¡Olé! The Roche School is delighted with recent feedback from the Spanish Embassy who were particularly impressed with their Spanish immersion classes. Education advisor, María Luisa Martínez, said she was “struck by the students’ high level of Spanish, as they confidently followed the lessons in the language”. The Roche School offers an optional Spanish immersion […]
Our Year 6 Fundraising Committee recently went on a trip to visit our charity partner, Linden Lodge, a school for children with vision and sensory impairment. Our pupils tried to make a jam sandwich whilst wearing blindfolds, and they worked in groups of four and did lego therapy. They tried out various specialist equipment that […]
At The Roche School, we believe that fostering independence in Nursery and Reception is key to building confident, curious, and resilient learners. Our nurturing environment encourages children to explore, make choices, and develop essential life skills through play and structured activities. From the moment they join us, our youngest learners are supported in developing self-care […]
Our Nursery and Reception children came together in a vibrant celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colours. The children immersed themselves in the spirit of unity as they learned about this colourful tradition. With smiles as bright as the colours, the children enjoyed playing with the powder and dancing. It was a wonderful day of […]
Challenge sits at the very heart of our curriculum – central to all that we do. We develop progressive programmes of study, building on the foundations of knowledge that then allow pupils the opportunity to generate their own thoughts, compare and contrast ideas and problem solve. Careful grouping, higher order questioning, encouragement to stretch thinking […]
Congratulations to our Year 5 pupil who won a story competition and has donated her prize to the school library. Pulan won the annual children’s contest with her story Loki, about a young girl who adopts a stray cat. The theme of the competition – run by North Yorkshire organisation Settle Stories – was kindness […]
Friday was a glass shattering, operatic extravaganza at the school. We had the opportunity of experiencing a full day opera event, ‘Die Zauberflöte’ from Reception to Year 6. It started in assembly where the professional opera singers and conductor introduced the medium and performed ‘Der Vogelfänger’. Each year group then had a session with the […]
Our Year 5 trip to Boulogne was one for the history books — and all in French, bien sûr! The children were fully immersed in the language and culture, starting with a boulangerie where they learned to make bread, though more flour ended up on them than in the dough. Then it was off to […]
As one parent said, “If you want good Sport, go to The Roche”. And our netball team has proved just that! A huge congratulations to our Under 10 netball team who won the Newland House Netball Tournament. The team played eight matches, winning seven in total. They scored an impressive 42 goals and only conceded […]
The Roche School is delighted to have attained the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of […]