Category: Press

17th March 20

Dear Parents Following my update of 16th March, the government has since implemented further stringent measures that have been communicated through the Department for Education and Public Health England (PHE). Social Distancing guidance, that applies to us all, has also been issued – with specific restrictions for vulnerable groups. There is no longer any reference to…

16th March 20

Dear Parents I do hope this email finds you well. Since my last correspondence of 13th March, I wanted to update you on our status since the weekend. Thank you for supporting us in the extra precautions that we are taking, particularly in relation to hygiene. We continue to encourage children to wash their hands for…

13th March 20

Dear Parents, Since my email of 12th March and following the outcome of yesterday’s Whitehall’s Cobra Coronavirus emergency planning meeting, I write to update you on our follow-up response. It is now a requirement for anyone with a new, continuous cough or high temperature (guidance is at least 37.8C), however mild the symptoms, to self-isolate for seven days. Please be…

12th March 20

Dear Parents Following my last correspondence, we continue to monitor very closely government advice on Coronavirus, including guidance in relation to educational settings. Our aim is to take a consistent, pragmatic and evidence-based approach whilst ensuring the health and welfare of the Prince’s Mead community remains at the forefront of all our decision-making. Changes to…

3rd March 20

Dear Parents, Since my update of last week, I wanted to bring you up to speed on where we are as a school on the evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation: The UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the UK from low to moderate. In light of this, we have now formally established…

24th February 20

Dear Parents I write to update and reassure you about the precautions our school community is taking to guard against the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. This advice is a further update to that issued by the School on 10th February.  The welfare and wellbeing of our whole school community remain our priority. We are monitoring the…

17th January 20

  We are thrilled to announce that the Prince’s Mead Concert Choir has reached the semi-final of the BBC Songs of Praise Junior Choir of the Year 2020 Competition! Following the excitement of last year’s Prep School Choir of the Year competition in London where we were overjoyed with our runners-up position, the competitive bug…

12th December 19

We are delighted that WinchestHer Magazine talked to us about what Winchester parents should consider when applying for a Nursery or School for their young children. They spoke to Head of Pre-Prep, Mrs Fecher, Head of EYFS, Mrs O’Siochain and Marketing Manager, Mrs Bennett in December. For the full article:  http://bit.ly/2RMTu2m      

9th October 19

“The academics here are really very good, and definitely match up to (and even beat) some of the more known name schools in the area. Add to that the school also offers the 13+ pretesting for those who wish to have it”.  Muddy Stilettos, Oct 2019   https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/school-reviews/princes-mead/

8th October 19

This year our Harvest collection will be for the Winchester Basics Bank. They provide emergency food and clothes to individuals and families in need and aims to make appropriate resources available to the maximum number of people at their point of greatest need. We are asking all parents to bring along a contribution to our…