Friday Eco-Friendly Day

On Friday the 9th June GMS is collaborating with the primary schools of Marlow on the second Eco-Day project. On the Electricity-Free Day last year, GMS achieved an 18% net lowering of electricity usage: this was a remarkable feat and thank you to everyone who helped make this difference. This year, the challenge is to reach a 25% reduction: an entirely possible outcome if everyone keeps a steadfast focus on how and when we use electricity in school, by turning off lights. Also on the agenda are reducing...

Posted on 6 Jun, 2023 | Comments Off

Somerville College Trip

In May, Mr Taylor and Mrs Sadd took a group of 20 English A-level students to visit Somerville College, Oxford. The students were greeted by Eren from the excellent schools’ link team and spent the day becoming familiar with the university structure and touring the college. On arrival, Eren greeted everyone before spending the morning with us in one of the...

Posted on 5 Jun, 2023 | Comments Off

Bank Holiday Rowing

Great Marlow School Boat Club (GMSBC) won TWO GOLDS and ranking positions in the top twelve. Mr Murison reports on Bank Holiday racing at Dorney Lake. “The Bank Holiday weekend marks the main event for Junior Rowing with the National Schools’ Regatta. This is a three-day regatta, held at Dorney Lake with around 150 schools and clubs competing and over...

Posted on 5 Jun, 2023 | Comments Off

House Music Competition

The inaugural House Music competition showcased the outstanding musical talent of students from Years 7-11 at Great Marlow School. The competition comprised a variety of different musical categories and saw students perform on behalf of their house (Eagles, Hawks or Kites). Students from KS3 and KS4 performed music from a variety of genres, including Classical,...

Posted on 30 May, 2023 | Comments Off

England Hockey Awards: No...

The prestigious England Hockey Awards will be presented by Notts Sport on Saturday 01 July 2023 at the Athena in Leicester, where the winners of this year’s awards will be announced: among those gathered will be our own Miss Lottie Porter. She joined the GMS PE team seven years ago and in her time has worked relentlessly to develop hockey into a ‘sport...

Posted on 30 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Tremendous Triathlon: Fir...

On Thursday 28th May, GMS entered a team for the County Triathlon at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Each team had six members and they had to compete in a course that demanded 15 minutes of swimming in a relay – 16 minutes of cycling, the three members working in a relay- 15 minutes of a running relay race. Final placings: FIRST: Year 9/10 Boys’ Team. FIRST:...

Posted on 27 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Welcome New Yr 7s

GMS are excited about welcoming our new Year 7s to the school. A welcome letter has been sent. Parents and carers, of the new cohort, are asked to contact the school if they have not received this letter. Please make contact by emailing y6transition@gms.bucks.sch.uk

Posted on 26 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Gold Award Achiever-Ambas...

Miss H Murray, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Manager is delighted to write about the great success of one of our Year 13 students. On Monday 15th May, Noah Grottrup was invited to attend a Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award presentation ceremony to receive his well-deserved Award. The Award was presented to him at Buckingham Palace by Prince Edward, and Noah...

Posted on 19 May, 2023 | Comments Off

GMS Summer Reads

“So many books, so little time” reading is wonderful, most especially when you find a ‘gem of a book’ that becomes truly memorable. GMS promotes reading in so many ways: through the library; in the monthly ‘Drop Everything and Read’ initiative; in the E2 Wednesday KS3 Book Club; in the Sixth form Centre on Thursdays; through the...

Posted on 19 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Solar Panels: Yr 11 Pod

Just recently, there was a virtual meeting with Miss Addy, GMS Eco-students and Next Day Solar: a representative of this company advised on the installation of solar panels on the Year 11 Pod. The information from the meeting gave GMS two viable options: one to install a basic inverter with a lithium battery that would run some items in the pod from the solar...

Posted on 19 May, 2023 | Comments Off

WINNERS in Flash Fiction ...

Our students have been announced as winners in the Flash Fiction Writing Competition organised by the Marlow Literary Festival. The title: Green New World, excited competitors, as the topic was the environment. In fewer than 250 words, entrants had to write a poem, song or script on the subject of Geen New World. Now, the ‘talented’ winners have been...

Posted on 18 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Young Fashion Designer Co...

The Textile Department are delighted with the number and superb quality of the entries for the Young Fashion Designers’ Competition. The Young Fashion Designer UK is an exciting national competition that focuses on enhancing the talent of students to showcase and promote exceptional work. As young designers, they were tasked with thinking about how designs have...

Posted on 17 May, 2023 | Comments Off

Calculators in Examinatio...

There are a number of GCSE and A-level examinations that require a calculator. Letters have been sent out by departments to alert students, parents and carers of this fact because the school is not able to lend out any equipment, which includes calculators. We wish all our students the very best in the examinations that are now underway.