20 June 2025 – Issue 8
HEAD’S REVIEW
Year 7 Charity Abseil
Head’s Introduction
A week ago, the Year 8s were partway through their exciting 24-hour challenge to raise funds for MNDA. Most of all, I was impressed by their spirit – they were positive and raring to go, and the result was that eight covered a marathon distance or more, which is outstanding. I was also pleased to see how other students and staff came down to walk a few laps to add to the total, which was 2862 kilometres – what a great collective effort. Together Year 8 raised over £6300! Congratulations also to the Year 7s, who have been abseiling down Peacehaven Cliffs today for their charity, Rockinghorse. I am delighted and proud that Roedean has been successful in two Education Awards in the last week, highlighting the School's broad provision at the highest level. We were highly commended in the Debrett's Education Award for Outstanding Pastoral Care for the Muddy Stilettos Awards, and we won the award for Working with Local Charities, presented by Education Choices Awards 2025.
MNDA Challenge
Last Friday’s whole school Climate Action Day was such a success. The students had a free choice from a range of activities, and I was impressed with the way they got stuck in. Not only were they learning about the current issues, but there were also tangible outcomes – well done to everyone who was involved. Congratulations to all of Year 7 and our other junior musicians, who played in their music showcase earlier in the week. The concert rounds off their year and allows them to show what they have learnt as part of this project, which sees them choose an orchestral instrument from a selection of six. All the players deserve to be very proud and thank you to their teachers. Hot on the heels of the DofE expeditions, some Year 10s also completed an overnight camp for CCF last week, and a smaller group also had the exciting opportunity to go flying this week at RAF Boscombe Downs. It was no surprise that they loved it, actually flying the plane to do a loop the loop! I am delighted that we have had a number of successes in academic challenges recently: Elianna achieved Gold in the Junior Maths Kangaroo; Cindy was runner-up in a national translation competition; Year 8 and 10 students did well in the Physics Challenge; and some Year 12s honed their analytical skills in a national Chemistry challenge – well done!
Roedean Rockpools Day 2025
I am pleased that this week’s Rockpools Admissions event so went well, as did the Year 10 Futures Day, when they are able to start thinking about their education over the next few years. Last night’s Private View of this year’s Art Exhibition, which will be open for Roedean Day, was fantastic – I am in awe of the girls’ stunning creativity, which is so diverse and so personal. It really is a must-see before the end of term! I am looking forward to Roedean Day and Sports Day tomorrow, and to celebrating the successes of our school community at Speech Day on Monday. I hope that you all have a restful day on Sunday ahead of the last week of term.
The Schools’ Analyst Competition at Roedean