26 June 2026 – Issue 9
HEAD’S REVIEW
Betsy’s Outstanding Tennis
Head’s Introduction I have been incredibly impressed with the girls and with my colleagues this week – the intense heat has presented a wide array of logistical challenges, with adapted activities, postponed events, and room changes, but the girls have taken them all in their stride. Thank you and well done.
Congratulations to Betsy in Year 9, who has had some remarkable success on the tennis court. Last weekend, she took part in the Play Your Way to Wimbledon County and Regional Tennis Finals, she won the U18 Doubles and was runner-up in the U14 Singles! This means that Betsy will be playing in the National Finals at Wimbledon! Well done and good luck – we can’t wait to hear how it goes!
Amazing Residential for Years 7 and 8
In the first half of this week, our students have been focusing on their futures. The Year 10 and 12 Sixth Form Experience days were a great success, with handson taster lessons and a preview of the new Lawrence Programme of enrichment – thank you to Mr Halsey for masterminding this. The Year 9s also enjoyed a taste of what their GCSE subjects will be like next year, along with careers-focused work with InvestIN, all overseen by Ms Boobis and Ms Earl. At the same time, Miss Bamford organised a brilliant residential in Dorset for the Year 7s and 8s, where they had a fantastic time. Well done to all the girls, and thank you to my colleagues. They say ‘the show must go on’, and yesterday our Junior Drama Scholars, the Year 10 GCSE Drama group, the New Views co-curricular group, and the Year 12 A Level Theatre Studies students, 44 actors in total, performed short extracts or devised pieces. The Theatre is perhaps one of the coolest places in School, so they enjoyed a larger audience than they were expecting, but it all went very well.
Golds in BPhO Physics Challenge
Just over an hour later, we enjoyed the Sports Award presentation evening in the Cloisters. Awards were given in our four major sports for most improved player and Coach’s Player across the age-groups. It was also our pleasure to welcome back former Head Girl, Amelia Kortens, to present the awards. She is now at Cambridge, as committed as ever to sport, and she spoke about her experiences of sport both at School and at university. It was a lovely evening – thank you to the PE department for organising it. I am looking forward to Sports Day tomorrow, and, of course, to Speech Day in the Dome on Wednesday, where we will celebrate the girls’ successes and achievements, and hear from Suzie Imber, Professor of Space Physics. I wish you all a cool and restful weekend!
Roedean at Graduate Fashion Week