News from Sixth Form

June 12, 2026/in Charity, Sixth Form /by Presdales School

RATS (Rehoming Animal Telephone Service) Collection 2026

A message of thanks from Emma Walsh, one of our Year 12 Charity Ambassadors:

I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated to the RATS animal rescue. Overall, we filled 8 refuse bags with donations for them!

I dropped them off at the kennels last Saturday, and the rescue was extremely grateful for all of the towels and blankets, which will be well used by any new rescues they have coming in. Additionally, all of the clothing donated will be sold in their charity shops to raise even more money for them.

I was blown away with the generosity from the school, and so thankful for the opportunity to hold a donation drive for a cause close to my heart, so thank you again for helping me to achieve this.

PE Stars of the Month : May

June 12, 2026/in Sport /by Presdales School

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News from Food Technology

June 12, 2026/in Design & Technology /by Presdales School

Presdales Afternoon Tea

The week beginning 27th April parents, friends and staff were delighted to attend one of our enjoyable Afternoon Teas prepared and hosted by our Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition students. As always it was lovely to be able to welcome visitors into the department. Working under strict exam conditions the students baked all morning producing delicious breads, cakes and scones. We are delighted to report that our students coped really well working under the intense ‘Bake Off’ pressure. Their freshly baked products were finished and presented to a professional standard. The students are justly proud of their fantastic results and received extremely positive feedback from our guests on the day for their fabulous food.

A special thank you goes to the Art Department for the loan of the student artwork and to Ms Scoulding with help from the Design Technology teachers for setting the lovely scene in our Afternoon Tea room.

Mrs N. Garcia

Presdales Fundraising

June 12, 2026/in Events, General News, Information /by Presdales School

Fundraising for Isabel Hospice in memory of Ms Rowe

In February 2026, our dear colleague and friend, Sam Rowe, lost her life to cancer. She was a fantastic teacher who worked tirelessly for her students at the Presdales School for almost 20 years. She was also a passionate and very accomplished runner.

In memory of Sam, 27 runners (Presdales staff, past and present, as well as Sam’s husband, sister, brother-in- law and nephew) will take part in the Ware 10 race, challenging themselves to run 10 km or 10 miles, in order to raise money for Isabel Hospice. The race will take place on Sunday, 5th July.

For many of us running 10 km or 10 miles will be quite challenging, so please consider donating to our fundraising page to support this amazing charity and allow them to continue their irreplaceable work. Any amount, big or small, will give us a much needed boost.

https://www.justgiving.com/team/presdales

See some of the staff running and volunteering at the event in the group photo as well as some of us in full training, especially Mrs Teal’s and Mrs Nicholls’ very cute dogs! We also include a link to the Ware10 in case you would like to come and encourage us on the day!

https://www.ware10s.co.uk/race-info