OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY
Wild Fridays Every Year 7 is outside on Friday afternoons, learning land-yachting, the names of indigenous plants, archery, and how to make a fire and clip a sheep’s hoof
skills, and to let their imagination run riot. That is because education is about so much more than just examination results. Roedean girls do achieve exceptionally high grades in public examinations, but they are not driven exclusively by this – instead, they are able to pursue their
Roedean’s ethos is clearly focused on the
passions, challenge themselves to try new
remarkable benefits of a holistic approach to
things, and make some mistakes. This is precisely
education, in which academic pursuits are
what allows them to develop into confident
complemented by a wide range of co-curricular
young women with multi-faceted interests
Roedean Ambassadors
activities, and the founding Lawrence sisters
and skills, able to negotiate external pressures
would be delighted with their legacy today. With
and expectations.
Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh, Rio 2016 Gold medallists, Dr Suzie Imber, Professor of Space Physics, and Anabela Chan OR, jewellery designer
over 120 co-curricular activities on offer, the girls
264 instrumental lessons on 22 instruments take place each week – over the last 5 years, 30 students have achieved Grade 8, including 18 with Distinction
enjoy sea-swimming (our team swam to France in the 2022 Cross-Channel relay!), international travel awards, trampolining, a farm on the school
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – in 2022 88 doing Bronze, 73 doing Silver, and 6 on Gold
site with sheep, chickens, and pygmy goats, annual House competitions, and our flood-lit all-weather pitch.
75 students take Dance lessons in 6 styles of dance – in 2021, one remarkable student achieved Advanced 2 in Ballet
Roedean girls excel in a range of sports, many musicians play beyond Grade 8 level, and girls achieve at the very highest level in ballet, jazz, and modern dance – all such activities have their own intrinsic value, but they also have huge benefits for the girls’ academic endeavours. At Roedean, it is this rounded education which
Our aim at Roedean is to nurture the girls’
produces independent and creative young
talents, to spark their curiosity, to develop their
women who will make their mark in the world.
Annual International Women’s Day Festival with 83 speakers over the last 5 years Annual Careers’ Fair, with over 50 contributors from a wide range of professions
9 students have achieved Grade 8 in LAMDA examinations in recent years, and every one was awarded with Distinction
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If you’re just a set of results, you’re just achievement, which, like glass, can shatter. There needs to be more.
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