The, The Annual Wellington Prep School Conker Championships smashed into action last Friday when a hoard of excited school children rose to the challenge and pitted their strength and skill against each other. It is the fifth year in a row that the A* percentage has topped, Last week, Oundle Schools new J M Mills Cricket Pavilion played host to the NatWest U13 National Club Championship Finals, which saw Guildford CC from Surrey presented with the impressive Ken Barrington Trophy as the 2015 champions. Each year the Trustees award between 25 and 30 scholarships of between 300 and 500, and one or two of up to 1,000 in value. Dr Stephen Harrison Director of Pastoral Care It is 69 miles (111 kilometres) north of London and 12 mi (19 km) south-west of Peterborough. Pupils Lucie Petrides (17) and Sarah Huckin (16) commented, Having taken the lift to the sixth floor of a high rise building on the middle of Broadway, in the centre of New, Winning a place on the British pony eventing team for the European championships was the goal Oundle School pupil, Diana Bevan (15) set herself for the 2012 season. Over Field Weekend, 100 visitors to the School, hosted by over 150 pupils took part in various activities including, Last Saturday night, 140 Oundle School pupils and staff headed to Birmingham to experience a night under cardboard in a car park at St Basils, one of the largest and most successful agencies in the United Kingdom working with young homeless people. Group university places, with increasing numbers looking across the Atlantic Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. We warmly welcome pupils who have open, curious minds and an appetite to make the most of opportunities available. The trainees come from all walks of life: newly graduated, mid-life career changers, from those with a bachelors degree to those with a PhD and both home and international students ranging in age from 22 to 62 years old! On Sunday 26 and Monday 27 April Oundle pupils and staff hosted over 550 visitors to the School who came from far afield and took part, This years Oundle School Combined Cadet Force Adventure Training Camp took place over the Easter holidays with fifteen pupils and five teachers travelling to Snowdonia in North Wales. The challenges our pupils will face in the world beyond School will require of them adaptability and emotional intelligence, as well as the best academic qualifications of which they are capable. Ngecho was founded in 2006 by Harambee, In 2015 and 2016, Oundle School Sports and Uniform Shop Manager, Stuart Fox took part in Macmillan Cancer Supports Longest Day Golf Challenge a charity golf event with a difference. Captain, William de Capell Brooke (12) commented, We lost the toss but were more than happy to be put into bat. They had the opportunity of watching film footage of the School from 1912 and of trying on items of uniform from, On Friday 3 February, Professor Anthony Grayling gave a lecture on "Why Study the Humanities?" Leigh shares how immensely satisfying it is to reveal the bounty of JSTORs esoteric resources to a budding researcher, or to watch a beaming 12-year-old pupil rush out of the library clutching an oversized book about treehouses. Fascinating talks by journalists As the new term gets underway, Oundle pupils were privileged to hear talks from two fascinating journalists as part of the extra-curricular programme of General Studies and Society speakers. At GCSE, 43% of grades were 9, 70% 9/8 and 96% 9-6. Miranda Spencer Group HR Director at CRANSWICK PLC York. Academic excellence. Coronavirus Hub; . The Great Hall The theme of the holiday was Fiesta and activities were focused to suit this theme. Peterborough Oundle offers a huge breadth of subjects and opportunities; seven Individuals who excelled at this event were Oliver Chapman (15) who came away with three wins and Cosmo Davis Gimeno (15), Anna, For the third year running, the Oundle Chronicle (Oundle Schools community newspaper) has been recognised for excellence at The Shine School Media Awards at Stationers Hall, London. This year the Schools Adventure Awards Committee consideredapplications and presentations made by twelve different groups involving forty pupils from the Lower Sixth Form who proposed an astonishingly wide variety of exciting, inspiring and sometimes quite, Oundle School staff and pupils welcomed multi-championship winning Formula 1 engineer and team principal, Ross Brawn OBE, for a private visit to its emerging Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Campus, known as SciTec. focus has been on resourcing a modern, thoughtful vision of sport. Pupils, George Elborne (18) and Flora Kilpatrick (18) commented, Amsterdam is a city of many delights and our visit began being treated to a tour of the old city from the comfort of a canal boat, after which, November has been Movember at Oundle School with twenty members of staff participating in raising funds for Movember (Reg Charity number: 1137948), a charity which raises awareness on Mens Health, particularly mental health and male cancers such as testicular cancer and prostate cancer. This has been their Wednesday afternoon Community Action activity since September. At the U16 tournament in Wolverhampton, Maya Nicolson (15) and Ella Johnsrud (15) played a tough set of matches both contributing to the teams success in finishing 4th. Captain, Mia Stanton (13) commented, Coming into the tournament we were all very excited but also very nervous as we had only had three training sessions together beforehand. After a good warm, William Goldings dystopian novel Lord of the Flies presents the reader with a terrifying thesis on social behaviour. The visiting groups comprised three German teachers who brought two pupils from Gemeinschaftsschule (a comprehensive school in Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany), three Czech, Over the half term holiday, eleven pupils and six staff from Oundle School ventured back to the Rift Valley in Kenya, to refocus on projects in the region. The Shine Awards were presented by Dr Simon Heffer, Senior Columnist at the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and Louise Court, Director of Editorial Strategy and Content for Hearst Magazines UK. The play presented the audience with a patchwork quilt of scenes which all address our obsession with money, possessions and promotions and the viewer experienced, On Sunday 22nd January, Oundle School Boat Club sent the Senior Boys Sculling Squad to The Boston Head for a time trial held on the River Withal in Boston. Trip Organiser and Geography teacher, Philip Pitcher commented, Places like Iceland and Morocco remain spectacular; but are now well known and trips, In the first week of the October half term, a group of eleven Oundle School Sixth formers studying Spanish set off for Salamanca a relatively small university town near Madrid for a week of cultural and linguistic immersion. 15. Not only will it bring the London Olympic Games to the UK for the first time since the late, A group of 20 Oundle School pupils and 5 staff attended the annual convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which took place in Vancouver this year. The best player was ranked, On Tuesday 17 January, espionage came to Oundle School as the Business Language Champions (BLC) were proud to co-host The Word is not Enough with friends from GCHQ. Barny commented, The additional challenge I have set myself is that, On Saturday 4th February, three Oundle pupils returned to Abington Park, Northampton, where they had run for the county on 21st January and were selected for the next round. The bedroom was large, well decorated and peaceful. The crew of James Duckitt (16), Zac Freij (17), Ollie Chapman (16) and Cosmo Gimeno Davis (16) raced in the Junior U18 quad scull race which they won easily, overtaking their main rivals from. The Oundle, A group of twenty-two Fourth Form (Year 10) pupils from Oundle School recently embarked on an eight day immersion trip to Spain. Please find Oundle School and Laxton Junior School Safeguarding Policy, Recruitment Policy and further relevant essential reading here. 17 current pupils and 60 former pupils formed an 80 strong volunteer group to run this years Oundle MENCAP holiday at Oundle School. The memorandum of understanding between the two institutions was signed on Friday 13 January by Headmaster Mr Charles Bush, Oundles U18 hockey team recently participated in the Midlands Tournament at Rugby School. The highlight of the tour saw the team compete in the 2017 Netball NZ U19 Championships at, The children in Year Three at Laxton Junior School have had a fabulous time celebrating Roald Dahl Day. Since September 2018 Oundle School has been training teachers, firstly in the discipline of Modern Languages and since September 2020 in Maths and Physics too. The Biology Department wanted to let OS-TEC is a new science Journal. Academic success The group spent 4 days around Gilgil, working with Oundles partners at Ngecho Secondary School, Kimbo Primary School, Saidia House orphanage and the Township Special School and hostel. This less than 1 month-old company, incorporated on 2023-01-05 is run by 1 director. around Brownsea Island, to raise money for the work of International Needs in supporting street children in, In 2016, Oundle School once again ran the Big Gives Philanthropy in Schools programme, which aims to inspire the next generation of philanthropists. https://t.co/HnlfKnnegM" / Twitter @oundleschool On 4th June, Oundle School welcomed fifty-six pupils from seven local primary schools (Oundle and Kings Cliffe Middle School, Gladstone Primary School, Castor CE Primary School, Brigstock Lathams CE School, Exeter Primary School, Woodnewton Primary School and Studfall Junior School), to its SciTec science facilities to take part in a Gifted and Talented science event. During the five mornings, pupils enjoyed Spanish lessons at their villa which focussed on conversation. Representing the School were, The match was organised by Head of Girls Rugby, Grace Harbage and the choice of charity, as in previous years was obvious: The Thommy Purbrook General Scholarship Endowment Fund, in memory of keen rugby player, Thommy Purbrook. Pupil, George Brettle (14) commented, We spent the first weekend with our French families who treated us to a variety of trips including visits to Disneyland, cycling or in, Five Prep Schools recently visited Oundle Schools SciTec to compete for the third annual Prep School Science Cup. Oundle School on Twitter: " A great Oundle welcome to all participating players, schools, staff and parents as we play host to the @iapsuksport U13 Boys Rugby Festival 2022! Head of Chemistry, Jonathan Peverley commented, The significant challenge of this paper is. Internationally recognized qualifications. 4 - 20 Gender. Oundle School Our School is filled with wonderfully passionate and committed teaching and support staff who each offer a unique mixture of academic, pastoral and life experience to our pupils. info@oundleschool.org.uk. and engineering education. The, Oundle Schools Design and Technology department, housed in The Patrick Centre, has for some time offered pupils the opportunity to build their own off-road buggy, designed and developed by current Head of Design and Technology, Clive Humphreys and Technical Instructor, Raph Johnson. Enjoyed working at Oundle. https://t.co/fDJem4cYCw. The competition, This November saw the visit to the UK of Oundle Schools partner schools in the Comenius project, which is designed to share experience and knowledge of different countries between pupils and teachers. Participating children discovered why beetroot tastes better, Over the summer, Oundle School netballer, Sienna Rushton (15) toured New Zealand with the U19 England Netball Squad. Francis and Fins Dip ABRSM diplomas are on the violin and Charlottes is on the, In late May, a group of twenty Fourth Form pupils from Oundle School spent eight days in Tarifa, Spain improving their language skills and acquiring a greater knowledge and appreciation for Spanish culture. This puts them through to the International Finals of the event to be held at the Cambridge Union on 29 February. Club nights are four to six courts on Monday nights. alongside a vision for all pupils to benefit from a wide selection of team and Hi my son has got offers from both Oundle School and Stowe School for year 9. Always experts in their respective fields, you might be surprised to learn that there are ex-professional Cellists teaching Classics, people interested in sustainable farming and agriculture teaching Biology and experts with a deeply-rooted passion for linguistics teaching Chinese: the list goes on and on. from countries across the world as well as pupils from all corners of the UK, Befitting the secretive nature of the task at hand, the ten teams of Year 10 pupils comprising two teams from each of Oundle and John Warner (Hoddesden), Former Oundle School pupil, Jamie Wallace-Woodroffe (19), who left the School in 2016, is currently training for an Ironman Triathlon event in Port Macquarie, Australia in May, aiming to raise money for two charities, MIND and Oundle School MENCAP Holidays. I opened with Arnie Gough, On Wednesday 12th October, Oundle School hosted the U18 County netball tournament which saw Oundles own U18 team take the title going on to the Regionals in the New Year. The boys, Ben Bird (16), Christopher Bird (16), Nikita Belenkov (16), Edward Jinks (16), Reuben Parry (16) and Arthur Thomson (16), Oundle School Mencap Holidays has today announced that it has been officially rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. George, who is currently taking a Gap year in Australia, was among twenty-one pupils who achieved the highest marks in Cambridge, The opposition, Wollaston School, having forfeited their match in the eagerly awaited semi-final of theU12 County Cricket Cup, saw Oundles cricketers in the final against Campion School in mid-September. Prince William School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school which serves the rural area in and around Oundle. As children progress through the School they experience thirteen key techniques, Over the Easter holidays, a group of twenty-two Oundle School pupils travelled to Geneva to visit CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research), a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Lower Sixth former, Hetty Hodgson (17) commented, If asked to describe Max Stafford-Clark in one word, it would be legend. The pupils had all watched Maxs production of Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, Over the Easter holidays, a group of Oundle School pupils travelled to Geneva to visit CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research), a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. He, After their recent success at the Star Regatta in Bedford, Oundle School Boat Club had a further outstanding day of racing at York City Regatta, coming away with a record of eight wins. Show on a map School website At a glance Age range: 11 to 18 Total no. Cambridge 01223 463183. Business Law. Despite the weather, on 23 September over 120 visitors to the School, hosted by over 150 pupils took part in various activities including swimming, badminton, Over the summer, twenty five lucky Oundle pupils had the opportunity to get a taste of the diverse terrain of Ecuador including visits to Quito, the highest capital city of the world, the Amazon rainforest areas, and the birthplace of Darwins theory of evolution, the Galapagos Islands. Pupil, Georgia Short (13) commented, This trip will be long remembered by those who went, In early December, audiences at Oundles Stahl Theatre were transported to the magical kingdom of Narnia (via a wardrobe! Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. Arinahs programme was: 1. On their first day, pupils visited and learned about the history of the Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex in Granada, enjoyed tours of the. Oundelians are grounded and ambitious young people who go on to make their mark positively on the many communities to which they will belong throughout their lives. Alongside pupils from Mossbourne Academy, Oundle pupils were representing The Worshipful Company of Grocers and after spending time planning the choreography, On 15 November, two teams of keen readers from Oundle School performed well at the Central England heat of the Kid Lit Quiz at Comberton Village College near Cambridge with a team of Second formers (Year 8) finishing in 2nd place overall. With a combined band comprising nearly eighty musicians, it made for an impressive performance that was enjoyed by a packed audience including delighted members, On Saturday 28th February, the U16 Oundle School netball team triumphed at the Regional Schools Netball tournament, hosted at Oundle. A list of members is available at 35 Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6AG. Outstanding facilities We were shown, Over the course of the Schools Community Action Field Weekend in mid-September, Oundle pupils were privileged to hear from a series of inspirational speakers. Our Staff. John O'Toole and Gemma Rothwell from the Royal Society of Chemistry were present throughout to oversee and support the event. They, Contact one of our English Speaking educational consultants and let us help you find the right school for your child. Our approach to environmental sustainability. Termly. standard for such facilities across the country. 42,270. independence alongside their commitment to succeed. The school offers a broad range of A level and BTEC courses which are complimented by a Skills for Life programme which supports students to develop the skills they need to be successful during their time in the sixth form and prepares . Upon arrival, after acclimatising to the altitude at 3600m, the pupils were given time to explore the chaotic street markets, where several of them enjoyed bartering for colourful traditional Peruvian trousers. Pupils are dissuaded from narrowing down their subject options early on, with it being mandatory to take at least once modern foreign language at GCSE level, along with English, Maths and all the Sciences, which provides a solid,. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Geography teacher and event organiser, Philip Pitcher commented, This year the focus will build on the foundations laid in 2015. Review of Hotel Sacher Wien. The team took on Beko League giving many of them their first taste of the New Zealand style of play. 42 Planets Ltd is a private limited company located at Flat 2 7 Market Place, Oundle, Peterborough PE8 4BA. Our first adventure was seeing the Eiffel Tower , During the Easter holidays, twelve Oundle pupils headed off to the picturesque French town of Orlans for a French exchange with the pupils at Saint-Charles School. Well done to everyone who entered the Biology Photography Competition for this academic year. and build positive relationships. From my experience, Oundle has a particularly traditional approach to academia. Master in Charge of Fives, Mike Case commented, In, On 8th March, a celebration of Oundle music was held in one of Europes premier concert venues, the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. The School ensures pupils emerge as decent, open-minded adults with ambition to achieve. Charles' primary responsibilities as Director of Studies include curricular planning, academic strategy, teaching and learning, advising the Head Master on academic appointments, line-managing Heads of Subjects, and co-ordinating the professional development of teaching staff. Initiated by Livy (K) and Aiden (G), its tagline, By Pupils, for Pupils reflects It's just brilliant to see our Boys @oundleschoolhockey 1st XI back out on the pitches this term. Read more. The majority of players were ranked within the top 250 in the country across all age groups. The School and town are closely entwined, with Oundelians Director of Studies, Ben Evans, Oundles 33rd Headmaster Charles Bush (HM 2005-15) Oundles Headmaster, Charles Bush is retiring this summer after forty years in education and ten years at the Schools helm. Over the course of three hours, the teams completed practical, In mid-February, thirty sixOundle pupils took on the significant challenge of The Royal Society of Chemistrys Chemistry Olympiad with three pupils, Michael Hutchinson, Harry Hutchinson and Oscar Marshall striking Gold. about what they can go on to achieve and contribute, but never arrogant. Gordon Montgomery, Deputy Head Partnerships and Outreach, was asked recently for a view on the proposed move to levy VAT on school fees - in this article he shares his thoughts, views and feelings. 1. The new facilities, which include an athletics track, tennis courts, AstroTurfs, A friendly social/competitive club based at the Oundle High School gym. Oundle is a seven-day-a-week boarding school. 10% of Oundelians gain Oxbridge offers and most pupils take up Russell The Schools approach to conservation is there for its own values and importance and not as a result of policy or committee decision the aim is for it to come as a natural consequence of a wider approach to land management anywhere and not just at Oundle. Oundle Speakers were Danila, Over the February Half Term, three Oundle School pupils, Hughie Brooks (17), Euan Wardrop (17) and Charlie Fernandes (18) together with Head of Politics, Matt King and Geography teacher, Phil Pitcher, undertook a 24 hour non-stop walk from Oundle heading towards the North Norfolk coast. development strands of Service, Leadership and Adventure and Creativity Visitors took part in a wide variety of activities including swimming, badminton, basketball, archery, football, Oundle School Boat Club had two wins at Bedford Amateur Rowing Regatta on Saturday 6th May. The Anglian Trophy is a very competitive event and Archie Parkinson (13), Eleanor Macintosh (15) and Dylan Page (16) all performed strongly, each earning a place, On Wednesday 1st February, the Oundle School CCF Marching Band were joined by the Band of Her Majestys Royal Marines, Collingwood to play in an afternoon concert in Oundles Great Hall. PE8 4GH, +44 (0)1832 277122 Bright and early at 6am on Saturday 11th February, the, On the 10 March, two former Oundle School pupils, Barny Dillarstone and Hugo Laffey will be completing the Three Peaks Challenge (with a twist) to raise money for the Kivuli Trust, a UK charity which supports the work of Gilgil Special School in Kenya. and multiple studios opened last year alongside the existing Sports Centre. Pupils always have someone to turn to and someone to look out for them. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Date of stay: June 2016. Welcome to Oundle School Fives. GP Winnington (S 63) gives a historical perspective of the planning and success of the School's tree-planting projects Each team had 3 pool matches followed by the knock out stages. The best of modern boarding The AAAS President, Dr Geraldine Richmond gave the opening address on Thursday 11th February outlining the theme of the conference, From 7th-13th March, Oundle School and Laxton Junior School (LJS) will once again run their own version of Climate Week hoping to inspire a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. The school value the staff who contribute to the lives of our pupils in whatever capacity. Almost two thirds (64%) of results were graded A or better, the best performance of the last five years. an hour by train yet the School enjoys a beautiful setting in the heart of the Director of Music, Quentin, Former pupil, George Chatterton from Oundle School has received an award from Cambridge International Examinations to acknowledge his outstanding performance, achieving the highest mark for Cambridge Pre-U Economics in the June 2016 examination series. Oundle School Buffet breakfast (separately charged but quite inexpensive for its quality and quantity). The group also had time to visit numerous, Oundle School Chemistry Department took a Roadshow of The Chemistry of Colour, Smell and Taste to Oundle Market Place on Sunday 17 September. This was a particularly memorable and special event, as it was, Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty a beauty cold and austerethe touchstone of the highest excellence is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. Bertrand Russell, The Study of Mathematics, Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays, (London: Longman) Oundle School pupil, Rebecca Siddall (15) has published her, As the country goes to the polls on Thursday 7 May, pupils at Oundle School are holding their own mock election with pupil representatives representing the main political parties.
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