Latest News

On Friday 22nd March, 14 excited Key Stage 3 students were gathered at the college at 5:30am for the start of a long, exciting journey to Belgium and back. Taking the Eurotunnel to Calais then on to Belgium, the first stop was the impressive Passchendaele Memorial Museum, which has uniforms, weapons, artillery and memorabilia all with an audio guide, before going down into the living quarters and trenches from the famous battle which took place there. After the museum, the students were taken to the picture-postcard pretty town of Ypres, for lunch and, of course, a trip to one of the famous Belgian chocolate shops. Once we returned to the minibus, the next stop was the Cite Europe shopping centre in Calais for the students to practise their French, before taking the Eurotunnel back. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and made some long-lasting memories of Belgium.

Are you a Carer?

Hillingdon have released the attached guide to provide carers with more information on the support available from the Local Authority.

On Tuesday 19th December, our Year 8 were the lucky beneficiaries of an active STEM workshop provided by “Spark”, a charitable organisation that aims to develop young people’s employability skills and knowledge so that they are better prepared for and able to effectively transition into the workplace. Students considered different roles and the employability skills required at Heathrow Airport and then engaged in a fun activity where they had to programme a robotic vehicle to follow a particular path and perform certain routines. Students were divided into groups where they had to perform a particular role, including project manager, project designer and programmer. They also had to work together to try and ensure the product was effective, well designed and performed all the tasks required of it.

On Monday 15th January, our Year 11 Geography students went on their urban area fieldwork as per the Edexcel GCSE curriculum. The students, accompanied by their teachers, travelled via TFL to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. During the field trip, the students were required to compare two parts of Stratford. They looked at a deprived area in Carpenter’s Estate and a regenerated area in New Village. Despite the cold weather, our students were able to collect the necessary data for their examinations. They compared the environmental quality, the crime index and interviewed people about the local area. While walking through the streets, students soaked up the culture of the city. They encountered many unique shops, restaurants, and cafes that were specific to the area.

50 students had the amazing opportunity to tour Wembley Stadium and engage in ‘Who is the fittest?’ workshop. The students had a great day getting to see behind the scenes of Wembley, experiencing what many of their favourite players do on a match day. Students were able to see the players shirts, walk down the tunnel and sit in the Royal seating area. Students looked at the different fitness test which put them through their paces. Each student represented the College in an exemplary way. Congratulations to Christopher D who won the ‘Who is the fittest?’ competition!

To mark World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10th October, Rosedale College welcomed Theatre for Life - a Theatre in Education Company from Southampton who brought to our stage the production of Silent Mind, which explores Mental Health issues and gives ideas for coping strategies. Watching the play was a positive and inclusive experience for our young people, as an interactive piece of theatre it actively involved students in wellbeing and mindfulness techniques to help promote personal growth and wellbeing. This is an authentic piece of theatre based on real life experiences of mental health, carefully communicating various issues impacting young people today. The audiences actively participate in therapeutic drama based activities within the play and workshop to personal growth and wellbeing. Also, a week of assemblies were held on Mental Health Matters. Students were informed about how to seek help if needed and were reminded of the counselling and mentoring services they can access at here at college, as well as the lunchtime talking therapy we provide. At Rosedale we care about Mental Health Wellbeing for all students and staff.