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Vote for Project Prevent in Co-ops

Our school's Project Prevent has been selected as a winner to receive funding from the Co-op local community fund! This will be a minimum of £500 which will go towards funding students attending a Project Prevent event.

However, we could get more funding depending on local voting at Co-op stores! Voting can be done via the Co-op app or in stores. The more votes we get, the more funding we will be awarded, so please vote for us if you can!

You can find out more about Project Prevent here: www.rugbyhighschool.co.uk/projectprevent.

£20,250 in 2025 fundraising campaign update

Our current fundraising total currently stands at £11,830, so we are over halfway to our total of £20,250 in 2025. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated!

Watch our latest campaign update video from Mr Grady, filmed in the Gospel Lab where the transformation is underway.

Watch the latest campaign video from the lab

There's still time to donate and help us fully finish the lab refurbishment, as there is still some essential kit we need to purchase! Donate here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/20250in2025

Physics Teacher of the Year Award 2025

Congratulations to Susan Mighall who has been awarded Physics Teacher of the Year Award 2025 by the Institute of Physics. This is in recognition of her work in growing the number of girls taking A level Physics in school and in the wider Midlands through supporting the professional development of Physics teachers. Susan is an outstanding and inspirational member of the Science department and we are proud of her achievement. 

Susan Mighall’s lessons in school push students academically but have fun activities interwoven into them; from using a methane rocket to study the conservation of momentum to using a foil wire and magnet to play music. This high challenge, low risk environment, where students are willing to make mistakes and ask questions, has led to excellent results and progression for students in the school, so much so that staff recruitment has been needed to meet the demand for A Level classes.

Susan is keen to emphasise the importance of practical work in underpinning theoretical concepts, and demonstrates this with her commitment to extracurricular projects such as CREST Awards and engineering projects. Congratulations Susan!

Drama trip to London

Our A Level Drama and Theatre Studies students had a day trip to London recently. First, they watched a recording of The National Theatre's rendition of Our Country's Good at the National Theatre Archives, looking for inspiration for their own interpretation of this set text. After a few wrong turns (or our 'adventure' as some kind students called it), having made it half-way to The Globe pub rather than the Theatre) they eventually arrived at the highly impressive Shakespeare's Globe. Thankfully the weather was kind, with blue skies above as they stood in the open air yard to watch Twelfth Night (or What You Will). The production was an absolute sensation! Music, dance and hilarity ensued, with Feste scoffing almost an entire chocolate orange swiped from an audience member and Malvolio's yellow stockings making quite the impression.  

Becky D'Souza and Ailisha Sabin

“Congress to Campus” Year 13 Politics Trip

On Thursday 6th November, some of the Year 13 Politics class travelled to De Montfort University in order to take part in the annual “Congress to Campus” presentation. This involved two former members of House of Representatives, Mike Ross (a former Democratic congressman from Arkansas) and Jeff Duncan (a former Republican congressman from South Carolina) talking about their experiences in Congress and taking part in a wide-ranging and interesting Q&A. All of the students enjoyed the talk and gained useful insights from the answers.
After the presentation had finished, Mike Ross was kind enough to talk more to the students, pose for a photo and, most impressively of all, sing happy birthday to Mr Marley!

Photo above L-R: Izzy, Okiki, Isla, Georgia, Mike Ross (Former Democratic Congressman for Arkansas), Aimee, Nia, Amber. 

Anxiety is a normal emotion, but when it becomes overwhelming or persistent, it can affect a young person's ability to function at school, socially, and at home. Common triggers include:
- Academic pressure (e.g. exams, homework)
- Social challenges (e.g. friendships, bullying)
- Transitions (e.g. new school year, changing schools, starting GCSEs)
- Family stress or bereavement
- Health concerns or neurodiversity

Click here for more information including helplines and how parents/carers can help. 

Elevate are offering a series of free webinars this Autumn term, to help parents best support their child through school. The upcoming webinars are: 

• How You Can Help Improve Your Child's Memory: 18th November, 6-7pm

• How You Can Build Resilience in Your Child: 2nd December, 6-7pm

• How to Help Your Child Alleviate Stress: 16th December, 6-7pm

Click here to register for any of these webinars for free

The Land Where The Taffy Birds Grow
Margaret McBride Hoss

There’s a lemondrop monkey that whistles and sings
And marshmallow chickens with sugary wings.
Eating wee gumdrop worms that the mother hen brings.
In the Land Where the Taffy Birds Grow.

The rivers are gold-colored honey so sweet,
And a licorice dog, you are certain to meet.
With a lollipop pig that has caramel feet,
In the Land Where the Taffy Birds Grow.

There’s a chocolate mouse and a peppermint cat,
And a sugarplum cow in a cocoanut hat.
Baking cinnamon cookies, so puffy and fat.
In the Land Where the Taffy Birds Grow.

You’ll see round doughnut stars playing peek-a-boo.
And a big yellow moon smiling at you,
(A gingerbread man told me these things were true)
In the Land Where the Taffy Birds Grow.

All things Poetry found at Poetry by Heart