bucks during the trial but were unlucky not to make the squad. Not even a 25yard thunder 

bolt goal could squeeze Syd in. After a successful half-term league fixtures come to a close for the winter and after Christmas it will be 

the turn of Years 8 and 9 to start up. Until that point however we have Wycombe Wanderers led training every Monday (Years 9, 10, 11) 

and Thursday (Years 7 and 8). We also have the District Tournaments and Handy Cross and Tour Football sessions will be up and running 

(more details below). 

Thank you to everyone involved in and supporting PRS football this year so far, I could not do it without you. Have a fantastic Christmas 

and please do not forget to follow us on Twitter @PRSfootball. 

PS, Mr Rowe will definitely have a word if I do not mention that the Staff team in undefeated this season scoring 18 goals and conceding 

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Deputy Head’s Message 

By 

Nicholas Simms 

Dear Parents and Carers, 

There have been so many highlights for me this term, it is difficult to know where to start. I am fortunate to get to see so 

many young people excel at things both inside and outside the classroom, that it is honour to work at PRS. 

The Year 10 students who are Sports Leaders embody all that PRS stands for: Enjoy and Achieve. They support younger 

children at other schools to develop a passion for life-long sport and act as role models for them in the way that the Team 

GB Olympians did in the summer. 

The Year 9 Debating event that took place on 12 December saw students from different English classes debating topics as 

diverse as Abolishing the Monarchy to Use of Animals for Drug Testing. The students did superbly and, as I told them all, to 

stand up in front of 170 of their peers and talk is very difficult. I was hugely proud and choosing winners was difficult! 

Back in November we marked Remembrance Day as a whole school for the first time. I understand that this is a sensitive 

issue for some, and I respect that this observance is not to everyone’s taste, but I am keen that young people today should 

remember sacrifices that others have made in the past to secure a better life for us today. 6 th Form Students lead 

assemblies with some moving readings and we observed a two minute silence. The key for me is the seriousness with 

which the students present took the event, and I was very proud of them. 

The Artist of The Week is a great feature, and highlights the amazing talent we have at school. Despite being a Science 

Teacher and having art skills limited to dot-joining and painting by numbers, I look forward to seeing the artwork on Twitter 

and seeing the art around school and can at least appreciate the talent of others! 

Our 6 th formers continue to be a source of pride for the staff and role models for younger students and help out at different 

events in school in a quiet but effective way. Additionally the work they do for the Interact Group is brilliant and allows them 

chance to invest back in the community. 

At the start of the year we welcomed the new Y7s to our community and they have certainly taken to PRs well! I was gutted 

not to be able to join them for the day at Longridge, but I know they had a wonderful Team Building day, releasing their 

inner Bear Grylls! 

I could go on, but you’ll be pleased to know I am going to stop there. It only remains for me to say that I hope you and your 

families have a restful and enjoyable Christmas Holiday. Whatever your faith or belief, Christmas is a time for family and 

friendship and a time for giving; not just giving presents to each other but giving love and peace and even (students, this is 

directed at YOU) giving time to help around the house! Students: do not forget how much hard work Christmas is for adults; 

please make sure you set aside some time each day to help the grown-ups around the house! 

Best wishes 

Mr N. Simms 

Deputy Headteacher 

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SCHOOL UNIFORM – Princes Risborough School - 2016/2017 

We believe that our students should look smart and professional. They will take pride in their appearance 

and in their school. Wearing of the uniform will be enforced and we ask parents for their complete 

support. 

The list below is intended to help parents/carers know what is permitted in school and what is not. If ever 

parents/carers are in any doubt about items relating to the school dress policy – please telephone and 

clarify the query before purchasing. 

The school uniform suppliers are: 

PMG Retail Ltd, 5 Church Square, Town Centre, High Wycombe HP11 2BN Tel: 01494 529 693 

Bucks Schoolwear Plus (BSP), 48-52 Kingsbury, Aylesbury HP20 2JE Tel: 01296 422 120 

Boys’ Uniform 

Black single breasted boys’ blazer with PRS badge on breast 

pocket. 

Black tailored trousers – no ‘low slung’ trousers, no skinny, 

skin tight, or ‘drain pipe’ trousers, no turn ups, no denim. 

Plain black belt – no oversize buckles. 

White shirt, either long or short sleeved. 

Neck size to allow top button to be done up comfortably - no 

button down collars. 

PRS clip on tie. 

Black socks. 

Black shoes – no boots, trainers, suede or canvas shoes. 

Plain white ‘T’ shirt under shirt (optional). 

Black PRS jumper with school logo. The jumper is optional 

but it MUST come from the uniform supplier. 

Girls’ Uniform 

Black single breasted girls’ blazer with PRS badge on breast 

pocket. 

Black tailored trousers – no ‘low slung’ trousers, no exposed 

zips or rows of buttons, no skinny, skin tight, ‘drain pipe’ or 

overly wide trousers, no turn ups, no denim. 

Black knee length skirt either straight or A-line, fully pleated/ 

half pleated – tube skirts are not acceptable. Slits in skirts 

must be short and to the back or side. 

White blouse, either long or short sleeved, which must button 

up to the collar. 

PRS clip on tie. 

Black socks with trousers, black tights or short white socks 

with skirts – no trainer liners. 

Black shoes with a maximum heel height of 4cm – no boots, 

trainers, ‘kitten’ heels, suede or canvas shoes. For protection, 

shoes should cover the top of the foot. 


Black PRS jumper with school logo. The jumper is optional 

but it MUST come from the uniform supplier. 

Summer Uniform – when allowed 

White PRS polo shirt replaces shirt, tie and blazer. 


Outer Garment 

No outer garments such as ‘hoodies’ should be worn at any time of the year. When the weather is cold or wet, a plain, dark suitable 

waterproof coat should be worn. 

PE Uniform 

Black PE shorts*. 

Green and black socks, knee high for outdoors. White ankle high for indoors.* 

Green and black PE polo shirt with embroidered school badge* - only available from PMG and BSP. 

Green and black Rugby shirt with embroidered school badge* (optional for girls) – only available from PMG and BSP. 

Green and black PE track jacket with embroidered school badge – only available from PMG and BSP. 

Black PE track pants with embroidered school badge – only available from PMG and BSP. 

Green and black wet weather jacket with embroidered school badge (optional) – only available from PMG and BSP. 

Hair, make up and jewellery Dress Code 

Hair should be a presentable style avoiding extremes of fashion or colour. 

Hair that is dyed or highlighted must look ‘natural’. 

Hair extensions must be natural in colour. No hair ‘wraps’. 

Long hair must be tied back (this is for safety reasons in practical lessons and to encourage eye contact in other lessons). 

Hair bands/scrunchies must be plain black or green. No other hair decoration is allowed. 

Religious headwear must be plain black or white. 

Makeup is not allowed for students in Yr7-9. Students in Yr10-11 may wear subtle makeup. 

Nail extensions and coloured nail polish are not allowed. Clear nail polish may be worn. 

Only one small plain stud allowed in the lobe of each ear. No other piercings allowed. 

No jewellery other than a wrist watch. For safety and security no other jewellery should be worn. 

A condition of entry to classes at PRS is the correct wearing of full school uniform 

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My Experience at The Crown Court 

By Alfie Winsberrow 

I am involved with a charity in mainly based in Aylesbury, Community Unity Projects. Being part of this 

charity I go along to events, not always ‘representing’ as such but learning about the local area and people’s 

stories and how the community works. I was invited to go to the Crown Court. It was nothing like I was 

expecting. 

I arrived at the Crown Court in the morning and we had been invited by the judge, Judge Sherindan, as 

guests of honour. Even before we got through the doors to the courtroom we went through a metal 

detector to make sure we had no weapons or anything like that. I wasn’t expecting that at all! It being 

Aylesbury, the place I have grown up in I wasn’t expecting to see that high security. After we got through 

we went to the waiting area, we saw two big doors. One of which had a smiling face carved into the wood 

above it and the other frowning. The door with the frowning face above had a huge chain and padlock on it. 

That was because back when we had the death penalty if you walked out of that door you would have been 

sentenced to death. If you walked out of the other you hadn’t. 

We went into Courtroom 2, we had to turn our phones off because 

the signal interferes with the court equipment. There was 

microphones at the stands and where the lawyers would sit and 

present their evidence. What we saw was mostly people saying their 

pleas and documenting what the plea was. There was a mixture of 

people everywhere. It was all very proper and very official. Not at all 

what I had expected. 

To conclude the day was an experience to remember, it was seriously 

real. That is what I got from the day, this stuff is real. A surprising 

thing was that the people that worked there if you spoke to them 

outside the courtroom they are almost different people they were 

just normal people. I am very lucky to have the connections and 

ability to be a part of this charity and thankful to have this 

opportunity. 

New School Tie — Coming Soon! 

After feedback from our parents and students 

regarding costs, we will be making a slight 

change to our uniform, specifically our ties. 

We have been unable to source a cheaper 

alternative to the tie that we have, so after 

consulting our suppliers and then our students 

voting on their preference, our new school tie will be look like the image below and will 

cost approximately £6.50, (our suppliers will be confirming in the New Year), roughly 

two pounds less than the present cost. 

We do not expect anyone to go out and buy the new ties immediately, our Year 7 

students in September 2017 will all be wearing the new tie. However for our existing 

students we would ask that when their ties are being replaced, you replace them with 

the new version. 

Our suppliers expect the new tie to be available in a few months and are currently 

sharing stock with each other to ensure that the current version is available in both 

Aylesbury and High Wycombe stores. 

If you have any further feedback please do not hesitate to contact us via the school. 

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PRINCES RISBOROUGH SCHOOL 

An Academy School – Enjoy and Achieve 

Community Sports Centre 

(CSC) 

Netball Court (Premiere) 

Dance Studio (100m 2 ) 

4 Indoor Cricket Nets 

5 Badminton Courts 

4 Changing Rooms 

5-a-side football 

Basketball Court 

Volleyball Court 

Free Parking 

Table Tennis 

Terrace Café 

Free WiFi 

*Introductory Offers 

*Open 7 Days a Week 

*Affiliate Rates available 

*Open during term holidays 

*Sat -Sun 0830 - 2200 

*Mon - Fri 18 - 2200 

‘Inspiring Our Community’ 

For enquiries or bookings: 

07870123375 or cschire@princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk 

@PrincesRisbSch 

www.facebook.princesrisboroughschool/ 

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What’s Going On! 

Urban Strides is a Street Dance Specialist established in 1999 who prides 

itself on its motivational and dynamic approach. Our aim is to provide 

inspirational teaching methods alongside the most innovative, fresh and 

original choreography. We create a supportive and fun environment to let 

young people develop their confidence and self-esteem. 

The CSC’s primary role is to provide a dynamic, secure and 

capable sporting environment for our children. The secondary 

function is to offer the venue for community use outside of school 

hours; this ensures that the CSC will not only pay for itself, but 

hopefully ensure any extra revenue will be reinvested, for the 

benefit of the school. The CSC has proved extremely popular with 

the local community and very little marketing has been required— 

word of mouth is a wonderful thing! The Sports Centre is a multisport 

complex and can facilitate: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Badminton Courts 

One Basketball Pitch 

10 Basketball Practice Hoops 

5 a-side football 

2 x Volleyball Courts 

One full size Netball Court 

100m² Dance Studio, for Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics and 

Zumba 

Small Fitness Suite, with rowers, running and cycling 

machines and elliptical trainer 

Electronic Scoreboard 

Four changing rooms: 2 interior and 2 exterior; including 

coded lockers and 2 exterior; including coded lockers. 

Under-floor heating. 

Flat screen monitors throughout the facility. 

Disabled Access: Shower, Toilet, Lift, Ramp and 

Emergency Phone. 

Terrace Café equipped with Free WiFi, TV monitors, for 

viewing activities, coaching techniques using video, 

presentation and team meeting area or simply used as a 

viewing gallery. 

As well as running dance classes, we provide motivational talks to school 

and colleges on themes such as “Consistent Positive Action” and we also 

have a two Performance Crews. Any of you who were involved with a 

Primary School that attended the annual Young Voices concerts will have 

already experienced Urban Strides! 

URBAN STRIDES—every Monday in the Dance Studio of the 

COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE (CSC)! 

In September, we will be starting new classes at Princes Risborough 

Community Sports Centre for all ages. Dance is a great route to exercise for 

everyone whatever their age or ability. We will be offering classes for 

Juniors (Years 3 – 6), Seniors (Years 7-11) and Adults (17 plus with no 

upper age limit). To find out more about us, take a look at our website 

www.urbanstrides.com, call us on 08448 488825 or email 

classes@urbanstrides.com. 

Come and join us (remember to call and book first!) 

The school currently hosts: seven local cricket teams (including 

Bucks CB); a national premiere league netball team (Clan Netball), 

England Rounder's; a thriving Badminton Club (in excess of 90 

members); Princes Risborough Rugby Team; local Girl Guides and 

Sunday School Associations; U3A; London United Basketball and 

many more. 

For further information Contact the Business Development Officer, 

Paul O’Connell at: poconnell@princesrisborough.sch.uk 

or call 01844 345496 option 2 

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By James Jones 

Interact Team Members 

On Friday the 12th of November, 7 Year 12 students from Interact participated in a Regional Interact 

day, Interact is, of course, the branch of the Rotary Club aimed at Sixth Form students and our school 

has had a branch for several years; James Jones, Ellie O'Shaughnessy, Tang Limbu, Annie Clarke, 

Keeley Hills, Ryan Marshall and Chloe Richchardson-Dockerty, all from Year 12, attended. 

It was run by Joy Arnott the District Governor for the Rotary District which covers Buckinghamshire. The 

day was very educational and the seven of us learnt a lot about the charities Rotary support including 

the work they are doing to help eradicate polio and many other programs we could potentially join. 

It was a very successful day as the Risborough group returned with £75 to be invested into a project of 

their choice as well as having thoroughly enjoyed the day. £50 was won by Annie Clarke and other 

reward of £25 was won by James Jones. The group he was put into with Interact students from other 

schools were able to make the tallest structure that could stand on its own whilst holding a marshmallow 

on top without falling, with only a pair of scissors, 1 metre of string, 2 metres of tape, 20 pieces of pre 

cooked spaghetti and 15 minutes on the clock! 

In all, a very enjoyable day which also acted as a significant fund raiser for our chosen charities. Please 

look out for future Interact events this year. 

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School 

Prospectus 

School 

Newsletter 

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LESSONS 

The 

Day Breakers 

Here at PRS we have a 

Morning Club, 

from 8.00am to 8.30am in S11. 

Students from all the year groups are welcome. 

We provide a happy relaxed start to the school day. 

Time to chat to staff and each other, 

help and advise on school issues. 

Support with personal organisation, 

daily papers, games and competitions. 

Fun projects and craft activities. 

All in a 

warm caring 

environment 

We currently offer musical tuition in the following: 

Piano/Keyboard 

Singing 

Strings (Violin/Cello/Viola) 

Woodwind (Clarinet/Flute/Bassoon/Oboe) 

Brass 

Drum Kit 

Electric Guitar 

Classical Guitar 

Tuition in any other instrument can also be arranged if necessary. 

Please contact Head of Music for more information. 

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) 

(Laptop, Tablet) 

A few reminders... 

Illness 

Please notify the school, with a phone call, or email message on each 

day your child is absent from school. On your child’s return we must 

have a letter explaining their absence. 

Dental/Medical Appointments 

Please send in a letter either prior to or on the day of the appointment. 

All students must sign out with Mrs Crane in Reception. No student will 

be allowed to leave school without written permission from a parent to 

do so. 

Late Arrival 

If your son/daughter is late to school they must sign in the late book in 

Reception. If they have attended a dental/medical appointment then a 

letter must be sent in explaining this. 

WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO KEEP A RECORD OF ALL 

ABSENCES. 

- This is not compulsory….however, we are encouraging children to 

use ‘technology’ to enhance their skill-sets, whenever and wherever we 

can. So, we would like you to encourage your children to enter into this 

idea—we live in a technologically advanced, fast paced world and the 

use of such devices are linked and integral to everything we do. Note: 

The school may be able to assist if you find the purchase of such a 

device cost prohibitive . Please speak with your Form Tutor if this si the 

case. 

Students are solely responsible for their equipment. This includes 

protecting it from damage or losing it, and ensuring that it is fully charged 

at the beginning of the day. We strongly suggest that if your child is 

going to bring in a device that it is well protected by a durable cover or 

case. 

Not all lessons will permit use of the device. Whilst having access to 

the internet will offer enhanced learning opportunities, there will be times 

where it can detract from the learning. Individual teachers will decide 

whether it is acceptable for a device to be used or not. Permission must 

be sought before using it in class. 

- Improper use may result in the device being confiscated. The 

device should not have 3G/4G connectivity and should only be 

connected to our network. Any student found using their device 

inappropriately should expect it to be confiscated and collected by a 

parent. 

It is worth noting that in lessons where IT provision is essential, the 

teacher will ensure that all students will have access to IT. In this 

instance, some students may wish to use their own device, which is 

great. Rest assured that your son or daughter will not be disadvantaged 

in their learning by this move. 

We are confident that this latest initiative will have a positive impact upon 

learning within the classroom and whilst at home. This fast-moving 

Technology is becoming increasingly common in the workplace, and 

being a digitally literate learner is an attribute that modern employers find 

hugely desirable. 

We are aware that students may already have a variety of different 

devices, and as a result are not going to be prescriptive in our device 

requirements. A device could be anything from a 7” tablet to a MacBook 

Air, so long as it has wireless connectivity and a battery life to sustain a 

school day’s usage. Devices with 3g/4g connectivity (e.g. mobile phones) 

will not be necessary or allowed in lessons. We operate a strict web 

filtering service so access to social networking, gaming sites etc. will be 

blocked whilst they are in school. 

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Executive Headmaster - Message 

Pete Rowe 

Statement of Intent 

Instil pride in the school through: 

1) A relentless pursuit of the highest quality classroom practice 

2) Consistency in the management of student engagement and behaviour 

3) Rigorous systemic accountability at every level 

On our journey to achieving ‘Excellence’, it is vital that you assist the school with: 

 

 

Attendance at school. Please aim for your child to be in school for 98% of the time. The national ‘average’ is 95% - we 

have higher expectations at PRS! 

Uniform and appearance. The school uniform requirements are VERY clearly set out on the website. Please make sure 

that in September your child has exactly the right set of clothes to wear. Could you also make sure that any ‘extreme’ 

hairstyles and colours that might have been indulged in over the summer have grown out and that any piercings are 

‘healed’ – I do not want to have any discussions about ‘needing to keep it in otherwise the hole will seal’! The item will be 

confiscated. 

www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk/invitation-to-The-Hub/ 

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A FEW GOOD VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR 

GUILD OF PARENTS 

The main aim of the PRS Guild of Parents is to help raise 

money to fund projects or equipment at the school which 

will enhance our children’s education. 

We are currently raising funds to contribute towards the 

cost of a new school mini bus and to help with the 

school’s main hall refurbishment. 

Unlike a junior school PTA, the majority of our fundraising 

is generated by providing refreshments at many of the 

school’s events (we don’t organise jumble sales or quiz 

nights). So, if you think you can commit to attending the 

occasional informal committee meeting (usually one or two 

per term) and helping to serve refreshments at a few 

events per year, then ... 

http://www.ellesboroughsilverband.co.uk/ 

IF YOU’D BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US, 

PLEASE CONTACT: 

Samantha Owen on 07748 694024 or email her at 

prsgovclerk@gmail.com 

Every 

Wednesday lunchtime in 

‘The Annex’ 

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By Mrs MacDonald , Mrs Glover and Mr Rafter 

We have been running Duke of Edinburgh successfully in school for over 10 years with the 

support from Bucks County Duke of Edinburgh Team. Three years ago we changed the criteria 

for students to do the Assessment part of the Expedition due to the fact that many students were 

not going on to complete the full Award (which comprises of four sections). Since the changes we 

have had increased our completion rate. As a result, over the last three years, we have been a 

Best Practice School for Bucks County Council with 100% completion rate. However, due to 

budget cuts, they are unfortunately no longer able to offer the support we have been given over 

the last three years. 

Over the last two terms we have been working hard behind the scenes becoming a Licenced 

Organisation, enable us to continue to run the Award during Enrichment. This means we have 

sole responsibility for the running and managing of the Award in school. 

For the first time we are now able to offer registration to Silver and Gold. Additionally we may 

have the option of Bronze for those students who did not manage to gain a place during 

enrichment. These will be ran 

differently to the Bronze Award in 

Enrichment. 

We have three staff running the 

award weekly. During the practice 

e x p e d i t i o n , w e a l s o h a v e 

staff volunteering their time to walk 

with each group. One of the changes 

is that the school has to also verify the awards. Antony Paskin, one of the Governors, has 

kindly volunteered to do this for us. If it wasn’t for staff giving up their time we would not be 

able to run the Award. 

The Award is split into four different sections; Volunteering, Skill, Physical and Expedition. 

For the Gold award students also have to complete a Residential section too. Students can 

decided what they do for each section as long as it meets the criteria for the correct hours 

and length of time for the relevant Award. 

Over the last year student gave back to their local community through volunteering, over 

£1300 in Social Value. 

 

 

Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) — Facts 

A youth awards programmed, founded in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh 

We look forward to supporting more students completing this very worthwhile and valuable 

Award in the future. 

The awards recognise adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self 

-improvement exercises and objectives: 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteering: service to individuals & community 

Physical: improving in a sport, dance or fitness activity 

Skills: develop practical & social skills & personal interests 

Expedition: plan, train and complete an adventurous journey 

Residential: at gold level; at least 5 days away, doing a shared activity 

 

 

Three levels of award: bronze, silver & gold 

Now expanded to 144 countries worldwide 

Want to know more about this life changing award? 

Visit: http://www.dofe.org/what-is-dofe 

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...to PRS! 

There are some great things about being a Cover Supervisor at Princes 

Risborough School. We get to teach and know all of the students in Key 

Stages 3 and 4, but once the school day has come to a close, our working 

day ends. No long evenings spent preparing lessons, setting homework 

and marking books. So what does the average Cover Supervisor do with 

all that free time? Perhaps it would be wise to avoid answering that question, 

but from my own point of view, I spend my evenings and weekends 

managing and playing with the Ska band Skasouls UK. 

For those of you not familiar with Ska, think double speed reggae and the 

likes of Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and The Selecter, music to 

which you can really go bonkers. Tonic suits, pork pie hats and braces. 

During the week my evenings are filled with organising gigs for the band, rehearsing 

new songs and writing and recording our own original ska music as 

well as shooting the odd video; our Christmas video will be on youtube by the 

time this article goes to press. At weekends the fun part happens and we range 

all over southern England and up to the Midlands playing to packed audiences in 

pubs, clubs, parties and the most fun gigs of all, festivals. We have played twice 

at Penn Festival where they have over 20,000 festival-goers and supported bands 

such as The Feeling, The Hoosiers, The Selecter, Razorlight, Scouting For Girls, 

Toploader and even Hot Chocolate! Maybe some of the more senior amongst the parents will remember them! 

In 2013, I organised a fundraiser with the band playing to help finance the school’s Community Sports Centre (CSC) at The Waterside Theatre in 

Aylesbury. We had wonderful support from the students, parents and the local community, even meriting a mention on Radio 6. Most recently, the 

band was selected to headline one of the largest local festivals, Live In The Park in Aylesbury, playing in front of over 5,000 people. We were also 

featured on Dermot O’Leary’s Radio 2 show in October this year when he broadcast our most recent single, Disco Ska Bar. If you feel brave, 

search for the band’s video of the song on youtube. 

Currently, we are spending our time putting the finishing 

touches to an album of our original ska songs which we will 

release early in the New Year and are busy rehearsing a new 

show for 2017. 

Skasouls UK headlining Aylesbury’s Live In 

The Park to a 5,000+ strong crowd earlier 

this year 

You can keep in touch with the band and its whirlwind existence 

on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/skasouls7 and 

the entire catalogue of Skasouls UK songs is free to stream 

on Spotify. 

All in all, my evenings and weekends are quite a contrast 

from my day job at the school. But that’s the way, a-ha, a-ha, 

I like it. 

Martin Kent 

Cover Supervisor and International ska superstar!! (Well, I’d 

like to be). 

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A great new resource for First Aid By Mrs Gough 

PRS have been making First Aid training compulsory, through enrichment, to all year 7 students for the last 7 years. 

The sessions are led by experienced St John’s Ambulance trained cadets. Our current student leader is Luke 

Boddington in year 11 and he is supported by Emily Reynolds Clarke in year 9. 

Through this enrichment and the hard work from Luke and Emily, the school qualified to receive 35 Mini Resusci 

Annie’s completely free from The British Heart Foundation. 

The equipment will allow 35 students to practise CPR on a ‘Mini Resusci Annie’ at the same time. The pack also 

contains lots of replacement faces, lungs, medical wipes and 35 DVD’s teaching CPR. 

Mr Wallington’s Year 8 PE class complete the PRS to Wembley Stadium challenge in the fitness suite. Covering a cumulative 34 

miles in 45minutes! Well done guys. 

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Spanish comes to PRS 

Hola! My name is Senora Yoxall and I have joined PRS to 

introduce and establish Spanish as a second language at PRS. I 

am half Spanish and my family on my mother’s side is from Madrid 

and Andalusia. I was brought up bilingually and also have a 

bilingual education having studied at two Universities in Madrid as 

well as two British Universities. I want to share my enthusiasm and 

knowledge of languages, which includes French, with PRS 

students and to broaden their horizons. Languages certainly open 

doors especially in the job market. 

I am pleased to report after the first half term that Spanish seems 

popular at PRS and students are certainly very enthusiastic. We 

have three language awards for Spanish as well as French each 

month and the winners last month for Spanish were: Leah Holland 

(yr 9), Ismael Khan (yr 8) and Rohan Middleton-Morris (yr 8). For 

French: Christian Johnson (Year 7), Robbie McWilliams (Year 8) 

and Josh Nevin (Year 9).Well done! 

Student Fundraising 

Eloise Taylor in Year 10 and CQ-1 has just raised money for 

Macmillan Cancer Research, she did this by baking all day and 

then holding a coffee morning at home for friends and 

neighbours, organising the whole event herself, 

The event was well attended and she raised over £170 in total. 

Eloise and her friend Olivia Ives Smith of PRS have also 

completed Morunner 5k in Milton Keynes on the 20th November 

2016. This is a charitable race to raise money for testicular 

cancer. You can walk, run, take your dog along all welcome, a 

great fun event each November, they can be seen below pictured 

with their medals, well done to them. 

We have very talented and hardworking students at PRS and I 

have certainly seen some fantastic classwork and homework in 

Spanish. Our year 9s who are also complete beginners have 

recently produced a wonderful piece of speaking work including 

opinions. A big well done to you all. Keep trying! As Winston 

Churchill said: “Continuous effort not intelligence or strength is the 

key to unlocking our potential”. He also said: “Never, never, never 

give up.” Learning a different language can be hard at times but it 

is so worth the effort! 

In January I will be offering Flamenco dancing as an enrichment 

option. Sign up soon because we are expecting this option to be 

oversubscribed. I look forward to meeting some of you soon. 

¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! 

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World Book Week 2017 

In the past few years our students have fully embraced World 

Book Day by dressing up as book characters and donating 

money to different charities. In 2017 we are changing how we 

celebrate this annual event. 

Instead of dressing up as book characters we are going to run 

different reading related activities throughout the week. There 

is going to be silent reading across the school, exploring 

poetry events, inspiring others to read something different, 

quizzes and competitions. 

Most activities will take place in English lessons and form time 

during the week of World Book Day (Mon 27 th Feb – Fri 3 rd 

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Blenheim Eventers Challenge 

By Astrid Stubbings–IN6 

My Mum picked me up from school on Thursday the 8 th of 

September and took me straight to Henton where I keep my horse, 

Murphy. I got him in from the field and washed and cleaned him and 

got him as ready as possible so we had the minimal amount of work 

to do the next morning. I then got all my tack and equipment into the 

car for the next day. My Mum was working on the Friday and my 

Dad was taking me to Blenheim so we drove to my Dad’s and 

swapped everything into his car! When I got home to my Dads I 

cleaned my tack and my riding boots. 

The next day..... I woke up at 5:20 to be able to leave my house for 

6:00. I got to the yard at 6:15 and got Murphy in and rolled his plaits 

and made him clean (again as he does like getting dirty) and ready 

for the day, I put his travel boots on and loaded him onto our trailer. 

The drive took around 1 hour but we got there at about 8:15. I 

walked around for a bit and got my number and a free Dodson and 

Horell cap, which says “Blenheim eventers challenge 2016” on it, 

when we got back it was time to walk the course. We found the rest 

of the team and our instructor David, who was walking the course 

with us. An eventers challenge is a round of show jumps followed by 

a round of cross-country jumps in a grass arena. There were around 

10 show jumps in the first bit followed by 8 cross country jumps and 

then another show jump to finish. We went in and did a lovely clear 

round Murphy was amazing and did everything perfectly in 4 secs 

under the optimum time. Unfortunately we didn’t get placed but the 

team ended on 4.8 faults. It was a lovely day out and I’m so happy I 

had the chance to compete at such a big event. 

NOUVEAU A PRS …NUEVO EN PRS! 

Yes! Oui! Si! Fantastique! Estupendo! 

Spanish has finally arrived at Princes Risborough School to 

give our young budding linguists the opportunity to explore 

not only one but two languages, currently in Years 7 & 8, as 

well as our Year 9 students the option to study one of the 

languages at GCSE. 

Señora Yoxall joined our already very successful department 

at the beginning of September and has been putting her 

enthusiasm and energy into making sure that all students 

enjoy and are successful in their language learning. 

Once Spanish has been fully established, we will be looking 

at the possibility of organising a trip abroad as we do for 

French in Paris but in the meantime, we have already 

opened a French/Spanish club for KS3 students on 

Tuesdays where we listen to French/Spanish music whilst 

playing games in either one or both languages, relaxing and 

eating in a friendly atmosphere. 

Please come and join us! 

Joyeux Noël et/y Feliz Navidad. 

Pascale Robson 

Head of French 

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On 14th of September, we were assigned to make the 

phases of the moon in science however we had to make it 

out of Oreos. Of course this brought some excitement along 

to the group! We had a diagram that we had to follow to 

make sure it was exactly the same. We took off the Oreo 

cream with a wooden stick to make the shapes of the moon, 

we all found this activity really fun and we would love to do 

some more like this again 

By Holly Spittles, Eve Chapman and Allyce Luetchford 

BREAKING NEWS 

Year 7 are District Cup Champions! 

Well done Jack Payne, Aiden Dourish, Reese Joshua- 

McCarthy, Curtis Saunders, Tom Graziano, Jayvon Brown and 

Charlie Carter. 

Peace Poster Competition Adanna Efuribe from PS-6 and in Year 8 was this year’s winner of PRS’s Peace Poster competition, Adanna was then awarded 

2nd place in the district event and collected a prize of £50. Adanna said “The emphasis of my poster is the dove. Since biblical days the dove signifies 

peace. The poster reflects all the people of the world, different countries with different cultures. The main aim of the dove is to symbolise hope amongst all 

the people of the world. Our world is not as peaceful as it should be but I hope that one day there will be unity, acceptance and more respect for one 

another. No matter where we are from in the world.” 

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Year 10 — Chequers 

Despite having a serious back condition that means she is in constant pain and the 

likelihood that she will need an operation in 2017, Shanan still manages to undertake: 

 

 

Dance lessons at the school and privately with the Stella Palmer School of Stage 

Dancing 

Volunteers to assist with the younger members of the dance school 

 

Works voluntarily at the Helen and Douglas House in 

Princes Risborough (raising funds for young person’s 

hospice) 

 

 

Assists with the Poppy Appeal: collecting money, distributing 

wreaths, completing basic administrative tasks and for the 

last three years’ has read out the names of those who lost 

their lives during conflicts in St Marys Church on 

Remembrance Sunday. 

...and most importantly, supports her grandmother who also has a leg injury. 

She does all these things without fuss, complaint or looking for 

reward. 

A very big, well done Shanan – a fine example to all! 

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CH-1’s Rubiks Cuber! 

Amongst Year 7’s Adam Thorley’s many talents he is an avid 

rubiks cuber! He can solve the cube in an average of 20 seconds! 

He is going to attend this years Rubiks Cube competition in 

Birmingham on Sunday 18th December and is incredibly excited! 

He has been practising every day in preparation for the event. It 

takes hours of practise to become as quick as he is. 

Gook luck Adam, all of us at PRS look forward to hearing how you 

get on at the competition. 

HIKING ENRICHMNENT GET ARTISTIC 

When Hiking takes us to Pyrtle Springs and litter 

becomes Art – Edward’s comment was that “Mr 

Carberry would love it!” 

Tour de London to Brighton 

Mrs Tonkin, Mrs Robson and Mrs Hawes seen by the beach in Brighton with their medals after completing the 54 mile London to 

Brighton bike ride in September. They raised money in aid of Help for Heroes and bikes4cancer charities. Mrs Tonkin got lost and had 

to ride an extra mile. Well done to them. 

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The road to Wimbledon 

By Joshua Bright—WL-1, Year 8 

I train at Halton Performance Centre 5 days a week between 1 to 3 

hours each day, and compete in Regional and National tournaments 

twice a month. 

Artist’s Shortlisted for prize 

Molly Hitchcock and Ed Raybould, A level art students at 

Princes Risborough School were both shortlisted for the 

Bucks Art Society - Young Artist Award 2016. 

Since August I have won the following Under 12 Grade 3 Regional 

tournaments: Oxford Open Singles, Leverstock Green Singles, 

Corby National Qualifier Singles, Great Missenden Doubles, 

Buckinghamshire County Closed Doubles. I have also been runner 

up in the following Under 12 grade 3 Regional tournaments: Great 

Missenden Singles, Letchworth Singles, Buckinghamshire County 

Closed Singles, Leverstock Green Doubles. 

As my results have been so good recently, I was accepted into 

Molly Hitchcock Year 13 

Molly Hitchcock won 3 rd prize and Ed Raybould achieving a 

high commended. 

the first Winter National Tour grade 2 tournament which was 

played at Gosling. During the tournament I beat the number 6 

and 4 seeds on route to a semi-final place, where I lost a close 

match to the number 2 seed. 

After this event I’m joint third on the National Winter 

leaderboard, and the top 16 players will be invited to the 

Winter National Tour Masters Grade 1 in March after all the 

points from the 3 Winter National Tour tournaments have been 

calculated for each player. I am seeded 8 for the next Winter 

National Tour at the end of December in Nottingham. 

All these results have pushed my National Ranking up to 

number 11. 

Ed Raybould Year 13 

Congratulations from all the staff in the Art Department. 

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Geography 

My Earthwatch Expedition to 

the Borneo Rainforest 

By Katy Simms—Ridgeway 6th Form 

This past summer I took part in a truly life changing experience; 

assisting with the South East Asia Rainforest Research 

Programme (SEARRP) and local scientist data collection in the 

heart of the rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia as a part of an 

Earthwatch Expedition. 

Year 10 Sports Leaders 

By Katie Miller, Alana Rixon, Ellie Hucklebridge 

We are part of Miss O'Donnell's early morning sports leaders 

group. We have been attending this activity since we started in 

year 10, and have very much enjoyed it. 

This entailed the analysis of both unlogged and previously 

logged rainforests in the Danum Valley Conservation Area using 

an array of geographical fieldwork techniques to compare the 

disastrous impacts of the oil palm industry which now heavily 

dictates Borneo’s economy. This initially seemed like a very 

arduous task, but overall was a very enriching experience as it 

allowed me to learn new practical skills and witness Sabah’s 

natural wildlife, where I was fortunate enough to see the native 

Borneo Orang-utan species. 

I was one out of a group of eleven other sixth form students 

from across the country who all shared a great passion for 

geography and environmental conservation. 

While we all enjoyed the practical aspects of the trip, we also 

loved the social side which included playing football and 

badminton with the local Research Assistants, visiting the 

prestigious Rainforest Lodge (a very stark contrast to our 

minimal dwellings in the jungle where we were without power for 

3 days!) and also swimming in the nearby river which I still tell 

myself didn’t contain any unwanted pests… 

This trip has inspired and reaffirmed my passion for Geography 

which I will be studying in the upcoming year at University. It 

allowed me to gain new life-long friends, experience a 

completely new culture and learn an abundance of skills that I 

will hopefully put to good use when I return in the future. 

From participating in this extra curriculum activity, we as 

individuals have gained many benefits which have been great 

assets to our sporting and social lives. For example, it has 

boosted our confidence and ability to lead, listen and interact 

with other individuals at a variety of age groups. Additionally it 

has enhanced our ability to be able to umpire a range of sports 

with great knowledge and we have learnt many new skills 

which we did not know before we joined sports leaders. 

From our experience with doing festivals and organising 

events, we feel motivated to continue inspiring the younger 

pupils and helping them to improve and enjoy sport just as 

much as we do. We would recommend this opportunity to the 

younger students within the PRS community. 

We look forward to every festival we attend and can't wait for 

future events where we can work to the best of our ability and 

have fun whilst doing so. 

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Tumbling for Team GB 

Jack O’Brien IN-6 (Year 9) travelled to Loule on the Algarve, 

Portugal with the Team GB Tumbling squad at the end of 

October to compete in the Loule Cup 2016. 

Dancing the Nutcracker 

Charlotte Bird RW-1 (Year 10) started dancing at the age of 

2 years old with the Jo Ann Latus School of Dance. She has 

performed in shows at the Royal Albert Hall and Milton 

Keynes Theatre over the years with her school. Taking part 

in the shows, she has danced modern, tap and ballet, and 

this year achieved her Grade 4 in ballet and started to learn 

block work. Charlotte has also secured a place with her 

dance school performing in the Mardi Gras Productions at 

the Royal Albert Hall ‘The Stars in the Round’ in May 2017. 

In October this year she had an opportunity to audition for 

the English Youth Ballet, for their performance of the 

Nutcracker in March 2017 at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. 

Charlotte went to the audition with her close friend Sian, who 

has also been dancing since she was 2. The girls were both 

on stage for 1½ hours being asked to perform various moves 

to show their abilities, along with another 80+ dancers from 

the local area. The stage was very busy, but it was a 

wonderful experience to watch. Without any expectation of 

being selected, Charlotte danced and smiled and enjoyed the 

time on stage. When her number was called out it was with 

delight and a bit of surprise that we headed home to share 

the news with her dad. 

The English Youth Ballet was founded in 1998 and presents 

full-length classical ballets in the regional theatres of 

Competing against Russia, USA, Spain, Greece, Poland, 

China and Japan, Jack came second in his age group 

winning a silver medal. He also took home a gold medal in 

the team event. 

Jack is now in training for the British Championships next 

year. The first qualifying round is in February and second in 

March, the finals taking place next September. If he performs 

well a place at the 2017 World Championships in Bulgaria 

could be his. 

Jack has also won an award from the Sir Steve Redgrave 

foundation in the form of a Bursary to help fund his training 

and travel costs. 

All of us at PRS wish him well in his tumbling adventures. 

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England, Scotland and Wales. Bringing opportunity to young 

dancers outside London aged 8-18 years to perform within a 

professional setting. Each year the professional principal 

dancers are joined by 100 young dancers to present 8 

productions in cities and regional areas throughout the UK. 

The young dancers will be able fulfil their potential and 

experience a unique opportunity of life in a professional ballet 

company. 

ABOUT ART by Callum Elliott—Year 11 

Art is a creative outlet where people from year seven and up can 

express there emotions through a form or art and it could be a 

collage or a painting or even a wire model but no matter what it is, 

it will show of your creativity and talent and if you chose it from your 

options in GCSEs you can learn how to use the techniques that 

people such as van gough and Picasso use and you can learn how 

to use multiple techniques and forms at any one time. 


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Animal Abuse: they do feel pain 

By Emma Pipkin WL-3 (Year 10) 

When you watch an animal programme on TV often 

there is a sad story, most people would say things like 

‘who would do that’ or ‘that's so sad’ but the reality of it 

is that people do this all around the world . 

When you get a animal for Christmas you think it is 

going to be easy to look after, but it's not. A animal is 

like a fragile little baby who cannot fend for 

themselves and they don't just want a home they want 

a family and to be loved. 

Conservation at Dancers 

End Nature Reserve 

Finley Reynolds, 6th Form (Year 12) has been volunteering at 

the Dancers End nature reserve since he was 13, work parties 

meet once a month to carry out a number of different tasks. 

clearing scrub always seems to be on the agenda, this allows 

wild flowers & mini beasts to flourish in the spring & summer in 

the meadow areas and cutting back dead & diseased trees 

helps to keep the woodland healthy. The reserve is also home to 

a number of badger sets & Finley has spent a night wild camping 

& observing these nocturnal animals. 

Volunteering here has allowed Finley to learn a lot about the 

environments, flora & fauna in this area of the Chiltern's, as well 

as mastering the use of many different tools & making many 

new friends of all ages, he is always the youngest by far. 

In 2015 he went to the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust 

(BBOWT) AGM in Oxford and ended up speaking with Estelle 

Bailey the Chief Executive of the organisation about how to encourage 

more young people to become involved. 

This is Ethel, my best friend forever and a part of our 

family. Ethel lived in a dog rescue centre most of her 

life but luckily on the 28th of August she finally found 

comfort with my Nan. Ethel was blind and had a thyroid 

problem but even though she was older she still 

wanted love. Ethel had a very bad past and was very 

scared this goes to show that man's best friend does 

have feelings and can love. Sadly in February of this 

year Ethel passed away at the amazing age of 14. 

Its always hard work, sometimes cold, sometimes wet, but lovely 

to be working outside doing something to help the environment 

and maintaining the reserve for everyone who enjoys the outdoor 

life. for Finley this is good experience as he is studying to 

become an ecologist. 

What I’ve asked myself lately is how would we like it if 

the person we relied on hit and kicked us or starved us. 

The answer is we wouldn't so what makes people 

think that animals would like this. I understand in some 

cases people have to say goodbye to their pets and 

most people do go through the right procedure to do 

this but there are some people who don't. The RSPCA 

have encountered many cases where people have 

abandoned animals without food or water. It is so sad i 

know but what I want people to understand is that 

there are things you can do and there are people out 

there who can help. By just giving as little as a tin 

of dog food to these rescue homes you are saving a 

life. Just remember as one life is lost another is found 

so when one a dog loses the battle we call life, another 

little puppy enters the world 

I hope by reading this you will see every dog, cat, bird 

or any animal differently and I hope you can help bring 

hope to every animal fighting to survive. 

The Learning Support Department put on several 

coffee mornings in October, raising over £300 for the 

charity! 

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Geography Roundup 

By Mr Jacob 

PRSs second year with the Woodland Trust in Heartwood Forest, Hertfordshire. Seen here are a mixture of Year 

10 and Year 13 students doing their bit for the environment and promoting the carbon capture process. PRS will be 

returning in March 2017 to repeat the process.. 

What is Carbon Capture? 

Why plant trees? 

Year 13 trip to Oxford University — A level geography day. 

Lectures on fracking and deserts 

. 

Oxford University 

Museum of Natural 

History 

Geology presentation 

at Holywell Cemetery 

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Hobbyist invited to 

Games Workshop Annual General Meeting 

By Archie Nicolle Year 11 

On 14th September I was privileged enough to attend the Annual General Meeting of 

the company Games Workshop. As a hobbyist I have always been intrigued to see 

what goes on behind the scenes. The company designs and manufactures 

miniatures for a tabletop game. The miniatures require assembly, priming and then 

painting by the hobbyist. 

The company has recently hit £115 million of sales revenue. It has 451 stores world 

wide, 250 of these are in the UK. The British company operates with a basic one man 

store format, the manager of each store acts in a similar way to a franchisee. 

I'm doing business studies GCSE so it was brilliant for me to have the opportunity to meet the Board of Directors. Chris 

Moffat is one of the Directors who really engaged with me as a hobbyist and helped me on the way to getting free passes to 

the exhibition taking place at the GW headquarters. I was particularly inspired by the Head of Media a large Scotsman who 

has worked his way up through the company. 

As a result of my business 

studies course I was able to 

understand most of what was 

being discussed in the 

meeting. I was really chuffed 

when one of the directors 

asked me for my opinion on 

what I thought the company 

was doing well and what could 

be improved. 

Overall it's an experience I will 

not forget in a hurry! 

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School Notices 

Successful Learners ♦ Confident Individuals ♦ Responsible Citizens 

SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SHOP 

NOW OPEN 

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The PRS good quality second-hand school uniform shop, is now open. 

@PrincesRisbSch 

@HeadteacherPRS 

@PRS_Science 

@PRSCSC 

@PRSMFL 

@PRSConstruct 

@PRSEnglish1 

@PRSsport 

@PRSLibrary 

@Depheadprs 

If your child has grown out of their current uniform and you would like to donate any of 

the following: 

Princes Risborough School Blazer 

Princes Risborough Polo shirt (summer uniform) 

Cardigan, jumper or slipover with the school logo 

Princes Risborough PE kit 

School tie 

Please bring any of the above items washed, clean and in a carrier bag to the school 

reception office, for the attention of Mrs E. Walker. 

Any money raised will go towards the Trustees fund and local charities. 

If you would like to purchase any items contact the school and make an appointment. 

Thank you for your support 

Mrs E. Walker 

@PRSMaths 

@prsprom 

@MissRidley1 

@PRSFootball 

@PRSGEOG 

@PRS Dance 

@headteacherprs 

We would like to remind all Students, 

Parents and Carers that fizzy drinks are 

not allowed in school. Please do not 

bring them to school. 

Thank you for your co-operation in this 

matter which is for the benefit of our 

students. 

Would you like to be able to just drop us a 

line explaining why your child is absent? 

Then this could be the answer for you, an 

email account for the reporting of student 

absence: 

studentabsence@princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk 

School Trips 

As you can see from this issue of our 

newsletter PRS run many trips and visits 

throughout the school year. 

They are very popular and it is advisable to 

reply early in order to make sure your child 

is able to take part. 

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