10th March 2017 - Issue 9
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Fun on the farm!
#BeBoldForChange at Roedean The 2017 International Women’s Day campaign theme is #BeBoldForChange and, on Wednesday this week, every student in every year group marked the day by each making personal pledges to be bold for change. On downloaded selfie cards from the IWD website, we all wrote something personal to us; some of the girls came up with some fantastic statements, and here are just a few examples: Well-behaved women rarely make history
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We are not strange we are BOLD
I will be BOLD, I will be BRAVE
Girls love BLUE, boys can love PINK too!
I will be bold, pick up a drill, and continue working on the Formula 24 race car
Don’t be the damsel in distress, be the HERO!
Head’s Introduction Last weekend, we had a fantastic Open Day, welcoming well over 100 families to Roedean. As ever, the girls toured wonderfully, those speaking did so with clarity and feeling, the performers were brilliant, and the school showcased its excellent provision in many areas. Thank you to everyone involved – the families who came were incredibly impressed with the girls and what they saw, and many commented on how much they enjoyed the Annie performance in particular.
I will be bold to speak for tho se who are not able to speak for the mselves
We will be BOLD and make sure we are HEARD
I will stand up for body image!
There is a fantastic display in the Fireplace in Reception, with well over 100 of the cards submitted, and this makes a powerful
statement about what we believe in. At Roedean, we will be bold for change! Esmee E (6.1)
As you know, we had an unannounced ISI Inspection earlier in the term, focusing on compliance. According to the new regulations, we had 20 minutes’ notice, so I am delighted that the report, which has just been published and is available on the website, found that we fulfil the regulatory requirements in all areas, and that our record-keeping and policies are of an excellent standard. Following our exceptional ISI report which looked at all aspects of the school last March, I am pleased that the inspectorate has also made this very positive assessment of compliance at Roedean.
are displayed on green hearts for all to see. In addition, I am so pleased to see that the girls really engaged with International Women’s Day, each one stating proudly on her card how and why she will be bold to effect change concerning gender inequality.
This week at school we have been looking outward and to the future. In both Assemblies, those hoping to be Prefects for the coming year presented their ideas to the girls, after which every member of the Roedean community had the chance to vote; the new Prefect team will be appointed before the end of term. As well as the Prefect manifestos, the Fireplace is festooned with green hearts and inspirational International Women’s Day pledges. As it is Climate Week, the girls have been asked to consider what might be lost from nature unless we act to slow the process of climate change, and these comments
We will continue to consider this theme next week with our Women in the Workplace event, run in conjunction with the Girls’ Schools Association. It is taking place on Wednesday evening, and brings together parents and girls to discuss what could be done to try to eradicate gender inequality in the workplace. I am really looking forward to Academic Week at Roedean. I am grateful to Ms Kazem, our Assistant Head Academic, for organising so many events over the week, with something for everyone, to make the girls think deeply and consider topics which they might never have come across before. I encourage every girl to engage with the academic focus of the coming week. I hope you all have a restful weekend, and good luck for next week.