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20
Jul
Rescheduled visit for Year 10 Art trip 2022
19
Jul
Year 12 Art Trip to London - October 2022
14
Jul
Buying calculators for students Y7
06
Jul
Second hand uniform shop
06
Jul
Year 10 Arts trip 19.07.22
04
Jul
Bewerley Park trip kit list July 2022
04
Jul
Lockers for students at RGS
01
Jul
Term & Holiday dates 2022/2023
24
Jun
Year 10 Astronomy film night
24
Jun
Year 10 Religious Studies trip July 2022
24
Jun
Year 12 Religious Studies trip July 2022
22
Jun
Recent incidents in Ripon - Headmaster's letter
17
Jun
Flamborough Head Visit July 2022
17
Jun
Y9 Geography Field Trip - Flamborough Head
13
Jun
USA Trip 2023 - update
10
Jun
An Inspector Calls Theatre Trip - Feb 2023
07
Jun
200 Club letter from The Friends - June 2022
07
Jun
3K Fun Run June 2022
31
May
Parent Survey 2022
27
May
Parentpay
24
May
Improvements to school security
20
May
A Level Geography Trip to Liverpool - Letter to Parents
20
May
London Politics & History Trip 2022
13
May
Sixth form UCAS Newcastle trip
12
May
48hr Sickness rule in school
12
May
Year 7 trip to The Deep
06
May
KS3 PSHCE Summer term topics
04
May
Y11 Study Leave Summer 2022
03
May
Growing Up in North Yorkshire 2022 Survey
29
Apr
London Politics trip June 2022
26
Apr
L6th Higher Education Evening for Parents and Students
26
Apr
Survey for Neurodiversity & Development at Durham University
25
Apr
Covid Vaccinations out of school 2022
08
Apr
Year 9 HPV vaccinations May 2022
05
Apr
School meal price increase
05
Apr
Year 7 Forest school April 2022
31
Mar
Easter Music Concert 2022
31
Mar
USA History & Politics trip 2023
29
Mar
NCS Programme Year 11
22
Mar
Careers evening Wednesday 6th April 2022
22
Mar
Ski Trip 2023
17
Mar
Non-uniform day Friday 25th March
15
Mar
Donations of home bakes for RGS Production
14
Mar
RGS Activities Fund
14
Mar
RGS Production - Beauty and the Beast
28
Feb
Letter from the Headmaster - 28th February 2022
17
Feb
Higher Education Fair and Careers Evening
17
Feb
Letter from the headmaster 17.02.22
17
Feb
RGS Watersports trip to France 2023
01
Feb
Year 9 Outdoor Education Course to Bewerley Park 2022
25
Jan
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - Information for Parents & Guardians
17
Jan
Update from Headmaster
12
Jan
Covid-19 Vaccinations in school
04
Jan
Covid guidance update from Headmaster
16
Dec
Christmas Newsletter 2021
16
Dec
Lateral flow tests and recording results
16
Dec
Year 9 DTP-MenACWY Vaccines
07
Dec
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 14.12.21
07
Dec
Non uniform day
06
Dec
Food and Nutrition exams
06
Dec
Lateral Flow tests in January
06
Dec
Nasal Flu catch up clinics
30
Nov
Geography revision guides
30
Nov
Life drawing for Sixth form students
29
Nov
Arrangements for closing school due to adverse weather conditions or snow.
29
Nov
Catch up Vaccinations Year 10 and 11 Students
29
Nov
Face covering guidance in school
29
Nov
Online safety
25
Nov
Christmas book fair 2021 flyer
11
Nov
Year 8 Theatre Trip
10
Nov
Leicester Space Centre – Educational Visit
09
Nov
Onsite parking after 5pm
03
Nov
Careers Letter to Parents - October 2021
03
Nov
Careers Letter to Parents September 2021
03
Nov
Y11 Careers Information Sheet for Parents
22
Oct
Headmaster's Letter - October Half Term
20
Oct
Art Liverpool Trip
20
Oct
English Bronte Trip
14
Oct
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - Information for Parents & Guardians
13
Oct
Community event - Rotary Club of Ripon Rowels Bonfire and Fireworks
13
Oct
Friends Of Ripon Grammar School
13
Oct
L6th Gardening Team - Request for plants
12
Oct
Charity Week - Y7 Cake stall
12
Oct
School Gardens - New planting schemes
08
Oct
DofE Bronze award - Expression of interest.
08
Oct
DofE Gold award - Expression of interest
01
Oct
5th Year Field Trip - York 8th October 2021
01
Oct
Covid Measures - Information update
27
Sep
Governors' Election 2021 - Parents' information
22
Sep
Covid - Y7 - Y11 Vaccination Information
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Lower 6th students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Study Skills
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Upper 6th students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Year 10 students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Year 11 students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Year 7 students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Year 8 students
21
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics - Year 9 students
16
Sep
Running Club - Consent Letter 2021
16
Sep
Y13 Geography Field trip 1st October - Holderness coast
16
Sep
Y13 Geography Field trip 4th October - Scarborough
14
Sep
Art - YSP Trip October 6th 2021
13
Sep
Y7 Welcome Tea - 17th September
02
Sep
Covid Guidance - Re-Opening of school September 2021
23
Jul
Headmaster's letter - End of year
19
Jul
Owl post July
19
Jul
Y7-8 Reading List
16
Jul
From the Headmaster to parents of Y10 students
14
Jul
Covid - Drop in vaccination clinics information
14
Jul
Covid Measures - update
02
Jul
Sports Day July 2021
17
Jun
ePlatform - eBooks and audio books access - trial
08
Jun
Parents' use of the main school drive and car park
27
May
Foreign Travel During Half Term
18
May
Y11 Celebration Assembly - Friday 28th May
22
Mar
NHS Test and Trace - Covid-19 Home Testing
19
Mar
Sponsored read - sponsorship
16
Mar
School term and holiday dates 2020-21
12
Mar
Sponsored read 2021
04
Mar
Drop off map March 2021
04
Mar
Full Opening of School Guidance for Students and Parents March 2021
04
Mar
Return to school arrangements March 2021
02
Mar
World Book Day @ RGS
26
Feb
Return to School - 08 March 2021
13
Feb
Headmaster's letter - February 2021
09
Feb
26th March 2021 Training Day - Update
29
Jan
Owl post v.2
29
Jan
The Library newsletter- Owl Post
21
Jan
Covid-19 Testing - Information for parents
21
Jan
Covid-19 Testing - Privacy statement
19
Jan
GCSE and A Level Exams 2021
05
Jan
Headmaster's Letter - School arrangements 5th January 2021
31
Dec
Return to School in January 2020 - Update 31.12.2020
21
Dec
Letter to all parents 21 December 2020
17
Dec
Headmaster's letter - December 2020
09
Dec
Last day of Autumn Term - 17th Dec 2020
07
Dec
Christmas virtual concert programme
03
Dec
Year 7 - Christmas film night
27
Nov
Charity Christmas Raffle
27
Nov
Closure due to adverse weather arrangements
25
Nov
Library - Christmas Virtual Book Fair 2020
23
Nov
1st form parents - Gideons information.
19
Nov
Letter to all parents - Covid 19 - 19th November 2020
16
Nov
Cold or Covid? - NYCC Information poster
16
Nov
Information for parents from NYCC - Public Health
12
Nov
Letter to all parents- Covid-19 12th November 2020
10
Nov
Letter to All Parents Covid-19 10.11.20
03
Nov
Y11 Geography trip - Postponed
22
Oct
COVID-19 Letter to Parents 22.10.20
21
Oct
First Owl Post of the Autumn Term
19
Oct
School Term & Holiday Dates 2021-22
14
Oct
Normandy Trip 2021 - Cancellation
13
Oct
Letter to 4th Form Parents 13th October 2020
12
Oct
Letter to Parents 12 October 2020
09
Oct
5th Year Careers Letter to Parents
09
Oct
Careers Dept Info for 5th Years 2020-21
09
Oct
Online Learning for Parents RGS Oct 2020
09
Oct
Teams Student Protocols
08
Oct
Bronze DofE (Year 10) Letter
08
Oct
Gold DofE (Year 12) Letter
08
Oct
Holderness Coast Letter
08
Oct
Scarborough Geography Trip Letter
06
Oct
GCSE Geography Field Trip - River Eea
06
Oct
Lower 6th - Careers and Work related learning information
06
Oct
Lower 6th Careers Programme - information for parents
30
Sep
Letter to all parents - 30 September 2020
28
Sep
Careers Programme 2020-21
24
Sep
Letter from Mr Fearnley
24
Sep
NYCC Travel Survey
23
Sep
Letter to all Parents 23 September 2020
21
Sep
Introduction to Year 9 Letter to Parents
15
Sep
Year 7 Welcome Tea Cancelled
03
Sep
Full Opening of School Guidance for Students and Parents [V2]
25
Aug
Opening of School - Hand cleansing stations map September 2020
17
Jul
Johnson House - New Senior House Parent
17
Jul
Year 7 Induction Day 2020
14
Jul
Headmaster's Newsletter - July 2020
10
Jul
New Year 9 Forms September 2020
25
Jun
Start - Achievement certificate information
02
Jun
Year 7 Letter
02
Jun
Year 8 Letter
02
Jun
Year 9 Letter
14
May
Year 6 Transition During Closure - Information
13
May
New Year 9 Induction Day - Update
01
May
Reading Log Instructions
01
May
Reading Week - Parents
01
May
Reading Week - Students' Instructions
23
Apr
Letter to Parents from Headmaster
23
Mar
Edinburgh Cancellation Letter
20
Mar
Headmaster's letter - Closure information 20 March 2020
20
Mar
Partial School Closure - Support to students of Key Workers
20
Mar
School Closure - Learning and Pastoral support
19
Mar
From the Headmaster
13
Mar
COVID-19 Letter to Parents
13
Mar
Y7 & Y8 Reading List March 2020
10
Mar
Geography Trip - River Eea, 23rd March 2020
28
Feb
Piers Torday Author Visit Letter
11
Feb
Year 7 Geography and Literacy day
27
Jan
World Challenge Training 2020
20
Jan
ABRSM Entry Form - Spring 2020 Examinations
14
Jan
English Trip - Haworth, 5th Feb 2020
14
Jan
Fighting Fake News January 2020
13
Jan
Biology Residential Trip - Edinburgh, June 2020
09
Jan
A Level Trip - Centre for Life, Newcastle
09
Jan
Newcastle Trip Letter 2020
13
Dec
Normandy Trip 2021
11
Dec
English Trip - Taming of the Shrew at Newcastle
05
Dec
3G Pitch Information
04
Dec
Newsletter from the Headmaster - December 2019
28
Nov
Christmas Book Fair
28
Nov
School Travel Information 2019-2020 - Update
25
Nov
Fighting Fake News
25
Nov
School Term Dates 2019-2020 - Revised May Bank Holiday
20
Nov
Arrangements for school closure due to heavy snow.
15
Nov
History Trip - Vienna and Munich - Consent Form
15
Nov
History Trip -Vienna and Munich, Parent Information Letter
13
Nov
Y7 Parents- Gideons International visit.
12
Nov
2020 Bewerley Park Letter
22
Oct
NYCC Admissions 2021-2122
10
Oct
Charity Week - Film Night - Aladdin
08
Oct
Charity Week - Cake and Bake Stall
04
Oct
Running Club Consent Form 2019
02
Oct
London Art Trip Letter 2019
01
Oct
Y7 Team Building Evening
26
Sep
Astronomy Trip - Jodrell Bank 13th November 2019
26
Sep
Astronomy Trip - National Space Centre 3rd June 2020
25
Sep
Author Robin Stevens - visit to RGS
20
Sep
Year 10 English Trip - Oct 2019
19
Sep
Autumn Concert 2019 - Event poster
19
Sep
Autumn Concert 2019 - Information for parents.
18
Sep
ABRSM Entry Form - Autumn 2019
17
Sep
European Cake Off - House competition in aid of Mcmillan Cancer Research
17
Sep
European Cake Off in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research
16
Sep
Homework Time Table 2019-20
16
Sep
Letter to Year 7 Parents re use of mobile phones
12
Sep
Bronze DofE Letter
12
Sep
French Exchange Visits 2019-20
12
Sep
Gold DofE Letter
11
Sep
Co-Curricular Music Programme 2019-20
09
Sep
Careers information for 5th year students
09
Sep
Careers letter to parents 2019
06
Sep
Year 7 & New Year 9 parents' tea
06
Sep
Year 9 parents letter from Head of Year
05
Sep
Y7 Parents - Reading for pleasure
03
Sep
Careers Programme 2019-20
19
Jul
Bus Application Form 2019-20
12
Jul
Summer News Letter 2019
09
Jul
Art Trip - Ripon Workhouse museum
04
Jul
Prize Giving -Arrangements for Fourth Year
03
Jul
Art Trip - Paris 2019
18
Jun
Classics trip to Greece
12
Jun
London Borough market 2019
10
Jun
Relationships Education - Year 4
10
Jun
Third Form Transition to Upper School
07
Jun
1st Form PSHCEE 2019 - Information for Parents
03
Jun
3rd Form Trip - Fountains Abbey
24
May
Public Health Briefing on MDMA
09
May
5th Form - Celebration morning and exam period arrangements
08
May
Art Trip - Yorkshire Sculpture Park 12th June 2019
07
May
5th Year Study Leave
07
May
Space Centre Trip - 4th Year Astronomers 4th June 2019
07
May
Trip to the Deep - 1st years, June 28 2019
01
May
School officers 2019/2020
01
May
School term and holiday dates 2020 - 2021
12
Apr
Easter News Letter 2019
05
Apr
Information for parents - U6 Study leave and results day
29
Mar
CERN sixth form physics trip letter
29
Mar
Iceland trip letter 2019
22
Mar
3G Pitch Letter to Parents, Staff, and Governors
21
Mar
Third Form PSHCE Programme - RSE
08
Mar
1st Email to parents - careers & HE evening 2019
07
Mar
Author visit - Geography and Literacy Day
07
Mar
Oxford and Cambridge Open Days
06
Mar
Senior School Production of Pygmalion
06
Mar
World Challenge - Itinerary Planning
04
Mar
Iceland Information Evening Letter 2019
22
Feb
Geography Trip Holderness and Leeds - 14th, 15th March 2019
19
Feb
First Form Parents Evening - 7th March
12
Feb
Author visit - 14th February 2019
31
Jan
Bewerley Park Information Evening - 11 March 2019
31
Jan
Launch of World challenge 2019 - India
22
Jan
ABRSM Entry Form - Spring 2019
15
Jan
Foreign Currency - Charity Week
09
Jan
Bag2School Information
20
Dec
Christmas Newsletter 2018
06
Dec
Normandy Trip 2020 - Information for current 1st Year
05
Dec
6th Form Open Evening - January 2019
05
Dec
HPV Vaccination - Information & Consent
29
Nov
Book Fair 2018
28
Nov
School closure - in case of heavy snow
28
Nov
Year 9 - Vaccinations Info
12
Nov
World Challenge 2020 - Information Evening.
08
Nov
Lower School - Speech Day info
08
Nov
Speech Day - Travel arrangements
08
Nov
Upper School - Speech Day info
05
Nov
1st Form Reading 2018
26
Oct
Headmaster's News Letter October 2018
26
Oct
RGS House Drama Competition
26
Oct
Student access to school site
24
Oct
Parent Governors Election - Results
23
Oct
Absence from school
22
Oct
3rd Year -Bewerley Park May 2019
12
Oct
RGS Choirs- CD available to preorder
09
Oct
Charity Week - 1st Year Cake Stalls
05
Oct
First Year Local Area Fieldwork
05
Oct
School Activities Fund
25
Sep
Spanish exchange letter 2018
24
Sep
1st Year - Team building evening
24
Sep
Maths - Parents information for L6th pupils
24
Sep
Maths - Parents information for U6th pupils
24
Sep
Maths - Parents' information for 1st Form pupils
24
Sep
Maths - Parents' information 3rd Form pupils
24
Sep
Maths - Parents' information for 2nd Form pupils
24
Sep
Maths - Parents' information for 5th Form pupils
24
Sep
Maths- Parents' information 4th Form pupils
21
Sep
Careers letter to parents
21
Sep
Careers programme letter to parents
21
Sep
Drug awareness evening letter
21
Sep
Fourth form information evening letter
21
Sep
Second & Third Form Information Evening
14
Sep
Art - Photography Tour of Ripon
14
Sep
Autumn Concert - 18th October 2018
14
Sep
Careers Department Information for 5th Year Students 2018-19
14
Sep
Shine Careers Service
23
Aug
A level and GCSE Review of Marking
19
Jul
COMMUNICATION UPDATE - SUMMER 2018
19
Jul
Headmaster's Summer News Letter 2018
17
Jul
Fortnite Online Game - Fact Sheet
16
Jul
Jodrell Bank Observatory – Educational Visit
03
Jul
Buying a calculator for second form students
03
Jul
NYCC Home to School Transport Consultaion
26
Jun
GCSE German Resource Booklet
12
Jun
Internet Safety- presentation for parents
12
Jun
Spanish Exchange Trips 2018/19
07
Jun
Permission Letter for 3rd form parents
22
May
Increase in School Meal prices
14
May
U6 Celebration evening letter
04
May
Renewal of Harrogate & Richmond Transport Services
30
Apr
L6th Careers Programme
30
Apr
Letter from the Headmaster - School Officers 2018
26
Apr
New Specification GCSE revision session: Wednesday 2nd May – 4pm-5pm
25
Apr
Term and Holiday dates 2018-2019
24
Apr
Growing up in North Yorkshire
18
Apr
PSCHEe letter to year 9 parents
17
Apr
Oxbridge Open days Lower 6th
29
Mar
New Information system to replace Eportal
29
Mar
Spring Term Newsletter 2018
27
Mar
Medical day for Year 10 and Year 11
27
Mar
North Yorkshire Medical Day Information Sheet
09
Feb
Lower Sixth Oxbridge Information Evening
18
Jan
Use of the School Drive
21
Dec
Letter from head of 6th form to upper 6th
21
Dec
New style PE and Games kit
20
Dec
Headmaster's Christmas Newsletter
15
Dec
Make up and jewellery in School
24
Nov
Main School Drive
20
Oct
Autumn News Letter 2017
19
Oct
ELECTION OF PARENT GOVERNOR AT RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
22
Sep
Correspondence to parents by email
20
Sep
Calculator letter to parents of first form pupils
20
Sep
Calculator letter to parents of Lower 6th students
20
Sep
Careers Education Event Programme
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of 1st Form pupils
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of 2nd Form pupils
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of 3rd Form pupils.pdf
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of 4th Form pupils
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of 5th Form pupils
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of Lower 6th pupils
20
Sep
Supporting learning in mathematics - Letter to parents of Upper 6th pupils
19
Sep
Reading for pleasure at Ripon Grammar School
15
Sep
Careers letter to Fifth Form parents
11
Sep
GCSE English Literature
08
Sep
Letter from the Headmaster 8 Sept 2017
08
Sep
Students with Nut Allergies
20
Jul
End of term newsletter – Summer term 2017
11
Jul
Sniffer Dog
03
Jul
Ofsted Boarding Report, 15-17 May 2017
30
Jun
Ofsted Boarding Report, 15-17th May 2017
20
Jun
First Form PSHCEe Programme
20
Jun
Third Form PSHCEe Programme
16
Jun
PE Department Kit
13
Jun
The proposed telecoms (mobile ‘phone) mast on the school site
24
Apr
Protocols regarding use of mobile phones
05
Apr
End of Spring Term Newsletter 2017
03
Apr
GCSE English Revision
10
Mar
Paracetamol Permission Letter
16
Feb
End of spring half term Newsletter
16
Feb
Maths Success in Intermediate Maths Challenge
15
Feb
GCSE Examinations - Student Guide
03
Feb
3rd Year Options Information 2017
07
Nov
Sharepoint
01
Nov
Election of Parent Governor
14
Oct
Parental Survey Report 2016
07
Oct
DfE Data Collection
04
Oct
Collection of Pupil Data
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (1st Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (2nd Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (3rd Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (4th Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (5th Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (L6 Form)
07
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (U6 Form)
22
Jul
Boarding Medication Request Form
08
Jul
Buying a calculator for second form students
15
Jan
School Uniform Letter
20
Oct
Sixth Form Attendance Policy
30
Sep
16-19 Bursary Fund
09
Sep
Supporting Learning in Mathematics (all year groups)
05
May
Boarding - Can we let you into a Secret?
15
Apr
Growing up Healthy in North Yorkshire
09
Mar
E-safety protocol for students
04
Dec
OFSTED Report 2012