News from Mr Grady
Hello everyone,
I am unapologetically writing a newsletter celebrating all that is wonderful about RHS this week – I hope, keeping the right side of celebrating the wonderful things we do, without tipping into bragging (although, there’s nothing wrong with a bit of bragging occasionally!)
It has been another busy couple of weeks for us at Rugby High School – we’ve been conducting guidance meetings with prospective students to join our Sixth Form over the past few weeks, and it has been really pleasing to see that applications for the Sixth Form are higher this year than ever, a real testament to the work of Mrs Dermott-Bond and all our Sixth Form team, tutors and teachers who make what we offer in our Sixth Form such a wonderful package of academic rigour, intellectual curiosity and kind, empathetic pastoral support. Fantastic too, to see so many young people eager and excited about the next stage of their education. The resilience of our students, and students across the county is a pleasure and privileged to behold!
Another great opportunity too for our Sixth Form scientists, who finally got to take part in the “Med-Soc” experience. This was formally known as “Operating Theatre Live” which perhaps gives a slightly better idea of this experience, offered to all Sixth Form scientists who are considering medical or veterinary careers. This is an experience that has been cancelled and re-arranged since March 2020, and it is massively to the credit of Mr Koe and the Science department that they have tenaciously maintained this booking, knowing what a fantastic experience it is for our students. Talking to them afterwards, it was clear that the very “hands on” experience of dissection of a variety of items was a great chance to explore, nurture curiosity and really understand some of the career demands of the medical professions. I myself cannot comment on the actual items being dissected, as my rather fragile demeanour in the face of blood/ gore would have meant installing some sort of fainting couch. The important thing is that for those students who wanted to get that experience, we made it happen. In the words of Mr Koe, who attended the event: “whilst the smell will no doubt linger long in the memory, hopefully the experience will have been sufficiently positive to counterbalance that.”
Our politics students were at the Houses of Parliament on Monday, and from what I hear holding power to account with some very tricky questions for MPs, and showing us what mature, interested and insightful young people they were – again a wonderful testament to the curiosity and aspiration of both our staff and students.
I, too, was out this week, giving a lecture at Warwick Business school to the third and fourth year finalists who in one of their modules are exploring the nature of and images of creativity. My focus was obviously nurturing the right environment for creativity in schools, and how we can continue to do so in the face of an increasing dearth of resources. It was fascinating to talk to work and collaborate with students from across the globe, who were universally impressed and inspired by what we are doing here at Rugby High School. As we work our way into Spring, all of these rejuvenative experiences are a real pleasure to witness, and support, all helping our students make the very most of their time here at RHS, doing that core business that we value to highly: Challenging our wonderful, able students to develop their curiosity, finding joy in their learning, and setting the very highest of heights in their hearts.
With all best wishes, stay well and safe!
Mr Grady
World Book Day, 3rd March 2022
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