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Welcome to Rainham School for Girls
Rainham School for Girls represents a culture of high aspiration, high expectation and success. Our aim is to provide an outstanding learning experience for all students within a safe, disciplined and caring environment.
🐣 The Attendance Eggstravaganza is CRACKING Open! 🐣 Are you ready to scramble into school? We’re launching a high-stakes attendance challenge, and the rewards are absolutely egg-ceptional! From Wednesday, February 4th to Friday, February 13th, every single day counts. If you show up consistently and on time, you aren't just getting an education, you are earning your ticket into the ultimate prize draw! 🍬 The Loot We aren't yolking around there are 10 winners per year group! You could get your hands on: Haribo Eggs Galore: A massive bag of those legendary gummy favorites. Freddo Chocolate Eggs: The classic, creamy chocolate win. 📝 How to Enter It’s simple, but you’ve got to be disciplined: Be Here: Every. Single. Day. Be Prompt: On time and ready to roll. Stay Focused: Finish the streak from the 4th to the 13th! 10 prizes per year group means your chances are huge—but only if you show up. Don't let a missed alarm clock stand between you and that sugar rush! Will you be one of our lucky winners? See you at the gates!
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The Drama Department proudly presents ‘Curtain Call’. 🎭 An opportunity for our talented actors in year 11 and 13 to showcase their scripted exam pieces. Please be advised that due to the nature of some of the performances, alongside some sensitive themes, this show will not be suitable for younger guests and parental guidance is advised. Tickets can be found on parent pay. Come along for a night of tears, laughter and goosebumps!
@rainhamgirls
💙 A huge thank you to all our families for your incredible generosity. On behalf of the team at Medway Foodbank, please find attached a certificate recognising the donations made between July and December 2025, including Harvest collections. Your donations have been invaluable in helping us support individuals and families in need across Medway. Thank you for your amazing, continued support — it truly makes a difference.
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We are taking part in a friendly Times Table Rockstars competition involving schools in the UK on Friday 6 February 2026. The competition runs from 7:30am to 7:30pm on that day and winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average. We have prizes to be won for the class in our school with the highest average as well, including a voucher, sweets and blue tickets! Please encourage and support students to complete some times table practice on this day. Got to be in it to win it! (To support player wellbeing, there is a time limit of 60-minutes per player that will count for this competition on this day)
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🎶 Exciting Music Opportunity at Rainham School for Girls 🎶 Rainham School for Girls is pleased to inform parents and carers that we are offering students the opportunity to learn a musical instrument in school, in partnership with Andrew Parry Music. 🎵 Instruments available: Drums Guitar Bass Piano / Keyboard Voice Lessons take place during the school day and are delivered by specialist music teachers. Please note that there is a cost involved. 👉 For more information and to apply, visit: www.andrewparrymusic.com
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💖 Birthday Card Challenge for Amelia 💖 Our school community has been invited to take part in this special challenge - coming together to support a very special girl. Amelia is turning 8 on 3rd March and is currently receiving palliative care. Her birthday wish is to receive 8,000 birthday cards 🎂💌 You can help make this wish come true by making a birthday card and bringing it to the school hub. Every single card will mean the world to her. This beautiful challenge is being supported by My Shining Star Children’s Cancer Charity. Let’s fill Amelia’s birthday with love, kindness, and thousands of smiles 💛✨
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🧠⭐ BST BIG QUIZ IS COMING! ⭐🧠 🎟️ 50 lucky Blue Star Ticket winners from each year group will go head-to-head in our Big Team Quiz on Thursday 12th February. 👀 We’ll announce the lucky BST winners during the week of the quiz, so keep an eye out! 💙✨ Keep earning those tickets, your quiz spot could be next! #BSTBigQuiz #RainhamAllStars #BlueStarTicket #QuizTime #TeamChallenge 🎉
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🧵💙 Community Craft Project – Crochet Club 💙🧵 This term’s Community Craft project is officially underway at Crochet Club, and we’re so excited to share it with you! In partnership with RNLI Lifeboats, we’ve committed to creating as many brightly coloured beanie hats as possible for people who are rescued from the sea. These hats provide warmth, comfort, and a little bit of kindness when it’s needed most. ✨ We need your help! ✨ Whether you crochet regularly or are just starting out, every hat makes a difference. Join us, spread the word, or get involved however you can. Together, we can stitch something truly meaningful for our community 💙 Contact the parent forum if you have any questions. Parentforum@rainhamgirls-tkat.org #CommunityCraft #CrochetClub #RNLI #CraftingForGood #CrochetForACause
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Last week 15, Year 12 students visited Canterbury Christ Church University to attend a workshop on research skills and personal statement writing. This event is part of a sixth form programme to help students prepare for university applications and consider extra-curricular activities that would support them with this. Further support will now be provided in school for all students in Year 12 who would like to consider extra-curricular research activities.
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Last night our Year 9 and Year 11 netball teams took on Rainham Mark at home 🏐❄️ Our students showed fantastic resilience, braving the icy conditions and putting in determined performances throughout. Despite some closely fought contests and great effort from our teams, Rainham Mark edged it at the final whistle. Well done to all players for their commitment and sportsmanship — plenty to be proud of! 💪👏
@rainhamgirls
🏆 Kent Cup Semi-Final Victory! ⚽ Our Year 7 football team took on Herne Bay High School this afternoon and came away with a brilliant 3–1 win after 60 minutes! Goals from Sienna, Freya and Elsie sealed a fantastic performance from the girls. 💪👏 This is our most successful team this year, and they deserve all the support we can give them — let’s get behind them as they continue their amazing journey! 💙 #Teamwork #KentCup #GirlsFootball #ProudMoment #UpTheGirls
@rainhamgirls
🌟 Nominate an Inspiring Teacher or School – Awards 2026 🌟 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Pearson National Teaching Awards! With 16 categories, this is your chance to recognise the teachers, leaders, and schools who make a real difference every day. 🗓️ Deadline: Friday 27th February 2026 📍 How to nominate: Submissions must be made online at teachingawards.com Let’s celebrate excellence in education and give our incredible educators the recognition they deserve 👏 #NationalTeachingAwards #KentEducationAwards #ThankATeacher #EducationExcellence #NominateNow
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Judging has just taken place for the Year 7 Education for Humanity Community projects. Students were tasked with creating their own communities based around an area of interest to them and we have been amazed with the excellent work they handed in. Choosing the competition winners was very difficult with so many contenders so members of staff were invited to select their favourite entries. The winning prize was a £20 amazon voucher followed by a £10 voucher for second place and £5 for third place. The winners are: 1st place Milla N - Photography Community 2nd place Emma F - Cat cafe 3rd place Isabelle T - My Pet Community Well done to everyone who took part!
@rainhamgirls
Congratulations Abbie for joining the Pathway to Bath programme. A fantastic opportunity to dive into social research! 🧠🌍 Rina where her medical journey begins, securing a spot at the Newcastle University Mini Medical School ! 🩺🏥 Jess for being selected for the Swift Stream at Hertford College Oxford Demystifying the path to one of the world’s top universities! 🏛️📖 Eliza, Serena and Umayrah for their applications for Sutton Trust Summer Schools in their varying fields of study.🏫📚 We are so proud of our students for securing places on these prestigious university widening participation programmes. From South West to North East, They are exploring their futures and dreaming big! We can’t wait to see where these pathways lead. 🌟
@rainhamgirls
Well done to our Year 7 netball team on a fantastic performance in such cold conditions❄️. The girls showed great determination, teamwork, and resilience throughout the match, scoring an impressive 10 goals🤩✨ A huge congratulations to everyone involved—you should be very proud of your effort and achievement🏅
@rainhamgirls
🌟 Community Outreach – Beyond the School Gates 🌟 We know that our students don’t stop showing our CARE values when the school day ends and we’d love to celebrate that! 💙 Do you help out at a local church or community group? 🧹 Take part in litter picks? 🤝 Support elderly neighbours? 🎗️ Get involved in charity or volunteering work? If so, the Parent Forum would love to hear from you! Your stories help us recognise the positive impact our students are making in the wider community. 📧 Please email: parentforum@rainhamgirls-tkat.org 📣 Calling local organisations too! If you’re part of a community group or organisation that would like to work with our school on a project, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We’re keen to continue building strong links within our local area. Please get in touch and help us share the amazing ways our community supports one another. 💬💫
@rainhamgirls
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🐣 The Attendance Eggstravaganza is CRACKING Open! 🐣 Are you ready to scramble into school? We’re launching a high-stakes attendance challenge, and the rewards are absolutely egg-ceptional! From Wednesday, February 4th to Friday, February 13th, every single day counts. If you show up consistently and on time, you aren't just getting an education, you are earning your ticket into the ultimate prize draw! 🍬 The Loot We aren't yolking around there are 10 winners per year group! You could get your hands on: Haribo Eggs Galore: A massive bag of those legendary gummy favorites. Freddo Chocolate Eggs: The classic, creamy chocolate win. 📝 How to Enter It’s simple, but you’ve got to be disciplined: Be Here: Every. Single. Day. Be Prompt: On time and ready to roll. Stay Focused: Finish the streak from the 4th to the 13th! 10 prizes per year group means your chances are huge—but only if you show up. Don't let a missed alarm clock stand between you and that sugar rush! Will you be one of our lucky winners? See you at the gates!
Rainham School for Girls
The Drama Department proudly presents ‘Curtain Call’. 🎭 An opportunity for our talented actors in year 11 and 13 to showcase their scripted exam pieces. Please be advised that due to the nature of some of the performances, alongside some sensitive themes, this show will not be suitable for younger guests and parental guidance is advised. Tickets can be found on parent pay. Come along for a night of tears, laughter and goosebumps!
Rainham School for Girls
💙 A huge thank you to all our families for your incredible generosity. On behalf of the team at Medway Foodbank, please find attached a certificate recognising the donations made between July and December 2025, including Harvest collections. Your donations have been invaluable in helping us support individuals and families in need across Medway. Thank you for your amazing, continued support — it truly makes a difference.
Rainham School for Girls
We are taking part in a friendly Times Table Rockstars competition involving schools in the UK on Friday 6 February 2026. The competition runs from 7:30am to 7:30pm on that day and winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average. We have prizes to be won for the class in our school with the highest average as well, including a voucher, sweets and blue tickets! Please encourage and support students to complete some times table practice on this day. Got to be in it to win it! (To support player wellbeing, there is a time limit of 60-minutes per player that will count for this competition on this day)
Rainham School for Girls
🎶 Exciting Music Opportunity at Rainham School for Girls 🎶 Rainham School for Girls is pleased to inform parents and carers that we are offering students the opportunity to learn a musical instrument in school, in partnership with Andrew Parry Music. 🎵 Instruments available: Drums Guitar Bass Piano / Keyboard Voice Lessons take place during the school day and are delivered by specialist music teachers. Please note that there is a cost involved. 👉 For more information and to apply, visit: www.andrewparrymusic.com
Rainham School for Girls
💖 Birthday Card Challenge for Amelia 💖 Our school community has been invited to take part in this special challenge - coming together to support a very special girl. Amelia is turning 8 on 3rd March and is currently receiving palliative care. Her birthday wish is to receive 8,000 birthday cards 🎂💌 You can help make this wish come true by making a birthday card and bringing it to the school hub. Every single card will mean the world to her. This beautiful challenge is being supported by My Shining Star Children’s Cancer Charity. Let’s fill Amelia’s birthday with love, kindness, and thousands of smiles 💛✨
Rainham School for Girls
🧠⭐ BST BIG QUIZ IS COMING! ⭐🧠 🎟️ 50 lucky Blue Star Ticket winners from each year group will go head-to-head in our Big Team Quiz on Thursday 12th February. 👀 We’ll announce the lucky BST winners during the week of the quiz, so keep an eye out! 💙✨ Keep earning those tickets, your quiz spot could be next! #BSTBigQuiz #RainhamAllStars #BlueStarTicket #QuizTime #TeamChallenge 🎉
Rainham School for Girls
🧵💙 Community Craft Project – Crochet Club 💙🧵 This term’s Community Craft project is officially underway at Crochet Club, and we’re so excited to share it with you! In partnership with RNLI Lifeboats, we’ve committed to creating as many brightly coloured beanie hats as possible for people who are rescued from the sea. These hats provide warmth, comfort, and a little bit of kindness when it’s needed most. ✨ We need your help! ✨ Whether you crochet regularly or are just starting out, every hat makes a difference. Join us, spread the word, or get involved however you can. Together, we can stitch something truly meaningful for our community 💙 Contact the parent forum if you have any questions. Parentforum@rainhamgirls-tkat.org #CommunityCraft #CrochetClub #RNLI #CraftingForGood #CrochetForACause
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Last week 15, Year 12 students visited Canterbury Christ Church University to attend a workshop on research skills and personal statement writing. This event is part of a sixth form programme to help students prepare for university applications and consider extra-curricular activities that would support them with this. Further support will now be provided in school for all students in Year 12 who would like to consider extra-curricular research activities.
Rainham School for Girls
Last night our Year 9 and Year 11 netball teams took on Rainham Mark at home 🏐❄️ Our students showed fantastic resilience, braving the icy conditions and putting in determined performances throughout. Despite some closely fought contests and great effort from our teams, Rainham Mark edged it at the final whistle. Well done to all players for their commitment and sportsmanship — plenty to be proud of! 💪👏
Rainham School for Girls
Last week year 7 Geography pupils measured the microclimate around school. Pupils used a thermometer to record the temperature and looked for environmental factors such as aspect, ground surface and proximity to buildings to explain why some locations were warmer or colder 🪨🌡️
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🏆 Kent Cup Semi-Final Victory! ⚽ Our Year 7 football team took on Herne Bay High School this afternoon and came away with a brilliant 3–1 win after 60 minutes! Goals from Sienna, Freya and Elsie sealed a fantastic performance from the girls. 💪👏 This is our most successful team this year, and they deserve all the support we can give them — let’s get behind them as they continue their amazing journey! 💙 #Teamwork #KentCup #GirlsFootball #ProudMoment #UpTheGirls
Rainham School for Girls
🌟 Nominate an Inspiring Teacher or School – Awards 2026 🌟 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Pearson National Teaching Awards! With 16 categories, this is your chance to recognise the teachers, leaders, and schools who make a real difference every day. 🗓️ Deadline: Friday 27th February 2026 📍 How to nominate: Submissions must be made online at teachingawards.com Let’s celebrate excellence in education and give our incredible educators the recognition they deserve 👏 #NationalTeachingAwards #KentEducationAwards #ThankATeacher #EducationExcellence #NominateNow
Rainham School for Girls
Judging has just taken place for the Year 7 Education for Humanity Community projects. Students were tasked with creating their own communities based around an area of interest to them and we have been amazed with the excellent work they handed in. Choosing the competition winners was very difficult with so many contenders so members of staff were invited to select their favourite entries. The winning prize was a £20 amazon voucher followed by a £10 voucher for second place and £5 for third place. The winners are: 1st place Milla N - Photography Community 2nd place Emma F - Cat cafe 3rd place Isabelle T - My Pet Community Well done to everyone who took part!
Rainham School for Girls
Congratulations Abbie for joining the Pathway to Bath programme. A fantastic opportunity to dive into social research! 🧠🌍 Rina where her medical journey begins, securing a spot at the Newcastle University Mini Medical School ! 🩺🏥 Jess for being selected for the Swift Stream at Hertford College Oxford Demystifying the path to one of the world’s top universities! 🏛️📖 Eliza, Serena and Umayrah for their applications for Sutton Trust Summer Schools in their varying fields of study.🏫📚 We are so proud of our students for securing places on these prestigious university widening participation programmes. From South West to North East, They are exploring their futures and dreaming big! We can’t wait to see where these pathways lead. 🌟
Rainham School for Girls
Well done to our Year 7 netball team on a fantastic performance in such cold conditions❄️. The girls showed great determination, teamwork, and resilience throughout the match, scoring an impressive 10 goals🤩✨ A huge congratulations to everyone involved—you should be very proud of your effort and achievement🏅
Rainham School for Girls
🌟 Community Outreach – Beyond the School Gates 🌟 We know that our students don’t stop showing our CARE values when the school day ends and we’d love to celebrate that! 💙 Do you help out at a local church or community group? 🧹 Take part in litter picks? 🤝 Support elderly neighbours? 🎗️ Get involved in charity or volunteering work? If so, the Parent Forum would love to hear from you! Your stories help us recognise the positive impact our students are making in the wider community. 📧 Please email: parentforum@rainhamgirls-tkat.org 📣 Calling local organisations too! If you’re part of a community group or organisation that would like to work with our school on a project, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We’re keen to continue building strong links within our local area. Please get in touch and help us share the amazing ways our community supports one another. 💬💫
Rainham School for Girls
