15 May 2026 – Issue 4
HEAD’S REVIEW
SkyWalk on the i360 £5246 Raised
Head’s Introduction
Roedean has wholeheartedly embraced Mental Health Awareness Week! There have been activities every day in which our students and staff have been able to prioritise and focus on their wellbeing. These include spending more time outside in nature, mindfulness activities, making pebble art on the beach as part of Wild Fridays, Staff Yoga, a workshop with an external speaker, and, as this year’s theme is Take Action, we asked members of the Roedean community to make pledges about how they will proactively take action to support and look after their mental health this week. I am grateful to Miss Orrells for overseeing this week’s activities, and I am pleased that the community has engaged so well with them.
Henry Royce Sponsorship for the Roedean F24 Car
Congratulations to all those who took part in the charity SkyWalk on Tuesday. Twenty-three Year 9s took on the exhilarating challenge of stepping out onto the top of the pod of the i360, to raise money for their year-group charity, Raystede. From a height of 138 metres above the ground, they were able to look down on the city and out to sea. The girls loved it, and this endeavour has added valuable funds to their total raised over the course of the year, which is now well over £5000! It was a pleasure to welcome prospective families to Roedean on Saturday, and the day was a great success. The families were toured around the School, visiting departments and finding out about the wide range of activities which our girls enjoy every day, as well as getting a brief insight into how wonderful it is to be educated in our remarkable location. In the presentations, which focused on the girls being empowered, encouraged, and engaged, our newlyappointed Head Girls, Charlie and Nathania, led a Q&A session with younger students, and everyone enjoyed a high-energy extract from last term’s show, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have also visited Eaton House School and Marlborough House Vinehall School this week, and we have hosted the Head from Somerhill School at Roedean, forging even stronger links between our schools. On display on Open Day was Roedean’s F24 electric car. The club has seen the girls hard at work fine-tuning its design and efficiency, ahead of a race at the Goodwood motor circuit on 24 May. I am delighted that the club has also recently been awarded sponsorship by the Henry Royce Foundation, which is an impressive accolade - good luck for next weekend!
Wild Friday and Saturday Sailing
U13E Cricket vs Hurst