24/09-GMS’s Virtual Open Evening

Click image to view our Virtual Open Evening Great Marlow School (GMS) are delighted to announce that their 2020 Virtual Open Evening is now live! This is an exciting opportunity to visit our popular school in a new and accessible way that offsets the restrictions of Covid-19. Of course, touring the school is a vital part of Open Evening, so we are delighted to offer a virtual tour of the school to give prospective parents, carers and students an insight into the areas where learning happens: our...

Posted on 3 Sep, 2020 in About GMS, Curriculum, Featured

Xpressions Parent App Update 9-9-20

Update 9-9-20 We are aware of an issue many parent/carers are experiencing when trying to register or login to Xpressions. We have flagged this up with Groupcall directly and asked for a quick resolution. Our systems are showing everything is correct and contact details are present on our end, so we are working with Groupcall to identify the route cause of why many of you can’t login. Please note any letter sent out via the school is added to the Parent/Carers —> Letters Home page on the...

Posted on 29 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

NEW Yr10 Information Book...

A brand new Year 10 GCSE Information Booklet is now live on the website. It is packed with valuable subject information about all the GCSE courses offered at GMS. Having read it, should there be any questions about a specific GCSE course, please contact the Head of Department; for more general enquiries please contact Director of Learning, Mr Ross. Many thanks to the...

Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

Welcome from FoGMS

FoGMS writes a warm welcome. On behalf of Friends of Great Marlow School (FoGMS), we warmly welcome our new students and those returning after a long break and hope you all have settled in well and are enjoying school life. We welcome all our parents and carers to the 2020-21 school year, too. We all certainly face an unusual school year ahead: the Covid-19...

Posted on 17 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

Weekly Sports’ Bull...

At the beginning of the academic year, GMS wishes 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 abilities. Please find below the link to Sports’ Bulletin for the week beginning 21st September 2020. We are...

Posted on 16 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

Information Covid-19 R...

Buckinghamshire Council has produced an infographic to support schools, parents and carers in their understanding of procedures to follow in several coronavirus scenarios. It is helpfully divided into three categories: what to do if, action required, and when schooling can resume. Symptoms of Covid-19 are a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a change in the...

Posted on 16 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

School Photographs:21/09/...

On Monday 21st September GMS have Kittle Photographic in to take individual school photographs of students in Years 7, 9, 10 and 12. Please note, there will be no form-group photographs this year. Year 7. Due to the constraints in terms of changing space in PE at the moment Year 7 Eagle and Kite students will have their photograph taken in their PE kit. They do not...

Posted on 11 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

Malala Yousafzai Writing ...

The librarians and the English Department at GMS are promoting ‘The 500 Word Malala Yousafzai Writing Competition’. It’s aim is to celebrate and empower young people to self-publish their creative writing, as such it is a unique creative writing initiative. Students will be the ones to vote; they will read the contributions of others and vote for...

Posted on 10 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

Jeans for Genes Day: 18/8...

Friday 18th September 2020 is ‘Jeans for Genes‘ day and GMS invites students and staff to wear jeans to school. Students will be required to be in uniform, except for jeans, which can be worn instead of their usual school trousers or skirt. Students will be expected to wear the correct school footwear with their jeans. GMS asks that all who participate...

Posted on 10 Sep, 2020 | Comments Off

PE Kit: New Rules Apply f...

There are new arrangements for the wearing of sports kit at GMS. As a result of guidance from leading specialists in sport and recreation, the school is limiting the mixing of year groups on days the students have PE. The classes listed on the tables in the link will arrive in school wearing their PE kit, and remain in this kit for the entire day, because this will...