Extra-curricular activities

2nd August 2019Oathall

Extra-curricular activities timetable w/c 7 October 2019

We offer a range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities encompassing a wide variety of interests. We encourage students to join at least one club during their time at Oathall. For most activities, unless specified, students can join at any point throughout the year.

We try to make sure the information in this section is current. Some clubs especially PE clubs change during the year. If you can’t find details of an activity here please check the weekly Student Bulletin for the most up-to-date information.

 

 

Want to hear about our latest meat sales?

2nd October 2018J Godbolt

We regularly send out emails with information about the latest sales of meat and other farm produce. If you would like to sign up to receive our emails with details of the latest meat sales then

Click here to be taken to the sign-up page

Too busy to sign up? Just call us at the farm and someone will be happy to let you know when the next sale of meat will be taking place. It gets very busy down on the farm so the best days to call us are Tuesdays and Fridays between 8 am and 4 pm. Our direct line is 01444 883211 or you can email us on [email protected]

School Meals at Oathall

30th August 2018Oathall

School meals at Oathall are prepared and served by our own in-house catering team.

Catering Manager Mrs Denyer and her staff are committed to delivering the highest standards using fresh, good quality ingredients. The food and drink that we offer comply with the school food plan standards.

Menus are rotated every three weeks with themed days being a regular feature.  They are varied, nutritionally balanced and cater for all dietary needs. We offer gluten-free menus but ask that your child pre-orders this each day with the canteen team. We operate a nut-free policy but we are not always able to guarantee that nuts are not brought into the school by other children.

If you have any dietary requirements for your child please speak to Mrs Denyer or email her on [email protected] we will do our best to accommodate any requests. 

School meal food offer and menus

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Duke of Edinburgh Award Centre

30th August 2018Oathall

Oathall Community College can proudly boast one of the biggest and most successful units in West Sussex with over 100 students involved in the award at any one time.

The concept of the Duke of Edinburgh award is simple – anyone aged between 14 and 24 can do a programme at one of the three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold award. Oathall offers the award at Bronze level (Year 10).

With assistance from adult leaders, participants select and set objectives in each of the following areas:

  • Volunteering – undertaking service to individuals or the community
  • Physical – improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities
  • Skills – developing practical and social skills and personal interests
  • Expedition- planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad
The award is run and overseen by the Award Centre Coordinator, Miss Arlington.   If you have any questions or want to find out more about the award please contact the school.
More information about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the charity can be found at www.dofe.org

Oathall Farm

4th December 2012Oathall

Few schools can boast a farm and we are delighted to have such a valuable and unusual feature as a school facility. Our extensive fields, animal enclosures, barn and farming equipment enable us to keep a wide variety of livestock. The farm creates many opportunities for learning across the curriculum. Oathall Farm’s contribution both across the curriculum and to students’ personal development is nationally recognised as outstanding.

The farm and farm shop have their own websites which can be accessed here:

www.oathallfarm.org.uk

www.oathallfarmshop.org.uk

Raising funds for Oathall

17th August 2012OPTA

There are many ways you can help support the PTA in raising money for the college. We’ve all got busy lives and pressures on our time so here are a few easy ways that you can help.

What is OPTA?

15th August 2012Oathall

Oathall’s busy Parent Teacher Association (or OPTA) is a friendly and enthusiastic group of people with a desire to contribute positively to school life.

We aim to encourage positive relationships and communication between parents and teachers, tackling the wellbeing of the school and the welfare and development of our children together.

Like other PTAs we fundraise for those extra things that the school budget cannot cater for whilst strengthening the school community through social events and activities.

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Canteen Service update

18th October 2022J Godbolt

The following details our plan for the canteen service from Wednesday 19 October after the last two days of closure.

Wednesday 19 October – a limited hot food service.
Morning break: Hot food snack – toasted paninis as well as drinks.
Lunch – hot food options will be pizza, and burgers. As well as drinks, sandwiches, and some snacks.

Thursday 20 October – reduced service
Morning break. Hot snacks, paninis, drinks and sandwiches
Lunch – Roast dinner or a pasta with vegetarian pasta sauce. As well as drinks, sandwiches, and some snacks.

Friday 21 October – we hope we will be back to a near normal service but may have slightly fewer options for some snacks and cakes.

We expect to have a full service operating after half term.

 

 

MCAS – My child at school

2nd September 2022J Godbolt

Over the summer, Oathall moved from SIMS to a new management information system called Bromcom. As part of this process, Insight, our former online portal for parents and students has been discontinued. From now on, Oathall will use Bromcom’s portal for parents called MyChildAt School or MCAS for short.

What is MCAS?

MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) is a portal that can enable parents to view their child’s academic
performance in real-time via a web browser mobile app. This facility allows exclusive
access to key academic dates, attendance information, and personal details the
school holds for you and your child. This portal will also provide access to other features such as homework, assessment & reports, timetables, behaviour, and parental consent. Initially, we may only launch some of these aspects whilst we continue to test and set up the functionality.

There are two ways of accessing MCAS.

  1. You can download the MCAS app to use on your mobile device. We encourage parents to set up the app on their mobile devices. This means we can send notifications about your child to your mobile phone.
  2. If you prefer, you can also set up your account via a web browser.

How to access MCAS

We will issue parents with an invitation code. This will be sent using the email address that you have provided to the school. If you do not have an invitation code please contact the school on [email protected] as you will not be able to set up an account without one.

When you have your invitation you will need to go to the parent login page at Mychildatschool.com from here please click on the “Redeem invitation code” and complete the instructions to set up your account. Full instructions may be found here in this guide. 

 

Oathall students celebrate exceptional exam results for 2022.

25th August 2022J Godbolt

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.”

Start of term – September 2022

29th July 2022J Godbolt

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:

  • 8.30 am – Arrival at the school site
  • 8.35 am – Students should be present in tutor rooms
  • 8.40 am – Register called
  • 3.05 pm – End of day and students dismissed

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. 

2022-2023 School Captains

24th June 2022J Godbolt

We are delighted to introduce the new 2022-2023 School Captain team.

This year’s successful students were chosen following a rigorous selection process involving a whole school vote, submission of letters of application as well as being interviewed by Mr Rodriguez and Miss Gyngell. Isla and Tadiwa Kimberly were chosen to be school captains with Alex and Daniel selected as deputies.

Becoming a senior student leader is a great achievement and we have every confidence that this group of mature and confident individuals will do a great job in the coming year.

 

Assembly Theme: Community & Being Kind

16th May 2022Joanna Patch

 

This assembly explores what kindness is, by saying, “Thank you,” “I appreciate you,” “You are valued!” or “Are you OK?” It’s letting people know that they are noticed and valued.

New COVID rules from 1 April

31st March 2022J Godbolt

The guidance on managing the risk from COVID-19 in school settings is changing from Friday 1 April.

For education and childcare settings the updated guidance advises:

  • Regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting.
  • Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.
  • Children and young people aged 18 and under, with a positive COVID-19 test result should try and stay at home for 3 days.
  • Adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature
  • Adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious.