Once again, Oathall Farm students achieved notable success at this year’s South of England show.
On 5 June, eight handpicked students spent the day at the Nestle offices at Gatwick. The visit was a follow-up to a Design Technology workshop held earlier in the year. On that occasion, Nestle staff visited students in Product Design classes. They worked alongside our students to talk about the design and manufacture process.
Following that workshop, Nestle selected eight of our students to visit their offices at Gatwick. They made their selection based on students’ problem-solving skills and leadership potential.
This visit was a competition to win a summer paid work-experience job with Nestle. Students worked with other young people from secondary schools and FE colleges completing activities and challenges and practising interview skills.
Accompanied by DT teacher Mr. Maier, the group found out more about Nestle, their product range and the career opportunities in their industry.
We are pleased to announce the selection of 2015-2016 Head Boy, Head Girl and Senior prefects team. Students in Year 10 applied for the roles and then underwent a rigorous selection process. The first part of this involved writing a letter of application and a giving a short presentation at a year group assembly. This was followed by a staff and student vote. Headteacher, Mr Rodriguez and year 10 leader, Miss Gyngell interviewed the shortlisted students. After much deliberation, they made their final selection which we are pleased to announce here:
Left to right: Top row: Mr Rodriguez, Mirabel Brown, Isabel Oakley, Elliot Lewis, Ed Thompson, Tom Koniotes, Lucas Foreman, John Moore, Freddie Guthrie, Christopher Symes Bottom Row: Sam Candfield, Julia Karwat, Petra Demjan, Jasmine Wickens, Victoria Gough, Niamh Noakes, Freya McLennan, Isabelle Searle, Hannah Smith, Amy Maitland.
2015-2016 Prefects team
Head Boy and Head Girl
John Moore and Julia Karwat.
Deputy Head Boys and Girls
Azhar Ahmed, Petra Demjan, Freddie Guthrie and Freya McLennan
Senior Prefects
Mirabel Brown, Sam Candfield, Lucas Foreman, Victoria Gough, Alexandra Houlders-Worsfold, Tom Koniotes, Elliot Lewis, Amy Maitland, Niamh Noakes, Isabel Oakley, Isabelle Searle, Hannah Smith, Christopher Symes, Ed Thompson, Imogen Watmore, Jasmine Wickens.
Oathall musicians went along to watch Ensemble Reza’s cellist Sarah Carvalho-Dubost and guest bassoonist, Susana Dias for a lunchtime concert at the Haywards Heath Methodist Church in Perrymount Road last week.
They were treated to a varied and very interesting programme which included music by Beethoven, Brahms and The Pink Panther theme. The cello and bassoon playing together is an unusual but very beautiful combination and Mrs Mac Taggart and the musicians will be trying this combination at school rehearsals to see if they can create the same beautiful timbres.
Eve Mustin who was one of the students who attended the concert said,
“I really enjoyed going to see Ensemble Reza’s concerts. The bassoon and cello complimented each other well and I recognised some of the pieces and composers. The musicians were amazing and very inspirational. Overall, it was a fantastic musical experience.”
Students from all year groups have been busily baking cakes this week to enter into the Great Gardening Bake-off. The competition is part of the Chelsea Fringe Event – Strictly Gardening being held at the Orchards Shopping Centre, Haywards Heath on Saturday 16 May. Entries are being submitted from local secondary schools and in keeping with the theme, every cake must have at least one vegetable ingredient. On the day the best eight will be tasted and judged by Café Elvira’s chef. More photographs can be viewed on our Flickr pages.
Congratulations to Year 7 Student Emily Brock for coming first in the competition!
from left to right: Myles Rice, Connie Went, Stephen Hillier, Lila Jones, Helen Wilson, Mr Willer and Adam Bishop
An engraved glass plinth has been presented to Oathall’s senior prefect team to mark the 125th anniversary of West Sussex County Council.
Stephen Hillier, County Councillor visited Oathall and handed over the plinth to Head Girl, Lila Jones, Deputy Head Girls, Helen Wilson and Connie Went and Deputy Head Boys, Myles Rice and Adam Bishop. Councillor Hillier joined the students along with Assistant Headteacher Mark Willer for afternoon refreshments and discussed a wide range of issues affecting young people in the Haywards Heath area.
We are seeking to appoint a Deputy of Faculty for our thriving Science faculty who can offer all sciences at KS3 and KS4 with effect from September 2015. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and outstanding teacher to enhance the leadership of a strong and successful curriculum area. The person appointed will be expected to contribute at a high level to the continuous improvement of learning and teaching in Science. The second in faculty role includes a whole school brief as part of the Teaching and Learning group.
Oathall is an ambitious and forward thinking 11-16 community college with 1000 students. We are strategic partners in a local Teaching School Alliance. The school is ambitious and this is characterized by our high expectations and an absolute commitment to raising standards and achievement for all. We are committed to Continuing Professional Development through a strong training programme.
Science is an innovative and well resourced faculty that offers a wide range of learning opportunities. A high proportion of students continue their studies at A level.
Completed application forms should be returned as soon as possible together with a letter of application, no more than 2 sides of A4, but no later than Tuesday 5th May 2015. Applications will be considered as they are received. Interviews will take place on Friday 8th May 2015.
Yesterday, the sun shone on a wonderful lambing day down on the farm. Our students engaged with our local community providing explanations about the farm and lambing in particular. Lots of our visitors were given a great opportunity to handle the lambs and to get a real hands-on farming experience. Don’t forget, if you missed lambing day there’s still an opportunity to see the farm in action at our annual farm open day on Sunday 17 May.
The college governors have reluctantly taken the decision to decommission the swimming pool. A copy of the letter sent to parents on 16 April 2015 can be viewed here.
Students in Year 7 were given a fascinating insight into the life of top teen author Alex Scarrow when he visited Oathall on the 16 March 2015. As part of a series of events organised by the English department, Alex Scarrow visited Oathall to talk to students about his life, how he became an author and his new book series, Time Riders. (more…)
