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The CPA department, an iconic staple of Riddlesdown Collegiate, is constantly blooming with creativity. The opportunities available for the students provide a large range of choices to expand their knowledge and further their talents. These are, and have always been, unique and inclusive to all, especially the annual production, which the student body love to […]

Success can be defined in many different ways- whether you’re getting the highest grades in class, or you beat a personal record by a few seconds, everyone has a success story. Here we focus on a story from beyond the classroom; Owain Simkins, a year 8 Pegasus student, has managed to succeed triumphantly with his […]

Welcome back Phoenix to the new academic year, we hope you had a lovely summer! ‘Phoenix College is an inclusive and welcoming community’ as said by Naomi in year 10. They make sure to centre their students within everything they do. They are incredibly pleased to welcome the new year sevens who have been outstanding […]

This week, during assembly, Ms McKeefry awarded two Orion students a certificate to their contributions to the Orion community by demonstrating values of kindness and ambition. The two people who won these awards are Emily and Mason who showed high amounts of success. We spoke to Emily (Year 9) who told us about her previous […]

At Riddlesdown, we do not stop at success. Celebrating the successes and developments of our pupils is at the heart of our ethos. On the 12th of September, Riddlesdown Collegiate held a Celebration Evening to award our incredible student body with recognition for their efforts. The evening had its tone set from the ambient lighting […]

After the success of the Year 10 Mock Interview Day last year, we are looking forward to running this again for our new Year 10 students.  We are very keen to find volunteers who can help interview our students, any experience of recruitment is useful but not essential as we will be giving volunteers a […]

The summer is a great time for young people to recharge after a busy academic year by engaging with poetry. Through various competitions and classwork this year, many students have written some wonderful poetry. Poetry allows young people to think really deeply and to express that thinking in unique ways. The poetry might be designed […]

Year 9 students participated in enrichment week recently in which provided them with key life skills such as team building and creative thinking. Tutor Groups 9JRS and 9HCB participated in an immersive Dragons Den lesson in which they created and innovated products. In 9HCB, students designed a lunch box in which they were free to […]

During enrichment week, the opportunity to learn how to play steel pans and the tuba had been presented to year 9.  The exposure to these instruments had been described as quite “challenging yet fun” by a few students who had then mentioned the group work had helped them with teamwork skills. Many had also enjoyed […]

Diversity Club members along with Mrs Relph and Mr McHale proudly flew the pride flag over the school in June. The celebration of Pride can mean different things to different people but to Diversity Club members it is about acceptance and equality for all and for people to embrace their individuality in whatever form they […]

The Hip-Hop dance session was inspirational for all students experiencing dance for the first time. The dance and choreography was very fun to learn, inspiring students in the passion of dancing success and more for the future of the dance department. William F The dance/hip-hop dance lesson was a very fun and different experience to […]

This term, the Year 7s have explored life in the ocean, specifically the plastic pollution that is slowly destroying our fragile ecosystem. The session was split into learning about the effects of plastic on our seas and oceans through an informational documentary, followed by a fun teamwork activity to create a model of a sea […]