House Challenge Week is starting on 14 February.
All students will be taking part in this exciting opportunity to gain points for their respective houses. All points achieved will count towards the House Cup awarded at the end of the school year.
Events will be taking place during PE lessons. Please see House Challenge Week Timetable for more information.
This week, our Assembly Theme is ‘Success’.
Here we will explore the concept of success and how we each define what ‘success’ actually means to us.
Success is something you have to define for yourself, and no one can do it for you. This assembly explores how success could mean a sense of giving back to the world and making a difference.
This week the theme of our school assemblies will be Well-being.
Well-being can be described as judging life positively and feeling good. This assembly suggests ways you can do this.
The well-being and mental health of our students, parents and staff is something we take seriously. In addition to our continuing work within the school setting, we also have resources available on our website, including information sheets from the NHS giving tips and advice around mental health.
Each week our school assemblies are based on different themes, and this week we will be looking at The Holocaust Memorial Day. We look to remember those who were murdered for who they were and to stand against prejudice and hatred today.
In addition to our school assemblies, four members of our Senior Prefect Team will be representing Oathall at the Memorial Service in Haywards Heath on Thursday, 27 January.
Please see the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website for further information.
On Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July, Oathall will be holding our annual Enrichment Days event for all students from years 7, 8 and 9.
Every year our dedicated team of staff arrange a fantastic array of workshops and events designed to inspire our students and promote their personal development.
This year our team have arranged an amazing collection of options for our students to choose from, including trips to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Bodium Castle, Water Sports at Hove Lagoon, the Natural History Museum, and much more. There is also a wide range of other activities, including a Comic Book Workshop, Multi-Sports, Mini-Musical Theatre, Rocket Masterclass, and much more.
More information and booking forms can be found below.
Year 7 Enrichment Days activities
Year 8 Enrichment Days activities
On Wednesday, 2 February, Oathall will be holding our first-ever Harry Potter Book Night!
Students from years 7, 8 and 9 are invited to participate in this exciting event, where they will get the chance to immerse themselves in all things Harry Potter. Students will get a taste of what it might be like to be part of the wizarding world and enjoy a number of activities, including wand and owl making.
This event will be taking place from 3:30pm until 5:00pm on Wednesday 2 February, and is completely free of charge. Tickets will be available from the College Library and will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis as numbers will be limited.
Here at Oathall, we enjoy setting our students new challenges.
Towards the end of 2021, we set each house a challenge to come up with a new House Motto, and as always, we were not disappointed!
There were a number of very strong entries, making it very difficult to choose a winner from each house. But after much deliberation, the winning entries are as follows:
For Pioneer House: “Paving the way to perfection”
For Voyager House: “Destination: Success”
For Discovery House: “Uncover it, explore it, question it”
For Endeavour House: “If we endeavour, we will conquer”
Congratulations to all of the lucky winners, and well done to all those who entered.
An Arkwright Engineering Scholarship is the most esteemed scholarship of its type in the UK. It is designed to inspire students to pursue their dreams and change the world as future leaders in engineering. The Scholarships are awarded to hard-working 16-year-old students through a rigorous selection process, supporting them through their A Levels, Scottish Highers or equivalent qualifications.
Every scholarship is sponsored by a commercial company, trade association, university, professional institution, armed service, government organisation, worshipful company, charitable trust or personal donor. This means that support is offered in various different ways. For example, valuable hands-on work experience, support for your curriculum project, and a personal mentor who can help you with aspects of your studies and career planning.
In 2020 Ella Tingley applied to the Arkwright Foundation and went through a series of assessments. The process started in October with the initial application. In February there was an exam. This was then followed by a final interview for those students who had been successful in each round.
Ella was contacted in September 2021 by the Arkwright Foundation, informing her that she had been successful in her application.
Ella has been partnered up with the Ernest Cook Trust, who will be her sponsor. Ella had a natural interest in Environmental Engineering, so her sponsors are best placed to mentor her in this specific sector. Ella is an incredibly intelligent and hard-working student, and we at Oathall are absolutely delighted with her news. We wish her well in her future studies and career.
Ella is currently studying physics, chemistry, maths and English at the International Baccalaureate, Varndean.
Previous scholars from Oathall – Alex Drane 2020 (Computer Engineering)
To apply for the Arkwright Scholarship, you must have plans to study Maths A-Level and a Science or Engineering A-Level or equivalent. For more details contact Mrs Clutton [email protected]
Arkwright website: https://www.
Welcome to the first Teaching and Learning Bulletin of the school year.
On Friday, 10 December Oathall held a charity bake sale in memory of Lola Geere. Students and staff were all offered the chance to buy various baked goods kindly donated by the school community. All money raised to go directly to Teenage Cancer Trust.
We were overwhelmed by the generosity of all who donated their time and baking to the event. Students were seen by staff refusing their change and asking that it be an additional donation. This kind of generosity is what has contributed to the amazing amount of money raised…
Through School Gateway and the Bake Sale held on Friday 10th, we raised over £1430!! And that figure is still going up through donations made on School Gateway!
This money is going straight to the Teenage Cancer Trust and will make a huge difference to the lives of young people and their families affected by cancer.
We at Oathall would like to thank everyone who has contributed to achieving this enormous sum.
Thank you.
