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We hope you all had a wonderful summer.
Just a quick reminder of the new timings of the day:
Please see the relevant letter to parents for more information.
It has been wonderful to see our new Year 7 students today and we look forward to welcoming all year groups to school on Monday, 5 September.
Many congratulations to Oathall students who are celebrating impressive results this summer. We are immensely proud of all of our students who have responded well to the challenges they faced post-pandemic and whose results are testament to their hard work and commitment.
It is already clear that the outcomes achieved by Oathall students are considerably higher than the national figures reported today.
The fact that 33% of all grades, across all subjects, were awarded at 7 or above illustrates how ambitious Oathall students are to excel academically. Reflecting on the school’s priority of best progress for all, 83% of all grades were at 4 or higher. There were many individual success stories with 24 students achieving 8 or more grades at these highest levels.
The college has seen excellent results in all areas of the curriculum. Notably, 53% of students achieved a grade 5 or better in both English and maths.
Mr. Rodriguez, Headteacher congratulated all the students on their results and said:
“It is delightful to see that all the hard work of students and their teachers has been rewarded by these excellent results. There have been some terrific results across a range of subjects and some impressive individual achievements amongst our students; it is especially pleasing to see so many of our students reaching their full potential. These admirable results are a reflection of the commitment by students and staff to succeed which could not have been achieved without the support of parents and families.”
The school will start on Friday 2 September for students in Year 7 only.
This is to allow year 7 students to settle in more easily on their first day.
On Monday 5 September students in all year groups will return.
Other key diary dates can be found on our downloadable calendar here or on our Calendar section of the website here.
Timings of the day
The timings of our school day have been updated for the new academic year. Students are reminded of the importance of punctuality at all times. The key times for the start and end of the new school day are as follows:
Uniform and equipment
We are grateful for your support in ensuring all students start the school year dressed in their correct uniform and equipped to learn. You can find details of our uniform and equipment requirements here.
Students in 7DACN were keen to collect recycling at the Oathall Community Day which will go to a local charity, Recycling in Lancing. The many sweet and crisp wrappers will be given to them to be sent off for recycling. Sponsors then reward local charities for such donations.
Following applications and a rigorous interview process we are delighted to present the next additions to our prefect team. Here are the House Captains and Vice Captains who will represent Pioneer, Voyager, Endeavour and Discovery houses at all major school events and assemblies and will work closely with the Head of House to also develop charity events across the school.
We have been closely monitoring forecasts over the weekend. As a result, a decision has been made to close the school early due to the likelihood of very high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. The school will close early at 12:30 pm on these days. Normal lessons will be taught up until then, but the DFE has made it clear that physical activities should not take place.
We have taken this decision because of the difficulty in keeping students and staff safely cool in the school buildings, almost all of which have no air conditioning and which face into the sun for the best part of the day.
We hope to be able to rearrange the school bus collection time accordingly. Any students unable to get home will be supervised in the hall (generally cooler).
Our remote learning offer is available to students to facilitate working at home. More details are provided below.
We thank you in advance for your support in this action.
Yours Faithfully
Mr Edward Rodriguez
Please read our student heatwave action plan.
The school games day has been moved to Wednesday 20 July and will be kept under review.
Remote Learning
Remote learning is available to your child while the school is closed. There will not be live teaching, the work will be accessed via your child’s google classrooms. Classroom codes can be found here, your child should follow their usual timetable and look at subjects which they are due to be taught. Teachers will email their classes directly, giving them any additional instructions about their learning and attach any resources they may need.
In Years 7,8 & 9, students may also like to attempt one of our Super Curriculum activities.
If you have any questions regarding remote learning please feel free to email your child’s teacher directly or email [email protected]
Our lovely new year 7 students were treated to the book ‘You are Awesome’ by Matthew Syed to read over their holidays. It is a positive and empowering guide by best-selling mindset author Matthew Syed. It aims to help boys and girls build resilience, fulfil their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults.
Year 11 prom photos are now available for collection from Reception during normal school hours or on GCSE results collection day.
