• LinkedIn
  • Mail
  • Letters
  • News
  • PE Fixtures
  • Edulink One
  • SchoolCloud
  • RM Unify
  • WiFi Certificate
  • Wisepay
Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX | Tel: 01920 462210 | Email: admin@presdales.herts.sch.uk
Presdales School & Sixth Form | Ware | Hertfordshire Menu
  • Home
  • About The School
      • About Our School
      • Welcome
      • Vision and Values Statement
      • British Values
      • House System
      • Presdales (formerly WGS) Alumni
      • School Evaluation and Improvement
      • School Staff
      • School Policies
      • SEND
      • Information
      • Admissions
      • Careers
      • Exam Information
      • Facilities for Hire
      • Ofsted (Parent View)
      • Results and Destinations
      • School Trustees
      • Transition 2025
      • Vacancies
      • Students
      • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
      • Extra Curricular Activities and School Trips
      • GCSE Revision Guides
      • Lost Property
      • Options at GCSE
      • School Meals
      • Student Well-being
      • Parents
      • Bring Your Own Device
      • Medical
      • Online Safety
      • Parents Evening System
      • Presdales Parents Association
      • School Day
      • School Travel
      • Student Attendance
      • Uniform
      • WisePay
      • Statutory Information
      • Financial Information
      • Free School Meals
      • GDPR
      • Pupil Premium
  • Curriculum
      • Curriculum
      • Home Learning
      • Our Curriculum
      • Remote Learning
      • Super Curriculum
      • Subjects
      • Subjects
      • PSHE
      • RSE
      • SMSC
      • Art
      • Business
      • Computing
      • Design & Technology
      • spacer
      • Drama
      • Economics
      • English
      • Geography
      • History
      • Maths
      • Media Studies
      • Music
      • spacer
      • Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
      • Photography
      • Physical Education
      • Politics
      • Psychology
      • Science
      • Sociology
      • spacer
      • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
      • Russian
      • Spanish
  • Year Groups
    • Pastoral Care
    • Safeguarding
    • School Counselling Service
    • Welcome to Year 7
    • Welcome to Year 8
    • Welcome to Year 9
    • Welcome to Year 10
    • Welcome to Year 11
  • What’s On
    • Calendar
    • Gallery
    • House News
    • Letters
    • News
    • PressTales Newsletters
    • School Term & Holiday Dates
    • Social Wall
  • Contact Us
  • Sixth Form
      • General Information
      • Our Vision
      • The Sixth Form Team
      • 16-19 Bursary Fund
      • A level Textbooks
      • Bring Your Own Device
      • Extra Curricular Activities
      • Leadership
      • Parent Presentations
      • SEND
      • Sixth Form Bridging Work
      • Sixth Form Dress Code
      • Sixth Form Google Sites
      • University and Apprenticeship Applications
      • Admissions
      • Entry Requirements
      • Applications 2025-2027
      • Subject Information Presentations
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

From English …

Year 7

Year 7 English classes were challenged to create their own detective character at the end of last term’s unit on detective fiction. The final assessment involved introducing their character in an extract from a story.

 
PreviousNext

Izzy Waring

Imogen Wilson

Jessica Mitchell

Alice Collier

Alice Collier cont ...

Alice Collier cont ...

Alice Collier cont ...

Year 9

Year 9 English classes are working on creative writing this term. The first weeks focus on effective openings, developing descriptive writing and introducing characters and settings.

 
PreviousNext

Ellen Hair

Ellen Hair cont ...

Student news …

Congratulations to Martha Ker (Year 7) who has proceeded through to the next round in the BBC 500 words short story writing competition. There were 350,000 entries, and less than 4% have gone through to the next round. Read Martha’s story titled ‘First Word’ below. Good luck, Martha! We hope you win!

First Word

Do you remember your first word? Most people don’t, but they know the stories their proud family have told them. Often just an ordinary word like “mama” or “dada”. Well, I don’t need stories, or proud families, I remember it perfectly well. The first word I ever said was when I was 12 years old.

“Chaaya Smith, get over here this instant!” My large, Indian aunt bustled loudly into the cramped apartment kitchen, holding an 8th birthday balloon, “Come give your favourite auntie a kissy-wissy!” I sidestepped slowly towards my definitely-not-favourite-auntie, squeezing uncertainly through the forest of legs and feet. Bracing myself, the cloud of perfume and bright pink lipstick descended, depositing a wet, neon smear on my cheek. “Happy Birthday bhanji!” I nodded silently, already edging way from the remark I knew was coming. “Still not speaking are you?” My aunt peered down at me, and despite her large smile, her heavily mascaraed eyes could not mask the wet glint of disappointment in her eyes. “Shami, come and help me with the cake please.” My mother winked subtly as she led aunt Shami away to the food table, knowing that once comfortably positioned, Aunt Shami would be there for hours! My mother always knows how to save me.

I’m sure you’re wondering why I don’t speak, it’s quite hard to understand – even I don’t know fully know, but the first words I ever remember were my parents arguing, making me then realise how hurtful words were, and never wanting to hurt anyone, I didn’t speak. Even after they split up, and the Indian and English sides of my family drifted apart with no more arguing, I was still scared

The only time I can express myself is playing football – there’s just something nice about being able to zone out and concentrate on the game alone. My position, centre mid. I’m sure this isn’t a reason I love the game, but both my parents come to watch me play matches on Sunday, and it is the only time they never argue.

The football awards ceremony was on the 4th October, my 12th birthday, and the squad had been in anticipation for weeks. The last and best prize was “club player of the year”, awarded to one of the 200 players aged 6-14. There was silence as the head coach stepped up to the podium and began to speak. “Good evening. I am here to present the final, and most important award of the evening. This is awarded to a girl who turned up every session, even in the worst of weather, who has tried the hardest all year, who has shown the best teamwork and strength of character.” He paused for effect. “So, would Chaaya Smith rise to collect this award.” I felt like I was floating with happiness. Applause boomed in my ears as if I were underwater, as I climbed up onto the stage. “Well done Chaaya”, he shook my hand, handing over the award. “Thank you”

From Geography …

Year 8

Here’s some Year 8 work on coral reefs

I Elkes

PreviousNext
12345678

EH Mills

PreviousNext
123456789

A Norris

M Dixon

Year 9

Here’s some Year 9 work on ‘designing a tour across a continent’ for Miss Stitson

PreviousNext
123

L Wilkinson

PreviousNext
12345

R Jepras

S Moor

From Food Technology …

Year 7 Pizza Toasts

Made by Evie Pratt, Sasha Sole, Jessica Gladding and Hattie Pryke

Year 8 Versatile Mince dishes

Made by Emily Fitzgerald, Charlotte Gray, Tierney Gaines and Suzy Anderson

Year 9 Muticultural foods – Anzac biscuits

Below are Mia Nicoli and Alice Middleton research findings, and Zoe Drewitt, Matilda Endersbee and Sophia Re photographed the Anzac biscuits they made.

From Design and Technology …


A piece of one point perspective work completed for Technology …

From Art and Photography …

Year 9

Fantasy Shoe Designs

Mrs Bird

A celebration of imaginative Year 9 research on surreal shoe artist ‘Costa Magarakis’ … well done all!

Mrs Page

Mrs Francis

Year 12 Art work for this week

Well done to all our Year 12 artists who are continuing to do fantastic work at home. We are all proud of you.

Mrs Francis

From Science …

Mrs Walsh was particularly impressed by the layout of this work from Lauren Agland (Year 9):

Below are Ayesha Unadkat’s work (solving an infrared spectroscopy puzzle beautifully) and the exercise book is Maddie Fowler-Noon’s work on separation techniques with some lovely labelled diagrams.

Presdales News

  • News from PEMay 9, 2025 - 9:08 am
  • HOUSE : DodgeballMay 9, 2025 - 9:06 am
  • Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award Practice ExpeditionMay 8, 2025 - 11:50 am
  • Presdales is on LinkedIn!April 28, 2025 - 9:46 am
  • PE Stars of the Month – MarchApril 3, 2025 - 12:18 pm
  • News from PEApril 3, 2025 - 12:14 pm
  • HOUSE : Table TennisMarch 14, 2025 - 10:14 am
  • PE Stars of the Month – FebruaryMarch 14, 2025 - 10:14 am
  • Year 7 PGL Netball TripMarch 14, 2025 - 10:13 am
  • News from PEMarch 14, 2025 - 10:11 am

Latest News

May 8, 2025

Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award Practice Expedition

April 28, 2025

Presdales is on LinkedIn!

March 12, 2025

News from Careers

February 14, 2025

Bugsy Malone The Musical

January 17, 2025

New Bluetooth Data Loggers

Quick Links

  • Letters
  • News
  • PE Fixtures
  • Edulink One
  • SchoolCloud
  • RM Unify
  • WiFi Certificate
  • Wisepay

Coming Up

Wednesday 14th
Year 7 (15 students) care home performance, periods 3 & 4
Year 10 Geography Trip to Epping Forest

Thursday 15th & Friday 16th
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze 2024-2025 Qualifying Expedition

Contact Us

Presdales School
Hoe Lane
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9NX

Tel: 01920 462210
admin@presdales.herts.sch.uk

Headteacher:
Mr Warren

© Copyright Presdales School 2025 | Privacy Policies: Data Protection | Data Retention | Online Safety | Parent/Carer | Student | Proudly built by Lemongrass Media School Web Design
  • LinkedIn
  • Mail
Celebrating Work – 24th April 2020 Celebrating Work – 8th May 2020
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website.

Google Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience.

If you do not want that we track your visist to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here:

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Privacy Policy

You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.

GDPR
Accept settingsHide notification only
X