Oathall wins competition to name wind turbine!

8th December 2020J Godbolt

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm’s first operational turbine in the array off the Sussex coast will be named Veranzio Turbine.

Veranzio Turbine was the name put forward by Oathall’s Year 7 eco-club, EcOathall and which went on to win a public vote.

“We are delighted to have a really worthy name for the first operational turbine at Rampion and would like to thank everyone who suggested some fantastic names and all those who voted this week,” said Katie Scanlan, Rampion Visitor Centre Manager.

The team at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm’s Visitor Centre shortlisted 5 names for turbine F04, the first operational turbine installed in the array off the Sussex coast.  Oathall’s year 7 Eco club had its entry to name the turbine chosen & shortlisted for a public vote.

Fausto Veranzio was a Croatian inventor interested in science and engineering. He described one of the first-ever wind turbine designs in his book Machinae Novae published in 1616. He also wrote about solar and water energy; truly ahead of his time.

Geography teacher Mrs Lindsley said

“It’s fantastic that Oathall students have named Brighton’s first operational wind turbine in the array offshore. 953 votes were cast and ECOathall secured 70% of the vote. The wind farm technicians will put the name on the actual turbine in the spring when the weather conditions and accessibility is better. The students also are invited for a visit to the visitor centre and will each get a goody bag!

Thank you to everyone for supporting us, ECOathall members are over the moon – such a lovely end to a tumultuous year for them.”

Odd Socks Day

18th November 2020J Godbolt

On Monday 16th November students and staff at Oathall wore odd socks as part of anti-bullying week. This was to raise awareness that we stand together against bullying and to promote difference. The money raised from this day goes towards The Diana Award a charity set up in memory of Princess Diana who believed that young people have the power to change the world. One of the areas that the charity helps with is providing training and resources to schools to tackle any bullying and to raise awareness.

We are proud at Oathall to support this very important charity and even prouder to be uniting together and standing up against any form of bullying.

So far, we have raised £855 for the charity. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so via the School Gateway.

Announcing the 2020-2021 Senior prefect team

19th October 2020J Godbolt

Left to right: Oscar, Molly, Nicole, Isla, Lola, Katie and Wahi.

We are especially pleased to announce our 2020-2021 Senior Prefect team. Our selection process was delayed by several months after the school closure and restrictions arising from COVID.

The normal process of applications, interviews and voting took place this term and we are pleased to announce that our school captains are Isla and Lola.  Our team of vice-captains are Katie, Molly, Nicole, Oscar and Wahi. They have already begun to contribute by assisting with Zoom Q&A sessions for families of students in Y6 who are thinking of joining Oathall next September. Congratulations to all of them.

Extracurricular activities in school

30th September 2020J Godbolt

In normal times, the college has a programme of extracurricular and enrichment activities running throughout the year. These range from regular weekly lunchtime and after school clubs to trips and visits to a variety of places and organisations. Towards the end of the summer term, we have an enrichment week with residential trips in the UK and overseas as well as day trips and on-site enrichment activities.

The following is an example of an extracurricular timetable from last year. Many of these activities are completely free of charge.

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