ribston hall high school
Gloucester
My name is Sarah Colombini and I am very privileged to be the Headteacher at
Ribston Hall High School. At Ribston, we know that every child is different. Our
ethos is to enable and empower young women to discover their own unique
potential. We believe that each child's individuality should be encouraged and
developed. This is achieved by offering an all-round holistic education where we
value all of the subjects we teach, and have worked hard to ensure students
receive a broad learning experience in many different subjects that are not
always on offer at other schools. As a Biologist, I recognise the value of STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths), particularly in the education of
women as these areas are under-represented in undergraduate study and pursuance
of careers in these fields. This is something I would like to change by
encouraging those that are interested to consider STEM at this school and view
its study as an opportunity and a gateway to a multitude of careers. Having
recently heard the news that we have been successful in securing £1.5 million to
build our new science block, we are excited that this will support our aim as
well as providing our primary partnership schools an opportunity to experience
and engage in science learning with us too. Our key strength is the underpinning
care and support we provide our students – this is because we know that you
cannot succeed if you are not happy. Equipping young people with the tools to
cope and succeed is what we do well; we nurture our students to be physically
and mentally fit to thrive in the 21st century. Student wellbeing really is at
the heart of what we do at Ribston.
