Vicky Burley, Author at Riddlesdown Collegiate - Page 7 of 9

As students work hard to get ready for exams and to squeeze the most out of this academic year, independent study remains a key opportunity for all students to make progress in their learning and development.  We work hard to ensure that independent study set by teachers is meaningful and worthwhile, so there is an […]

On Thursday 25th April, we hosted this year’s Careers Fair for Riddlesdown, Quest and Woodcote students. This was our biggest ever Careers Fair, the event featured over 70 employers, universities and colleges spread over the Main Hall and the library.   Katie Fisher, dietician, who had a stall said, “Everyone’s presentations and set ups seem really […]

Being in school is important to students’ achievement, wellbeing, and wider development. Research shows that the students with the highest attendance throughout their time in school gain the best GCSE and A Level results.  Well done to all our Attendance Superstars! It can be tough, particularly during those cold and dark winter mornings. But you have shown […]

Our first Culture Day of the year was hosted by College VI during the Spring Term. College VI students took up the opportunity to come into school in casual dress, with many wearing clothes from their own cultures. This was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the diversity and vibrance of our student body, which is […]

Year 8 students from all four colleges met representatives from BAE systems who gave a talk and ran a workshop about physics and engineering. Students had a great time looking at different circuits and seeing how science is applied to the workplace. One student commented, “It was great to understand the complexity of science when […]

At the start of the year, we used to go to other societies such as Psychology Society, BSL and Healthcare Society. This inspired us to start our own society: South Asian Society. To fulfil the high demand of bringing different cultures together, we came up with aims for what we wanted to achieve for our […]

When joining Sixth Form this year, I was told about our in-school mentoring programme called STAMP, Student Teaching and Mentoring Programme; I immediately knew I wanted to take part. This programme is available to anyone in Sixth Form and has hugely grown since its creation thanks to Mr Weeks. It reaches to our lower school, […]

School-Led Litter Picking and Conservation Initiatives In today’s rapidly changing world, instilling a sense of environmental stewardship in our youth is more crucial than ever. One powerful way to achieve this is through community outreach initiatives centred around litter picking and conservation efforts. By involving our students in such endeavours, we not only clean up […]

The curriculum at Riddlesdown provides students with so many inspirational and innovative experiences within and beyond the classroom. In Year 7 students in English have enjoyed exploring a broad range of texts and poems about diverse cultures with one student stating, “It’s great to learn about the world through poetry.”  Also, in Year 7 all […]

College VI is a community, full of welcoming and hardworking students. Although there are two different years within the Sixth Form, the common room gives them a chance to come together and build new friendships outside of lessons. Within the lessons, the student-teacher relationship is very open and welcoming, making students more comfortable to ask […]

It’s been an exciting term for the collective development and training of teachers at Riddlesdown. Our whole school focus has been on the power and importance of reflecting on our practice in the classroom as well as ways to support everyone’s wellbeing. Our trainee teachers had an insightful opportunity to learn more about the experience […]

Back in September, when the show was months away and my free periods consisted of rehearsing my part, the excitement for the production was just as acute as it was at the performance itself, with almost two hundred auditioning, all in anticipation over what part they would get, and as the orchestra took its first […]