RTS Parents' Newsletter

Following on from Secondary School Offers Day on Monday 03 March, we have launched our Year 6-7 Transition programme for September 2025. It is lovely to see so many familiar surnames on the list and we look forward to welcoming many new names as well!

Elsewhere around school our Year 10 and 11 students have been heads down for their Mock GCSE and AP5 exams. Their dedication and maturity is shining through and, when not sitting exams, they can be found in various revision rooms around school. I am extremely proud of them all.

I think that we have all been enjoying the warmer weather and blue skies this week and I hope that you manage to embrace this change whilst it lasts - wishing you all a lovely weekend.

~Ms K Dooley | Head Teacher

The Devil Wears Prada - 6th February
Michael Jackson - 27th February

Year 10 and 11 Drama GCSE students have had great opportunities throughout the month of February to see brand new West End Musicals as part of their Drama GCSE course.

The students (and staff) where blown away and inspired by the amazing acting, choreography, set, costumes and entire atmosphere that each show portrayed. With opportunities to dance and sing-a-long at the end of each performance, the students and staff grabbed the opportunity to do so!

These are just some of the comments shared by students:

• "A compelling and exhilarating performance"
• "An absolute thriller" [guess which musical this was for?! Great play on words!]
• "A jaw dropping experience"
• "Truly grateful to experience great shows that add to our great trips at RTS!"

Our 'Garden Gang' Enrichment are asking for gardening donations.

They are looking for equipment such as trowels, handheld forks, bulb planters and gardening gloves; alongside donations of soil and compost; and any seeds, saplings, homegrown plants that you can spare.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

We have unfortunately had to cancel Try Jerk on Sunday 09 March, apologies if you were planning on heading over to grab some food.

Your FoRTS team,

Carmelle (Chair and Acting Secretary) and Jason & Somi (Treasurers)

General: forts@rts.richmond.sch.uk

Parking: fortsparking@rts.richmond.sch.uk

If you have concerns in relation to a student at RTS or indeed with regards to your own child, you may want to contact Single Point of Access (SPA) which acts as a central information hub for all professional agencies in Kingston and Richmond.

Richmond and Kingston SPA

The SPA phone lines are now open as follows:

• Monday-Thursday 08.00-17.15 and Friday 08.00-17.00 - the phone number during these times is 020 8547 5008

• Out of hours: 020 8770 5000

Hounslow Early Help Assessment

• Telephone number: 020 8583 6600

• Out of hours: 020 8583 2222

• Email: earlyhelp@hounslow.gov.uk

NSPCC:

Speak to a counsellor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Telephone number: 0808 800 5000, or text 88858

• Email: help@nspcc.org.uk

• Signvideo using British Sign Language (Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm)

Full-term dates and Inset day information is available on the school's website:

• Spring Term 2: Monday 24 February-Friday 04 April

Please find the Parent Calendar Summary for 2024-2025. Please check this regularly as some dates and times may be adjusted throughout the year.

With just over five weeks until the Easter break, we wanted to remind you about your school’s exclusive discount code. Parents simply need to enter SCHOOL20 at checkout to receive £20 off when they book a minimum of 2 days.

March is a key time for families to arrange their holiday childcare, and our camps are filling up fast! To ensure your school’s parents don’t miss out on this special offer, we’d be incredibly grateful if you could share it in your newsletters or updates.

• Limited discounted places available – prices increase as spaces fill, so early booking means bigger savings!
• Flexible booking options – we accept Tax-Free Childcare, Childcare Vouchers, and offer booking protection with Flex.

Join us for musical theatre magic in Agrabah, at Harvard Law School, and down in Wonderland!

Tickets for our sensational Spring term productions - Aladdin JR and Legally Blonde JR - go on sale next week. Plus, Early Birds can save on our Alice in Wonderland-inspired Easter workshops.

Our shows and holiday workshops get booked up fast. Keep reading to make sure you don’t miss out on what’s set to be a spectacular Spring term finale!

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