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Star performances at A Level and GCSE!
Students at Redland High School for Girls have achieved almost 30% of their passes (pass rate of 100%) at the new A* grade – 28.8% to be precise!  In this highly competitive year, it is especially pleasing that Redland High students will be going to the universities of their first choice.

Amanda Mitchison visits Year 9
Children's author, Amanda Mitchison visited Redland High recently to discuss her recent publication and work with Year 9 students who have just completed a short stories project.

Fashion Show Bollywood Extravaganza
At the end of the Summer Term Redland High once again rocked the catwalk at the annual Fashion Show with a 'Bollywood' theme.

Latin Play
Redland High recently hosted the annual Gloucestershire Latin Plays Competition. We entered two plays. Year 8 girls performed a scene from 'Harrius Potter et camera secretorum' and Year 9 Latinists acted out the story of Nero and his attempt to murder his troublesome mother.

Year 7 visit a Medieval Village
Year 7 visited the medieval village at Cosmeston, Penarth, set on the pilgrims' route from Cardiff to St David's.

Odyssey Marathon
Homer‟s great epic The Odyssey was brought to life in a marathon reading organised by Redland High's Classics Department.

Flying the Flag for FIFA
Sophie Crane, a Year 8 pupil here at Redland High, was on the pitch in South Africa with the England football team when they won their crucial match against Slovenia!

Year 7 see Bristol in a different light
Year 7 recently enjoyed a Geography field trip around Bristol. The day was designed to teach pupils about their city and how it has changed over time up to the present day.

Yvette Gate - a tribute from Caroline Bateson, Headmistress
I am sure many of you will have heard of the very sad death during half term of Yvette Gate, one of our Year 12 pupils. She passed away peacefully in Bristol Childrens' Hospital on 29 May 2010.

Redland High Orienteering - RHOK
The final event in the Schools' League took place at Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire. Both Senior and Junior Teams competed producing some great results.

Chemistry Festival
Four Year 8 girls, Alice Ayres, Isabella Bentley, Natalie Gooder and Jenny Guo, went to the Salters' Festival of Chemistry at Bath University, where they enjoyed a day of practical activities in the Department of Chemistry.

Anastasia secures a place at Junior Trinity
Anastasia Laurie (Year 8 Music Scholar) has been accepted onto the Junior Course at the Trinity College of Music (London) which takes place on a Saturday morning.

GCSE Drama Performances
A full audience attended the four complex and fascinating devised pieces presented by the GCSE Drama students. Once again the extraordinary dramatic skills of Redland High's girls were showcased to magnificent and in some cases traumatising effect.

Investigations in Science Week
During the recent Science Week, Year 9 students were given the freedom to investigate any Science question that interested them. They had to design their entire projects themselves and then give a presentation on their findings.

A Musical Donation from the Friends
The well supported hard working Friends of Redland High have donated £9000 to the Redland High Music Department.

Volcanic Ash Cloud – Possible Disruption to Examinations
We have recently received the following information from JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) which may affect some candidates who are intending to take a family holiday abroad over the half-term holiday

Election Fever at Redland High
Here at Redland High the girls enjoyed holding their own mock elections. Year 9 fielded eager candidates for each of the three main parties, manifestos were written, witty posters appealing for our support appeared all over the School, and the hustings took place at Assembly.

Redland High win 2010 Times Spelling Bee Competition!
On Wednesday 28th April, the Redland High Spelling team, won a semi-final place in a national contest beating a number of local Independent and Maintained schools.

Sliding on the Slopes
Over the Easter holiday 47 girls from Year 9 and 10 and five members of staff went on an exciting skiing trip to Italy.

Classical Italy
The Classics study tour returned from Italy in good spirits having seen the wonders of ancient Rome, explored Pompeii and Herculaneum, climbed Vesuvius and (not least) enjoyed picnics and ice creams in glorious sunshine.

Redland High goes to China
A group of 25 staff and girls set out on the trip of a lifetime to China. Despite flying with British Airways, earthquakes, and volcanic ash, the trip went according to plan and the party enjoyed an action-packed ten days.

Convincing win for U14 Hockey Team
Redland High‟s U14XI won convincingly against the Priory School, 8-0! This was an outstanding last match of the season, not only because of the score line but also because of the mature performance shown by the girls.

Bouldering Success
The fourth and final rescheduled round of the Southwest Bouldering League was held at the end of the Spring Term. Our three Redland High girls (Rosa Bernal-Morris and Molly Cheesley of Year 7 and Lydia Zapata of Year 9) competed well and won the Junior Girls' Climbing Competition overall!

Spring Concert
The end of term Spring Concert saw our new Director of Music Mr Steve Daykin make his debut and he set the bar very high. A wide range of Redland High musical talents took part, from orchestra and choirs to string quartet and solo instrumentalists.

From Chin Strap Penguins to Orangutans
All those who came along to hear Patrick Morris' talk were treated to a really fascinating hour. Mr Morris worked as a producer on the recent BBC TV series 'Life', with David Attenborough.

Explosions in the School Hall!
As part of National Science Week the girls of Year 7 were treated to a wonderful Chemistry Show given by Tim Harrison from Bristol University.

Junior House Debating Competition
Congratulations to Rowan House who beat Maple in the final of this exciting competition, and especially to their capable and articulate team of Saeral Arora and Rebecca Dufty.

Ceramics Workshop
During the Spring Term the Art Department ran a very successful and enjoyable ceramics workshop for students and staff of Redland High and QEH with the artist Jitka Palmer.

Science Club Fizzy Fun!
Science Club fizzed and popped while club members studiously (but giggling!) predicted the outcome of the experiments.

Year 9 History Trip
During March Year 9 historians made a trip to the National Army Museum in London. Despite the early departure time they remained in high spirits and arrived at the museum in Chelsea ready to take full advantage of the day.

Instant Wit Drama Workshop
The drama company "Instant Wit” held a workshop and evening performance at Redland High recently. Students were treated to a very exciting day, full of new improvisation techniques and lots of laughter.

World Book Day Quiz
The recent World Book Day saw Redland High's English Department holding a literary quiz to celebrate the occasion. Girls from Years 7 to 10 were given 15 questions on well-known children's literature to answer.

Year 7 Fundraising for Haiti
After the earthquake in Haiti some of the pupils in form 7LK asked if they could do something to raise money for the disaster appeal. They came up with the idea of a sponsored silence and a Bring and Buy sale.

RHOK - Senior and Junior Orienteering Club
Last Sunday saw another cold winter's day but no sign of the heavy rain and winds that had been forecast earlier in the week. Westonbirt Arboretum proved an excellent venue for a schools' event, with parking and registration close to both the start and finish area. Better still, we had a warm café at hand for drinks and snacks!

Maths Challenge Success and Olympiad Invite!
Redland High took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge recently and 21 students have been awarded certificates: 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 14 Bronze.

Reaching High in Water and on Solid Ground!
Redland High's Sportswomen were recently celebrating winning the coveted 4 x 50m swimming Medley at the Bristol Secondary Schools' Gala and by maintaining an unbeaten run for the U16 Netball Team as they won against Badminton.

RHOKs (Senior School Orienteering Club)
The cold weather did not deter over 300 runners from entering the latest schools' event at Lyncombe Hill, and amoung these competitors were runners representing Redland High Senior School.

High Praise from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Redland High musicians recently went to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), accompanied by Mr Daykin, our new Director of Music, to take part in a 'Teaching Skills' lecture for undergraduate Music students.

Chestnut pip the pancake post!
The annual pancake race was as usual a laughter-filled loud event with a definite competitive edge!

Haiti Earthquake Appeal
Redland High have been raising money for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal with a number of events being greatly supported by the staff and students.

Redland High Climbing Success!
During a recent climbing competition Isabella Bentley completed both of the top-roped routes, getting her into a head-to-head final for first place! Isabella was also the only girl to enter the lead climbing competition and she did extremely well!

RHS and QEH Safe Surfing Together!
Parents from Redland High and QEH met recently for a joint pastoral information evening about ways in which parents and teachers can help young people to use the internet safely. The workshop was held in the QEH theatre and was run by four members of the Redland Community Police team who gave an excellent presentation

Redland High Go4SET Success!
Redland High's Young Engineers 'Go4Set' Teams recently took part in a 'celebration and assessment' day. The organisers told Mrs Linda Fletcher, Head of Science, that the Redland High girls stood out from all the schools present in terms of behaviour, friendliness and the way they approached their work.

Classics modernised!

The Classics section of the Library has just had a makeover! In addition to all the essential Greek and Roman literature, language, architecture, and culture texts, there is now a special fiction collection. But it is not just for girls studying Latin or Classical Civilisation.

Classical Association Award for Redland High Student

Every year the Bristol Classical Association offers a travel bursary to enable a young person to visit Classical sites abroad. We are delighted that this year Lauren Bird Hall has been awarded a bursary of £200 towards her visit to Rome and Pompeii at Easter.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Success!

Year 7's Molly Cheesley is having great fun treading the boards at the Bristol Hippodrome, where she is appearing in a 3 week run of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Good News from theTuck Shop

At Redland High we have a Tuck Shop, which sells Fair Trade chocolate, biscuits, cakes and ice cream in morning break .The Year 11 girls who organise and run the shop are absolutely delighted to have made a profit of just under £1000 between Summer 2008 and October 2009.

Redland High Head 'The Times' GCSE Table
Redland High is delighted to announce that we top the GCSE League Table for the Bristol area as published in The Times newspaper. Add to this the published DCSF value added results at A Level and it totals a great start to any girl's life. 

Christmas at Redland High
The snow may have made the New Year start slowly but revisiting the end of term Christmas celebrations at Redland High from the girls of Lower Foundation through to the young women of the Sixth Form will quickly produce a warm glow. 

Senior House Debating Society Final
Congratulations to Chestnut's Isabelle Stoddart and Luna Li, who won the Senior House Debating competition at the end of last term, proposing the motion, 'This House would invest in the space race'. They produced some detailed arguments as a result of very thorough research.

Redland High Orienteers
Well done to the four Senior School girls who represented Redland High school RHOKS at the recent Avon Schools Orienteering League event in the Forest of Dean. Isabella Bentley came 2nd in the Year 8 group, and Jessica Belcher, Amelia Dore and Elinor Rogers respectively 3rd, 4th and 5th in the Year 7 group.

Gun-totin' Gangsters Hit the Stage!
Not many girls get to play the role of New York gangsters, but they did at Redland High when the Drama department staged a production of the classic children's musical, ‘Bugsy Malone'.

The Big Blue Wave
As you will be aware, world leaders and environment ministers met recently in Copenhagen to address the problems of climate change and to try to reach a global agreement on the measures they are prepared to take in reducing carbon emissions in their countries.

Senior House Debating Society
There was a very close-fought start to the new season of the Senior House Debating competition when Chestnut‟s Isabelle Stoddart and Luna Li were narrowly judged the winners. The debate was very well attended and there was an interesting floor debate.

Willow House Charity Day
The girls of Willow House recently held their annual Charity Day. Students came into School sporting a brilliant array of pyjamas and dressing gowns.

High Sheriff visits Redland High
Redland High recently welcomed Dr Tim Chambers, a Consultant Physician and Nephrologist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Child Health at Bristol University, Chairman of the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products, a magistrate and High Sheriff of the City and County of Bristol.

'Earth Matters' visits Bordeaux Quay
The Redland High Earth Matters group recently visited Bordeaux Quay to be given a tour of the restaurant, the first in Britain to achieve the Soil Association's Gold Catering Mark, an award given to restaurants using a significant amount of organic and locally sourced ingredients.

World Wise Quiz with QEH
Recently, three teams (a record number) from Redland High competed in the Geographical Association's World Wise Quiz held at QEH School.

Just an Old Chestnut?
Are spiders afraid of conkers? The practice of placing conkers around the house to deter spiders is an old one, but is it just an old wives' tale? That highly prestigious learned society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, is offering the public a prize of £300 for the best evidence one way or the other.

Industrial Trust Awards 2009
The Industrial Trust works with global businesses, schools and universities to promote awareness of the latest technologies and engineering in textiles. Congratulations to Amy McCutcheon and Sophie Herbert who both won books and laptop cases as ‘Highly Commended' prizes at the Industrial Trust Awards Ceremony which took place at the Drapers' Hall in London.

Redland High and QEH United Again for Children in Need
Congratulations to all our Sixth Formers who took part in the annual X Factor event with QEH. The Redland High girls and QEH boys performed 12 different musical acts raising over £600 for the BBC's Children In Need Appeal.

Senior School Autumn Concert
This year's Autumn concert provided the audience with a very eclectic range of music, from Fauré's Pavane played by a trio of flautists to a selection of songs from ‘Bugsy Malone' - and that was just in the first half!

Valkenburg Hockey Tour 2009
Redland High's recent trip to Valkenburg was a great success. The girls showed superb hockey skills and game play and had a lot of fun at the same time.

Redland High Poems at Festival of Remembrance
Three poems written by Redland High Year 7 girls (Georgia Morris, Jessie Belcher and Olivia Bailward) when they were in Year 6 were read aloud to a huge audience.

Redland High First in Europe
Redland High is the first girls school in Europe to be invited to join an international competition called ‘The Future Problem Solving Program’.

Bristol Schools' Bouldering League
Redland High girls in Years 7 to 9 went to the Climbing Academy recently to participate in the first round of the Bristol Schools’ Bouldering League.

Classics travel back in time
Redland High's Classics Scholars have been busy out of school enhancing their knowledge of the Romans.

Year 7 party with their buddies
Pastoral care is a priority and a strength at Redland High and before a student joins the School they are paired with an older "buddy" who can be extra support for day to day questions or queries as well as an extra shoulder to lean on should they wish to.

Ashley meets author
Ashley Scott from year 10 was delighted to be able to meet Caroline Lawrence, the author of The Roman Mysteries last week. Ashley first got hooked on the Romans through reading the adventure stories, which are set in ancient cities such as Pompeii and Ostia.

Redland High Evening Post Reporter's Column
Following a recent competition in school Year 11 Rosalind Russell's article about the media's perception of teenagers was featured in the Bristol Evening Post's teenager column and we hope this will become a regular slot for Redland High students.

Redland Girls Industrial Trust Awards for Third Year Running!
We are very pleased to announce that this year once again we have three students nominated as finalists for the Industrial Trust Awards this year. They are Elly Jenkins (who is currently studying for her Textile Technology GCSE qualification) and Amy McCutcheon and Sophie Herbert (both studying Product Design Textiles at AS Level).

Maths Challenge at QEH
Four students – Luna Li, Isabelle Stoddart, Jennie Han and Isabelle Fenner - recently took part in the Bristol Heat of the 2^nd West of England Year 10/11 Team Maths Challenge held at QEH.

Year 7 takes the lead in National Poetry Day
The recent National Poetry Day saw Redland High celebrating the event with gusto. All the girls of Year 7 took to the stage in Assembly to perform three poems : Tennyson‟s The Charge of the Light Brigade, Roald Dahl‟s very modern version of Little Red Riding Hood and Lewis Carroll‟s Jabberwocky.

Holocaust Talk
Many thanks to all those who attended the talk given by Zigi Shipper recently. Even though the very nature of the subject matter meant that this was at times not an easy talk to listen to, Mr Shipper was such a force of nature that one felt that his message was ultimately life affirming and inspirational.

Year 9 Rebrand Minehead
In this age of credit crunch and reducing our carbon footprint, more and more people are considering a holiday in Britain. But where would you go for a 'staycation'? Our year 9's have been set the task of investigating why Dunster is such a successful tourist location. What does it have to offer? Who likes to go there? Considering it is situated on the edge of the Exmoor National Park, what conflicts arise and how are they solved?

Redland High Reception on the Fourth Plinth
Mrs Heather Kent, who is the Receptionist at Redland High received a good reception when she appeared on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square on 6 October. The Fourth Plinth is the name given to the empty plinth in the north-west corner of Trafalgar Square in London.

University Art Prize for Redland High Student
We are delighted with the news that Evie Tanner of Year 11 has been awarded this year's Sport in Art prize by the University of Bristol.

Thai Banquet
Redland High staff and pupils alike were recently surprised and delighted to find a feast of Thai dishes awaiting them in the refectory.

Redland High tradition 'conkers' Guinness Book of Records!
The Guiness Book of Records 2010 has published Redland High as holding the record for the number of people playing conkers simultaneously. 197 pairs (394 players) took part in matches which continued for a minimum of 5 minutes each. Players from both the Junior and Senior schools took part, as well as staff and governors.

Praise from on high for Redland High prize winners!
Redland High School prize winners were praised for their efforts by Jake Meyer who has climbed the highest mountains in the world during the School's Prize Giving ceremony at the Wills Memorial Hall.

More Exam Celebrations at Redland High!
Redland High's GCSE results this year were cause for celebration as 20 out of 78 Year 11 candidates achieved all A* or A grades and two girls managed a wonderful 11 A* passes.

Congratulations to our Year 13s - 100% pass again!
At Redland High, 62 students took their A2 levels this year and all of them passed all their subjects. A 100% pass rate is only the beginning of the good news at Redland High this year. 17 girls got 3 or more A grades, 76% of all passes were at A or B grade and the percentage of A-C grades was 91%.

The Six perform at The Prom
Redland High's talented a capella group, The Six, sang superbly at the Prom on the Close in Clifton. The girls had won a competition to perform at the Prom and their musical talent was much in evidence during the performance in front of a large and appreciative audience.

French Drama Festival
At the end of the Summer Term girls from Years 7 to 10 took part in a Competition de théâtre or French drama festival at Redland High.

Hockey Triumph!
Ellie Purchase, Year 10, has been selected to play Hockey for South West England next season. This a great achievement for Ellie and an accolade to the standard of Hockey coaching at Redland High. Next stop the England team!

Literary Inspiration
At the end of the Summer Term Mrs Rodliffe and Mrs Nield of the English Department took Class 7LK to hear author Cathy Cassidy talk about her books and her life as a writer.

Redland High Has Definitely Got Talent!
Many congratulations to all the girls and members of staff involved in 'Orient Excess' this week. The art display, fashion show, dance and music theatre group performances were superb.

Downing Street displays Redland High Work!
The Geography Department organised a competition for the girls of Year 7 to design a Coat of Arms for Britain which would display essential British characteristics.

Poetry Success!
Congratulations to Lauren Bird-Hall, Anna Garcia and Rebecca Glover (all Year 7) who entered the Young Writers Poetry Competition earlier this year with great success.

Geographers Visit Oxford University
Sixth Formers Sophie Dun, Laura Tettmar, Julia Loveless and Sian Colman and their teacher Mrs. Neil spent the day at Oxford University's School of Geography and the Environment.

UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad
In recognition of previous high performance in the UK Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, the top pupils in Redland High (Year 11 or below) were invited to take part in one of the two strands of this follow-on competition.

International Competition for Young Debaters
Congratulations to Safa Cheema and Isabelle Stoddart for representing Redland High so splendidly in this competition, hosted by the Cambridge Union Society on Saturday 25 April.

'Six' at The Prom
Redland High were delighted to learn that despite competing against adult choirs in the final audition for The Prom on the Close on 4 July, Redland High’s a cappella group ‘The Six’ have been chosen to sing.

Redland High's Young Mathematicians Shine!
Redland High's results from the recent National Intermediate Maths Challenge have been received and the group of students from years 9 and 10 that took part did extremely well including 3 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze certificates.

Redland High Travelling Near and Far!
Easter saw Redland High students and staff travelling to France, Italy and Poland as well as enjoying the Spring sunshine in the UK.

Chestnut pipped to the post by Rowan on Shrove Tuesday!
The 2009 pancake race proved a very close call for Rowan House as they trailed to Chestnut House until the closing stages of the annual inter-house pancake race.

Salter's Chemistry Camp
We are delighted to announce that four Year 10 girls have been selected to attend a Salter’s Chemistry Camp at Manchester University at the end of July.

Coat of Arms sent to Downing Street
Over the past few weeks the girls of Year 7 have been looking at the geography of Britain and what it means to be British.

Chestnut House Charity Day
A huge thank you to everyone for their fantastic support for the Chestnut House charity day.

Model United Nations
Redland High girls joined over 800 students gathered from all over Britain and Europe for the Model United Nations conference held in Bath recently.

Girls do better without boys, study finds
Parents may be interested to read the following article that appeared on Wednesday March 18 2009 in The Guardian newspaper written by Polly Curtis, Education Editor.

Redland High, QEH and the Mid-Tudor Crisis!
Redland High and QEH Historians attended a lecture at the QEH theatre given by the eminent historian Dr James Lee.

Redland High Red Nose Fun
For Red Nose Day 2009 the Redland High Teachers linked their fancy dress to their subject for the day!

Where would you house 100,000 more Bristolians?
The Annual Decision-Making Exercise run by the Geographical Association of Bristol was held at Bristol University Geography Department recently.

Redland High Invited to Commonwealth Day Observance Service
Redland High was proudly represented by Mrs Caroline Bateson, Head Girl Natalia Scorer and Deputy Head Girls, Jess Purchase and Katie Dillett at the Commonwealth Day Observance Service held recently at Westminster Abbey.

Head to Head with QEH!
Redland High has taken part in 'Newspaper Day' for the past three years, a competition where schools compete to produce a newspaper in a day.

Daily Telegraph Report on comments made by Retired Academy Head
Parents may be interested in a report appearing in The Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2009 about comments made by Mr Patriarca, Retired Head of the first Independent school to become an Academy.

Year 7 Live the Medieval Life for a Day!
Year 7 recently went on a History Trip to the Cosmeston Medieval Village in Penarth.

Story Telling Slave
In an essay writing competition organised by The Herculaneum Society, Madeleine Taylor-Laidler, a Year 8 pupil at Redland High, has won first prize.

Darwinian connections in the Classroom
Year 6 pupils at Redland High have been learning about Darwin’s Theory of Evolution from their Biology teacher who has some amazingly appropriate connections.

Redland High in Oxford Debating Finals!
Congratulations to Safa Cheema and Isabelle Stoddard (Year 10) who recently took part in the regional round of the International Competition for Young Debaters and won a place in the finals in Oxford.

Bristol Senior Schools' Art Exhibition Prizewinners!
Redland High was well represented in this annual event by no fewer than 32 students.

Senior House Debating Competition
In the first round, Chestnut and Maple debated that "This house believes that nuclear energy is the solution to the UK's energy problems".