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Our Review 2022–23

Contents

RGS Newcastle Review 2022–23

Welcome

Our Ethos & Values

Junior School

Senior School

Our Results

Prizes

Leavers

Old Novos

Events

Archive

Social Impact

Staff & Governors

RGS Newcastle Review 2022-23

It is a pleasure to introduce this review of the academic year 2022–23. We found ourselves starting the year unexpectedly mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which felt particularly important to us given we received our Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I. A new stained glass panel was commissioned to celebrate the life of our late monarch, which now sits in the library. Then towards the end of the year we celebrated the coronation of King Charles III. In the intervening time, our CCF paraded in front of the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Day and we held a concert to mark the centenary of the school organ which serves as our school’s war memorial. Meanwhile, our students engaged in an extraordinary range of academic and cocurricular activities, showing that there really is ‘more to life at RGS’. In doing so they lived up to the four pillars of the school’s ethos, demonstrating their sense of belonging, love for learning, belief in each other and ambition to succeed. I hope you enjoy reading in these pages, not only about the high levels of performance but also the breadth of participation across all year groups.

On the academic front, the hard work of our students and the commitment of our staff led to public exam results that surpassed pre-pandemic levels, bucking both national and regional trends. However, alongside promoting excellence in school, we also aim to raise aspirations and attainment more widely across the North East. I am very proud that our staff and students regularly engaged with and supported over 10,000 children in the region. As well as the direct impact they were able to achieve, they will also have learnt about their responsibility to make a positive contribution to society.

Mr Geoffrey Stanford Headmaster

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We would like to welcome you, from a student perspective, to this year’s Review, which will commemorate the many events and activities that the RGS has enjoyed this year.

Welcome

During this time, we have been able to watch many new initiatives of the school come to fruition, as well as observe the array of accomplishments that have been achieved. The impressive co-curricular programme flourished for another year, offering opportunities to students in performing arts, sport and a wide range of clubs and societies. These activities run alongside the strong academic programme which saw many year groups issued with Surface Pro devices at the start of the school year, marking the progression of digital learning first stimulated by the pandemic.

Similarly, the numerous Old Novo (ON) events have been big highlights of our year and play a really important role in developing the alumni network to benefit the whole RGS community. With an increase in the number of ON ambassadors on the senior prefect team, the school should be excited to see what events are in store for next year. Ciara B & Chris D Head Students (2022–23)

We have also seen large changes to the structure of the pastoral care system in school and this has brought lots of excitement with it. Studentled schemes like the peer support team and the Anti-Bullying ambassadors are having a very positive impact on the school and have seen great expansion in student participation. The school’s partnership schemes this year have been very successful, with a significant increase in the number of students giving back to the wider community. One of the biggest achievements was a year group-wide volunteer service day to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and due to the success of the day, we recently saw a school-wide service day in honour of the King’s coronation. These schemes are only set to improve as the student body looks to implement more service opportunities in the coming year.

Chris D and Ciara B with Y13 ONA Ambassadors Amy D and Joe W

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Ambition to succeed

Our ethos and core values run through everything we do at the RGS, in our work both within school and outside in the wider community. Like fingerprints, our values appear invisible but they indelibly cover everything we do. While the vernacular may change – the Junior School use the anchors of Strong, Calm, Kind and Able Superpowers, in Senior School you’re more likely to hear brave, ambitious, compassionate and curious in students’ daily vocabulary – absolutely everything we do is rooted in our ethos and values. It is who we are, we are RGS.

Belief in each other

Our Ethos & Values

Ambition to Succeed is to push forwards, move and innovate. This is the thread that ties our other values together. We must never stand still, unless it’s to reflect on what we’ve done and how we might do it differently next time. We have the intellectual freedom to explore and take risks – so we can push boundaries in and out of the classroom. We can be brave with teaching methods and co-curricular opportunities, encouraging that first small spark of ambition to flare.

Belief In Each Other is the value of trust. When self-belief is scarce, the belief of others changes the focus, makes us see differently. There are few limits to achievement with tenacity, sheer graft and people you trust at your back. We allow ourselves to be guided by those we believe in. We catch when others fall but most importantly, we help them get back up again. Well-being is at the heart of this value. We work hard and believe that others will do the same – we’re in this together, whatever it may be.

Ambitions can be quiet, yet ferocious; successes can be small but life-changing. With our strong support network, we recognise and celebrate these many guises. We’re ambitious for the future – because it’s our future and we’re excited by its opportunities. Conventional, eccentric, classic, left-field, surprising and delightful: ambition to succeed enriches our school.

Our Ethos & Values

Sense of belonging

We value a Sense of Belonging. This is our first value, combining kinship in the school community with our heritage on Newcastle soil, where we took root five hundred years ago. We are place and people. We respect those around us, are open-minded and nonjudgmental. Everyone belongs. We are northern, where clanship is strong and bonds forged last a lifetime but we are of the global age. Borders and boundaries are transcended as the RGS community connects like other families spread across the world.

We rest in the heart of our Tyneside community. Collaboration sees us work within the wider educational and social landscape. Unity with our neighbours means an increased sense of belonging: we want to keep learning about where we’re from. We want to be good citizens: part of a network of people who strive for the greater good. We celebrate belonging and anticipate more of the ties that bind us together – from different directions, in different ways.

Love for learning

Love for Learning seems self-evident in a school built on its formidable academic reputation. We communicate unashamedly how passionate we are: about what we’ve been told, what we’ve found out and what we want to discover. We encourage everyone to enjoy school: the journey, not just the destination. Teaching happens in the most surprising and diverse ways and the best learning often happens by stealth, when it’s least expected, in the nooks and crannies

of the curriculum. Thirst for knowledge and freedom to explore can help that love of learning grow. We support self-expression, critical thinking and creativity in both teaching and learning – for academic success but also to encourage students to be better people. Challenge and difficulty, frustration and confusion: these are the hallmarks of learning. Love the process; love the challenge and know that help is always on hand, for everyone. We’ve learned to love the tough times too.

Junior School

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Welcome to a brief reflection of the last academic year, which has gone in a flash! Some studies suggest that children laugh up to 300 times per day and we are determined to keep that fact in mind when choosing the ingredients that combine to create the vibe within school. Without diminishing the academic rigour or the quality of our pastoral care, a focus on the joy of learning and being part of a happy community team have been priorities. In the last 12 months we have seen the pleasing deepening of our culture and values across Junior School. The introduction of a set of clear expectations for children to follow has served to enhance the learning environment by creating and maintaining a shared focus. We have developed a new superpower code for us all to enjoy and introduced some meditation to the start of every assembly. As we move things along at a sensible pace, what has been delightful is the collective input of staff and children to ensure feelings of togetherness and ownership. I continue to be blown away by the circle of love and understanding between the parents, staff and children of our magical school which only serves as a reminder of how lucky I am to be part of it. My thanks go to you all and with a special mention for the incredible Junior School Parent Team. The study that I alluded to in the first paragraph also suggested that adults laugh a rather miserable average of 17 times per day... well thanks to our (your) splendid children there is much more levity than that to be heard in the corridors of the RGS Junior School… Mr James Miller Junior School, Headmaster

Junior School Superpower Code

Junior School Superpower Code Able I am responsible for myself and I’m curious about the world.

Kind I am caring and compassionate towards myself and others.

Strong Calm

I show my individuality and embrace failure in pursuit of progress.

I pause before reacting and compare myself only to myself.

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Calm Dancing our way through Diwali Y3 and Y4 took part in Diwali dance workshops and collaborated with poise to choreograph their own routines. This was followed by some tricky steps set by the instructor which were performed with great aplomb: there were some magnificent moves and even the class teachers joined in with a wiggle or two!

Exploring the Big Smoke Y6 embarked on a memorable trip to London. The sea of red caps flooded the streets as they explored the city’s iconic landmarks: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square. The highlight of their journey was the evening’s performance of ‘Wicked’ at the Victoria Theatre, a captivating sequel to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ with a talented cast and enchanting songs. The next day, a riverboat cruise provided insights into London’s history along the River Thames. The final stop, Madame Tussauds, impressed with lifelike wax figures and unique displays.

Junior School | Calm

Park Rangers Club Park Rangers enjoyed creating a journey stick on a local trip to the park. They collected natural items from the places they passed by before tying them artistically to a fallen stick. A walk full of curiosity, creativity and craft.

A Trip Back in Time Y3 visited Newcastle Keep as part of their work in History. Trying to answer the question, ‘How did Newcastle get its name?’, during the trip they had a tour of the castle and enjoyed the views from the top. We also took part in a workshop on the life of a medieval Novocastrian, thinking about what a banquet would have been like in the Great Hall.

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Art Attack Y5 took part in the final Art Day of the year. Pupils worked on various nature projects and showed real creativity and enthusiasm throughout the day. Visiting artist from the BALTIC, Megan Randall taught the children some wonderful flower arranging skills of how to craft their very own flower crown or wreath. In the art room, pupils also met Anna Turnbull from Biteabout Arts to work on a large felt mural to celebrate almost 500 years of RGS.

Junior School | Calm

Penguin Parade In History club, the students learnt about Robert Falcon Scott and his expeditions to Antarctica, then made their own rather cute penguins on parade!

The Cream of the Crop Eco club started the year by thinking about what they grow in our gardens and how to collect seeds to plant next year. The children picked dwarf French beans and runner beans from the school plot to take home for their tea. As the days got colder, they moved indoors to think more about how they could look after the world we live in.

Siezing the day Dawn Walkers is one of many clubs where students start their day with a spring in their step. Curious and inquisitive in nature, the morning explorers were excited to see some baby ducks and even a heron.

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Able Frozen Our exceptional Y6 pupils shone brilliantly on stage but also worked tirelessly behind the scenes to create the spectacular ‘Frozen Jr’ production. The resounding applause that echoed on both performance nights was undeniably well-deserved, a testament to the incredible effort and dedication displayed throughout the rehearsal period. Parents’ invaluable contributions assisting with lineruns, supporting the singing practice, and making costume alterations at home played a pivotal role in the success of this production.

Robot Route Y6 students embarked on a thrilling Technology Day adventure with Dr. Bunce. They programmed Sphero robots using iPads and fused their individually designed tiles to create an intricate robotic route. In previous Design and Technology classes, these budding inventors had crafted their own unique tiles, individual pieces of a grand puzzle, which they brought together, weaving an intricate path for their robots to explore! Kudos to Y6 for leaving Dr. Bunce astounded and eagerly anticipating their future innovations!

Junior School | Able

Chess Success In the semi-finals of the English Primary Schools’ Chess Association Championships, RGS fielded four teams (in the U9 and U11 categories) at Nottingham High School. The U11 A team secured 2nd place out of 25 teams with 19 points, earning a spot in the central London final. They had notable wins, including a perfect score from Ethan R.

Crime and Punishment

The U9 A team finished 9th out of 16 teams with 13/25 points, while the U9 B team secured joint 4th place with 14.5 points.

Y6 joined Y7 to take part in a Crime and Punishment Day. This linked to their history lessons and was a great chance to find out about what life will be like when the Y6 transition up to Senior School.

In the final, the U11 A team finished 7th out of eight teams with a total score of 11/35. Despite tense moments, they kept their composure.

The children had a great time and took part in some very interesting activities, including a re-enactment of a Tudor court and using forensics to try and work out where poor Mr Stanford’s crime scene was! They didn’t find the culprit, but the detectives also spent time learning about Anglo Saxon punishments and thinking about the mind of a criminal. From staging a witch trial in the main hall to solving a murder with forensics in the chemistry laboratories, there was lots of opportunity for learning, teamwork, and collaboration.

Science Day Y5 enjoyed an off timetable day exploring space. Enhancing their current science topic of The Earth and Beyond, the children created a scale model of the solar system, learnt why the moon changes in the night sky and even launched their own rockets!

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Mile to Maths A day spent with our friends from Dame Allan’s, who were more akin to competing against each other on a sports field, collaborated to solve a variety of mathematical problems. Students worked in mixed groups tackling different team based activities including a quiz, relay and trail. The scavenger hunt proved a big hit, while the maths relay also proved popular with the time limit and running element. The Kahoot quiz saw students enjoying quick-fire questions and making up a funny maths name, for example ‘Strawberry Pi!’. Friendship and friendly rivalry were built throughout the day. Maths doesn’t always have to be in the classroom, a great example of how we provide a variety of teaching methods for all our different styles of learners at RGS.

Celebrating Neurodiversity One of our creative and thoughtprovoking winning entries in our Neurodiversity Celebration Week Poster competition proudly shows even our youngest of students embracing diversity at RGS.

Computing Challenges Y4 and Y5 completed some excellent work this year using Lego Spike resources. Using Lego blocks and programmable items like motors, sensors and lights, they were given a problem to solve (for example, ‘can you make a wheelchair-accessible river ferry?’) and worked brilliantly as part of a team to build, program and innovate their designs.

Junior School | Able

House Music

My Mini First Aid Mini First Aid visited us to highlight the importance of First Aid and how some simple techniques can save a person’s life. In assembly, Y3, Y4 and Y6 were excellent at spotting the symptoms of choking and listened very carefully to the steps they should follow to prevent such a situation becoming worse.

The Miller Theatre was alive with the sound of music! Two fabulous nights showcased the wonderful musical enthusiasm and talent we have in the school, as well as demonstrating our love of coming together and having fun. The final rendition of ‘I’ll be there for you’ really raised the roof! Students worked exceptionally hard showing an understanding of the focus given during their music lessons about ‘How Music Brings Us Together.’ Whilst there were winners for each category, each and every child made incredible progress in their singing and performance skills whilst preparing for these events.

Y5 particularly enjoyed the practical exercises within their workshop: wrapping burns, strapping broken arms, performing abdominal thrusts (on the manikins!) as well as chest compressions to the tune of ‘Baby Shark’. All our children know to call 999 in an emergency and what to expect the operator to ask them if they do.

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Kind RGS Runners Raise Funds Big respect to all the teachers and governors who ran the Great North Run. After the difficult circumstances surrounding the event, they expressed how it was a privilege to be part of an event that marked the passing of Her Majesty so respectfully whilst remaining a vibrant and exciting day. RGS representatives were overwhelmed by the donations, pledges of support, the morale boosts on the day itself and the screams of support from the side lines. Our star runners raised over £2,000 for the RGS Bursary Campaign.

Junior School | Kind

The Gift of Music Our Friday Café continued to brighten everyone’s day, bringing live music to the Fenwick Hall. So many young musicians came forward and gave it a go, sharing their joy of playing an instrument or singing a song they learnt.

Under the Floodlights The clocks had changed, so the girls prepared to play their first netball game of the school year under the floodlights! The girls played a successful coaching game against Westfield. They were able to experiment playing in different positions and gain a better understanding of the rules and tactics. Our Y6 Netball Captain and Leaders superbly supported other students (some who had never played netball before!), building confidence across the team.

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‘A Lifetime of Love’ Our Junior School teachers were delighted to be invited along to watch ‘A Lifetime of Love’ at the Tyne Theatre, a performance of dance, music and song by the North East Hindu Cultural Trust. It was brilliant to see so many of our current and former Junior School students performing an incredible range of classical and modern dance on the theme of different kinds of love. The Trust also received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for ‘Engaging with all communities to promote friendship, cultural sensitivity, knowledge, experience and well-being.’ A wonderful initiative for the RGS community to be part of.

Team Spirit Our Junior Sports Days brought much excitement for pupils and parents alike. From egg and spoon to relay races, team work and individual determination were on full display. Friendly rivalry heightened the competition between houses, particularly in the tug-of-war! RGS Superpowers were in action throughout, with students learning to deal with a variety of challenges which sport inevitably brings, building character, confidence and community: Strong, Able, Calm & Kind.

Junior School | Kind

Lost in their Own Imagination For World Book Day everyone at RGS participated in #dropeverythingandread for ten minutes, encouraging staff and students to pick up a book and enjoy a quiet escape to a fictional story, some background research to support studies or for personal development.

“Be curious, get outside and don’t be scared of getting things wrong!”

Additionally, our Junior superheroes were kindly spreading their love of reading to some of partner schools as they each donated a book of their own for others to enjoy.

Abi also shared how her own adventures which sparked ideas and created characters in her books, while explaining how many drafts it took to get final a edit. Our budding young writers left feeling confident they can use criticism as a positive tool and excited to enter something into the self-publishing section of our library.

Some classes also participated in an activity about ‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover’ and reflecting how they could practice that in real life too.

After gathering the donated books to count and measure them… this year’s grand total is 307 books, with a total height of 4.46 metres… even taller than an African elephant!

Children’s author Abi Elphinstone kindly shared her top tips for finding stories with us: “be curious, get outside and don’t be scared of getting things wrong!”. Junior School students discussed ten random items including a torch and a slingshot to inspire stories, always thinking ‘What if...’.

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Strong Charity Dragon’s Den! Our Junior School Parent Team recently donated £1,000 to Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF), the charity selected by our Junior School following a Dragon’s Den style presentation. Five different charity pitches were put forward and each student cast their vote on where they thought the money should go. Two students expressed a personal connection of how their family received such vital support and explained the important work the Children’s Heart Unit Fund continues to do.

Headmaster, Mr Miller, added:

“It’s a fantastic way to develop presentation skills, especially in front of 300 people, and also empower our children to get involved in charitable activities, we hope this becomes an annual event!”

Junior School | Strong

Y3, Kirknewton

Residential Retreats An opportunity for students to spread their wings a bit more and embrace sleeping away from home, residential trips at RGS prove to be an enriching external environment for all. Y3 tested their resilience and learnt a new skill or two on their trip to Kirknewton. Activities included a treasure hunt, fire making, shelter building and roasting marshmallows over the fire while enjoying a singalong together.

Y4, Patterdale

Meanwhile, Y4 embarked on an exciting adventure in Patterdale where they worked hard as a team, challenged themselves and had a whole lot of fun! The children took part in a variety of activities such as kayaking, archery, walking and bushcraft. Y5 travelled to the Robinwood Activity Centre at Barhaugh Hall, near Alston, for three packed days of activities. Despite some temperamental weather they drew on their superpowers to tackle the giant swing, the trapeze, the night line and even the dreaded piranha pool, to name just a few. This year’s group set the bar high for their engagement and behaviour, learning lots about each other.

Y5, Robinwood

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Watch out Serena and Djokovic

Y5 and Y6 competed at HMC tennis, displaying talent in abundance with clearly a lot of hard work going on the tennis courts outside of school. Entering three doubles pairs for both the girls and boys, they all excelled in their group stages in the morning with five of the six pairs winning their pool and progressing through to the HMC Cup competition.

Ancient Greek Day Y4 enjoyed participating in Greek Day where they consolidated their understanding of the Ancient Greek world. They took part in a range of activities including a mini Olympics, food tasting, designing a monster from a myth and creating a Greek temple.

Junior School | Strong

Swimming Stars Make a Splash The Independent Association of Prep Schools Finals took place in the London Aquatic Centre (built for the 2012 Olympics). Five RGS swimmers travelled to London and qualified for the U10 boys medley, along with Amelie D, who swam in the first IAPS para event. In the relay, the boys were impressive, with all four showing their skills at their particular stroke. This was followed by Quanren C, who beat his qualification time in the heats, only to go and beat it again in the final, winning gold to become the national champion – a huge achievement in a very talented field of swimmers! One of the highlights of the day was watching Amelie D in the para event – she swam in the highest category and was an absolute inspiration to all those watching.

Senior School

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Senior School | Sense of belonging

Sports, Safari and Cultural Exchange It was an unforgettable two weeks for our hockey, netball and rugby senior squads this summer who visited South Africa, making incredible memories with their peers and experiencing a vibrant, different culture – for many a final hurrah with RGS. In addition to playing their much-loved sports, students climbed Table Mountain, went shark diving/whale watching, explored Robben Island and tried surfing. An important and humbling part of their trip also involved visiting our friends Afrika Tikkun at their Learning Community Centre where RGS sponsor a classroom through our partnership with the trust. Finishing with a bang, students and staff concluded their tour spending a night at the Kariega Game Reserve with two safari tours and the tour sports awards. Every student wore their playing shirt/dress with pride and played with passion, demonstrating the values of sportsmanship they have learnt at RGS both on and off the pitch, united by a common love for sport.

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Outside the Classroom Running concurrently alongside our school curriculum, our co-curricular programme is continually proven to provide a balanced environment which enables our students to thrive. This year we’ve seen new clubs form, such as ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ where we were fortunate to have a visit from ON Chris Hately to share his D&D experience, helping with the creative storytelling and statistics to determine the direction of adventure. The game board is gradually revealed as the story develops, providing a great social interaction space too. Junior Classics society, Ludus, is now well-established and Y7/8 pupils have enjoyed a huge range of activities organised by our Sixth Formers, from how to spell your name in hieroglyphics to making a model of a Roman fort. In a first for co-curricular Drama Y11–13s decamped from the PAC to the Agora for their production of Thomas Middleton’s rarely performed ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’. The young performers did superbly well with complex plot lines and challenging language to bring the seventeenth century to life in the newest part of the school building.

The English department’s Y11 Book Club approached a challenging and engaging range of texts, while the Sixth Form Reading Group explored literature involving different genres and a wide expanse of time periods. Their reading was supported by a visit to the Northern Stage Theatre to see a production of ‘Wuthering Heights’. Textiles Club in Engineering, Design and Technology brought together our amazing EDT mentors who ran projects to help ease the transition from Junior to Senior School. Project briefs included a celebration tote bag, easter decorations and t-shirt upcycling and were designed to give increasing freedom, creativity and independence.

Check out our Junior and Senior Co-curricular timetable here:

Senior School | Sense of belonging

Project: Archive

Project Learning at RGS continues to encourage independent thought and allow students to make decisions regarding their learning, exploring cross curricular issues beyond the bounds of the subject curriculum. Y8 students participated in a new project exploring the history of RGS using our Archive. History and drama departments collaborated in some imaginative short productions which tutor sets enjoyed together. Students drew inspiration from one of 37 unboxed artefacts and combined research and new drama skills to devise these performances. Our rich heritage was reimagined in so many different ways and students learned more about our community in a creative and reflective way.

Art of Hope Students in Y6 and above, worked their magic on 20x20cm canvasses, creating a unique representation of what ‘Hope’ means to them personally. Each canvas was exhibited and alongside special auction lots raised funds of over £13,000 for our unwavering commitment to the RGS Bursary Campaign, Depaul UK, an organisation focussing on the needs of young people who are, or about to become, homeless and Afrika Tikkun, a charity supported by RGS students touring South Africa in the summer holidays.

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Wellbeing Champions This year we celebrated receiving the award for promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health throughout our community. Our pastoral team has been working hard for the past two years across both our Junior and Senior schools to embed this as an integral part of RGS culture, so it’s at the heart of everything we do. To mark this achievement and collectively move forwards, all staff and students were asked to make two pledges: one thing to look after their own wellbeing; one thing they will do to help others’ wellbeing. An example of our pastoral programme is our work with ‘Bold Voices’, who talked to our Y12s about preparing for gender inequality and ran a mentor workshop to equip them for Y9 workshops on the same topic. Additionally, Y10 students completed the Bold Voices Ambassador Programme, learning about topics like gender stereotypes in media and combating sexism in the school community.

Celebrating Neurodiversity

Based in a newly developed space, The Learning Support Department offered support to students across the school with a range of SEND needs. The team continued to provide additional assistance for individuals to access the curriculum in addition to running study skills workshops on revision skills, origination and essay writing. At RGS we embrace everyone’s differences and strive to focus on what each individual ‘can do’ rather than ‘can’t do’, celebrating this during Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Discussing how students learn best, including looking at areas such as metacognition, the aim of the week was to celebrate a strengths-based approach of viewing neurodiversity through activities and parent talks.

Senior School | Sense of belonging

Collingwood Clinches House Cup A myriad of House events has brought much joy over the year, from seeing the standard of music from all the students who auditioned for the House Music solos, at all age groups; to the House Shout (back by popular demand)! Winter swimming and summer athletics competitions were keenly contested as ever, as were the hockey, netball, rugby and football events. Dance and cricket saw around 40 students take part in an evening show and an all-day tournament respectively, showing again, the depth of talent that we are lucky enough to have in our student cohort. The annual House Drama theme was fairytales with houses performing a Revolting Rhyme, an original fairytale of their own devising and a performance of a speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The House Cup looked to be Collingwood’s since Christmas but was made interesting by a late Horsley burst in June. After all calculations were done, the House Cup did go to Collingwood with Horsley finishing in a close second.

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Love for learning

Senior School | Love for learning

Portraits to Pop Culture The Art Private View showcased some of the stunning artwork, sculptures and fashion designs by our talented A-Level and GCSE Art students. It was awe inspiring to see such a collective exhibition, each piece with a story behind it and as an expression of our diverse individuals. To create an relaxed ambience, we had a range of student performances which included various genres such as jazz, classical and pop performed by singers, pianists and a saxophonist; an evening filled with superb talents in both creative fields. Meanwhile, Y10 students had an exciting day trip to London, immersing themselves in art. Starting at White Cube Bermondsey, Anselm Kiefer’s art inspired them with its blend of literature, history and visuals. Their next stop was Tate Modern, where they explored a diverse art collection, broadening their creative perspectives. At David Zwirner, Elizabeth Peyton’s portraits left a lasting impression, making them contemplate the depth of human expression through art. Finally, Hauser & Wirth in Mayfair showcased Bharti Kher’s intricate paperworks and Gary Simmons’ pop culture-inspired paintings, sparking discussions on identity and art’s role in society. In our first year of entering into two categories of the ‘Art Bytes’ national art competition, Freddie P and Ambika V were given special awards in the junior section and Maggie L won the Y9 category. The prizes were awarded for innovative and fresh artwork which reflected strong contemporary ideas.

Exploring North East History, Civil Rights, and Castles With the improved weather of the summer term we made the most of the North East with a variety of trips. Y12 Historians had an excellent study day in Newcastle on the Witch Trials that happened in the town, whilst the Y10 had a Civil Rights day including an afternoon of university level work at Northumbria University, with a focus on the visit of Martin Luther King to Newcastle. Y7 and Y8 students enjoyed days in conjunction with the geography department, visiting Warkworth and Tynemouth castles, making a short diversion to visit the Collingwood Memorial and reflect on his influence and that of the RGS. The Battlefields Tour also returned taking 75 students, one of the biggest groups we have had.

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STEM in Action Success for our students at F1 in Schools HQ, a fantastic STEM project challenge – perhaps our most successful regionals in the 10 years we have participated in the competition! Our Sixth Form Professional Class Team, ‘Frontier’ won: • Best Engineered Car • Fastest Car • Sponsorship and Marketing Award • First overall, winning them a place at Nationals The team consisted of Team Leaders, Head of Engineering, Head of Enterprise, R&D and Manufacturing Engineer, Sponsorship & Marketing and Graphic Design. Y9 Development Team, Photon Racing, won: • Fastest Car • Second Overall, winning them a place at Nationals Y7 Team, Acceletrix, learnt an incredible amount from their Y12 mentors and gained a wealth of experience at their event – project work at its finest!

Chemistry Challenge Y12 students challenged themselves to put their Chemistry skills to the test in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s National Schools’ Analyst Competition. Our entire Chemistry A-Level cohort took part, working in teams of three to analyse mystery samples. The five-hour experiment, across four Chemistry labs, produced a record number of entries for the School. The students’ willingness to test themselves and tackle challenges from outside the A-Level curriculum was admirable.

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Ultracool Matter The Physics Society was inaugurated in late autumn term following the initiative of three Sixth Form students. Since its inception, meetings were held weekly and have been hugely popular. The record attendance was fifty staff and students for the talk by Professor Proukakis from Newcastle University who discussed the strange behaviour of matter at very low temperatures close to absolute zero with reference to boseeinstein condensates. There has been considerable interest especially from students in Y10 and Y12 and this bodes well for the future of the Society. Students have been incredibly enthusiastic and impressed teachers by the extent of their knowledge of physics, evident that every student talk has been researched in depth.

Outdoor Education The annual Y7 camp continues to conclude the first year of Senior School with a jam-packed itinerary in the Lake District. This year a highlight was a night in the bivouac sleeping under the stars with glorious weather! The week-long adventure presented our young students with plenty of team building activities and opportunities to explore the great outdoors. During the day there was a range of challenges, from orienteering to raft building, archery to bushcraft; then by night there were stories around the fire, after helping cook dinner and plenty of camp games. A group of enthusiastic Sixth Formers were on hand to help supervise, inspire and encourage. Memories to last a lifetime, friendships strengthened and plenty of new skills acquired.

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Where Can Languages Take You? Our Modern Languages department welcomed multilingual Mr Mark Critchley from Durham University who provided an interactive talk for Y9 on the value of internationalism for young people to broaden outlooks, promote communication skills and cultural intelligence. Students were then invited to create a compelling poster which explained to other learners why it is important to learn another language. 846 entries from 19 schools were received by the organisers, Durham County Council’s International team. We were proud to send forward 95 fabulous RGS entries from five classes in a fantastically diverse range of home, community and taught languages, including, to name a few, Arabic, Mongolian, and Mandarin.

Meanwhile, a group of Y10 German students attended a ‘German with music’ day in the Languages Department at Durham University. The day started with a talk from one of the students, who explained about the benefits of studying languages at university, followed by a series of fun and interactive activities, during which students could get to know participants from other schools and practise their German. Finally, they heard about some of the fantastic job opportunities available to those who are proficient in another language.

‘Mr Playstation’ A visit by Old Novo, Jim Ryan (68–78), the President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company which makes PlayStation, was highly anticipated by staff and students alike. After an awe-inspiring talk about the games industry, our Computer Science department hosted Jim for a Digital Schoolhouse game creation workshop, in addition to discussing the ethical and legal issues surrounding the gaming industry with our exam classes who studied this aspect in their curriculum. Mr Ryan was so impressed with the students’ work that he sent us some PS5 hardware to further develop gaming across the school.

Following the visit we were filled with confidence to embrace e-sports and to commemorate this we launched the Ryan Cup, the inter-house tournament was open to all students and provided an environment for social gaming where pupils from different house classes and years came together to show their skills and love of gaming in a supportive environment. The uptake was phenomenal, and even led to a ‘Tournament of Champions’ where our top four Speed Runners posted incredible times in a global game called Astro’s Playroom. Our individual champ Jack A posted a time that placed him 17th worldwide. Progress never stops!

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Musical Magic and Centenary Celebrations A new addition to the music calendar, a ‘Night at the Musicals’ event was a huge hit this year. Highlights included a choir medley from ‘Les Misérables’, a group dance from ‘Hercules’, and a special performance of ‘For Good’ from Wicked by the Junior School choir. The inclusion of a live band for the various soloists really elevated everybody’s performances and showcased the ensemble skills of our musicians. Students were in full bloom at our annual Spring Concert, with almost 150 performers involved, all radiating joy and passion. The evening covered a great compilation of a range of musical performances; from Intermediate Choir performing a wonderfully nostalgic rendition of ‘When I grow up’ (Matilda the Musical) to a foottapping performance of ‘Seven Nation Army’ (Jack White) by the Sinfonia. The night ended with a light-hearted, uplifting performance of ‘Walking on Sunshine’ (Katrina and the Waves) from Function Band as the audience left the Miller Theatre with a ‘blinding’ smile on their face!

The Grand Memorial Organ in our main hall celebrated its 100th birthday. In 1923, the organ was built to commemorate the losses to the First World War. A century later, we came together to commemorate the organ’s continuing place at the heart of RGS life. In a nod to the history of the organ, we were treated to a rendition of ‘O Valiant Hearts Who to Your Glory Came’, which was performed at the original unveiling concert back in 1923. The evening was rounded off with a magnificent performance of Karl Jenkins, ‘The Armed Man’ by the Senior and Community Choirs.

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A Classics Collaboration Classics and Art have enjoyed a collaboration this year, working with Y8 pupils to explore the theme of Prometheus together. Introducing the pupils to the myth and evoking their creativity by writing their own myths. Next, a workshop, designed by Katie Houser (MFA Newcastle University) as a reaction to the collaborative painting show at the Customs House Gallery, South Shields.

A teacher favourite discussion was what the Prometheus myth can teach us about how to approach Artificial Intelligence!

Pupils expressed their ideas about the story together, whilst analysing parts of their paintings. All their mark making and actions were evolved from card prompts and used alongside democratic, territorial, anarchic, chance and autocratic principles of collaboration.

Sharing is Caring Members of the RGS Fundraising Committee and Lower Sixth pupils have been busy volunteering their time and goodwill as part of their Carousel Complementary Studies, helping pack food parcels at the Feeding Families packing centre in Blaydon. The school community kindly contributed over 32 crates which were delivered to families in need at Christmas. In keeping with our charitable spirit, we also raised nearly £5,000 for the Earthquake appeal in Syria and Turkey, whilst our fundraising volunteers ran a range of activities at RGS Festival raising funds for Streetwise North.

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From Narnia to Nightmares Our students were challenged by three straight plays in our performance calendar this year. Y7 and Y8 tackled ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and even had the experience of seeing the first snowfall of the year during the tech and dress rehearsal day – how’s that for a set! It was joyous to see our youngest performers tackling this epic tale, ably supported by our older students in directorial and backstage roles. The Y9 and Y10 show was the incredibly ambitious and moving story of ‘A Monster Calls’. Tackling mature and difficult subject matter, this show challenged our students to explore the daily tragedies and difficulties of the world and the performance was stunningly realized not only by the leading roles but in an innovative ensemble of physical theatre performers who created a dreamlike, and sometimes nightmarish atmosphere.

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Braving the Elements

A weekend in the wilderness for The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) expedition training group led our Y11 adventurers behind the Roman Wall in Northumberland, embracing the challenge and creating brilliant out of school memories together. Our Headmaster has an adventurous spirit himself and took the opportunity to support our students in the Cheviots. Around 90 students completed the Silver Award, developing communication and outdoor skills by working as a group to navigate around a route across three days. Acting entirely self-sufficient, they were faced with all types of weather and dealt well with the conditions. 11 students also completed their assessed Gold Expedition in the Lake District.

United by Music A new initiative of half-termly ‘Agora Gigs’ showcased some fantastic raw musical talent of any level, genre and instrument and proved a great opportunity for keen students to try their hand, performing in front of a live audience in an informal environment. The gigs not only provided a new creative platform within school, but it was one of many community events which brought everyone together here at RGS. From pop to soul and everything in between, it’s the perfect post lunch entertainment for staff and students to enjoy and was often themed, for example, a pride month edition and for world music day. From own compositions to pop covers, piano solos to band performances we celebrated our existing musicians and welcomed anyone who would like to give it a go!

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Leading by Example Our Y13 Student Leadership Team has done an incredible job for the RGS community over the past year. Student leadership is integral to ensuring the student voice is heard and keeping the school moving in a positive direction. The team consists of students who are role models in different areas across the school, from partnerships projects to supporting pastoral or academic activity. Senior Prefects and Old Novo Ambassadors reflected on their duties and what they have been involved in before passing messages of support onto the incoming team. New roles were added for their successors, expanding the future line up to include House Captains and Heads of Peer Support.

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork The Geordie Gems RGS team triumphed as part of the Young Enterprise project, with their Angel of the North bracelet, a product 3D printed in the school workshop. Initially going to produce a comical book that addressed the generational gap between teenagers and parents, they realised that their book might not be perceived as being funny to everyone, so they changed their idea to jewellery as a common accessory. The Angel of the North charm was chosen to reflect the team’s background and promoted encompassing everybody by having its wings wrapped around each other. Additionally, it was made with customisable charms that could be engraved with meaningful symbols or names. Overall, they won the Teamwork award, finding the project helped to improve their leadership, creativity and organisational skills.

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There’s No ‘I’ in Team There have been many notable sporting moments, a highlight heartraising moment was reaching the city cup football finals after a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The Netball U16s were crowned county champions and regional runners up, meaning they qualified for the National Finals, a massive achievement for the squad. They handled themselves so well in the elevated level of match play, coming away with some fantastic score sheets. The 1st XI hockey team, who in their first year of Tier 1 (the top level of school girls’ hockey), reached the quarter finals Nationally putting them in the country’s top eight teams. Similarly, our 1st XV rugby squad had some fantastic performances throughout the season and reached the quarter finals of the National Cup. Gymnastics champions at city, county, regional, and national school level. Our competition season began with House Gymnastics which is used as a selection event, followed by regional rounds for the floor, vault, and trio competitions hosted at RGS. Our boys U19 and U14 teams won their respective British Schools Gymnastics Association National Finals, while the U14 mixed team brought home bronze; these results show the depth of talent in the team. Our Rugby U12 girls had a historic season, as the first ever senior girls’ rugby team in the school’s history. With a complete mix of players who are brand new to the sport and players who have started as mini club players, it shows how skills from our curriculum sports such as netball and hockey can be transferred to rugby. The cross country season kicked off with a strong start at the first round of the English schools cross country cup. All four RGS teams competing produced phenomenal individual and team results securing their spots at the regional finals, with the junior boys team claiming 3rd, Inter boys 2nd whilst both girls teams were crowned county champions as a result of five individual top five finishes. This year we have decided to start a new RGS way of recognising our teams of the year, adopting the FIFA world cup winners star system, where if you win the world cup you earn a star which is proudly displayed on your team national shirt. Every member of team of the year will receive a star pin badge which they can wear with pride on their blazer. We hope this becomes a symbol of the hard work that goes into being part of team and the importance of working together to achieve something.

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Ambition to succeed

Senior School | Ambition to succeed

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword The longest running society outside of sports is the Debating Society, founded in 1897, it was even one of the first societies to resume again once the school had been evacuated to Penrith during the Second World War. ‘This House Believes That Cop27 should be the last COP’ was one of the motions our Y9s debated when they reached the Silver Final at the Edinburgh University Debates Union Junior Competition. The competition is intended to broaden students’ minds with different points of view and provide young people with tools to express their ideas through structured argumentation and build their confidence in public speaking. Students not only gained valuable experience of debating out of school but benefitted from feedback received from the judges too.

Raspberry Pi The Computer Science department had 34 pupils participating in Cyber Centurion for the second year. This national competition took place over three rounds with teams competing in Cyber Security challenges aiming to fix and protect a range of virtual machines from a range of threats. We were extremely pleased to see interest in this competition, and happy to see Obamium qualify for the national finals at the STEM Centre in York. Next, a staggering 188 RGS students took part in the University of Oxford Computing challenge. These students had already come within the top 10% nationally in the previous Bebras competition, so this was an opportunity to develop their skills further and produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems. Success breeds success, and this is the case with First Lego League. Our departmental program named ‘Robokai’ produced three teams for entry into this worldwide robotics competition that guides young people through STEM learning and exploration through group projects and robotics challenges. Our teams brought home a few trophies regionally with Caduceus winning the core values award and Para Bellum winning the presentation award. Team Optimum IDK won the regional robot game and were overall tournament champions, later performing well at the national final in Harrogate where they competed against an international field including teams from Brazil.

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RGS and Beyond For the 28th time, the Economics department organised the annual Tour to London. 39 students left Newcastle on the 7am flyer to London for 36 hours of high-level Economics and City life. The intense itinerary included talks from wellknown, high-profile Economists at HSBC, Deutsche Bank, The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Blackrock. We’re now in a position where past students (many of whom are regularly on the radio and TV news), who were on the Tour in their Upper Sixth year are now our speakers, an intergenerational continuity which is invaluable and now means the Tour should outlast its instigators. A highlight of the two days was the evening tour and reception at the House of Lords, hosted by ON, Lord Kirkhope. A fabulous networking opportunity which the students eagerly grasped, coming away with contact details of people who may well offer guidance in the years to come.

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Fascinating Field Trips Biology saw students across the school taking part in competitions, with medals awarded to 95 Y10 students who took part in the Biology Challenge ran by the Royal Society of Biology, ranking in the top 5% nationally. Meanwhile, a group of Y12 students were awarded medals in the Biology Olympiad, with some ranking in the top 10% nationally. Trips were welcomed back after a hiatus due to Covid and our biologists spread their wings collecting samples from Gosforth Nature Reserve and Seaton Sluice. An Edinburgh Zoo visit included an educational tour accompanied by informative lectures. Volunteers from the Sixth Form also delivered interactive, practical sessions to local primary school children during a Science Week flash mob in our Partnership schools.

Young Judges Inspire Science Literacy

Meet our The Royal Society judging panel! Y7 and Y8 students enjoyed being part of the Young People’s Book Prize, which aims to promote literacy in young people and to inspire them to read about science. The process involved reading the five shortlisted books and discussing the merits of each book to then submit a review as a group, alongside over 500 schools and community groups from across the UK.

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Exhibit E.D.T. Our annual Engineering, Design and Technology Exhibition in the Agora showcased our GCSE and A Level students’ concept to completion projects, leaving guests in awe at the innovation and technical skills on display. Each student was required to identify a problem to solve, many of which were personal to them and ranged from a sustainable life jacket and space saving board game table, to a surfboard cleaner and beret storage. Ideas were generated based on research and development and always with their stated primary user in mind, including exploring materials suitability and simulating how it would be manufactured in the real world. The next step of a feasibility report raised challenges and considerations for our young designers and engineers to work around. All projects were self-led giving students ownership and culminated in creating an e-portfolio, while many sought feedback from exhibition guests via QR code questionnaires to add any final improvements.

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CCF Cadets Shine on National Stage Our contingent were selected out of 600 units nationally and given the honour to represent the 45,000 cadets and 3,500 staff who make up the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) at the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. They also took part in the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, as banner bearers and front of house volunteers. A unique and memorable opportunity to take part in two important national events, made even more poignant by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The cadets were also instrumental in supporting the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, selling programmes and poppies which raised £25,000 for the Royal British Legion. Students offered wheelchair assistance to the veterans who kindly took their time to talk with the cadets.

Our CCF also had their Biennial Inspection, at Albermarle Barracks, involving 80 cadets and a focus on fieldcraft. The Inspecting Officer, Brigadier Robin Lindsey CBE, a senior serving Army officer with a stellar career in the Army wrote a very positive report about his visit, with highlights including: • the cadets were smart and evidently proud to be part of the CCF • spoke to many of the cadets who were able to illustrate the benefits they were gaining from the training they received; confidence, self-reliance, leadership development and skills.

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Our Results All Subject Grades

GCSE

Demographics

Main Highlights

40.9%

of grades achieved were grade 9

13 of 139 students achieved all grade 9s

67.3%

of grades achieved were grade 8–9

58 Girls

Boys

139 total students

85.2%

of grades achieved were grade 7–9

55 of the cohort achieved an impressive set of 11 GCSEs

% of GCSE students who achieved 7–9 (A*–A) RGS 100%

National Average

80% 60%

Covid Centre Assessed Grades

40% 20%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Despite OFQUAL returning 2023 grade boundaries to align with 2019, students surpassed the results from comparable pre-pandemic years.

Our Results

“While our 29 A-Level academic subject options are obviously a focus, we spend just as much time talking about character, as we do curriculum in school. Resilience, judgement, courage, kindness and integrity are just as central to RGS vernacular as exams, results and performance.”

A-LEVEL

Mr Geoffrey Stanford, Headmaster

Demographics

Main Highlights

EPQ

89%

of grades achieved were A*–B

72.1%

70.8%

Grade A*–A

of grades achieved were A*–A The national average was 26.5%

92 Girls

95 Boys

187 total students

Nearly

The national average was 52.7%

68 students completed an Extended Project Qualification

34%

of grades achieved were A* The national average was 8.6%

% of A-Level students who achieved A*–B RGS 100%

National Average

80% 60%

Covid Centre Assessed Grades

40% 20%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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Prizes

Sir John McNee Rosa Baruch Harrison Lara Elliott Rae Faith Huda Faiz Isobel Goldberg Parth Jha Esther Kim Jasmine Mohammed Advik Nair Esha Raja Rory Scott Anushka Taribagil Peter Van Orsouw Jessica Yang

Hartwell Ciara Boaden Oliver Douglass Cecile Durkin Daniel Edwards Kush Mahawar Willow Morris Kushi Rao Libby Reid William Robinson Charlotte Waldron JosephWright Isha Yadav

Rutherford Prizes Luca Black, Year 7 Matteo Dore, Year 7 Rufus Edwards, Year 7 Jude Kidd, Year 7 Noah Patterson, Year 7 Adam Tufail, Year 7 Jack Auld, Year 8 Quentin Baker, Year 8 Sean Benyon, Year 8 Atharva Bhavsar, Year 8 Milo Hickleton, Year 8 Harry Watson, Year 8 Emily Fitzpatrick, Year 9 Jasmine Guan, Year 9 Hannah Kilburn, Year 9 Brandon Leung, Year 9 Millie Moat, Year 9 Anay Pathak, Year 9 Anna Briscoe, Year 10

Anoushka Chakravarthy, Year 10 Betty Hill, Year 10 Ayesha Premchand, Year 10 Henry Squires, Year 10 Aléa Stewart-Ollerenshaw, Year 10 Fern Angus, Year 11 Will Jones, Year 11 Joseph McMinn, Year 11 Addison Moore, Year 11 Amali Morgan, Year 11 Alex Nice, Year 11 Andrew Chaddha, Lower Sixth Tara Davison, Lower Sixth Lachlan Ewart, Lower Sixth Kunjal Gopani, Lower Sixth Grace Joyce, Lower Sixth Seanan Kale, Lower Sixth Chris Kelly, Lower Sixth Kirsty Lee, Lower Sixth Dorothy Liu, Lower Sixth Joe Prescott, Lower Sixth Sally Allison, Upper Sixth Hannah Bansal, Upper Sixth Andrea Candal-Bescansa, Upper Sixth Nick Johnston, Upper Sixth Tiger Li, Upper Sixth Emma Nichols, Upper Sixth Tanya Patel, Upper Sixth Anna Shenfine, Upper Sixth Matthew Tidd, Upper Sixth Advika Uppal, Upper Sixth

Jack Chapman, Year 9 Aadi Dharmadhikari, Year 9 Josiah McQueen, Year 9 Samay Mehan, Year 9 Tim Xie, Year 9 Isabel Yates, Year 9 Tom Aldridge, Year 10 Eva Jones, Year 10 Matthew Jones, Year 10 Janice Kuang, Year 10 Maya Rafi, Year 10 Oliver Rajan, Year 10 Edward Scott, Year 10 Stewart Seller, Year 10 Neha Bajekal, Year 11 Disha Balu, Year 11 Tony Gao, Year 11 Silvia Mosquera, Year 11 Louis Oliver, Year 11 Daniel Read, Year 11 Harish Ulaganathan, Year 11 Aida Mohd Faez, Year 11 Zaina Ahmed, Lower Sixth Oisin Caffery, Lower Sixth Antonia Dumitrascu-Podogrocki, Lower Sixth Josh Eapen, Lower Sixth Georgie Mabbott, Lower Sixth Amber Nicholson, Lower Sixth Milo Robson, Lower Sixth Izhaan Salam, Lower Sixth Julian Ackermann, Upper Sixth Harry Bowers, Upper Sixth Alastair Cook, Upper Sixth Mark Dyer, Upper Sixth Josie Legg, Upper Sixth Eric O’Carroll, Upper Sixth Liam Reilly, Upper Sixth Sam Snaith, Upper Sixth

Headmaster’s Prizes

Academic Engagement

Andie Atkinson, Year 7 Giulian Fabrizi, Year 7 Veronica Fang, Year 7 Ajmain Mallik, Year 7 Isla McQueen, Year 7 Kimaya Rana, Year 7 Tristan Stanford, Year 7 Ayaan Vedhara, Year 7 Zaki Alam, Year 8 Marisa Bruce, Year 8 Mengze He, Year 8 Noah Myers, Year 8 Abena Oppong, Year 8 Akshara Saranga, Year 8 Lily Tuckerman, Year 8 Keer Wang, Year 8 Max Beeton, Year 9 Alex Biggins, Year 9

Emma Blackburn, Year 7 Angellina Daniel, Year 7 Sophia Gray, Year 7 Khaleel Ishaq, Year 7 Aston Kou, Year 7 Brian Liu, Year 7 Eva Olsen-Gallacher, Year 7 Edward Perry, Year 7 Naomi Rajan, Year 7 Florence Watson, Year 7 Faraaz Ahmed, Year 8 Sarmed Alfahad, Year 8 Iris Bains Lewis, Year 8 Srivathsan Balaraj, Year 8 Coco Hu, Year 8 Kevin Kossinhala Vithanage, Year 8 Amelia McCready, Year 8 Aarav Sharma, Year 8

Jess Whittle, Year 8 Avantika Aradhyula, Year 9 Prachi Arora, Year 9 Roo Davies, Year 9 Twisha Devalia, Year 9 Kathy Kou, Year 9 James Muir, Year 9 Lyège Payne, Year 9 Henry Rewcastle, Year 9 Lara Savic, Year 9 Sofia Walker, Year 9 Oliver Clark, Year 10 Suyash Dhull, Year 10 Eleanor Irving, Year 10 Bilal Kazi, Year 10 Alissa Lietz, Year 10 Joe Powell, Year 10 Chalida Prapunwong, Year 10 Saad Ramzan, Year 10 Hannah Zheng, Year 10 Rosa Baruch Harrison, Year 11 Rae Faith, Year 11 Hugo Green, Year 11 Jeremy Kay, Year 11 Will Kelly, Year 11 Jasmine Mohammed, Year 11 Saakshi Santosh, Year 11 Annika Sarawgi, Year 11 Florence Stockdale, Year 11 Alexia Ward, Year 11 Isabella Brown, Lower Sixth Aliyah Bruce, Lower Sixth Anna Dorman, Lower Sixth Nivedita Harikumar, Lower Sixth Aliza Hassan, Lower Sixth Heston Reid, Lower Sixth Duncan Seller, Lower Sixth Alex Wride, Lower Sixth Weiming Xu, Lower Sixth Xuehan Zhang, Lower Sixth Ella Rose Brannen, Upper Sixth James Cheng, Upper Sixth Jui Nadkarni, Upper Sixth Advay Sharma, Upper Sixth Haowei Yan, Upper Sixth

Year 7 Prizes Oli Gibson, Art Sisi Zhao, Biology Aaryan Krishnamurthi, Chemistry Matilda Pike, Computer Science Amelia Gan, Drama Tanida Prapunwong, Engineering, Design and Technology Jessica Gould, English Bethel Daniel, Geography Leo Beeton, German Constance Barber, History Anna Arvind, Latin

Prizes

Jack Dong, Maths Shuquan Gan, Music Yedam Lim, Physics

Year 8 Prizes Sama Mohammed, Art Sophie Waite, Biology Nandini Menon, Chemistry Akhil de Alwis, Computer Science Phoebe Twemlow, Drama Fraser Hall, Engineering, Design and Technology Iona Macfarlane, English Aseera Ahmad, French Bethan Davies, Geography Archit Upadhye, German Jinfan Chen, History Oliver Ward, Latin Sam Birkett, Maths Daniel Wang, Music Lola Clappison, Physics Alexander Bomken, Project Daniel Hempton, Project Aran Manak, Project Hemadri Pakhira, Project Anya Joseph, Spanish

Year 9 Prizes Ella Cuthbertson, Ancient History Hope Anderson, Art Richa Kocherlakota, Biology Amelie Tones, Chemistry Priyanka Gupta, Computer Science Imogen Longstaff, Drama Hamish Stuart, Engineering, Design and Technology Ann Olsen-Gallacher, English Orran Laing, French Chinmayi Achutha Kumar, Geography Johan Haniffa, German Charlie Ball, Greek Alexander Hewitson, History Dingyi Ma, Latin Bobbie Doe, Maths Daniel Johnson, Music Aayush Pandya, Physics Izzy Peat, Project Seyona Kale, Spanish

Year 10 Prizes Duncan Robb, Ancient History Isobel Hodgson, Art Hana Dennison, Biology Nisna Malviya, Chemistry Aarav Bhatnager, Computer Science Roshan Gupta, Design Engineering Tabitha Ayalogu, Drama Tanish Kadarapura, Economics Helen Chen, English Language

Hazel Downie, English Literature Maria Shenton-Pareja, French Basma Gharib, Geography Sarah Hu, German David Baker, Greek Annabelle Brookes, History Aditi Kamanahalli, Latin Thomas Slater, Maths Krishen Kashyap, Music Imogen Stanley, Physics Hannah Cutler, Product Design Tanvi Narula, Spanish

Year 11 Prizes Medhansh Gaur, Ancient History Abi Wright, Art Esther Kim, Biology Isobel Goldberg, Chemistry Lara Elliott, Computer Science Emil Brunsnes, Design Engineering Rishi Matla, Drama Jess Yang, Trevor Fenwick Economics Will Rowe, English Language Cara Lee, English Literature Anushka Taribagil, French Ania Snowden, Geography Esha Raja, German Emma Ashman, Greek Advik Nair, History Rory Scott, Latin Shaarav Baranwal, Maths Caleb Nicholls, Music Peter Van Orsouw, Physics Mina Mohammed, Product Design Sara Brizzi, Spanish

Lower Sixth Prizes Ben Osborne, Ancient History Eloise Lamb, Art Bede Doe, Biology Shreya Gellia, Chemistry Olha Volianyk, Computer Science Will Butterworth, Design Engineering Lucas Jessop, Economics Lydia Mitchell, English Literature James O’Connell Nash, Film Studies Oliver Wall, French Jess Cottee, Geography Dhruv Varier, German Daniel Thompson, Greek James Booth, History Ruby Naylor, Latin Parul Tiwari, Maths Amy Zheng, Further Maths Eve MacEwan, Philosophy Gina Elliott, Physics Felicia Zhou, Politics Daisy Warne, Product Design Gargi Mannikar, Psychology

Anya Vedhara, Spanish Laura Cottee, Sports Studies

Upper Sixth Prizes Adam Aslam, Stanier Prize for Service Aidan Baker, Computer Science Daniel Bansal, Biology Ciara Boaden, Collingwood Prize for Service to the Community and The Ellen Barton Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Girls’ Games Yuvi Chauhan, Joseph Petty Prize for an intending Law Student Amy Davis, Geography Thiara de Alwis, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service Christopher Deehan, Collingwood Prize for Service to the Community and Chemistry Cecile Durkin, Zaamin Hussain Prize for an intending Medical Student Jaime Dykins, Stanier Prize for Service Daniel Edwards, Greek Sam Gerrard, History Charlotte Green, Art Sophie Grey, Latin Helena Grundy, French Martin Guy, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service Taylor Hannant, Stanier Prize for Service Leila Humphrey, Design Engineering Rhys James, The John Elders Senior Boys’ Games Player of the Year Tom Karlsen, Trevor Fenwick Politics Jennifer Lowrie, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service and Academic Engagement Kush Mahawar, Stanier Prize for Service and Trevor Fenwick Economics May Maung, Psychology Euan McClure, Further Maths Jamie McIntosh, German Melissa Mendelow, EPQ Matthew Osborne, Sports Studies Emily Petch, Film Studies Ruby-Anne Reynolds, Drama and Theatre Amy Rowe, Philosophy Iris Seery, Spanish Riyan Shah, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service and Academic Engagement Sanjana Shanbhag, Ancient History Grace Stobart, Music and Academic Engagement Hannah Stobart, Music Performance and Academic Engagement Evie Tate, Stanier Prize for Service and Harding Prize for Service to the Community

Jemima Thomas, Kishore Prize for an intending Medical Student, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service and Coates Head Prefects Katie Thompson, Joseph Petty Prize for an intending Law Student Olivia Van Delft, Stanier Prize for Service and Academic Engagement Ellie van der Merwe, The Bill Gibson Prize for Outstanding Mathematician in Upper Sixth and Physics Charlotte Waldron, Dennison Prize for Outstanding Service Joe Wright, Harding Prize for Service to the Community and English Literature Lucy Wright, Product Design Eve Yates, Maths and Bewick Art

RGS Festival Matilda Amey, Year 3 Charlie Jones, Year 3 Rocco Rastogi, Year 3 Ava Vadhera, Year 3 Krish Bedi, Year 4 Edris Bonnington, Year 4 Jamie Bush, Year 4 Maya Narayan, Year 4 Siddharth Balaji, Year 5 Jake Dodds, Year 5 Wilf Roberts, Year 5 Henry Twemlow, Year 5 George Menne, Year 6 Jeffrey Li, Year 6 Alexander Mohammed, Year 6 Henry Sahari, Year 6 Brian Liu, Year 7 Ellie Al-Jumali, Year 7 Noah Patterson, Year 7 Veronica Fang, Year 7 Sam Birkett, Year 8 Anya Joseph, Year 8 Fatima Saleem, Year 8 Archit Upadhye, Year 8 Tristan Black, Year 9 Bobbie Doe, Year 9 Ann Olsen Gallagher, Year 9 Orain Laing, Year 9 Isabel Irvine, Year 10 Eva Jones, Year 10 Felicity Mendelow, Year 10 Duncan Robb, Year 10 Abdulaziz Issa, Year 12 Aidan Lord, Year 12 Gargi Manniker, Year 12 Tom Williams, Year 12 Katie Atkinson, Year 13 Cecile Durkin, Year 13 Grace Stobart, Year 13 Amy Varghese, Year 13

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Leavers

2019 Leavers Abby Dunstan, Newcastle University, Psychology, 2023

2021 Leavers Ella Bannister, Newcastle University, English Literature, 2023 Eden Bell, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Psychology Foundation Year, 2023 Daniel De Havilland, Royal Holloway, University of London, Computer Science with Integrated Foundation Year, 2023

2022 Leavers Ayesha Bajwa, University of St Andrews, Comparative Literature and Greek, 2023 Jake Bradbury, UCL (University College London), Scandinavian Studies and Philosophy, 2023 Sienna Campbell, University of Bristol, International Social and Public Policy with Study Abroad, 2023 Frances Clifford, Durham University, History, 2023 Francesca Dent, University of Bristol, Theoretical Physics, 2023 Bethany Dornan, University of Exeter, Medical Sciences, 2023 Angus Dunstan, University of Manchester, Modern History with Economics, 2023 Laura Gray, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Veterinary Medicine, 2023 Chandana Hareesh, Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus, Medicine, 2023 Vishnu Kaura, University of Bath, International Development with Economics, 2023 Frederick Keegan, Barbour, Law Degree Apprentriceship, 2023 Shayan Malik, London, Teaching assistant, 2022. Possible university application 2024 Krishan Mankoo, University of Manchester, Archaeology, 2023 Estelle McGhee, Leeds Beckett University, Psychology, 2023 Kirstin McLeod, University of Leeds, Law, 2023 Saul McQueen, University of the Arts London, Fashion Marketing and Content Creation, 2023

Kushi Rao, Girton College, Cambridge, Economics, 2023 Rohan Rawat, University of Sheffield, Medicine, 2023 Amaad Shah, Newcastle University, Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Jessica Slater, The University of Edinburgh, Business with Marketing, 2023 Rebecca Wise, York St John University, Primary Education (5–11), 2023

2023 Leavers Julian Ackermann, University of Sheffield, Materials Science and Engineering, 2023 Raisa Ahmed, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Foyez Ali, University of Sheffield, Computer Science, 2023 Sally Allison, University of Liverpool, Accounting and Finance, 2023 Joshitha Arvind, University of Sunderland, Clinical Psychology, 2023 Adam Aslam, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, Finance, 2023 Kathrin Atkinson, University of Liverpool, Psychology, 2023 Beni Ayuk, Loughborough University, Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year, 2023 Aidan Baker, Imperial College London, Computing, 2023 Hannah Bansal, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 Daniel Bansal, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 Beatrice Bartley, University of Bristol, Psychology, 2024 Katherine Blair, Royal Holloway, University of London, Law, 2023 Ciara Boaden, Queen’s College, Cambridge, Human, Social, and Political Sciences, 2023 Harry Bowers,Northumbria University, Newcastle, Foundation year in Law, 2023 Benedict Brady, Lancaster University, Human Geography, 2023 Ella Rose Brannen, Durham University, English Literature, 2023 Sofia Busby, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Aidan Butler, Newcastle University, History, 2023 Jarda Campbell, King’s College London, University of London, Psychology with a Year Abroad, 2023 Andrea Candal Bescansa, The University of Edinburgh, Social Policy and Politics, 2023 Yuvraj Chauhan, Newcastle University, Law, 2023

James Cheng, University of East Anglia UEA, Economics and Finance, 2023 Clarke Chong, Imperial College London, Electronic and Information Engineering, 2023 Man Wai Chui, University of Birmingham, Biochemistry, Medical, 2023 Anna Clemmetsen, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Fashion, 2023 Alastair Cook, University of Nottingham, Finance, Accounting and Management, 2023 Joseph Cooke, University of Leicester, History and Politics, 2023 Harvey Cooper, Edinburgh Napier University, Accounting with Corporate Finance, 2023 Isak Cornelissen, University of Bristol, Biochemistry, 2023 Thomas Cressey, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Amy Davis, University of Leeds, Law, 2023 Thiara de Alwis, University of Bristol, Computer Science, 2023 Christopher Deehan, University of Liverpool, Medicine, 2023 Shuyang Deng, Imperial College London, Chemistry, 2023 Hannah Dodds, Mount Mercy Uni, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Exercise Science, 2023 James Doolan, University of Liverpool, Engineering Foundation, 2024 Oliver Douglass, Magdalen College, Oxford, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, 2023 Cecile Durkin, St Anne’s College, Oxford, Medicine, 2023 Mark Dyer, Newcastle University, Politics, 2023 Jaime Dykins, University of Bristol, Engineering Design with Study in Industry, 2023 Daniel Edwards, Trinity College, Cambridge, Classics, 2023 Mineth Ellawela, University of Bath, Civil Engineering, 2023 William Emmerson, Gap year, Application to university 2024 James Etherington, University of York, Economics, 2023 Abigail Forster, University of Nottingham, Pharmacy, 2023 William Forster, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Binara Galagedara, University of Sheffield, Aerospace Engineering (Private Pilot Instruction), 2023 Samuel Gerrard, Durham University, History, 2023 Kirstin Greatorex, Gap year, Application to university 2024

Charlotte Green, University of Exeter, Law, 2024 Zoe Greig, University of Sheffield, General Engineering with a Foundation Year, 2024 Sophie Grey, University of Liverpool, Architecture, 2023 Helena Grundy, UCL (University College London), Medicine (6 years), 2024 Neha Gudipati, Lancaster University, Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Pranav Gupta, Lancaster University, Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Martin Guy, University of St Andrews, Economics, 2023 Taylor Hannant, University of Exeter, Business Economics with Industrial Experience, 2023 Jude Harrison, Application to Engineering Degree Apprenticeships, 2023 Katie Head-Rapson, Loughborough University, Art Foundation Diploma, 2023 Simon Henderson, University of Liverpool, Biological and Medical Sciences, 2023 Sophie Holmes, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Bede Hoult, University of Glasgow, Economics (SocSci), 2024 Madeleine Beatrice Howe, Durham University, Chemistry (4 years), 2023 Leila Humphrey, University of Bristol, Engineering Design with Study in Industry, 2023 Sebastijan Hunt, Lancaster University, Law, 2023 Daniel Sixiang Huo, Imperial College London, Mechanical Engineering, 2023 Zachary Ikwue, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Elizabeth Irvine, Leeds Beckett University, Primary Education (5–11) with Qualified Teacher Status, 2023 Matthew Irving, Leeds Beckett University, Computer Science, 2023 Rhys James, Manchester Metropolitan University, Health and Exercise Science, 2023 Chirag Jampala, Lancaster University, Economics, 2023 Georgina Johansen, Lancaster University, Psychology, 2023 Nicholas Johnston, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Matthew Jones, Durham University, Engineering (Mechanical), 2023 Aryan Kakwani, Imperial College London, Medicine, 2023 Thomas Karlsen, Gap year, Application to university 2024

Leavers

Sumaya Khanom, Newcastle University, Psychology, 2023 Joshua Kim, Imperial College London, Medicine, 2023 Iris Klenka, The University of Edinburgh, Veterinary Medicine, 2023 Keerthi Komati, University of Nottingham, Economics, 2023 Eva Lavery, Durham University, Psychology, 2023 Josey Lawrenson, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Psychology, 2023 Marcus Laws, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Geography, 2024 Josie Legg, Durham University, Psychology, 2023 Anna Leitch, University of Sheffield, Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America, 2023 Amelia Rose Lewis, Stephenson Harwood, Law degree apprenticeship, 2023 Tiger Li, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Maeve Lindsay, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Ella Logan, SLP College, Leeds, Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance, 2023 Eloise Longstaff, The University of Edinburgh, Geography, 2023 Jennifer Lowrie, University of York, Chemistry with a year in industry, 2023 Kush Mahawar, Pembroke College, Oxford, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 2023 Daniela Marti Alvarez, Newcastle University, Electronics and Computer Engineering, 2023 May Maung, University of Nottingham, Medicine, 2023 Daniel Mayhew, University of Strathclyde, Politics and International Relations and Economics, 2023 Euan McClure, The University of Edinburgh, Mathematics, 2023 Jamie McIntosh, Durham University, Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad), 2023 Pari Mehlawat, University of Sheffield, Dental Surgery, 2023 Melissa Mendelow, University of Liverpool, Medicine, 2024 Annika Mitchell, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Tom Mitchell, UCL (University College London), Natural Sciences, 2023 Eden Moore, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Physical Geography, 2023 Willow Morris, Trinity College, Cambridge, English, 2023

Jacob Morton, University of Manchester, Computer Science, 2023 Jui Nadkarni, University of York, Psychology, 2023 Prateek Nair, University of the Arts London, Film Practice, 2023 Fatima Nauman, Durham University, Accounting and Finance, 2023 Emma Nichols, University of Manchester, History, 2023 Keira Noble, York St John University, Psychology, 2023 Eric O’Carroll, University of Liverpool, Chemistry with a Year in Industry, 2023 Chiamaka Ojigbani, University of Manchester, Global Development, 2023 Zak Old, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 James Oliver, Newcastle University, Mechanical Engineering, 2023 Matthew Osborne, Loughborough University, Sport and Exercise Science, 2023 Ailis Owers, University of Leeds, Fashion Marketing, 2023 Lakshmanan Palaniappan, University of St Andrews, Economics, 2023 Tanya Patel, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Neve Pearson, University of Leeds, Microbiology, 2023 Emily Petch, University of Leeds, Film, Photography and Media, 2023 Keerthi Ponna, University of Sunderland, Medicine, 2023 Sakhityan Prakash, University of Sheffield, Computer Science, 2023 Oliver Quinton, University of Buckingham, Medicine, 2024 Akshita Ramesh, University of Glasgow, Medicine, 2023 Nikesh Ramesh, University of Leicester, Mathematics, 2023 Keir Reade, Newcastle University, Business, Accounting and Finance, 2024 Libby Reid, St John’s College, Cambridge, Geography, 2023 Liam Reilly, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Ruby-Anne Reynolds, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Catherine Richardson, Hull York Medical School, Medicine, 2023 Eleanor Rikkerink, University of Manchester, Politics and Modern History, 2023 Callum Roberts, University of Sheffield, Materials Science and Engineering, 2023 William Robinson, Regent’s Park College, Oxford, Philosophy and Theology, 2023

Nikolina Rokic, UCL (University College London), Archaeology, 2023 Mia Jane Rouse, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Amy Rowe, University of Liverpool, Psychology, 2023 Ansh Saggar, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Sahil Sapare, University of Warwick, Physics, 2023 Iris Seery, The University of Edinburgh, Spanish and Portuguese, 2023 Maanyah Sehgal, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, Finance, 2023 Kunal Sen, UCL (University College London), Natural Sciences, 2023 Fletcher Sergant, University of Manchester, Environmental Management with Placement, 2024 Riyan Shah, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 Sanjana Shanbhag, University of Glasgow, English Literature, 2023 Advay Sharma, Hull York Medical School, Medicine, 2023 Aryan Sharma, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 Siya Sharma, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Anna Misha Shenfine, University of Nottingham, Economics, 2023 Henry Philip Slater, University of York, Chemistry, 2023 William Smail, Durham University, Chemistry, 2023 Oliver Smith, University of Manchester, International Business, Finance and Economics, 2023 Samuel Snaith, University of Liverpool, Psychology, 2024 James Souter, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Architecture and Built Environment Foundation Year, 2023 Liberty Squires, University of Liverpool, Psychology, 2024 Antonio Stanchev, King’s College London, University of London, Computer Science, 2023 Daniel Stephenson, University of Nottingham, Management, 2023 Grace Georgia Stobart, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Hannah Elizabeth Stobart, University of Birmingham, Drama and English Literature, 2024 Freya Stonor, University of Exeter, Sociology and Anthropology, 2023 Iona Stuart, University of Glasgow, Medicine, 2023

Evie Tate, EY, Finance Degree Apprenticeship, 2023 Jemima Thomas, University of Liverpool, Medicine, 2023 Isabella Millie Skye Thompson, University of Leeds, Medicine, 2023 Kamran Thompson, University of Leeds, Chemical Engineering, 2023 Katie Thompson, University of Leeds, Law with Hispanic Law, 2023 James Tidd, Edge Hill University, History, 2023 Matthew Tidd, Durham University, Criminology, 2023 Aryan Ullal, UCL (University College London), Medicine, 2024 Advika Uppal, Keele University, Medicine, 2023 Olivia van Delft, The University of Edinburgh, Chemistry, 2023 Ellie Van Der Merwe, University of Bath, Mathematics, 2023 Amy Varghese, University of Sunderland, Medicine, 2023 Charlotte Waldron, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Earth Sciences, 2023 Thomas Wang-Tonge, University of Warwick, Mathematics and Physics, 2023 Olivier Ward, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Benjamin Wardle, University of Leeds, Law, 2024 Joseph Warren, University of Manchester, Physics, 2023 Jacob Weech, Cheshire Academy (postgraduate), CT, USA, Basketball; preparation for USA university, 2023 Lewis White, Gap year, Application to university 2024 Rose Wilson, UCL (University College London), Medicine (6 years), 2023 Josephine Winskell, King’s College London, University of London, Business Management with Year in Industry, 2023 Mischa Wraith-Whiting, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Design Foundation Year, 2023 Lucy Wright, Glasgow School of Art, Product Design, 2023 Nicholas Joseph Wright, Magdalene College, Cambridge, English, 2023 Isha Yadav, St Hugh’s College, Oxford, Biology, 2023 Haowei Yan, University of Warwick, Computer Science, 2023 Eve Elizabeth Yates, The University of Edinburgh, Chemistry, 2023

RGS Newcastle Review 2022–23

Class of 2023

Our Class of 2023 stepped out from the Leavers’ Breakfast on the brink of their next phase of life, poised on that horizon which we ensure is clearly visible for all our leavers. Here is the excitement of achievement, the facilitation of next steps and the surety of the RGS family. To take a step on the new path also means to become an ON, joining a much broader tradition of us breaking bread together for ON dinners.

Y13 partook with gusto in several settings: from the summer space of the marquee to the grandeur of the Discovery Museum in the city centre for the Leavers’ Dinner and an in-house candlelit Prefects’ Dinner. The culmination of a school career should acknowledge other significant individuals involved in the journey and it was fitting that teaching staff, catering staff and parents joined to mark these rites of passage. To be a role model for the school should never be a burden but it is a lesson in carrying the weight of responsibility. That lesson was learned admirably by our young people this year and these celebrations were a joyful kicking up of heels for freedom but also for lasting friendships.

Class of 2023

Leavers’ Breakfast

Leavers’ Dinner

Prefects’ Dinner

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Old Novos

Old Novocastrians continue to support the school they came to love, and their purposeful industry can be seen in all manner of ways in and out of its gates. Connections continue to be maintained with old friends, school-fellows and teachers and most cherished are the connections that ONs have with current pupils. Life skills and knowledge develop with age but events such as the Y12 Networking events see ONs and students in two-way conversations about school, university and career pathways. These conversations are formalised when ONs become involved as speakers to our various school societies – this year we welcomed ON Jerry Hogg to talk to students about his experiences at Procter and Gamble and the Kellog Company, giving the benefit of his knowledge of business, marketing and leadership. The RGS has a long and colourful tradition of clubs and societies: from Leisure Hour Handicrafts and Scottish Country Dancing of the 1950s by way of the Model Railway Section to the current Robotics or Dungeons and Dragons; all ONs remember their favourites and many choose to share their interests with the next generation. Our school’s history and archives remain fertile research territory for ONs and a History Walk around former sites of the school, including a visit to see the 1600s Charter at the Discovery Museum is a must for those interested (we also shared tea and sticky buns on return to school!). That love of socialising whilst eating and drinking is underscored by the Newcastle and London dinners, with ON speakers from various walks of life bringing some food for thought. The ONA magazine charts all these experiences and has a wonderful array of contributions from students and ONs, with special features to contribute to such as the ‘Midwinter Memories’ campaign, with tales of draughty corridors, frozen fingers and fiercely contested snowballing allowing ONs to add to our archive of collective memories.

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RGS Events Celebrating together whenever we get a chance makes us appreciate seemingly elastic school buildings and an ever-adaptable community when there’s serious fun to be had. Our Events’ programme is designed to cement partnerships, friendships, alliances and a shared sense of purpose which is education, in all its richness and far-reaching consequences. Back in April, the RGS proudly hosted an inaugural President’s Supper for the North East Chamber of Commerce, with guest speaker and ON Leo Pearlman of production company Fulwell ‘73. The RGS, with its commitment to raise aspirations, educational attainment, skills and employability, not just for its students but across the region, walks hand in hand with the Chamber and its avowal that ‘Together we grow stronger’. The buoyancy generated by Leo’s address was supported by atmospheric performances from talented student musicians, as guests were treated to a seasonal feast by RGS catering staff.

The sun continued to shine, and a brisk Newcastle breeze whipped up the bunting for the new incarnation of RGS Day: it was festival time! Families well-established, brand new, yet-to-come and neighbours joined for a day of celebrating the year’s end (wet sponge + teacher = infinite amusement) and marking the realisation of the school’s values which you’ll see reflected in the pages of this Review. We began with the Leavers’ Breakfast, bidding farewell to Y13s; then, at midday, everyone congregated in front of the main school building as both our Headmaster, Mr Stanford and Junior School Head, Mr Miller rewarded those current students who had spent the year consistently showing a sense of belonging, love for learning, ambition to succeed and belief in each other. Every year group received four awards and were warmly congratulated. Afternoon tea offered by Mr Bulch in the marquee, plus street food vans, music, expos and the RGS Garden Party to follow meant that the day stretched way beyond the yard arm as we relished each other’s company and raised money for the Bursary Campaign.

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RGS Events

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Archive “At the very least, archives can be fascinating and addictive; at their most powerful, they can bear witness and help us learn more about ourselves.”

RGS Archive

Our Archive is unique. A dedicated, temperature-regulated space houses the school’s history in its many component parts and from the collections, our stories are kept fresh and alive. We are truly fortunate to have the Archive stewarded by our own Archivist, a specialist member of staff who works with teachers, students, ONs and the wider North Eastern community of heritage organisations and academic institutions. We have a significant place in the history of this region, belonging to its wider social context as well as our educational one. The Archive is for everybody and projects this year included creative writing and dramatic responses to parts of the collection, researching events from WW1, discovering formerly ‘lost’ sporting records and digging into the past life of the organ to celebrate its centenary. However, the Archive is not just about the past but very much a part of our future. The most recent restoration project using the latest techniques has revealed one of our major benefactors, Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland, in much more vibrant glory and his portrait can now be re-hung. Huge amounts of work have gone into digitising records of The Novocastrian and the ONA magazine; not only can individual publications be read but their evolution over the years can be appreciated. Browsing through objects from the ONA, researchers working remotely can see items in granular detail, such as a finely woven pocket badge with House emblems still cheerfully coloured from the 1930s–1950s. The Archive is our memory and a final resting place – but it is alive with the sound of discussion groups, classes, volunteers and the national engagement of ‘Explore Your Archive’ week. At the very least, archives can be fascinating and addictive; at their most powerful, they can bear witness and help us learn more about ourselves.

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Social Impact This year we published our first formal Social Impact Report laying out the work we have been doing in supporting schools across the North East and how we engage with young people throughout the region. The RGS vision is that we should inspire young people to make a positive contribution to society and, through promoting excellence, we aim to raise aspirations and attainment across the region. Our intention is to scale up the impact that we have outside the school and we are consciously investing in the fundraising capacity to support this ambition.

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RGS Bursaries

Social Impact

82 students at RGS

93% is the average bursary

attended on transformational means-tested RGS Bursaries.

awarded, focussing our finite funds where we can make the most transformational difference.

426 bursary students

320 donors

supported since RGS Bursaries were established in 2002.

donated an incredible £800,000 in the year.

RGS Partnerships

Over

7,300 individual students in local state schools benefited from RGS Partnerships activities, for a total 23,000 hours.

76 different schools across the region were involved in RGS Partnerships activities.

Over

300 teachers received 1,500 hours of CPD or collaborated on curriculum development.

Over

40 RGS Partnerships projects

RGS School

1,350 students attended RGS, which would have otherwise cost the taxpayer an annual c£10m if educated in the state system.

Over

4,000 hours of volunteering were delivered by RGS students.

13 members of RGS staff are Governors at local schools and 2 are in Director/Trustee positions.

28 local community groups and organisations accessed RGS buildings and facilities for their events and activities.

have taken place, including STEAM, Sport, Languages, Classics, Debating, UCAS Mentoring and much more.

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Staff and Governors

STUDENT SUPPORT ASSISTANT

CHEMISTRY

Miss R Embley, BSc Newcastle

DR S NOLAN, MSCI, BRISTOL, PHD, BRISTOL, PGCE Miss S Best, BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Dr R Campbell, BSc, PhD Newcastle, PGCE Mrs S L Coates, MChem, MSc, Durham, PGCE Dr J L Greenhalgh, BSc, Northumbria, PhD, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs C J Hutton-Stott, BSc, Open University, PGCE Mr T Kelso, (Head of Year 10) BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Mr D Osman, MChem, Durham, QTS Dr A J Pulham, BA, Keble College, DPhil, Linacre College, Oxford Dr E A Smith, BSc, PhD, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs N Wright, (Head of Projects) BSc, MEd, Newcastle, PGCE

AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISORS Mr D Brown Mrs C Colley Mr S Hails

Senior Leadership Team

Junior School

Senior School

HEADMASTER

ART

HEADMASTER

Mr J N Miller, BA, Northumbria

Mr G Stanford, MA, MBA, FRGS, St Hugh’s College, Oxford

DEPUTY JUNIOR SCHOOL HEAD

MR G P MASON, BA, MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN, MA, NORTHUMBRIA, PGCE Miss H C Bray, BA, MA, Northumbria, PGCE Mrs C Egan-Fowler, BEd, Notre Dame College, Liverpool University, MA, Northumbria Miss R Harvey, MFA, Newcastle, BA, Cumbria Mrs K Nowicki, (Head of Y12) BA, London Metropolitan, PGCE

DEPUTY HEAD

Dr A J Spencer, BSc, PhD, Birmingham, PGCE

Mr T E Keenan, BSc, Bradford, MSc, Northumbria, PGCE

ASSISTANT JUNIOR SCHOOL HEAD (PASTORAL)

DEPUTY HEAD (ACADEMIC)

Mrs K Wall, BA, University College of Ripon & York St John, QTS

Mr C Quayle, Durham BA, PGCE, Med

DEPUTY HEAD (PASTORAL) Miss S J Longville, BA, Newcastle, PGCE

DEPUTY HEAD (CO-CURRICULUM) Mr A McBride, BA (Hons), Durham, MEd, Northumbria, PGCE, Northumbria

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL Mr J N Miller, BA, Northumbria

HEAD OF SIXTH FORM Mrs N McGough, MSc, Imperial College, PGCE, MRes

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Mrs R Amey, MEng (Chemical Engineering), Nottingham, ACMA

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Mrs S Beck, MSc (Marketing and Fundraising), Southbank, London, MCIOF(Cert)

DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS Mr J A Smith, BSc, Edinburgh, MEd, Newcastle, PGCE

ASSISTANT JUNIOR SCHOOL HEAD (ACADEMIC) Mrs K Clappison, MA, Glasgow, PGCE

STAFF Mrs C Baker, BA, Northumbria Miss H Close, BSc, Lancaster, MA, Sunderland, PGCE Mr A Cragg, BA, Durham, QTS Mrs C M Cree, BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs H Dean, BEd, Newcastle Polytechnic Mrs J Gray, Newcastle BSc, PGCE Mrs L Hogg, BEd, Strathclyde Mr T G Lloyd, BA, Nottingham, QTS Mrs S J McCulloch, BA, Liverpool, PGCE Mrs R Milligan, BA, Sheffield, PGCE Miss M A Noble, BA, Hull, MA, Northumbria, PGCE Mrs C O’Hanlon, BA, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs L Smalley, BSc, University of Wales, Northumbria PGCE Mrs L M Stairmand, BA, Leeds, MSc, Buckinghamshire, PGCE Mrs R S Towers, (Head of Digital Technology and Computing) BA, Leeds, MEd, Newcastle Ms A J Whitney, BA, Southampton, PGCE Miss A Williamson, BA, PGCE Northumbria Miss L R B Wood, BA, Newcastle, MA, Durham, QTS

TEACHING ASSISTANTS Mrs A Gilmore, CACHE Level 3 Mrs L M Johnston, STA, Northumbria, HLTA Level 4 Mrs H Sisterson, BA, CACHE Level 3

BIOLOGY MR P J HEATH, (HEAD OF SCIENCE AND EDT), BSC, SHEFFIELD, PGCE Mrs L Astley, BSC, Durham, PGCE Dr M H Bell, BSc, Aston, PhD, Aberystwyth, PGCE Miss S Bunting, BSc, Queens University, Queen’s University Belfast, PGCE Mr S Hall, BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs S F Hutchinson, BSc, Edinburgh, PGCE Dr C J Murgatroyd, (Head of Year 7) BSc, Sunderland, DPhil, Newcastle, PGCE Mr O Pusey (BSc Wales, PGCE Newcastle, QTS) Mr L Shepherd, MA, Homerton College, Cambridge, PGCE

CAREERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION MR M G DOWNIE, BA, LANCASTER, PGCE Miss B Milburn, (Assistant Head of Careers), BSc, Imperial College London, MA, Northumbria, PGCE Dr M B A Read, (North American Universities Coordinator), BA, MA, Balliol College, Oxford, BA, Open University, MPhil, Darwin College, Cambridge, PhD, King’s College, London Mrs C Towns, (Careers Coordinator, non-medical), Staatsexamen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, GTP

CLASSICS MRS Z HILL, BA, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, MA, QTS Mr H Box, University of Exeter BA, Newcastle College University PGCE Dr L E Hope, PhD Toronto, MA Florida, BA Massachusetts Amherst Dr D A MacLennan, BA, MA, PhD, Durham, PGCE Miss P L Whitworth, BA, Durham Mr F Viti, Laurea in Lettere, Laurea Magistrale Universita di Pisa, PGCE Cambridge, QTS

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MR C J WILDE, BA, NEWCASTLE, PGCE Miss J Lynn, BSc, Edge Hill, PGCE Mr M Moore, MEng, Newcastle, PGCE

DRAMA MISS S G DAVISON, BA, WARWICK, PGCE Miss J Blacklock, BA Sunderland Mrs R A Shaw-Kew, BA, Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds

ECONOMICS MR J D NEIL, BA, DURHAM, MPHIL, HUGHES HALL, CAMBRIDGE, PGCE Miss K Archer, BA, University of York, Sheffield Hallam University PGCE Mrs L E Davison, MA, BA, Newcastle, PGCE, QTS

Staff and Governors

HISTORY

MFL ASSISTANTS

PHYSICS

MR D TYREMAN, MA, LANCASTER, PGCE Mrs L Crowley, MA, MLitt, Glasgow, QTS Mr O L Edwards, MA, King’s College, Cambridge, PGCE Mr D C Greenhalgh, (Head of Year 8) BA (JtHons), MPhil, University of Wales, Bangor, MA, Aberystwyth, PGCE Dr E S Matthews, MA, PhD, Lancaster, MSc, Stirling, PGCE Mrs A J Palmer, MA, Dundee, PGCE

Mr H Gras, (French) Miss J Melo, (Spanish) Mr M Payreder, (German)

MATHEMATICS

LEARNING SUPPORT

Mrs H Chandy, BA, MA, St Andrews, PGCE Mr D Flynn, MA, Dundee, PGCE, Heriot-Watt University Mrs K J Keown, BA, Robinson College, Cambridge, PGCE Mr A King, BA, MA, Newcastle, PGCE Dr S C Masters, (Film Studies), BA, Newcastle Polytechnic, MA, Newcastle, PhD, Sunderland Mrs S Moore, BA Polytechnic North London, MA London, QTS Mrs L A Stadward, BA, MA, Northumbria, QTS Mr B Watson, BA, Northumbria, PGCE, Durham

MR N HAMILTON, ME, OXFORD, PGCE Dr J Argyle, BSc, Durham, MSc, Sheffield, PhD, Durham, PGCE, MEd, The Open University Mr H M W Bingham, BA, Pembroke College, Cambridge, PGCE Mr A Delvin, BSc, Bristol, MSc, Manchester, PGCE Mr G D Dunn, BSc, Northumbria, PGCE Mrs J Gwillim, BSc, Nottingham Trent, PGCE Dr P M Heptinstall, BSc, PhD, Newcastle, PGCE Mr D A Jardine, BSc, Strathclyde, PGCE Mr T E Keenan,(Deputy Head), BSc, Bradford, MSc, Northumbria, PGCE Mr A Pearson, BSc, MEd, Newcastle, PGCE Mr H Rashid, BSc, MSc, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs S Sharp, (Partnerships), BA, MA, Cambridge, PGCE Mr A Snedden, BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Miss R M Watterson, BSc, Edinburgh, PGCE Miss Z Winn, MMath, Bath, PGCE

MRS L CATTLE, (HEAD OF LEARNING AND SUPPORT SENDCO), BA, DURHAM BA, NORTHUMBRIA PGCE, EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY PGCE SENDCO AWARD, QTS Mrs H J Hardy, (Learning Support Assistant), BA, Sheffield, MA, Open, PGCE Mrs N Kyle, (Learning Support Assistant), BA, Durham, MSc, Northumbria, PGCE Mrs S Huck, (Learning Support Assistant), BA, Reading, GCE Newcastle

DR R M HOUCHIN, MSCI, PHD, DURHAM, QTS, DIPED Mr J L Camm, BSc, Manchester, PGCE Mrs N McGough, (Head of Sixth Form) MSc, Imperial College, PGCE, MRes Mr S McMenzie, BSc, Manchester, PGCE Miss B Milburn, (Careers Coordinator, medical), BSc, Imperial College London, MA, Northumbria, PGCE Mr E T Rispin, (Head of Exams), BSc, Newcastle, PGCE Mr M Ozuzu, CTTP, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, QTS Mr T Williams, (Partnerships) BSc, Durham, PGCE

FOOD AND NUTRITION

MODERN LANGUAGES

Mrs M Aitchison, BSc, Northumbria, PCGE

MS K E SYKES, BA (DOUBLE HONS), BRADFORD, PGCE Mr M S Bailie, (Head of Year 11), BA, Stirling, MA, Queen’s University of Belfast, PGCE Miss J Budd, (Head of Year 13) BA, Aberystwyth, PGCE Miss S Demoulin, University of Mont Saint Aignan, France Mrs C L Diaz-Crossley, BA, Jesus College, Cambridge, PGCE Mr T Harman, (Head of French) BA, Newcastle, PGCE Miss E L Hayes, BA, Newcastle, PGCE Senora B Membrado-Dolz, (Head of Spanish) Mr M Metcalf, (Head of Year 9) MA, MPhil, Trinity College, Cambridge, PGCE Mrs C Towns, (Careers Coordinator, non-medical), Staatsexamen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, GTP Mrs D Williams, (Head of German) BA, Durham, PGCE

Mr R C M Loxley, BSc (Econ), Birkbeck College, London, MEd, Newcastle, PGCE Mr S O’Dwyer, BA, Bangor, PGCE, Nottingham Mr M J Smalley, BA, Manchester, QTS

ENGINEERING, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY MR P M WARNE, MENG, ST AIDAN’S COLLEGE, DURHAM, PGCE Dr S Bunce (Partnerships) BSc, Bradford, PhD, Newcastle, PGCE Mr M Lowe, BA, Nottingham Trent Mrs C A Pipes, BA, Northumbria, PGCE Miss O Kenny, BA, Newcastle, MA, Sunderland, PHD, Sunderland, PGCE

ENGLISH

GEOGRAPHY MRS R J L LAWS, MA, DURHAM, PGCE Mr M G Downie, (Head of Careers & HE), BA, Lancaster, PGCE Mrs K E Hammill, (Head of PSHE and Wellbeing), BA, Sheffield, QTS Mrs R Leigh, (Head of EPQ) BA, MA, Newcastle, PGCE Miss R Lodge, BA University of Northumbria, QTS, PGCE Miss Z C Morrow, BSc, MA, Institute of Education, UCL, PGCE Miss V Robinson, BA, University of York, Newcastle PGCE Mr D A Wilson, BSc, King’s College, London, PGCE

MUSIC MR N. SMITH, BM, MM, NEWCASTLE, PGCE Miss S L Bolt, BA, Newcastle, PGCE Mrs K Clappison, (Head of Junior School Music), MA, Glasgow, PGCE

PSHE MRS K E HAMMILL, BA, SHEFFIELD, QTS

PSYCHOLOGY MISS K A JACQUES, BSC, NEWCASTLE Mrs S Boyle, BSc, Sunderland, Staffordshire PGCE, QTS

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION DR M B A READ, BA, MA, BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD, BA, OPEN UNIVERSITY, MPHIL, DARWIN COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, PHD, KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON

PHYSICAL EDUCATION MRS A J PONTON, (DIRECTOR OF SPORT) BSC, LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES, PGCE Mr A G Brown, BSc with QTS, Sheffield Hallam Miss N Harkness, BSc, Northumbria, PGCE Miss J Harrison, BSc, Manchester Metropolitan, PGCE, Durham Mr A Hay, (Head Coach, Rugby) Miss H Larsen, BSc, Loughborough Mr J Leck, BSc, Bradford, PhD, Newcastle, PGCE Miss A Lill, BSc, Northumbria, PGCE Mr R V Mackay, BSc, Northumbria Mr A E Watt, BA, Manchester Metropolitan Mr J A Wood, BA, Manchester Metropolitan, PGCE Sunderland

RGS Newcastle Review 2022–23

Support Staff

EVENTS

FACILITIES

OUTDOOR PURSUITS

ADMINISTRATION

Events and Commercial Manager: Mrs L Bennett, BA Leeds

Head of Facilities and Estates: Mr S G Lymn, MA, Durham

Outdoor Pursuits Instructor: Mr R O’Hagan

Headmaster’s Secretary: Miss S Ellis

FINANCE

D of E: Miss Z C Morrow

PA to Deputy Head Team: Mrs T Watkins, BA Bournemouth

Head of Finance: Mrs A Findlay, BA, Northumbria, FCCA

Domestic Manager: Mrs J Gallagher, ABICsc

CCF Contingent Commander: Mrs C J Hutton-Stott

Exams Administrator: Mrs J Armstrong

Senior Finance Assistant: Mrs S A McGregor

Domestic Supervisor: Ms J Tullis

SPORTS CENTRE

Attendance & Cover Manager: Mrs R Barrett, BA Accounting (Hons), Northumbria

Finance Assistant: Mrs M Keeler

Domestics: Miss G Carter, Mrs S Charlton, Mr M Conroy, Mrs S Davison, Mr J Fothergill, Mr A Francis, Miss P Irving, Mrs S Redhead, Mr G Reid, Miss T Smith, Mr J Murtha, Miss E Munro, Mrs C Fairlamb, Miss L Conlin, Mrs L Clark, Mrs T Day, Mrs L Hodgson, Mr R Gonzalez–Rodriguez

Compliance Officer & Clerk to the Governors: Mrs C Black, BSc, Aston Procurement & Office Coordinator: Miss R Johnson Senior School Receptionist: Mrs J Cross Senior School Secretary: Mrs J M Glendon

HR Head of HR: Mrs L Ledger, LLB, Leicester, LPC, College of Law, York HR Advisor: Mrs S Forster, BA Birmingham HR Advisor: Miss S Versteeg, BSc, Masstricht

CATERING

Junior School Receptionist: Mrs Emma Evans

Head of Catering Services: Mr B T Bulch

Junior School Secretaries: Miss Noble, Miss J Bryson

Catering: Mr W Halfpenny (Head Chef) Miss L Docherty, Mr J Gray, Mr C Scott, Mr J Webb (Assistant Chefs) Mrs M Armstrong, Mrs N Campbell, Mrs A Crisp, Miss T Carr, Miss D Donaldson, Mrs L Dudding, Mrs G Gott, Mrs D Graham, Mrs L Hodgson, Miss S Knight, Miss C Ludbrook, Mrs T Newton, Miss J O’Dwyer, Miss C Stewart, Mrs L Storey, Mrs S Turnbull (Catering Assistants)

School Administrators: Ms T Barden, BSc London, MSc Cranfield Ms R McCabe Head of Admissions: Mrs A Perry

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Head of Development: Miss E Flynn, BA (Hons) Leeds Metropolitan with QTS Marketing & Communications Manager: Miss L Pringle, BA (Hons), Northumbria Development Manager (Editorial): Mrs J Lawrence, BA Warwick QTS, MA York St John

COACHES Chess: Mr D Eggleston Climbing: Mr J Chamberlain

Development Manager (Digital): Mrs H Strettle-Davis, BA Cambridge FCA

Dance: Miss S Condliffe

Archivist: Miss L Piffero, BA, Sheffield, Masters of Archives and Record Management, Liverpool

Fencing: Mr I Aberdeen

External Affairs Administrator: Mrs R Stewart, BA Manchester, PDip Westminster Mrs R Robson, BA (Econ), Manchester, ACA Performing Arts Administrator: Miss A Burns, BA MA, Newcastle Head of Bursary Support: Mrs J Browne, BA, Newcastle

Hockey: Mr T Dudley Rugby: Mr J Benson, Mr T Turnbull, Mr J Hayes Strength and Conditioning: Mrs T Hamilton, Miss D Peart

Grounds Staff: Mr D Payne, Mr J Rippon Caretakers: Mr D Broom, Mr G J Fuery BEM, Mr O Gooding, Mr D Laffey, Mr C Sogorski Caretaker Supervisor/Facilities Co-ordinator: Mr S Moran Maintenance Staff: Mr S Blanchflower

Sports Centre Supervisor: Mr L Herbertson Sports Centre Assistant: Mr M Hume, Mr I Sprague Graduate Sports Assistant: Miss N Mills, Miss L Vize Supervisory Assistants: Miss R McCabe, Mrs A Bailey, Mrs L Roskilly

TECHNICAL STAFF Art Technician: Miss R M Gibson, BA York Head of Digital Media: Mr M R Burton, BA, Northumbria Technical Manager (Performing Arts Centre): Mr B Squire, BA, University of West London

Head of Digital Strategy: Ms S Buist, BA, Exeter, PGCE

Performing Arts Centre Technician: Miss M Boyd, BA, Northumbria University

Specialist in End User Computing: Mr D Baker, BSc, Derby

Senior Technician: Mr P L Emmerson, BA, Northumbria

IT Support Technician: Mr J Mayer

EDT Technicians: Mr A Barker, Miss L Jones

Apprentice Network Engineer: Mr D Leddy

Science Technicians: Mr G Bowman, BSc, Northumbria, Miss J English, Mr I Norris, BSc, MPhil, Newcastle, Mr C Robinson, Mr C Wheeler, BA Durham, Ms S Yakoob

IDT Administrator: Miss J Chase IDT Co-Ordinator: Mrs C Talbot-Jones Audio Visual Manager: Mr S Corrigall

LIBRARY Librarian: Mrs C J Richardson, BA, Newcastle Polytechnic

MEDICAL STAFF School Nurses: Mrs M Thorniley-Walker, RGN Mrs V Duns School Medical Officer: Dr R Pedlow

Staff and Governors

Self-Employed Staff

Governors

VISITING MUSIC TEACHERS

Mrs J Berry

Dave Hignett, (Brass) BA (Hons), LGSM, PGCE Peter Richardson, (Cello, Guitar and Bass) DRSMD (performance) Dov Goldberg, (Clarinet and Saxophone) GMus RNCM (hons), PPRNCM dist. John Ferguson, (Classical Guitar) Licentiate Trinity College London (LTCL) Stephen Wall, (Drums) Sarah Davie, (Flute) M.Mus (perf), BA, CPGS RSAMD Mark Edwards, (Orchestral Percussion) M.Mus / PGDip Annie Ball, (Piano) Dip ABRSM, BMus M.Mus Lada Khazanovych, (Piano) Nicholas Nowicki, (Piano) M.Mus (perf) RNCM, BA (Hons) MISM Andrew Soulsby, (Piano and Harpsicord) B/Mus (Hons) Dip ABRSM, PGCE Julia Jasinski, (Violin) L.T.C.L. (performers / teachers) A.R.A.M Michael Walton, (Violin) B.Mus (R.C.M.), M.Mus Katrina Conaty, (LAMDA) BA(Hons), ALAM Timothy Burke, BA Oxford, ARCO Royal College of Organists, PGDip Guildhall School of Music and Drama Cathy Geldard, (Ceilidh Band Coach)

Mr R H Fell

COUNSELLORS Miss A E Jordon, BSc Newcastle, PGDip Psychotherapy Mrs E Thompson, Foundation Degree in Arts, Sunderland, BACP registered

Mr J Fitzpatrick Mr A Fletcher (Chair of Governors) Mrs S Green (Vice Chair of Governors) Mrs A Gupta Professor M Haniffa Mr A Lamb Mr N McMinn Ms S Milligan Mr A Murphy Mr M Robinson Mr R Sanghera Councillor T Thorne Mrs C Stonehouse Mrs S Woodroofe

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