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Saturday 7 December 2013 cdac

On Saturday the Ist XV played King’s Parramatta from Sydney. King’s is one of Australia’s leading Independent Schools, and it was a great honour for us to be the only State School included in their 2013 Tour Itinerary alongside Truro School, Sherborne, Dulwich College and Wellington[Berks]. King’s dominated all aspects of...

Oliver

Wednesday 4 December 2013 m lynch

We would like to invite you to this year’s School Production of “Oliver!”. Our performances will be held next week from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th of December, beginning at 7:30pm in the School Hall. “Oliver!” promises to be our largest and most ambitious production in recent years, and it would...

Hockey News

Tuesday 3 December 2013 n stewart

On Sunday 1st December, STRS hockey team travelled to Wellington, Somerset, to participate in the Under 18 Regional Hockey Competition for the first time in the school’s history. It was always going to be tough given our team had never played a competitive fixture indoor. Facing three excellent opponents in Canford...

1st XV Power through to Round 6 of the NatWest Cup

Friday 29 November 2013 cdac

The 1st XV will play Bicton College from Exeter in Round 6 of the U18 Nat West Cup having defeated Dean Close away 39 -15 in Round 4 last Wednesday and Colston’s Collegiate 61-0 today [Wed 27th Nov] in Round 5. Bicton College who put out King’s College Taunton this afternoon...

Free Dress Day Friday 22nd

Friday 22 November 2013 mm

The School has been particularly moved by the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Even more so as this tragic event has personally affected some members of our school community. Next week, our Sixth Formers will be leading a whole school assembly to raise awareness of the impact of Typhoon Haiyan and...

Make it Mince

Wednesday 13 November 2013 P Brown

Last night Leon Huebner represented the school in the South West Regional Finals, of the Make it with Mince Cooking Competition which were staged at the Cabot Restaurant training kitchens at Ashley Down Campus of the City of Bristol College.  Celebrity chef James Martin was there as head of the judging...

Chamber Concert and PA AGM Meeting

Tuesday 12 November 2013 cdac

Tuesday 12th: please note that the Chamber Concert is being held in the School Hall at 7.30pm. The Parents Association AGM is being held in the Staff Room at 7...

Ex-pupil Kristof Willerton becomes World Champion

Tuesday 12 November 2013 mm

Back in July Kristof got a bronze medal at the World Games in Cali, Columbia – this is in effect the Olympic Games for non-olympic sports (incl for instance tug-of-war, rock-climbing, sumo wrestling). The difference with most competitions is that there is only 1 competitor per country allowed in the final...

Rhineland Trip 2013

Wednesday 23 October 2013 b testoni-ranken

Forty of our Year 8 and 9 pupils have just returned from a 5 day visit to the Rhineland area of Germany.  Our programme was packed with excitement, including a visit on the first day to Germany‘s  fourth largest city, Cologne, where we did some sightseeing, went to a chocolate museum...

Spanish Exchange

Monday 21 October 2013 t reece

A group of 16 students from years 10, 12 and 13 have just returned from a very successful first leg of the Spanish exchange.  We were extremely lucky with the weather, not a cloud in the sky and it rarely dipped below 23 degrees.  The exchange is collaboration with the High...

European Day of Languages

Tuesday 15 October 2013 J Hewett

On 26th September the school celebrated the European Day of Languages. It was a day to raise awareness of the range and diversity of languages in the world. It is humbling to think that English is just one of 6,000 living languages in the world today. Quizzes replaced traditional language lessons...

Quiz and Pudding Night

Thursday 10 October 2013 strs pa

STRS Parents’ Association is holding another of its popular Quiz Nights.The quiz is suitable for adults and students – we can put you in a team on the evening or come as a ready-made team (maximum of 6 people).  There will be a bar selling beer, wine and soft drinks and...

D and T visit to G-TEM

Thursday 3 October 2013 luke ridal 13h

On the 1st October, my A2 DT class travelled to Brockworth to visit the G-TEM manufacturing plant. We started the visit by being told about how the company manufactured car parts for large car manufacturers such as Honda and Toyota. After talking about their recent investment in new technology and premises...

China Trip

Thursday 3 October 2013 j hewett

The trip in July to China may seem to belong to the distant past, but this spectacular trip will have made an indelible impression on the students, as expressed  by Tom Grainger Year 13. From the spectacular and serene landscapes of Guilin to the bustling metropolises of Beijing and Shanghai, the...

Y10 German Exchange

Wednesday 2 October 2013 m v ferguson

The German students arrived last Saturday to spend 8 days with their year 10 exchange partners as part of the long-standing exchange with the town of Göttingen in Germany. The German students explored London, Bristol and Gloucester and spent a day on a joint trip at the water park. A fantastic...

Year 7 Stratford

Tuesday 1 October 2013 n stewart

As usual, Year 7 headed off to Stratford-upon-Avon during September and early October on a two night residential. Heading away in their tutor groups, they participated in many activities including crazy golf, visiting a butterfly house, participating in a Shakespeare workshop, visiting Mary Arden’s House as well as experiencing 4x4 off...

Joe Carolan

Friday 27 September 2013 cdac

Joe Carolan Selected for the Irish Exiles U18s XV to play Army U20s Ist XV Vice – captain and inside centre Joe Carolan has been selected to play against the Army U20s at Aldershot this coming Sunday [29th Sep]. Joe is a senior player now in the Exiles’ squad as he...

Sam keeps place in Gloucester United Squad to play

Friday 27 September 2013 cdac

After making his debut against Sale in Manchester 2 weeks ago, our 1ST XV Captain, Sam Underhill,  has kept his place in the Gloucester United squad for Monday night’s [ 30th Sep] ‘A’ League game against Leicester at the famous Welford Road ground. He came on part way through the second...

Open Days / Open Evening

Tuesday 24 September 2013 mm

Open DaysMonday 23rd and Tuesday 24th September 2013 - 8:40am until 1:05pm and from 2:15pm to 3:00pm.During the September Open Days, you are welcome to come and visit the school to capture parts of life at Sir Thomas Rich's School. They offer an opportunity to meet some of our academic staff...

Lulworth Cove Trip Moved

Monday 16 September 2013 dag

The geography trip to Lulworth Cove has been moved to Wednesday 18th due to bad weather on the original date of Tuesday 17th...

Sam Underhill's Success

Monday 16 September 2013 cdac

We are delighted and very proud to announce that Sam Underhill, our 1st XV Captain, has been selected for the Gloucester ‘A’ League side to play at 7 against Sale in Manchester this evening. This is an outstanding achievement for someone still at School and we wish him all the very...

Memorial Garden

Thursday 5 September 2013 mph

During the summer, renovation work was carried out on the Memorial Garden. Here are some photos which show the finished project...

Back to school dates

Sunday 1 September 2013 mph

A reminder to parents and pupils that the STRS Autumn term starts on Wednesday 4th September 2013 at 8.40am for all years...

2013 Exam Results

Thursday 22 August 2013 ilk

Congratulations to our students who have again achieved excellence in their GCSE, AS and A Level examinations. We are proud of the high standards achieved this academic year.                                         AS and A Level Students:The pass rate at ‘A’ Level was 99.8%.The pass rate at 'AS' Level was 98%.GCSE Students:79% of all GCSE...

Advice for Prospective Lawyers

Tuesday 16 July 2013 mas

Steve Webley from the University of Birmingham Law School visited us on July 16th to advise potential undergraduates in Law. Steve explained that a successful law student needed to be a voracious reader and have the ability to argue a persuasive case, both orally and in writing.  He added that those...

Ribadesella 2013

Tuesday 16 July 2013 m leeson

On Saturday 6th July, 36 Year 9s travelled to Ribadesella located in the picturesque autonomous region of Asturias in the north of Spain. During the week the boys took part in a number of activities ranging from a town trail around the city of Oviedo to canoeing down the River Sella...

Tom Grime advises Y12 applicants

Tuesday 9 July 2013 mas

Recent Old Richian, Tom Grime, returned to school to advise current Year 12 students on applications to medical school. Tom has just completed his first year reading medicine at Sheffield University. He explained how vital it was for aspiring medics to visit a good number of departments – he recommended six...

Bluecoat Best Book Award Winners Announced

Tuesday 9 July 2013 r sargeant

After months of reading and voting, pupils have chosen Wonder and Theodore Boone as the joint winners of our first Bluecoat Best Book Award. Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman came a very close third. Pupils chose their favourite book from a shortlist of six provided by Waterstone’s Gloucester. A panel of...

UCAS Presentation on Personal Statements

Tuesday 2 July 2013 mas

Gemma Williams, a member of the Schools’ Liaison Team at Swansea University, advised Year 12 on the content of an eye catching personal statement. Gemma stressed the importance of conveying intellectual curiosity, of an engaging first sentence and the avoidance of plagiarism. She added that humour could be used, but sparingly...

MFL visit Exeter University

Monday 1 July 2013 m leeson

On Wednesday 26th June 2013 Michael Ashworth 9B and Theo Tolman-Michail 12T travelled down to the University of Exeter to participate in the ‘Routes into Lanaguages South West’ Regional Finals. Having already fought off stiff competition in the local rounds, both boys were placed in challenging groups at this stage. In...

Y12 MFL Enrichment Day at Bristol

Wednesday 26 June 2013 j hewett

This year the Languages Department has linked with the School of Education at Bristol University to provide training for a Modern Language student teacher. The partnership has been of mutual benefit and we were very pleased to receive an invitation to a Year 12 Enrichment day at the University. The student...

Talk on entry to medical school

Tuesday 25 June 2013 mas

On Tuesday 25th June, potential medical students in Year 12 learned of the standards demanded of medical school entry. In order to win a place and undertake five years of hard work, a candidate will need a very strong GCSE profile and the requisite work experience. Further, they will need  to...

Visit of Dr Mike Nicholson

Monday 24 June 2013 mas

On the evening of Monday, 24th June, Dr Mike Nicholson, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Oxford addressed an audience of Year 12 parents and students. He spoke with both expert knowledge and humour on the subject of university entry, including Oxbridge. He stressed the need for students to...

Y7 Medieval Day

Thursday 20 June 2013 n pitel

On Monday June 17th, 110 boys from Year 7 took part in Gloucester Cathedral’s Medieval day, participating in seven 30 minute workshops relating to Medieval life. They sat in the choir stalls before visiting the cloisters, imagining they were the Benedictine monks who built the abbey 900 years ago. A lay...

Y12 Intertutor Dodgeball

Thursday 20 June 2013 f banks

This week saw the return of inter-tutor group dodgeball!  A contest fought with grit and determination and, in some cases, with real venom.  12G used impressive tactics in their final game and nailed a victory.  Many thanks to Mr Barns for organising and supervising the organised chaos...

STRS Brass Ensemble at The Roses Theatre

Saturday 8 June 2013 mm

We are delighted that the STRS Brass Ensemble directed by Matthew Morgan have been invited to perform with Tewkesbury Town Band in The Roses Theatre on Sunday 23rd June in the evening. The music has a Proms theme. Tickets are available from The Roses Theatre website: www...

The Tempest

Friday 7 June 2013 r parker

On Thursday, twenty-eight year ten boys went to Shakespeare’s Globe in London to watch The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s later plays. In hot June weather, but standing with in the shade of the roof, the boys were treated to a show full of dramatic tension, intrigue, sorcery and romance. Highlights included...

Jersey Cricket Tour 2013

Thursday 6 June 2013 n pitel

24 boys and 3 staff have just returned from a highly productive cricket tour to Jersey. The highlight of the visit was the defeat of the Jersey development squad by 7 wickets by our under 14 team.   Adam Robson took 3 for 16 and then scored 39 runs in a match...

Race Night and Auction June 2013

Wednesday 15 May 2013 C Carter

On Friday 14th June we are holding a Race Night [8 races] and Auction in the School Hall starting at 7.30pm as part of our fundraising for this summer’s Rugby Tour to New Zealand. The £5 admission price includes a buffet supper [inc pig roast].  There are a number of superb...

Rugby News

Wednesday 15 May 2013 i kellie

Amongst presentations in a recent assembly were two of rare significance. Oliver Young, our First XV Captain, was presented with a cap to recognise 50 appearances for the School Firsts. In fact Oliver has played 55 times for the School First Team (18 this season, 21 in 2011/12 and 16 when...

Touch Rugby Tournament

Thursday 9 May 2013 l barns

The inaugral Sir Thomas Rich’s Touch Rugby Competition saw ten teams from Yr 10, 11, 6th form and one staff team competing to be crowned overall champions. The first day saw the teams battling to get out of two groups, and in dramatic circumstances (that saw a try scored a second...

Extra GCSE revision sessions for RE

Thursday 2 May 2013 mm

Year 10 revision for Ethics - Saturday 4th May 9.30am - 11.30am in V10Revision session for Philosophy - Monday 27th May 9.30am - 11.30am in the hall...

And Then There Was Light

Thursday 2 May 2013 jane spilsbury

On Friday 26th of April, we were delighted to host the award- winning author Michael Grant. Michael spoke about himself and his work to all of Year 8 and 9 pupils about Light, the last book in his gripping Gone series. His novels are tension-filled stories told in a driving, torrential...

Duke of Edinburgh

Thursday 2 May 2013 matthew morgan

At the weekend  over 60 year 10s completed their practice Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. All groups have successfully demonstrated that they can use a map, compass and successfully navigate their way from Stow on the Wold to Folly Farm near Turkdean where they camped in cold conditions. Some boys...

Scoo-B-Doo Appeal

Tuesday 23 April 2013 i l kellie

We were delighted to welcome Dr Jennifer Holman from the Scoo-B-Doo neonatal unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital to a school assembly on 22 April. Scoo-B-Doo was our school charity last term. We presented a cheque for £1,000 to Dr Holman who then described the work of the neonatal unit in supporting...

Y7 Lakeside 2013

Thursday 11 April 2013 n stewart

‘Wow’, ‘Whoosh’, ‘Whizz’ and ‘Aggghhh’ are just a few of the sounds to reverberate around Lake Windermere when 96 pupils and 10 members of staff made the trip North on Sunday 17th March for five days. This year’s trip to Lakeside YMCA centre was  much anticipated by the Year 7 students...

Year 8 Cooking Challenge

Wednesday 10 April 2013 p brown

Tom Rees (8B) winner of the Year 8 cooking challenge in which boys, working in pairs, had to prepare and cook a 2 course meal for 2 persons, all ingredients costing less than £4.  With his partner incapacitated on their allotted cooking day, Tom set to by himself and put before...

STRS reach semi-finals of Jaguar Challenge

Friday 22 March 2013 njs

Each year STRS enter two teams in the Jaguar Maths in Motion Challenge; a Key Stage 3 team, and a Key Stage 4 team. After some internal practice races, Daniel Hart and George Jerman represented the school in the local heats, competing against the other schools from Gloucestershire. We are delighted...

Old Richian selected to play for Oxford University

Wednesday 13 March 2013 cdac

Old Richian, Ed Grimer has been selected to play for Oxford University AFC  against Cambridge Univ in the Annual Varsity Football Match at Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace on Saturday 30th March. Ed will be our first Football ‘Blue’, a great achievement...

English Trip to Dublin 2013

Tuesday 12 March 2013 harry thomas 12g

As well as having a fantastic time in Dublin, the trip was also extremely useful to the understanding of the book we are studying, ‘Dubliners’ by James Joyce. It was a fast-paced tour; we left school on Thursday evening, and were back by lunchtime on Saturday. On the Friday, we visited...

Jazz Night 2013

Friday 22 February 2013 M Lynch

Following the success of last year’s Jazz Night, the Jazz Band, along with other solo performers, were keen to display their talents once again. The Jazz Night took place on Thursday 7th February 2013. With an entirely new set list and an audience on the night that was even bigger than...

Medieval Music

Friday 22 February 2013 angelo thavaratnaraj

On Friday 25th January Mr. Simon Pickard  came to our school to show us examples of music during the medieval times We learnt about many different instruments from the Hurdy-Gurdy to the Shawm. We were also able to listen to what the instruments sounded like. He was a fantastic musician...

River Churn

Friday 22 February 2013 arron pearce 13b

We went to four different sites along the River Churn to investigate how channel characteristics change as stream order increases. At each site we measured various characteristics of the river such as depth, width, wetted perimeter and velocity. We also made observations and measurements of the river's load. All of our...

Le Corbier Ski Trip 2013

Friday 22 February 2013 i j gallagher

On the 9th February, the party of 30 students and 3 staff set off for Le Corbier, France at 8.30 am. It was to be a long day as we travelled from Gatwick, as the flight was to be followed by a 2 ½ hr coach transfer from Turin. We arrived...

Foreign Language Plays

Wednesday 20 February 2013 j hewett

We look forward next week to two performances by the Onatti Theatre Company who specialize in school productions in foreign languages. Monday’s German Play “Nichts zum Anziehen” is being offered to pupils in years 8 – 10 (excluding beginners) and on Thursday the French play Écris-moi will be performed to French...

County Hockey U18 Tournament

Thursday 31 January 2013 njs

On Thursday 31st January, 14 boys ranging from Year 10 to Year 13 travelled to Cheltenham College to play in the U18 County Hockey tournament. It was the first time that STRS have entered a team in the competition, and the squad were looking forward to the challenge of playing some...

House Music

Monday 28 January 2013 pyj

Congratulations to all involved in House Music this year. The quality of the performances was the best to date.  It was superb to see the effort that so many pupils had put into it, the range of music and the numbers of pupils participating. It was particularly pleasing that so much...

1st XV success against U18 Daily Mail Cup Runners Up

Friday 25 January 2013 cdac

The Ist XV put the disappointment of their narrow defeat in the Daily Mail Cup away at RGS High Wycombe behind them with an outstanding performance against Old Swinford Hospital away in the Black Country. With a number of regular players missing, including England U17 Squad member, Sam Underhill, the Ists...

'Behind Bars' - Psychology Trip

Monday 14 January 2013 sjc

Last November, the Year 13 Psychology students attended the annual ‘Behind Bars’ conference at the BAWA centre in Bristol. The day consisted of a range of speakers that had all committed different types of crimes and had all spent a varying degree of their life in prison. ‘Jim’ had been in...