Parent Governor Elections -

All ballot papers must be received by 11.00am on 23rd February 2009. 

Update 12/2/10
On Friday 12th Feburary, all pupils will be bringing home the Parent Governor Ballot Forms. There are five Parent Governor vacancies on the governing body and six nominations have been received. You may vote for five candidates.  Each parent is entitled to vote. Please put an ‘X’ in the box next to your preferred candidates.  If you vote for more than five candidates your vote will not be counted.

If you do not receive a ballot form, please download one here: ballot form
Information on the candidates may be download here: nominations

Message posted 28/1/10
Your child will be bringing home information and nomination forms regarding Parent Governor Elections.  Five of our seven Parent Governors will be reaching the end of their term of office on 31.3.2010 and so we must hold an election.  The governing body has an extremely important role: it is responsible, as a corporate body not as individuals, for strategic planning, policy, staff appointments and finance, amongst other things.

Parents or anyone who has parental responsibility for a pupil on the school roll at the time of the election can stand for election, can nominate someone for election and can vote in the election. See the information sheets for further details or contact:
Carol Crow, Clerk to the Governors, 01993 811431 ex 203 cac1892@marlborough.oxon.sch.uk.

Information sheets:
Letter to parents 26/1/10
Definition of a parent
Composition form
Governor fact sheet
Nomination form (Word document)

Amnesty International Elective

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Secondhand Uniform

In the interests of promoting our sustainable school and recycling project we are collecting good condition second hand uniform. The proceeds from second hand sales will go to The Marlborough Sports Fund.

It is important that second hand uniform is in very good condition, clean and ironed, and will most probably be items that pupils have grown out of and therefore hardly worn. We would be grateful if you could deliver any items to the Bursar's Office in the school. Thank you very much.

Microsoft Office

All school computers are now installed with Microsoft Office 2007 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. Although helpful to have these packages at home, they are not necessary for pupils completing school work.

Works is a word processing package that comes free with many new computers. Open Office is a word processing package that is available to download free from the website http://openoffice.org. To make documents in these two packages compatible with MS Word, any documents must be saved 'as file type' .doc or (if available) .docx.

An IT room*, resource bases and the library are all open at lunchtimes for anyone to use the computers to complete work. (*not open Wednesdays because of electives)

BUY A BRICK !
New fitness and changing facilities for our school and community

Visit the new Marlborough Sport web pages and find out how to buy your brick and help us raise £10,000 towards the sport fund.

‘Inspiring young people
to learn and achieve’

Awards at the Marlborough School

As part of the award scheme at The Marlborough School we rely on the generosity of companies in the community to donate gifts or privileges to inspire and motivate students to learn and achieve. We are grateful to these companies who have donated memory sticks, itune vouchers, meal for two and stationery over the last 2 years.

If you have any suggestions or offers or would like more details about the scheme please contact Mr J Easterbrook on 01993 811431 or email.

Employment of Children . . . . . . A Reminder

All pupils aged 13+ of compulsory school age who have part-time jobs should carry an EMPLOYMENT REGISTRATION CARD. To obtain a card, an application form (obtainable from Mrs Parker in the school office), should be completed. The regulations of employment are given on the reverse.

Further details are available from Mrs Parker, school administrator, on telephone 01993 811431.