WIDENING HORIZONS

Roedean has a strong social conscience and the girls play an active role in the wider community. Every girl in Year 12 takes part in weekly community service, and each year group has a dedicated local community project on which to focus their efforts, such as the Blind Veterans for Year 8, and Downs View Specialist School for Year 10. We have a strong and well-established link with St Mark’s, a local Primary School, and the girls derive great pleasure and satisfaction from the weekly activities they undertake.

St Mark’s – In 2021-2022, the girls have contributed 936 hours, and the children have benefited from 8034 pupil-hours – in 2018 we raised £30,000 to build and stock a Library from scratch

Roedean Academy with 6 local state schools – over 3 years, 160 Year 10 students have enjoyed an annual programme of supra-curricular academic enrichment and challenge

In 2021-2022, the Roedean community has raised over £22,000 for charitable causes, and students and staff have committed over 4000 hours to partnerships

Widening Access – our Brighthelm Scholars join Roedean from local state schools within 20 miles, and HMC and Springboard Scholars, as well as students fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, benefit from transformational awards in the Sixth Form

Roedean donates 100 hot meals each week to Off the Fence, a charity which responds to the serious issue of homelessness in Brighton, and the School supports the continuing education and well-being of ten girls around the world through PlanUK

Pupils contribute enthusiastically to the community and gain significant confidence and self-esteem from opportunities to share their time. ISI Nov21

Pupils show a good appreciation of non-material aspects of life. ISI Nov21