Royal High voices
A Journey to Remember: Battlefields of Northern France
As half term began, our English and History students embarked on a profound educational trip to the Battlefields of Northern France, exploring ares of conflict during the First World War around Ypres and the Somme.
IB Diploma Programme Collaborative Project
Our IBDP students in Year 12 and 13 spent two days working together recently to research, create and test ideas related to the theme “Sustainability of the Olympics”.
Head's Blog: Enthusiasm for STEM at RHB
This week our Sixth Form IB students were challenged to develop their scientific skills even further through the Collaborative Science Project, an inter-disciplinary activity focusing on the implications of science through practice-based learning, teamwork and cooperation. The teams are drawn from all Group 4 subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, DT, PE and Computer Science) and developed their own research titles around the theme of ‘Sustainability of the Olympics.’
Edie and Ellie introduce Cressida Cowell at Bath Children's Literature Festival
Ellie and Edie, Year 5 students at RHB Prep, recently had the very important and exciting job of introducing their favourite author, Cressida Cowell, to the stage at Bath Children's Literature Festival.
New York Times best-selling author Megan Whalen Turner's workshop with Year 9
Students in Year 9 were treated to a visit from the New York Times best-selling author Megan Whalen Turner, who visited school to talk to students about the latest book in her award-winning series The Queen’s Thief.
Head's Blog: Montaigne, Essays and Academic Enrichment
Why do we ask students to write essays? At least part of the answer to that question is found in 16th century France.
Kay wins Atherton Award 2024
Earlier this year, Royal High School Bath students took part in the Atherton Award; a pioneering new award for girls' schools in the UK to celebrate girls who show initiative or entrepreneurial thinking in a STEM discipline. The winner this year is Kay from Year 11.
Meg's big moment at Bath Children's Literature Festival
Meg, Year 3, had a very exciting and memorable weekend, introducing to the stage at Bath Forum one of the best-known figures in the children's book world, Michael Rosen.
Head's Blog: Hadrian's Wall (and the power of sisterhood and the great outdoors)
In 122 C.E. the Emperor Hadrian, with whom I share both a name and a birthday, commanded that a wall be constructed across the stretch of Northern England where it is at its narrowest. It was still a remarkable 73 miles long, marked with regular milecastles and forts and garrison towns...