--- title: "Principal Blog 19th December 2025" url: "https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/news/2025-12-20-principal-blog-19th-december-2025" school: "The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College" --- # Principal Blog 19th December 2025 20 December 2025 ### YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO PORTSMOUTH… On the 24th and 25th November, The Geography Department took 180 students on a trip to Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth to investigate the regeneration of the historic dockyard and consider the impacts on the area using primary data collection techniques, something that will be essential if they go onto study geography at GCSE and/or A level. Highlights of the trip included going up the Spinnaker Tower to see the wonderful views across the Solent and the transport methods in the area which will support their learning about urban environments and globalisation. They also took a boat trip around Portsmouth Harbour which showed students about the sense of place and the Naval heritage. Overall, students were a pleasure to have on the trip, they seemed to enjoy linking geographical concepts to real places and having some time in a new environment. It was a brilliant day! Thank you to all the staff that supported us and allowed students to have this opportunity. The Geography Team! ![](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/images/TRS_1.png) ![](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/images/TRS.png) --- ### MANY THANKS… Thank you for all your donations and money raised throughout the last few months: R6 Pajama Day for MIND £135 R6 Wear Yellow day £17 Young MIND Student Bake Off £518 Prospect Hospice Remembrance Concert £500 help for Hero’s Remembrance Concert £500 RBL (Wroughton branch) Prospect Mile (PE) £486 Prospect Hospice Splat the Teacher £265 Children In Need --- ### LRC – Year 7 ICELANDIC BOOK EVENT… On Friday 18th December, Mr Wakefield and Mrs Day joined forces to hold Ridgeways first ever Icelandic Book event! We had over 20 students attend. They each had a book to open as a present and had the opportunity to read it in a peaceful, yet Christmassy environment! All students had hot chocolate and biscuits during the event! ![](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/images/news/TRS_2.png) [ SWINDON YOUTH FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE 2025 ](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/news/2025-12-11-swindon-youth-festival-of-literature-2025) [New Ofsted report cards and grades: a guide for parents ](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/news/2026-02-11-new-ofsted-report-cards-and-grades-a-guide-for-parents-20) ### School News - [Latest News](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/news) - [Newsletters](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/newsletters) - Celebrating Our Strongest Outcomes - [GCSE Results](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/gcse-results) - [A-Level Results](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/a-level-results) ![The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College](https://files.schudio.com/the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college/images/logo/Image_copy.png) **The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College** Inverary Road Wroughton Swindon Wiltshire SN4 9DJ Tel: 01793 846100 ### Useful Links - [Privacy Policy](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [Cookies](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/cookies) - [GDPR](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/about-our-trust/gdpr) - [Modern Slavery Statement](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/modern-slavery-statement) - [Equality Act](https://files.schudio.com/the-white-horse-federation/files/documents/policies/08_SP_V1_Equality,_Diversity_and_Inclusion_Policy_2026.pdf) ### Useful Links - [Behaviour Policy](https://files.schudio.com/the-white-horse-federation/files/documents/04_SP_V9_Behaviour_Policy_2026(1).pdf) - [Careers](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/about-us/careers) - [Curriculum ](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/learning-education/curriculum/overview) - [Arbor payments](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/parents-students/arbor-payments) - [Contact Us](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/contact) Proud to be a part of [**The White Horse Federation**](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/) [![](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/images/TWHF.png)](https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk/) Registered in England: Company Number: **08075785** Registered Office: Plymouth St, Swindon SN1 2LB © Copyright 2023–2026 The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://the-ridgeway-school-sixth-form-college.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)