Creative Writing Competition – All Year Groups

Attention all creative writers! The library is running a writing competition, open to all year groups, prizes will be gift vouchers to be used at The Marlow Bookshop. There will be three prizes for different age groups. Years 7 – 8 Years 9 – 10 Years 12 and above Who has the imagination to take themselves to a different world, have adventures and return to those at home none the wiser? The title of your piece (between 250-500 words) should be ‘Escape’ and the only rule is that it...

Posted on 22 May, 2020 in About GMS, Featured, General News

One to One Laptop Scheme

Great Marlow School is delighted to announce the second running of our One to One laptop scheme. We are working with a new partner in EduTech to deliver an amazing package. The scheme is aimed for any student going into Key Stage 4 and above for the academic year September 2020/21 (current year 9 and above). This enables subject teachers to plan lessons that utilise these devices. The scheme is however open to the rest of the students at GMS, but we are not yet extending the lessons to utilise devices in...

Posted on 28 May, 2020 | Comments Off

GMS Update 28/5/20

Please note all letters are published on the school website under the menu: Parents/Carers —> Letters Home. Great Marlow School Update 28th May Following my communication on the 19th May, the Government’s guidance for schools has changed. In an announcement earlier this week, the Prime Minister mentioned that the date for some ‘face to...

Posted on 2 Jun, 2020 | Comments Off

Working from Home 29/05/2...

In this new era of working from home, a new area on the school website has been created, to support students during the school closure period. This can be accessed by going to Student Area —> Working from Home. Materials stored in this new area will complement work set on SMHW, and will include tutor time discussions and assembly topics. Latest changes:...

Posted on 28 May, 2020 | Comments Off

Art Competition for Rowli...

Head of Art, Mrs Joseph-Stewart, is today highlighting a great opportunity to enter a competition organised by an iconic writer of our times: JK Rowling. It is in the news that JK Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, has released a new story this week, called ‘The Ickabog’. It is to be released, chapter by chapter, each week over the next seven weeks, to find...

Posted on 27 May, 2020 | Comments Off

International Glory For G...

During the weekend of 8th-11th May, there was an indoor Rowing Challenge between Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Rowers from all four countries had to row as far as possible in 1 minute. In overall terms, GB came top, not surprising given the much larger team, but in terms of average metres per rower, NZ were clear winners with 316.4 m vs GB at...

Posted on 21 May, 2020 | Comments Off

Kooth

An online counselling service called Kooth has featured on our website before. They support the well-being of students, especially in the area of mental health. Kooth offers safe, anonymous, mental health support, 365 days of the year to children, young people and adults. It is accessible through any connected device and is free at the point of use. The provider of...