Useful Information

Pastoral Care

Pastoral care is considered very important and a variety of support strategies are available if needed. Each student’s welfare is the special responsibility of their form teacher who may refer any problem to the Head of Year. The Heads of Year are responsible to Senior Staff for the overall pastoral care of their group. Contact Details for the Pastoral Care Team can be found here.

Student Well-being

In this section of our website you will find useful websites and information about a range of issues for both parents and students. Our Student Well-being page can be found here.

Student Absence

Please help us to support your child and ensure that they achieve their best through excellent attendance at school. Parents/carers are asked to advise the School by telephone or email, before 8.15am if possible, each day a student is going to be absent.
Student Absence Telephone:
01920 462210 – Option 1
Student Absence Email:
attendance@presdales.herts.sch.uk

Appointments during school hours

Please email attendance@presdales.herts.sch.uk to notify us of an appointment and confirmation of the appointment for our records. Please ensure your child signs out and then back in at Reception. We expect that any child leaving the school site (Years 7-11) would be collected by a parent or nominated adult and they will come into reception to collect their child.

Students unwell at School

If a student feels unwell they will need to visit the Principal First Aider in the first instance. Students will be assessed in line with the school First Aid, Health & Safety and Behaviour Policies. The school encourages students to stay in school where possible; parent/carers will be called if the First Aider feels that they need to go home or wishes to discuss an on-going condition/incident. Students may not go home unless this is arranged by the First Aider/Reception, their Head of Year or a member of the Senior Leadership Team. If a child telephones a parent directly during the school day, can I ask that parents make contact with the school first before making the decision to come to the school.

Picking up Students After School

A reminder that parents should not be driving onto the school site at the end of the day to pick up their child as we need the driveway to be clear for the school buses. Parents can pick up onsite after 3.40pm.

Health Issues/Medication

If we are notified that a student has an illness or medical condition, Parents/Carers will be asked to complete an Individual Healthcare Plan and Risk Assessment (IHCP).

Medicines should only be held in school if they need to be taken during the school day or are needed in the event of an emergency. Medicines cannot be held or administered to students without written parental consent. Dosage details will need to be annotated; this is covered by page 4 of the IHCP. All medication administered by a First Aider at school will be logged.

Students will not generally be permitted to carry medicines in school unless the school has been made aware of specific medical conditions which require the student to always carry medication with them.

Lost Property

Lost property is kept in a cupboard outside the First Aid Room and unclaimed items are disposed of at the end of each term. The only exception to this is valuable items, which are kept in the First Aid Room for 1 year before disposal. Lost PE Kits and trainers may be found either at Lost Property or the PE department in the Sports Hall.

To reduce the amount of unnamed lost property, we would be grateful if you could please make sure items of clothing and other personal belongings (e.g. bags, pencil cases, lunch items etc.) are named. PE kits should also be clearly named.

All students must be responsible and accountable for their own property at all times.

Parents dropping off items to their children

If you need to drop off an essential item during the day, please put the item in a named bag on the table in the porch next to Reception. Please inform your child so they can come and collect either at break or lunchtime.

Change of contact details

If any of your contact details have changed, including email addresses, please update EduLink or notify the school by emailing admin@presdales.herts.sch.uk.

WisePay App

Please click here for the WisePay App user guide.

Presdales unique organisation code for WisePay is 37131546

Parent/Carer Database

We are trying to build up a careers programme that will support every student at Presdales School with their future decisions. As part of this process we would like to increase the number of employer encounters that each student receives and it would be great if parents/carers could support us with this endeavour. Please complete this short survey detailing what support you feel you can offer.

Unifrog – The Complete Destinations Platform

In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next steps after Presdales, students use Unifrog; an award-winning, online destinations platform. All students in Years 7 to 13 have access to this website.

You can also have your own Unifrog account. You’ll be able to research careers, attend webinars delivered by employers and universities to learn more about their opportunities, and compare pathways so you can support your child in making an informed decision about their next steps. The sign up code you need is: PREDparents and you can sign up here: www.unifrog.org/code. You can also sign up to Unifrog’s parent / carer newsletter when you first sign in to get expert advice and guidance on supporting your child with their next steps.

We invite you to follow Presdales School on LinkedIn!

We will also use it to keep in touch with our alumni which will help develop our school’s careers program further. Please help us reach out to our former students using your own networks. From doctors to dancers, pilots to plumbers, we need alumni from a range of careers to open our students’ eyes to what’s possible.

If you are a former student or know of any who’d like to stay in touch and give back to their old school, ask them to sign up at: https://www.linkedin.com/school/presdales-school-ware

Amongst our former students is a whole host of talented role models who we want to connect with in order to celebrate their success and inspire our current students. Alumni can be invited back to offer careers and education advice, mentor students, provide work experience placements and much more besides.

We’d love to hear from students of previous years.