On Wednesday 6 March, three members of the Leadership Academy were given the opportunity to volunteer at the Winter Sussex School Games at Lancing College, a huge event involving Primary and Secondary schools from across East and West Sussex. Year 10 students Faye Leslie, Sam Mitchell and Stefan Kohli were allocated jobs to do on the day and with Faye reporting, Sam on information point and Stefan in charge of the VIPs, they made a highly efficient team.
Oathall Community College was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2010.
The overall inspection grade was Good, read the report below:
Previous inspection reports may be downloaded from the Ofsted website here
To support the KS4 options process, on 18 January our Year 9 students made a date with experts from twenty-five different professions from around West Sussex including computer animators, doctors, publishers, scientists and airline engineers. They filled the sports hall and spent the morning on rotation around the space. In groups of around 5, with 5 minutes per session, the students fired questions at the experts, discussing aspects of their work and trying to get as much information from them about what their job entailed, the qualifications required and the routes they took to get there.
Borde Hill Gardens was the spectacular venue for The Mid Sussex Active Cross Country Championships on 16 January.
The extensive parkland provided a fantastic backdrop for 500 young people from schools all over Mid Sussex and beyond. Oathall students were represented in races in all year groups. The following students and teams deserve special mentions for their performances on the day:
Myles Rice – 1st place, Katie Hastings – 2nd place, Megan Tucker – 3rd place, Tom Easley – 5th place, Evie Curtis – 6th place, Georgia Upton – 6th place
Year 7 girls team – 1st place, Year 8 girls team – 2nd place, Year 9 boys team – 2nd place and Year 10 & 11 girls team – 2nd place.
Thank you to everyone who ran or helped out with marshalling.
In extreme or severe weather conditions a decision about whether the college will be closed will be made as soon as possible. Many factors need to be considered in determining if we can operate the college safely. Information relating to any school closure will in the first instance be posted prominently on the school website. Local radio stations and the local authority will also be informed.
School closure during the day
In addition to the above, parents will be contacted via Parentmail & Parentmail text as soon as a decision has been made. We will ensure that any pupil who cannot get home safely will be supervised at school until parents have been able to make suitable arrangements. If there is a problem for your child then please contact the school as soon as possible.
A poem written by year 7 student Katie Hastings has been chosen as the winning entry in the South and South East in Bloom Poetry Competition.
English teacher, Mrs Ruth Abrahams submitted a number of poems written by Oathall students.
Ruby Roe, Josh Walker, Josh Bergin and Jazmin Demjan all received Highly Commended certificates for their entries.
On Friday 7 December, Oathall students in years 7 to 10 entertained residents at Balcombe Place Care Home with a set of Carols and Christmas songs. The elderly residents also took part and sang along with the students. Students were rewarded with a Christmas tea and an invite to return and sing at anytime.
Listen here to Oathall students singing ‘O Holy Night’
Oathall students can be also heard on BBC radio Sussex singing ‘O Holy Night’ on Tuesday 11 December at around 15:40. Mrs Mac Taggart submitted this recording of ‘O Holy Night’ to the BBC after they put out a request for schools and community choirs to submit recordings of Christmas music to be played every day in the run up to Christmas. Oathall was one of the schools to have been selected.
This year’s college production of Fiddler on the Roof has been a musical masterpiece. The cast of 50 or more actors, singers, dancers and musicians have performed the numerous roles with confidence, enthusiasm, energy and charm and each performance has been met with thunderous applause from the audience. (more…)
