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Posted on 5 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Open Evening 26th Septemb...

Great Marlow School are pleased to announce that the Open Evening of 2019 will be held on Thursday 26th September, from 5pm to 8pm. GMS are looking forward to welcoming all who can come. As in previous years, there will be three opportunities to hear the headteacher’s presentation in the school hall at 5.15, 6.15 or 7.15. At the reception current students...

Posted on 18 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Selling Fast: Tickets for...

Selling fast are tickets for the first of the FoGMS fundraising events, the highly popular Family Bingo Night, on Friday 4th October. As there is a strict number capacity, FoGMS urges everyone to sign up quickly to secure a place. Held from 7 pm in the Sixth Form Centre, there will be a licensed bar and tuck shop, although you can chose to bring along your own...

Posted on 15 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Bliss Charity: Fund Raisi...

Jamie Tennant, one of our Year 8 students, has decided to raise money for Bliss, the premature baby charity. It may surprise many that this charity provides life saving equipment that has saved the lives of many premature babies across the country. Jamie wishes to “give something back” to the charity that helped him as a premature baby. He was 362 days in...

Posted on 15 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Football Turn Up & P...

Wycombe Wanderers Sports’ Educational Trust are advertising a new way of engaging with sport. Wycombe council are funding a Saturday Night, “Turn Up And Play” football event for every Saturday in the 2019-2020 academic year, called Street League. It costs just £1 for young people to play, down from the £2 initially advertised. The venue is Cressex...

Posted on 15 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Operation Sceptre

This coming week, Thames Valley Police are taking part in National Knife Crime Awareness week commencing Monday 16th September and running up to Sunday 22nd September 2019. Operation Sceptre is a national police operation to actively target knife crime and those who carry knives. Thames Valley Police have committed to a week of raising awareness of the danger of...

Posted on 15 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Fri 20th: Jeans for Genes...

Friday 20th September is Jeans for Genes day and will be a non uniform day for students and staff. GMS asks that all who participate make a voluntary contribution of £1 or more, this Friday. The money will be collected in during form time, and it will go directly to the Jeans for Genes charity. Over successive years students and staff have raised a substantial...

Posted on 11 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

18/09/19 Yr 8 Information...

On Wednesday 18th September 2019, Mrs S Wheeler is holding a Parent’s Information Evening for all parents and carers of Year 8. It will be held in the school hall from 6pm – 6.45 pm. The purpose of the evening is to give relevant and up to date information. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session, although please be advised...

Posted on 11 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

17/09/19 Yr 9 Information...

On Tuesday 17th September 2019, Mr S Ross is holding an Information Evening for all parents and carers of Year 9. It will be held in the school hall from 6pm – 6.45 pm. The purpose of the evening is to give relevant and up to date information, including the options’ process, when students choose their GCSE subjects. There will be an opportunity to ask...

Posted on 8 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Weekly Sports’ Bull...

At the beginning of the academic year, GMS wish to remind all our parents, carers, students and readers that a weekly sports’ bulletin is issued. The extra-curricular sports’ programme is extensive, with sports to suit all preferences and ability. Please find below the link to Sports’ Bulletin for the week beginning 9th September 2019. We are proud...

Posted on 1 Sep, 2019 | Comments Off

Vaccination in Secondary ...

The Buckinghamshire School’s Immunisation Team, part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has informed parents and carers that there is to be change in the delivery of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination in all secondary schools. The childhood immunisation schedule is changing in the way it’s delivered from September 2019. From that date the HPV...

Posted on 22 Aug, 2019 | Comments Off

Fantastic GCSE Results Ce...

A set of outstanding GCSE results have been achieved by the students of Great Marlow School. Students performed extremely well across all subjects, over 70% of all results awarded were at Grades 9-4, with almost 60% of them at Grades 9-5. The performance of the students in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science was very pleasing with English leading...