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The Collegiate Chronicles
Science Fair
One of the most exciting events that the Riddlesdown Science Department hosts every year is the science fair. It's a showstopper event that has proven to be very popular over the years. The science department puts their heart and soul into making it a magical experience for any student who comes by. This year, we…
Wellbeing During Exam Season
With exam season upon us, many students will be faced with signage to be mindful of others who are taking exams. I would like to draw you to a campaign run by Papyrus in 2018, which the image refers to. We would like to encourage students that even though they are faced with this request…
Student Leadership – Year 8 Receptionist Program
As part of ongoing work in student leadership, we are always looking for new opportunities for our students to take on the role of student ambassadors in our school. We are really pleased and excited to launch our new Year 8 Receptionist Program. This provides students with the opportunity to support our receptionists and our…
Sports in College VI
At Riddlesdown College VI, we boast a plethora of sporting opportunities, offering a diverse range of activities spanning from volleyball to cricket. Among our most sought-after sports are football, cricket, basketball, badminton, and volleyball. The school fosters an environment conducive to participation in these sports, facilitating both existing students and new joiners in cultivating friendships…
Careers Education at Riddlesdown
At Riddlesdown Collegiate, we have a vast Careers Programme, which can be accessed by all students. In College VI, we have a Community Page on Google Classroom, where many opportunities are advertised for all College VI students, such as work experience, apprenticeships, personal statement support, and many more. Additionally, we are careers ambassadors, and our…
Oxbridge Applications
Every year, Mr Weeks, Head of College VI and Cambridge alumnus, runs a programme to help those applying to Oxford and Cambridge. This guides students through each step of the long and often arduous application process, starting with building up super-curricular achievements and ending with extensive interview preparation.Following the summer holidays, work on personal statements…
Positivity, Tenacity and Hard Work Guarantee Success
It’s no secret that GCSEs are a real challenge for young people. The extraordinary academic demands made on Year 10 students can make that transition from Key Stage 3 considerable – especially for those of us where school just seemed that much more difficult than it did for others. You may be one of those…
Independent Study
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 expectation…
Careers and Further Study Event
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 impressive.…
Attendance Superstars
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…
Culture Day
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…
BAE Systems on Tour
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…
South Asian Society
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 society.…
STAMP - in-school mentoring
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,…
Community Outreach
School-Led Litter Picking and Conservation InitiativesIn 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 our…
Curriculum Insight
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 students…
College VI Community
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…