13 June 2025 – Issue 7
HEAD’S REVIEW
Design Trip to Barcelona
Head’s Introduction
Last night’s Dance Showcase was simply spectacular! It was great to see so many performers on stage, dancing a variety of styles, and I was in awe at the exceptionally high standard. Congratulations to all the dancers, and to all of the dance teachers! Climate Action Day today has been a great success, and I am delighted that the girls have learnt so much, and that, as a school, we can do all we can to make a difference. Having an entire day, off-timetable, dedicated to this underlines the School’s commitment to playing our part. The guest speakers were excellent, each one so passionate about what they do, and the activities were exciting and engaging, and, very importantly, hands-on. Congratulations to everyone involved, and particularly to Mrs Pashley, who has spearheaded this day.
A Spectacular Dance Showcase
The 24-hour challenge for MNDA is well underway, and I am sure that the Year 8s have already covered a substantial distance. I hope that it stays dry for them tonight as they walk through the night. They have already raised an impressive figure of over £4600 for MNDA, their year-group charity, which is outstanding. Good luck, Year 8 – I look forward to hearing the total distance covered, and the total raised for charity too! It has been a week of overnight challenges! Well done to the 143 students in Years 9 and 10, who completed their assessed expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver awards at the weekend, and 16 CCF cadets also camped overnight on Wednesday this week. Well done to everyone who took part, and I am grateful to my colleagues who supported them.
DofE Assessed Expeditions
Roedean’s Humanities Week has included a range of activities both in and out of lessons, and I would like to thank Mr Megahey for planning this week. We have all been encouraged to think about people in the field of humanities, both living and historical, who have made an impact, and the students in this week's Chapel service spoke passionately about people who have inspired them. On top of everything mentioned already, this week has also seen fund-raising activities for the upcoming trip to Moldova, the Inter Girls won the Brighton and Hove Athletics Championships, some Year 12 Biologists extracted Penicillin from mouldy bread with Mr Hall, we had a Pride tea with rainbow cakes, and both the Lancing Symposium and the Roedean Academy Symposium – well done to everyone involved in this impressive range of activities! I hope you can all get some rest this weekend, and good luck to those away on the Year 12 Geography fieldtrip!
U15A Cricket – Back to Back Wins