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 News from Mr Grady
16th June 2025
Hello everyone!
Our fundraising for the refurbishment of the Gospel Lab continues apace, and now, not only can our parents and students donate through our school payment system, but anyone can donate through our Justgiving Page.
As we have said in previous communications, Emma Gospel was a wonderful colleague and a passionate advocate for Science Education, and refurbishing the Lab that carries her name means a great deal to us here at Rugby High School. A fitting way to continue to honour the huge contribution Emma made to Rugby High School and to the lives of hundreds of students and future scientists!
And speaking of thanking teachers, this Wednesday 18th June is National Thank a Teacher day. Time to take the chance to thank a teacher for those contributions they make to our lives, and for those of us perhaps not at school any more to reflect on the teachers who made a difference to our lives.
This Wednesday I get the chance to personally thank a teacher who made a huge difference to my life both in school and in shaping my ethos and values: Phil Kelly. Phil was my English teacher in year 9, and again in year 12, he directed the first school plays I was involved with in Secondary school, and his sensitive, good-humoured and passionate approach to English teaching is something I still carry with me today. Mr Kelly will be popping into RHS on Wednesday, for a tour of the school, to meet some students and colleagues and give me the chance to say thank you for all he has done.
Whether you’re still attending school, or have long since left – do take the time to think of those teachers that made a difference to you, and if you can, offer your thanks for their help, support and guidance in getting you to where you are today!
I hope you all have a good week,
Stay safe and well,
Mr Grady
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£20250 in 2025 Campaign - Thank you!
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far to our £20250 in 2025 campaign! Funds raised will be used to transform the Gospel Science Laboratory for our students.
The planned refurbishment will result in an entirely new laboratory full of specialist science equipment, ensuring our students can engage in practical science experiments which bring the subject to life!
This lab is named in honour of our much-loved former head of science, Emma Gospel. In her time at Rugby High School Emma Gospel taught thousands of students in this lab, with commitment and passion, and we are continuing her legacy, inspiring the next generation of future scientists.
Your donation would be a huge contribution to Emma Gospel’s lasting legacy, and our commitment at RHS to the very best experience of science teaching for all our students.
Donations can be made through Parentmail and will be very much appreciated.
Donations can also be made via Just Giving. Please share the Just Giving page with anyone else you know who may wish to contribute!
Click here to watch a special message from Mark Grady
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Year 8 Competition Success - Step into the NHS
Back in March, during National Science Week, our Year 8 students completed research and pieces of work which was entered into the National “Step into the NHS” Competition. The competition was designed to help raise career aspirations and awareness of the breadth of 350 careers available in the NHS by creating job specifications and adverts using their research.
The students spent time researching different roles in the healthcare profession and then made promotional material in the form of posters, videos, presentations and everything else in between. The department was so impressed by the diversity of creativity shown in the entries and clearly, so were the NHS judges!
We are thrilled to announce that Shreya has been announced as the Regional winner. We wish Shreya good luck as she now takes her project to the National final where she will present her project online to a panel of judges. Her winning piece was a creative and innovative piece about a career in dietetics. You can see a few stills from her video above.
Congratulations also go to the following who were all given highly commended awards for our region, which were great entries but didn’t quite win the Regional winner spot:
Selma and Sahasra
Ella and Lily
Hadassah and Ana
Kaiya
Keva
Daria and Iqraa
Congratulations and well done to all the Year 8 students for their entries.
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Rocket Club
Year 7 Rocket club landed last week! This fantastic co-curricular club runs on Wednesday lunchtimes and students build and decorate their team’s rocket ready for launching on the school field.
Here are some photos of the initial engineering. Launch will be in 5 weeks time and we’re hoping for heights of up to 200m!
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New Titles in the Reading Room
The new Schools Library Service book loan has arrived and fantastic new titles are on the Schools Library Service shelves in The Reading Room. There are also a number of great non-fiction books which are on the bottom right hand shelf of the Schools Library section.
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Much Ado about Nothing
On Wednesday, 21st May, our year group, year 10, had the amazing opportunity to go on a trip to the Royal Shakespeare Company to watch "Much Ado About Nothing", which we are currently studying in English for our English Literature GCSE. Seeing the play performed live helped us understand the characters and storyline even further, which enables us to explore the themes of the play further in our lessons. The actors were incredible, and they brought so much energy and humour to the production, which lit up the whole stage and made the audience laugh throughout.
After the show, we got to meet some of the actors and collect their autographs which made the experience even more special. It was a wonderful, sunny day that not only helped to deepen our understanding of the play but also made learning about Shakespeare fun and memorable.
Sarayu Kotha
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Science Quiz Time
On Monday 9th June a team of Year 12 students joined 18 other school teams from the Midlands at the Foxcroft Science Quiz at Rugby School. It was a brilliantly organised event with fun had by all. A selection of food and drinks provided the energy for the complex Biology and Chemistry anagrams, Physics dingbats, Objects in space round and not to forget, the guess the science object round, which included molecule models, a potometer and even a skull or two of common animals.
A lovely evening of challenge and fun. Thank you to Sophie, Charles, Isabel, Isla, Jasper and Lara for representing the school with such enthusiasm.
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Thank a Teacher Day
National Thank a Teacher Day is back next week, on Wednesday 19th June! It promises to be a special day of celebrations across schools and colleges and you can send a free thank you e-card to any member of staff via the Thank a Teacher website
Find out more here
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Virtual Insight into University course
EDT have opened applications for their popular Virtual Insight into University course.
This is a comprehensive virtual experience for students in Years 11-13 where they explore STEM studies at University including Degree Apprenticeships and the Career opportunities that these subjects can lead to.
The course will take approximately 30 hours to complete and will run over 8 weeks, (30th June - 22nd August 2025) giving students the flexibility to complete it at their own pace and around other commitments. It will also help students to develop their Independent Research and Time Management skills both of which are vital for University Study.
The link below will take you to their course webpage where you will find full course details, the course Flyer and the Application Form.
Virtual Insight into University course
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Years 8 and 9 Summer Engineering Experience
For many years, The Smallpiece Trust has been bringing engaging STEM enrichment activities to young people and their Engineering Experience residential course is coming to Warwick this summer!
Hosted at the University of Warwick, this residential course welcomes 50 students in Years 8 and 9 for three days of fun STEM learning. Delivered by our fantastic team of STEM Engagement Specialists, students will learn about three different engineering topics they could pursue as a career in the future including:
- Energy: Explore the growing importance of hydrogen and design and build a hydrogen car
- Robotics and Programming: Develop practical programming skills and program a robot
- Civil: Design and build a bridge, testing it for stability and structural integrity
Beyond these activities, students will get a taste of independent living and take part in a full range of fun evening activities, including quiz nights and games.
Click here to find out more
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Holiday Activities and Food Programme
The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme is a Department for Education funded initiative aimed at pupils in school years Reception through to Year 11 who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.
The next HAF period will be over the summer holidays, where eligible young people can access a maximum of 16 days funded activities, as well as a meal.
For more information on the Warwickshire HAF programme, please visit their website. This is a one stop shop for all HAF-related updates and information.
The Summer HAF Programme activity listings will go live on Monday 23rd June on the website. You will then be able to browse what's on during the Summer HAF delivery period of Monday 21st July - Friday 29th August 2025.
Bookings are made directly with providers. Please ensure you disclose your child's needs. You can book a maximum of 16 sessions with your HAF code, and this can be with one provider, or spread across multiple sites.
Find out more here
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Free Webinars to sign up for
How to Help Your Child Alleviate Stress
17th June, 6-7pm
How to Get (And Keep!) Your Child Motivated
1st July, 6-7pm
How You Can Set Your Child Up for Success
15th July, 6-7pm
Click here to register for any of these webinars for free
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Sheenagh Pugh
What If This Road
What if this road, that has held no surprises
these many years, decided not to go
home after all; what if it could turn
left or right with no more ado
than a kite-tail? What if its tarry skin
were like a long, supple bolt of cloth,
that is shaken and rolled out, and takes
a new shape from the contours beneath?
And if it chose to lay itself down
in a new way, around a blind corner,
across hills you must climb without knowing
what’s on the other side, who would not hanker
to be going, at all risks? Who wants to know
a story’s end, or where a road will go?
All things Poetry found at Poetry by Heart
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Jobs
Cover Supervisor
£13.74 per hour
Responsible to: Cover Manager/Business Manager
Start Date 1st June 2025 (or as soon as possible after)
This is a broad description of the types of duties/activities expected at this level. This is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of duties. Please read the Job Description on our website.
- Supervising a whole class to undertake set work/activities and can include introducing and closing the class.
- Maintaining good order and managing behaviour constructively.
- Promotion of self-control and independence.
- Keep pupils on task as necessary.
- Responding appropriately to questions raised by pupils.
- Collecting any completed work and returning it to the appropriate teacher.
- Dealing with immediate problems and emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies.
- Reporting back on behaviour of pupils during the class and any issues arising.
- Supporting the general administration and/or Front of House teams when not actively covering pupils’ lessons.
Tel: 01788 810518
Email: vacancies@rugbyhighschool.co.uk
Cleaner
Zero hours casual contract. TTO plus 5 week (39 weeks). NJC Scale 2. £11.59 per hour.
Responsible to: Site Manager
To clean specified areas within the school in accordance with the school’s/authority’s standards. Your work will be undertaken under the guidance of the caretaker / cleaning supervisor. You will also contribute to the school’s statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Download the Job Description and Application Form via our website.
Tel: 01788 810518
Email: vacancies@rugbyhighschool.co.uk
For more details and how to apply, go to our website.
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Please find below information that has been passed to us that may be of interest to you and your family.
Warwickshire Family Information Service Newsletter
10th June Edition
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The school newsletter is sent out every other week during term-time.
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