Our Sixth Form Virtual Open Evening for prospective Year 12 students and parents, for entry September 2021, is now live!
Please click here for information and videos regarding our Sixth Form and the subjects on offer.
On Thursday 26th November
subject teachers will be running virtual sessions, via Google Meet, for both Presdales and external students in Year 11 as well as their parents/carers.
Please click here for the Google Meets Schedule.
Vacancies at Presdales
CLEANING STAFF
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 4.00 PM – 6.00 PM
AND/OR VARIABLE HOURS BETWEEN 10.30 AM AND 2.30 PM
£9.75-£10.15 PER HOUR, INCLUDING FRINGE
TERM TIME ONLY
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Next House Event
Chemistry : w/c 23rd November
Social Wall
Check out our social media wall on the school website!
Click here for a live feed of our social posts from Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
Presdales Christmas Lunch
The deadline for ordering is Monday 30th November. No orders will be accepted after this date.
Please visit WisePay for further information.
Charity Christmas Cards
Presdales Christmas Card will be available to purchase via WisePay this week. All money goes to our chosen charity, Herts Young Homeless.
EduLink One
As well as timetables, school reports and homework, we also use Edulink to post important information onto the Noticeboard.
We would therefore be grateful if you could please ensure that you log on to Edulink on a regular basis so that you do not miss any significant information.
Non-uniform Day
Our second non-uniform day in aid of ‘Herts Young Homeless’ is on Thursday 10th December.
We are requesting a voluntary donation of £2 / student. Please login to your WisePay account to make a donation.
Herts Young Homeless is a local charity who support vulnerable young people from the ages of 16-24. They aim to provide these people with an education, finding their first home and supporting with mental health struggles. We are very happy to be supporting Herts Young Homeless this academic year.
The proceeds from our non-uniform days are spilt equally between Herts Young Homeless and the School Council who use funding for the benefit of all students in the school.
Presdales Reading Group for Years 10 to 13
Read the book. Watch the film versions. Come along to a Google Meet on Tuesday 8th December at 4.30pm.
Our first book will be Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic classic: Rebecca.
There are two film versions: one by Alfred Hitchcock and one that’s just been released on Netflix, starring Lily James.
Google Meet joining code: Rebecca.
School Closure Notification System
In the event of extreme weather conditions it may be necessary for the school to close.
We have a School Closure Notification System in place that lets parents know when school will be closed in severe weather conditions. To receive these messages by SMS or email, parents need to register at the following link: https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736725489.
This link will direct you to the “Sign Up” page where you should click on the “sign up” button located at the top right hand side of the page on the grey strip and from there follow the instructions. It should take no more than 5 minutes to register and you can edit your information at any time should you change your mobile number or email address. Each contact within the system can have 2 devices added for each communication type if they wish to – this means that in addition to adding your own mobile number and email address, you could include the mobile number and email address of a partner or a grandparent in your registration process. They too would then receive any messages in relation to the school’s closure. Alternatively, interested parties could register themselves separately. If you have children at more than one school you can register for those schools too in a single registration process by selecting all schools at which you have children. Once signed up you will receive messages relating to the status of your child’s school.
If you are experiencing any problems with the system, please contact the Everbridge Service Desk who are open 24/7, 365 days per year by using one of the following methods:
Tel: 0800-098-8273
Email: support@everbridge.com
We will also let you know about closure on our school website.
Summer 2020 Exam Certificates – Collection Update
For students who have remained in the 6th Form at Presdales, certificates will be available to collect from school reception in January. Further details will be given to students next term.
For those students who have left us, certificates can still be collected from school as detailed below: –
Date: Monday 14th December
Times: GCSE Certificates between 9:00 am – 11:00 am
A level certificates between 10:30 am – 11:30 am
The school gates will remain open between these times.
Students/Parents need to arrive by car and remain inside at all times, please pull around to the bus shelter where you will give a member of staff the name and year group of the student you are collecting certificates for. Your name and relationship to the student (if applicable) will be noted on a collection log by the member of staff. You will then be handed the certificates through the car window after which you will need to immediately leave the premises.
Please only collect certificates for a student if you have been specifically asked to do so by them.
Please do not come on site if you or a member of your family have any symptoms of Covid-19 or if you have been asked to isolate or quarantine.
Staff members will be following strict guidelines regarding PPE and will be regularly sanitising their hands. However, it will not be possible to keep 2 metres at all times when taking your details or handing over certificates. If you are not comfortable with the above arrangements, you have two options:
1. Ask another person collect your certificates on your behalf.
2. Wait until such a time when visitors are allowed back in school. Please be aware that we have no timescale for this.
Please check that you have all your certificates in the envelope and that the details are correct. Once you have checked them, please keep them safe as students will be asked to produce them at interviews for years to come. The envelope will also contain this year’s awards list.
