On the evening of Tuesday 16 March, it was the turn of Year Eight to take to the virtual concert platform, for their soloists’ concert. Eleven keen and talented pupils performed a good variety of well executed music.
This week has seen the return of face-to-face Co-curricular clubs and societies to RGS Worcester. Whether it be Book Club, Choir, Amnesty International, Fencing, Combined Cadet Forces, Environment Committee, Chess Club, Debating – there really is something to pique every interest.
It has been wonderful to welcome RGS pupils and staff back on-site this week. We have enjoyed seeing the pupils returning to face-to-face teaching and hearing the School filled with the chatter and excitement of pupils seeing one another.
RGS pupils certainly embraced and enjoyed the off-screen day last Friday. They were encouraged to engage in a range of activities under the headings: Rest and Relaxation, Get Going, Something Skilful and Wonderful Words.
‘Psychology has lost its way’, mused a well-known pioneer of the subject, Martin Seligman. His meaning was that, in focusing too much on negative aspects of the human experience, Psychology has traditionally missed the opportunity to define and describe what he termed, ‘human flourishing’.
Head of Netball at RGS Worcester, Ellie Gibbons has returned from injury and is back playing Goal Attack and Wing Attack for the Severn Stars Netball Squad.
A former Alice Ottley pupil Toria (née Roberts) Pickering, has recently published a book that aims to help families support children as they cope with a parental serious illness.
RGS Worcester welcomes Tim Messent to the position of Head of Rowing. Tim has a wealth of coaching experience having coached previously at Evesham Rowing Club, Cheltenham College and New College, Oxford.
It will be no surprise to hear that the Admissions team have faced new challenges this year, with the need for Virtual Open Mornings, Remote School tours and online meetings.
With news from the Government just under two weeks’ ago that schools could reopen, we have been busy behind the scenes at RGS Worcester, ensuring that the School is ready, to welcome pupils back safely on-site as soon as we are permitted to do so from Monday 8 March.
