In case of snow

We wish to advise all our parents of our plan of action during inclement weather, especially as the weather forecast looks as though snow could be with us in the next few days.

We will post messages on the HOMEPAGE ALERT box of our website (www.princesshelenacollege.co.uk) by 6.45am at the latest. Click on the link for more details.

PHC always remains open in snowy weather as we are a boarding school, and we endeavour to operate as full a timetable as possible.  On rare occasions; PHC transport is unable to run due to dangerous conditions on the roads.  The decision not to run school transport is based on advice from the bus company we use.  This will be communicated via the website and text message to relevant parents. 

Parents who drive their daughters to school each morning will need to make the decision as to whether to make the journey; we recommend the main Gosmore route is used as this road is gritted by Hertfordshire Highways.  If large numbers of girls cannot travel to school by bus, work will be or posted on the website or emailed to girls on their school accounts.  Please telephone the main school switchboard (01462 432100) to advise whether your daughter(s) will be absent or email emadden@princesshelenacollege.co.uk

Warm drinks will be available for all girls in the dining hall on their arrival.  Girls should be in uniform but ought to wear additional layers for warmth.

Girls are welcome to board and parents can send spare clothes/bedding etc. in case of a last minute change of decision if heavy snow falls during the school day. 

Yours sincerely

PHC School Office

British Library Research Trip For Years 7 -9

Selected girls from Years 7, 8 and 9 visited the British Library to take part in two research workshops, which included a study of the wonderful Royal Manuscript exhibition, currently being shown.

Boarding House Starts BSA Award

This term, PHC's younger boarders have begun to work towards the new Boarding Skills Award. This is a scheme launched by the Boarding Schools' Association which recognises many of the important soft skills learnt in a boarding setting, such as team work, leadership and compromise.

PHC is one of only ten boarding schools in the UK which are involved in piloting the scheme and Year 7 and 8 boarders have been busy tackling their first challenges with great enthusiasm.

Any Questions Debate at PHC

Princess Helena College and Preston Trust were delighted to host Radio 4's live discussion show, Any Questions, on Friday 6 January.

The evening was chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby and the guests were Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, Constance Briscoe, barrister and writer, Jesse Norman MP and author of The Big Society and Stephen Twigg, Shadow Secretary of State for Education.

BBC RADIO 4 "ANY QUESTIONS"

BBC RADIO 4 “ANY QUESTIONS” COMES TO PHC

We look forward to welcoming parents and guests to school this evening to participate in the live coverage of the BBC Radio 4 programme, “Any Questions”.  You can hear Any Questions every Friday at 20:02 and repeated on Saturday at 13:10.

Jonathan Dimbleby will present a panel discussion of news and politics from the College, with Stephen Twigg, Shadow Secretary of State for Education; Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times; Jesse Norman, Conservative MP and author of The Big Society; and Constance Briscoe, barrister and author of memoirs Ugly and Beyond Ugly.

CHIPS charity donation

The Parents' Fundraising Committee was delighted to present a cheque for over £1,600 to the CHIPS charity today.

Happy Christmas