Carol Services There is an Advent Carol Service which takes place on Advent Sunday or the Sunday before. This is an internal occasion for the school and seating is thus reserved for pupils. Over the last weekend of the Michaelmas term (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) there are four Christmas Carol Services. On a rotational basis (and clearly advertised in the Almanac for the relevant term) the Houses – i.e. pupils and their parents – are invited to one of these. Parents will be invited to apply for tickets as a matter of routine in the mid-September preceding. Because of restrictions of space, tickets are strictly restricted to TWO per family. Clearly, in a number of cases families will have links with more than one House: the expectation in such cases is that tickets will be issued to parents for just one service, when it is normal practice for parents to be accompanied by all their children who are pupils in the school. The Chaplain, The Reverend Tim Novis, is available to the entire College community at any time for any pastoral or spiritual or liturgical requests, and is easily contacted.
Medical Arrangements General The Medical Officer, Dr Anna Collings, is a member of the town practice and runs GP-led surgeries at the College during term time. The Medical Centre (“Sani”) is continually staffed by a team of fully trained nursing and paramedic staff. Parents wishing to contact the Medical Officer are asked to email the Sani, (sani@marlboroughcollege.org) who will pass the message on. Letters should be addressed to: The College Medical Officer, The Medical Centre, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wilts, SN8 1PA. The Medical Centre can be reached via email or by telephone 01672 892435. When a pupil is admitted to the Sani and is likely to remain there overnight, parents will be informed, usually by telephone. All new pupils will be invited to the Medical Centre where staff will document a set of baseline observations, along with height and weight measurements. Pupils with acute or chronic medical conditions, mental health concerns, or at the pupil/parent request will undergo a medical examination with the Medical Officer or one of her GP partners, and any significant findings will be notified to parents. 22
