English Trip: The Empress
Last Thursday, the English department took the Fifth Form to see The Empress, a new play by Tanika Gupta. Students are studying the play for their GCSE English Literature exam…
Last Thursday, the English department took the Fifth Form to see The Empress, a new play by Tanika Gupta. Students are studying the play for their GCSE English Literature exam…
Our Lower and Upper Sixth Form students enjoyed a visit to the Tate Modern, Southwark Cathedral and The White Cube Gallery to see both contemporary and 20th Century artworks. It…
In the academic environment we find ourselves in, the word reflection often carriers a somewhat negative connotation. The word frequently surfaces in the aftermath of disappointing tests, unsuccessful sports fixtures…
Languages Week was full of vibrant and diverse celebrations, from culinary competitions and choir performances to Oktoberfest festivities and language-themed quizzes. On Tuesday, our Sixth Form Linguists went to St….
World Mental Health Day is tomorrow and I’m going to use the next few minutes to try to give an elevator pitch for the value of counselling and therapy. So,…
On National Poetry Day, and we were thrilled to welcome the multi-award winning former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell OBE to school. The boys were captivated from the moment they entered…
On 3 October, A Level English Literature students from RGS Guildford and Tormead watched the live streaming of a lecture from Gresham College. “Writing after Windrush” was delivered by Dr…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush. The cruise liner, bringing 492 Caribbean people to the United Kingdom, was more than just a ship….
An impressive start to this term’s fixtures. Teams across the school have performed excellently and achieved great results across a range of sports. The endurance team took part in the…
The iconic opening lyrics to the song Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice seem an excellent way to start today’s Reflection: to use those words, “All right, stop, collaborate and…
Saturday morning saw the launch of the 2023 RGS Masterclasses with 140 Year 6 pupils joining us from over 20 different primary schools for enrichment classes in Clay sculpture (Creative…
Original Research in Science (ORIS) is an RGS initiative where students complete a minimum of two weeks of original research in any area of science at a university or in…
A group of 56 talented musicians spanning the Fourth Form up to the Upper Sixth embarked on a remarkable Tour to Lake Garda, Italy, under the joint banner of GHS…