3 October 2025 – Issue 5
HEAD’S REVIEW
Year 11 Geographers Head West
Head’s Introduction
Year 10 & 11 at The Design Museum, Kensington
October marks Black History Month in the UK, and I am delighted with the range of activities going on at Roedean to acknowledge this. As well as these activities and projects the girls can engage with, an explicit focus on Black history in lessons, and this week’s Chapel services, I am looking forward to welcoming our impressive guest speaker, Dr Bashair Ahmed, to School on 15 October to address our community. There have been a number of exciting trips over the course of the last week, including the GCSE Geography trip to Calshot, which saw fifty Year 11s undertaking fieldwork, a weekend Clip and Climb trip, a Theatre trip to London for all of Years 7 and 8, and a Design trip to London for those studying DT in Years 10 and 11. These experiences not only put classroom learning into context, but they enrich our students’ experience, and I am very grateful to my colleagues for organising and leading these trips.
Weekend Trip – Clip n Climb
At this key point in their educational journeys, I am looking forward to meeting our Year 11 parents and guardians later this afternoon and the Year 11 students next week. They will hear an overview of the year ahead, including about assessment points and socials, how to maintain a strong focus on their wellbeing, and a chance to look ahead to A Levels and beyond. I have no doubt that it will be a highly beneficial and informative evening. I am delighted that some of our Hockey and Netball teams have been enjoying great success on the pitch and courts this week, and I am also pleased that our Badminton players are stepping into the limelight, having had three matches already this term. Well done to you all! We will be holding our first charity non-uniform day of the year next week, to raise funds for Rockinghorse, our Year 7 charity, which does such wonderful work at the Royal Alex Hospital caring for sick children and young people. At the end of the week, we will also acknowledge World Mental Health Day, and I look forward to seeing the girls accessorising their uniforms with a whole range of yellow items! I wish you all a restful weekend, and good luck for next week!
U15A Netball Into the Next Round of the National Cup!