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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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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Test and Trace support payments for parents

26th March 2021J Godbolt

Parents and carers of children who have been advised to self-isolate by their education setting or by NHS Test and Trace are now able to apply for a Test and Trace Support Payment or discretionary payment of £500, if they meet the eligibility criteria.

The extension of the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, which is administered by district and unitary local authorities in England, ensures that parents receive the financial support they need if they are unable to attend work due to childcare responsibilities.

Parents and carers should apply to their local authority (for example Mid-Sussex District Council) to receive a payment. Applications for the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme are made via the local authority in which the parent or carer resides, not the local authority where the setting is situated, if these are different. Further information is available here

To be eligible applicants must meet all of the criteria that:

  • they are the parent or guardian of a child or young person in the same household and need to take time off work to care for them while they self-isolate. This is limited to one parent or guardian per household for the child or young person’s self-isolation period
  • they are employed or self-employed
  • they cannot work from home while undertaking caring responsibilities and will lose income as a result
  • they meet all the other means-tested eligibility criteria for a Test and Trace Support Payment or locally determined criteria for a discretionary payment

That their child or young person:

  • is aged 15 or under (or 25 or under with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC)) and normally attends an education or childcare setting
  • has been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace or by their education or childcare setting because they have been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19)

Oathall PE – The Cube challenge

10th February 2021J Godbolt

Starting on Monday 22 February, Oathall students and their families, as well as Oathall staff, are invited to participate in the Oathall PE department’s, ‘The Cube challenge’.

Each day, there will be a new challenge to complete. All the details including instructions and embedded links to videos can be found here. Participants will need to complete this short entry form and upload video evidence to demonstrate that they successfully completed the challenge. Anyone who is successful will be awarded points for their house. The house with the most points at the end of the week will be declared the winner. Good luck to everyone who takes part!

The Oathall PE team reserve to right to decide whether a participant has been successful in completing the challenge.

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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School Tours

29th September 2020J Godbolt

Whilst the best way to see Oathall is in person during the school day, we are unable to offer our open mornings and tours of the school this year as we would have wanted to. 

In response to a number of requests, it may be possible to arrange a short visit to the site after school hours. This is really intended for those families unfamiliar with Oathall.

Due to the latest restrictions, we will only be able to offer a limited number of such visits and these will be on a first-come-first-served basis. They will take place between 4 and 5 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting on Wednesday, 7th October until Friday, 23rd October. Alternatively, visits are available on a Saturday morning, either at 9.00 am, 10.00 am or 11.00 am on 10th, 17th or 24th October.

Please note that we are limiting the numbers of visitors on to the school site to comply with current government coronavirus guidelines. Consequently, our visits are restricted to a maximum of 2 families made up of one Year 6 student (or twins) and one parent per family.

To book, please telephone the school office on 01444 414001