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Sofia Skidmore signing NLI
Sixth Form, Sport, Student Success

RHB track star Sofia signs with US College

Huge congratulations to one of our Year 13s, Sofia Skidmore, who has signed to attend a top US University in the Autumn on a highly competitive scholarship

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Student Success

Student Success: Genevieve Year 7 wins Karting trophy

Congratulations to Genevieve in Year 7 for recent success in Karting. She was the 2024 Spring Castle Combe Junior Barnaby’s winner yesterday, beating 50 other karters over the course of the 10 round championship to win the award.

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Sport, Student Success

Amazing success for Katherine in Year 7 with the Bronze Omnium at Cheddar Gorge

Congratulations to Katherine in Year 7 who was placed First Woman Overall in the Bronze Omnium at Cheddar Gorge on Sunday. She had to complete four events: a 7km trail run, followed by a 100m sprint, followed by a 1km trail run, then a steep 50m hill climb. 

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Nursery and Prep School, Prep

Boat trip along Kennet and Avon canal

Our Year 5 pupils have enjoyed a boat trip along the Kennet and Avon canal as part this term’s Geography topic looking at how settlements were built around rivers.

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Environment, Head's Blog

Head's Blog: Just one tree

Along with our ‘go green’ themed non-uniform community fundraising day we are hopeful that the GDST forest will grow significantly and in our own small way the spirit of the Chipko movement is revived.

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Senior School, Performing Arts

Dance Scholars deliver dance showcase at Beacon Rise Primary School

Our Year 7 and 8 dance scholars from visited Beacon Rise Primary School to deliver a special dance showcase and a samba lesson. 

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Sixth Form, Senior School, Community, RHS Be Active

Celebrating volunteering with DofE

We are very proud of our students who have this year spent over 1,840 hours volunteering as part of the Duke of Edinburgh programme. The social value of these hours is £1,945.

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Head's Blog

Head's Blog: Harmony, a theme worth exploring

A surprising delight of my degree course came from discovering the inspirational female figures of the medieval age.

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Senior School, Student Voice

Junior Model United Nations 2024

The theme for this year’s Festival of Ideas is Harmony with our Year 8s and Year 9s taking part in an intense and lively Junior Model United Nations over the past two days.