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Posted on 21 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Results days and Y12 Enro...

Results Days: – A-level Results Day is Thursday 17th August. Results can be collected in the Sixth Form Centre from 9.00am. Should a Year 12 candidate be awaiting an AS subject result that will be issued on the same day. ALL Year 12 students should email Mr Hollyman before Monday 21st August (ohollyman@gms.bucks.sch.uk) to inform him of their...

Posted on 10 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Summer Holidays

The staff at GMS and governors would like to wish all our students a happy and relaxing summer break. We look forward to welcoming a new intake in September and wish our leavers the best of luck in their future careers and further education. Results days for A-levels is Thursday 17th August and GCSE Thursday 24th August. Registration for sixth form will be in the...

Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Thank You – FoGMS R...

FoGMS wishes to formally thank everyone who has contributed to a fantastic fund-raising year: they raised an incredible £13,200. This money has been pledged to provide a new school minibus. So far they have committed to two years of the lease and hope to be able to provide funds for a further three years. The new minibus is currently being used and is sporting the...

Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

GMS on Channel 4

GMS was showcased on Channel 4 ahead of the World Para Athletic Championships. The renowned television company were reporting on the sporting opportunities available for children with disabilities across the UK and our school was shown to be a beacon of best practice. The show can be seen here:...

Posted on 17 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Portrait Award Art Trip

As always an incredibly busy term in the Art Department! This term we have overseen the GCSE and A-Level exams, internally assessed every piece of coursework and exam project, been moderated by AQA, taken fifty Year 10 students to The National Portrait Gallery and hosted a spectacular Fashion Headdress show. The outcomes from our students in Art and Design progresses...

Posted on 17 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Hats, Hats, Hats.

Once more GMS’s Art Department has held its annual Hat Show, celebrating the successes of all Year 8 pupils’ work over the summer term. For each group involved, it has been 14 long, arduous weeks of collaborative designing, constructing and decorating a hat based on one of six categories. Many lunchtime and after-school sessions have been filled with...

Posted on 14 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Celebration of Success

On Thursday 13th July, Great Marlow School recognised the extraordinary achievements of their students at the annual Celebration of Success Evening. The event was attended by over 300 people including the Mayor of Marlow, Cllr Jocelyn Towns, Cllr Chris Funnell, the Chair of Governors Ms Sally Brookes, Sara Campbell, the members of Friends of Great Marlow, the...

Posted on 13 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Summer Sports Varsity at ...

Great Marlow School’s PE Department has now been working with our primary feeder schools for eight years. Foxes Piece and Lane End have always maximised the use of this link and received staff CPD, the use of our facilities, and PE lessons at GMS for their KS2 classes to help with the primary to secondary transition. To strengthen this link further, I decided...

Posted on 12 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Leading Scientists visit ...

Top scientists from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Programme visited Great Marlow School on 11th July and spoke to a packed audience. The Year 7 students from Great Marlow School along with primary pupils from Foxes Piece School and Danesfield School were treated to an inspiring and enthralling presentation from two of the leading Scientists from JWST...

Posted on 12 Jul, 2017 | Comments Off

Science Trip

As part of Technology Week 2017, 19 Year 9 and 10 students became business analysts for the day at Statistical Analysis System (SAS). The trip was part of an initiative aiming to drive the next generation’s interest in studying STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) subjects and joining the technology industry. Students met experts from...