Sit Down with RHS

Today ​we're ​sitting ​down ​with ​Nick ​Platt, ​Director ​of ​Sport. ​

Nick ​leads ​all ​aspects ​of ​​sports ​provision ​at ​RHS ​and ​has ​over ​25 ​years ​of ​experience ​coaching ​and ​mentoring ​pupils ​across ​a ​variety ​of ​sports, ​from ​recreational ​through ​to ​the ​elite ​level. ​We ​talk ​to ​him ​about ​the ​challenges ​of ​today's ​fixtures, ​how ​he ​missed ​getting ​a ​cap ​as ​a ​teenager, ​what ​led ​him ​to ​become ​a ​school ​teacher ​and ​his ​ambitions ​for the sporting ​life ​of ​Royal ​Hospital ​School.

Find ​out ​more ​about ​the ​school's ​focus ​on ​their ​broad ​sports ​program ​which ​caters ​for ​pupils ​of ​all ​abilities ​and ​engenders ​in ​them ​a ​love ​of ​activity.

Today we are sitting down with Brian Martineau, Assistant Head (Co-Curricular) at RHS. Brian is also known as Captain Fun and as you listen to him enthuse about the expansive co-curricular offering at RHS, you’ll soon understand why. 
We talk to him about his love of music and adventure, and how he ended up  playing the trombone in the school’s marching band. Find out more about the school's focus on opportunities and activities for all their pupils and how they support and develop their academic success.

Today we are sitting down with Cat Stevens, who has been Deputy Head Academic at RHS for the past seven years. Cat wholeheartedly embraces the RHS philosophy to help pupils find and develop their passions through a wide range of academic and co-curricular options. We talk to Cat about the difference she has made to the academic aspiration and achievement of our pupils and what future skills our pupils will need to develop. 

We also find out about how the school’s focus on improving our global awareness, sustainability and citizenship has been deployed across the curriculum and the impact that is having on our community.  

Plus, as a very able athlete herself we discover how she shares her passion for netball, athletics and board games! Get ready for an inspiring journey as we explore these topics together with Cat as our knowledgeable guide.  

Today we are sitting down with Dan Coleman, the Head of English as an Additional Language at RHS. Dan supports all our international pupils whose English is not their first language and makes a huge impact on them as they navigate their journey at RHS. Global awareness and citizenship is a key focus for the school and we talk to Dan about his key role in how we can develop as a community in this important area. 

Dan's journey to RHS was unexpected - he grew up surrounded by the sound of the RHS bells but never did he imagine working there. Initially aspiring to be a magazine journalist, Dan soon realised his true passion: teaching, oh and kickboxing.   

He embarked on a remarkable adventure, spending years travelling and teaching in five different countries, impacting on the lives of individuals from over 60 nations. Through his experiences, Dan has come to the conclusion (nearly 13 years later) that there is no place like RHS for him to pursue his love for teaching English as an Additional Language.
 

Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the Royal Hospital School where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship, so we will hear how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues.

In this inspiring interview, we hear from Isabel and Luca, school prefects (2022-2023), about how they have led the pupil element of the schools' wellbeing initiative this year. Their input as members of the wellbeing change team has led RHS to achieve the prestigious Optimus Wellbeing Award. Find out how they have also been involved in growing global awareness amongst the pupil body and supporting their school community to become better global citizens.

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Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the Royal Hospital School where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship. So we'll hear how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues. 

 Today we are sitting down with Deputy Bursar, John Reid, a key member of the RHS community who has many responsibilities to do with the RHS estate and its operations. We hear about John’s journey through the school, and the variety of roles he’s taken over the years; from his involvement in the recent ‘excellent in all areas’ inspection of the school to his distinguished career in the royal air force and how he came to be awarded an OBE!

Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the Royal Hospital School where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship, so we'll hear how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues. 

Today we are sitting down with Simone Rossouw, a former pupil who is working to improve sustainability in the fashion industry. We hear about her journey from RHS to this point in her career, and her passion to make a difference — not only in the fashion arena, but also to inspire the next generation of change makers. She also includes some top tips on how you can make a difference to the sustainability of our planet.

Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the royal hospital school where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship, so we'll hear how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues. 

Today we are going a little off-piste from our Global theme this year, to find out more about 'Launching 100 Lives', a transformational bursary campaign launched by RHS. We are sitting down with Lauren Bayliss-Fuller, a former pupil, who re-joined RHS last year as the Head of Community & Alumni Relations. We hear about her involvement in the 'Launching 100 Lives Bursarial Campaign', which seeks to transform the lives of 100 children by 2033, and how emotionally driven she is to involve the whole RHS community in achieving this ambitious aim. We also find out how her team works with former pupils and parents to support the career aspirations of our pupils, plus what she gets up to out of school to maintain that important work/life balance.

Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the Royal Hospital School where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship, so we'll be hearing how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues. 

Today, we're sitting down with Matt Routledge, Director of Learning at RHS who is the man in charge of all things teaching and learning, including staff development and keeping abreast of the latest educational research. In this wide ranging interview, we hear what drew him from his home in Lancashire down to RHS, how he's bringing issues of global awareness into the school, and what he gets up to out of school. 

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Hello and welcome to Sit Down with RHS - a podcast from the Royal Hospital School where we open the school doors to get to know members of the RHS community. This academic year, we're focussing on the theme of Global Awareness and Citizenship, so we'll be hearing how the school community is growing in areas of global diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and awareness of global issues. 

Today we're sitting down with Fabio Zoffi, a high-tech serial entrepreneur and RHS parent, who generously hosted a three-day entrepreneurship workshop for our pupils here atRHS. We hear what attracted his family to RHS, how he led this fabulous hands-on experience of modern entrepreneurship, the importance of being a ‘glocalist’, and his ambition to empower 1 billion small entrepreneurs by 2040.