28 November 2025 – Issue 11
HEAD’S REVIEW
More Roedean Success in the Senior Maths Kangaroo
Head’s Introduction
After a sneak preview hearing the String Orchestra play the theme from Jaws in our Chapel services, I am really looking forward to this evening’s Gala Concert – I wish all of our musicians the very best of luck! Congratulations again to all those involved in the production of Blue Stockings last week. It really was wonderful, and I have had so much positive feedback saying how impressive it was, quite apart from how appropriate the subject matter of women’s education in 1890s is for Roedean. Well done!
Roedean to Lewes Crescent
On the same theme, I am delighted that our Year 7s and 8s have walked from this afternoon from School to Lewes Crescent, where Roedean originally opened 140 years ago. They were challenged to be observant and find out information on the way, as well as spending time looking at the blue plaque on the house where our school started. I hope that the trip has piqued their interest and inspired some of them to find out more about Roedean’s history. There have also been a number of other exciting trips recently, all designed to complement our students’ studies and inspire them: historians in Year 10 have been to The Old Operating Theatre, Classics students have been to the British Museum, and Art and Photography students have attended an event with Annie Leibovitz live-streamed from the Barbican. I am grateful to my colleagues for organising these trips, and I am pleased that they went well.
6th VII with a 3-0 win vs Lingfield
It seems particularly appropriate that, coinciding with British Maths Week, some of our Senior mathematicians have performed so well in the Senior Maths Kangaroo, which I know is incredibly difficult – well done to everyone involved, but particularly to Sihu, who was the top performer in the School. As we move into the last two very busy weeks of the term, I wish you all the best as the excitement around Christmas builds up, and I hope you have a restful weekend.
Blue Stockings – A Tour de Force!