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The day is Tuesday the 19th of May, or as Southampton Football Club knew it, Doomsday.  On that day, Southampton were expelled from the EFL Championship play-off final and handed…

The inaugural Student Ambassador trip to Nanjing was a great success. The Lower Sixth formers who attended the trip returned full of excitement and lessons learned. Communicating across cultures can…

Volunteering, most commonly understood, refers to giving unpaid help to groups or clubs out of your own volition.  I have no doubt that this sort of volunteering is important to…

71 Third Form students, accompanied by members of the Geography Department, set off on the annual Geography field trip to the Lake District. Combining academic study with outdoor exploration, the…

The final of this year’s 200 Seconds Competition took place in May, bringing together some of the School’s most talented young presenters for an evening of intellectual curiosity, creativity and…

“Houston, we have a problem!”  Five words that, 56 years ago, signalled one of the most dangerous moments in the history of space exploration, and one of the greatest examples…

It was a privilege to hear the astonishing array of talented musicians perform in our annual Concerto Concert with Southern Pro Musica in Holy Trinity Church. The repertoire, performed by…

In early May the Lower Sixth biologists woke up bright and early to travel to Dale for the famously celebrated Bioliday. We departed bright and early in the morning from…

Why are we afraid to say the word Mental Health? Why is it that as intelligent, confident young men we’ll passionately debate topics of politics, discrimination, and even war, yet…

The spirit of community, compassion and resilience was on full display as 65 Second Form students, supported by eight members of staff and four Lower Sixth helpers, took part in…

It is very easy to have an opinion, to create your own ideals and beliefs about something: be it about a show you’ve watched recently or a person you just…

The Junior Independent Learning Assignment (ILA) Celebration Evening, provided a fitting and inspiring conclusion to this year’s Junior ILA programme. The event celebrated the hard work, curiosity and academic ambition…

The RGS Annual Careers Convention once again proved to be a tremendous success, attracting more than 300 students from both the Royal Grammar School and a number of local schools….

When we hear the word community, we sometimes think of something vague – a place, a group, or a building we happen to belong to.  But in reality, community isn’t something distant…