Helena Romanes School

There's only one week to go until our Sixth Form Open Evening! Limited places are still available. To book your place, please register on the link below: helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/news/?pid=6&ni…

Come and join us at our Sixth Form Open Evening to find out what's on offer at HRS!

As part of the PSHE programme, Year 7 had a visit from The Riot Act on Friday with a performance and workshop about Road Safety. It covered the importance of not having phones as a distraction by the road and the sad realities of potential accidents that could come from it.

Attention prospective Year 7 parents and carers! It's only 6 days until our Open Evening on Wednesday 2nd October. You do not need to book to tour the school but you do need to book to attend a talk due to space. Please book via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/helena-roman…

Please follow the link below to take you to our extra curricular clubs this term: helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/secondary/enri…

We look forward to inviting prospective Year 7 students and their parents/carers to our Open Evening on Wednesday 2nd October 2024. You do not need to book to tour the school, you do need to book to attend a talk due to space. Please book via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/helena-roman…

We are looking for a Head of Biology to join our friendly science team and for a teacher of Art and/or Technology (maternity cover). Please click on link below for further details: helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/vacancies/teac…

Head of Music, Mr Cairns, bravely sat in the chair while students shaved off all of his hair last Friday to raise funds for a new piano for the school. If you would like to sponsor Mr Cairns, please follow the link below: gofund.me/1134ca8c

As part of our 6th Form induction day, we invited Absnt Mind band into our school today and some of our lucky students got to see their performance.

Year 11 students celebrated the end of their exams in style this week with an evening of glamour and glitz at Hylands House in Chelmsford, where they celebrated this milestone moment in their education journey.

Year 10 Computer Scientists visited the Computing Museum in Cambridge yesterday. The museum took them on a journey on how devices, programming languages and games develop over the years. They also attended two physical computing workshops.

Hats off to our talented students across the Creative Arts at HRS, who entertained a packed hall of audience on Friday at 'A Night at the Movies and Musicals'. Special thanks to the newly formed HRS PTSA for their support throughout the evening.

Huge congratulations to our boys' football squads for a fantastic season in the NW Braintree District league this year, with Years 7, 9 & 10 being crowned the overall champions and Years 8 & 11 making it through to the finals. We are immensely proud of them all!

HRS musicians attended a 2-day workshop with the London Mozart Players this week. The finale to the workshop was a performance of their composition to an audience of parents, staff and primary school students. Thank you to Thaxted Music Festival who coordinated this opportunity.

A Night at the Movies and Musicals is happening at HRS tomorrow evening for one night only! If you haven't yet purchased your tickets, you can still do so via ParentPay or by contacting HRS on 01371 875260 for further details.

Join us for a night at the Movies and Musicals next Friday 21st June. Tickets can be purchased via ParentPay.

As we come to the end of yet another busy half-term, we are delighted to share with you the latest edition of our HRS Highlights newsletter. sway.cloud.microsoft/esP6X6K0A6RiWO…

Forty-six Year 9 students completed their Duke of Edinburgh's Award Bronze expedition last weekend. They are to be congratulated on their determination, effort, planning and conduct. They have all learnt new skills and made excellent progress. Well done to all!

We were delighted to welcome Jody Huizar, Schools Liaison rep for the Dunmow Flitch Trials, into our assemblies to talk about the history of the Trials, which dates back over 900 years. We can't wait to see some of our students participating in this historic event on 13th July!