The Oathall equestrian team is going from strength to strength. Our team are now competing in show jumping events up to 90cm, as well as dressage competitions. Not deterred by the strong winds and rain last weekend, all riders rode brilliantly. Congratulations to Madison, who did extremely well, placing 2nd out of 62 riders in the 80cm.
Thank you to all involved for your continued support.
We are pleased to announce that BPM Street Dance Academy is offering students in years 7, 8 and 9 the opportunity to join a new paid club at Oathall, starting in January 2024.
Click here for all the relevant details from BPM, along with information and links on how to join.
As part of Remembrance Day, a small group of our students took part in the service at St Wilfrids Church. They represented Oathall admirably, reading aloud to the assembled congregation with precision and a sense of occasion that prompted compliments from those who attended.
Thank you to all involved.
On Thursday, 16 November, in the Assembly Hall from 5 pm to 6 pm, the Mental Health Team for schools called Thought-Full will be delivering the second Parent Workshop. The topic for this session will be ‘Let’s Talk – Anxious Teens’. These sessions are proving to be a valuable resource, and the feedback from session one was excellent.
Dates of future sessions:
Please feel free to join us.
The Extended Learning program continues here at Oathall on Wednesday, 8 November 2023.
On this day, periods 1, 2 and 3 will continue as usual, and students will need to come to school equipt for those lessons. Then periods 4 and 5 will be used as part of our Extended Learning program.
At Oathall we are proud to celebrate our community and we do not tolerate or accept any form of bullying here.
As part of Anti-Bullying Week, we will be holding Odd Socks Day. On Monday, 13 November, students are encouraged to come to school wearing odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.
A voluntary donation of £1.50 can be made via ParentPay and will go to The Diana Award charity. House points will be awarded for each student who participates.
Thank you to the support team and others who supported this event. £246 was raised for Breast Cancer.
Every 10 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with breast cancer, so your support is desperately needed.
If you would still like to donate, please visit the Giving page. Thank you.
The second Oathall value to explore this year is that of resilience. Defined as ‘the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness’. We will educate the meaning of resilience and the impact being resilient can have on a person’s education and character.
The latest edition of the Oathall year 7 library newsletter is now available for families to view.
Headteacher, Edward Rodriguez has spoken of his delight at the comments made in the recently published Ofsted inspection of the school.
The inspection, which took place in September, confirms that the school continues to be a good school. Inspectors who visited the school over two days described the school as a ‘happy school community’ and went on to praise many aspects of the school, its governors, staff and students.
Headteacher, Edward Rodriguez said,
“I am delighted to be able to share this report which highlights many of the positive aspects of the school and its community. This report reflects our own self assessment and underpins the effectiveness of our ambitious plans for the school.
I was particularly pleased that so many of our stakeholders – staff, parents and pupils – shared positive opinions about the school and that this was clearly apparent in the surveys that were carried out during the inspection.
I would encourage everyone to read the report which can be found on Ofsted’s website. This positive report is a testament to the whole community and their contribution to making Oathall a good school.”
