The Oathall year 9 netball team took part in the Sussex state schools final this week. Although the team narrowly missed out on a medal – losing only on goal difference – placing 4th, they did a fantastic job representing the school and had a great time.
Well done to all involved.

You are formally invited to the private view of our GCSE Art, Photography & 3D Design Exhibition on Thursday, 27 April from 4pm to 6pm in the main school hall.
Year 11 students’ work will be on display to celebrate their achievements.

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your continued support.

Not only does listening enhance your ability to understand better and make you a better communicator, it also makes the experience of speaking to you more enjoyable to other people.

Our extended learning programme continues to engage students with a wide range of activities. Yesterday afternoon was the penultimate extended learning afternoon of this academic year and among the activities was a fantastic Macbeth workshop for our year 10 students.

On Wednesday, 29 March 2023, Oathall will be continuing our Extended Learning program. During periods 4 and 5, students will take part in a selection of activities designed to inspire and engage. 

On this day, periods 1, 2 and 3 will continue as usual for years 7, 9, 10 and 11, and students in these year groups will need to come to school equipped for those lessons. Then periods 4 and 5 will be used as part of our Extended Learning program.

Lunch will continue as normal. However, students in tutor groups 7PAQ, 7DSKG, 7EAB, 7ERL will need to bring a packed lunch to school, which they will take to their activity. Please see below for details: 

Year 7: 

Tutor groups 7PAQ, 7DSKG, 7EAB, 7ERL to meet at 12.20 on the tennis courts to be taken to the Orion cinema to watch ‘Wonder‘ – a wonderful film which has some really important messages for young people to hear and is based on a film on the year 7 reading list. These students will need to bring a packed lunch with them.

Tutor groups 7DSHR, 7EMS, 7VMT, 7VDI, and 7PJSH will be taking part in Virgin’s “Make £5 grow” challenge. 

Year 8: 

This year group will be taking part in the ‘Take your child to work day’. Any students in this year group who remain in school will take part in their normal lessons for periods 1 to 3. Activities for periods 4 and 5 will be arranged depending on the number attending. 

Year 9:

We will be taking part in the tenner project.  

Year 10: 

Students will be taking part in activities to support their Macbeth studies. 

Year 11: 

Students in this year group will be completing an English Literature exam. 

This assembly celebrates all the hard work and achievements from this half term.

Our fantastic year 9 netball team have just won their end-of-season tournament, rounding off a very successful season where they have won all three major competitions – two tournaments and one league. A huge well done to the team and everyone involved.

Coding Giants have contacted Oathall offering an exciting opportunity to students interested in coding and cybersecurity. 

The “Code with Giants” event is a set of free computer coding workshops for children and teenagers 7 to 18 years old. Workshops begin on 25 March and the theme of the lesson will be Cybersecurity.

Coding Giants is an international organization providing children and teenagers 7 to 18 years old with coding courses in 14 countries around the world, including the UK.

Message from Coding Giants: 

“At our coding school, children choose their own development path according to their interests. For over 7 years, we have taught children and teenagers programming in 14 international markets including the UK. Children in the UK can take coding classes in English or Polish!

For the 11th time, we are organizing free programming workshops for children and teenagers under the auspices of Microsoft and EY.

The “Code with Giants” free coding workshops for children and teenagers are now accepting registrations. See our last edition >>

Our current “Code with Giants: Cybersecurity” workshop is free of charge and available to children and teenagers. This time, the main focus will be on online safety, and our participants will gain relevant knowledge while having fun.

What we have prepared for our students:

• 7-9 years old: coding in Scratch and Minecraft Education
• 10-12 years old: Scratch coding
• 13-15 years old: introduction to coding in C# and Python
• high school: introduction to coding in C# and Python

Classes are held online. The campaign will run from 25 March 2023.

Registration is available on our website. Students can register individually or with their parents’ help: https://workshop.codinggiants.co.uk/ “

More information about Coding Giants and be found at www.codinggiants.co.uk as well as on their Facebook page.

Transgender Day of Visibility is an international event on March 31 dedicated to recognizing the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community. On this day, we celebrate the trans people amongst us, raise awareness about the struggles that they face, and advocate for more protected rights for them in a bid to reform society and empower this community — as it so rightfully deserves. Let’s join hands together with the trans community to celebrate not ‘fitting in’ when we all yearn to stand out!