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Outgoing High Sheriff thanks Oakham School
3 April 2012
Rutland’s outgoing High Sheriff has paid thanks to Oakham School for helping support him during his year in office. Peter Lawson, who is also a Trustee of Oakham School ...read on |
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Headmaster's End of Term Letter
March 2012
As the spring term unfolds there is always a sense of growing momentum within the school. This is brought about by the inevitable onset of public examinations – once a ... read on
Links to Achievements and Notices and The Oakham Learner profile
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Dartmoor Gold Walking D of E Practice Expedition
28 March 2012
Twenty-eight Oakhamians have just returned from a three-day practice expedition over the wild, open terrain of Dartmoor. Five groups of students successfully completed the trek, from Okehampton in ...read on
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Chris Lucas Duesbury Bowes Lecture
26 March 2012
On Friday 16th March, Chris Lucas came to Oakham as the guest speaker for the annual Duesbury Bowes Lecture for Oakham School’s 7th form. Chris Lucas is currently the Group Financial Director and on ...read on
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Morocco 2012 blog
26 March 2012
Here you can read all of the latest news from Morocco and the Desert ...read on
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Jerwoods Ski Trip 2012
25 March 2012
The 2012 Jerwoods Ski Trip departs for the Ziller Valley, Austria 23/03/2012. The weather forecast is good and the snow is deep. You can read all the news during the trip ...read on
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Decem Blog March 2012
23 March 2012
The Decem Blog is a collection of short reports by the Decem House mentors on what has been going on around the Houses during the term. It is written by the pupils, for the pupils ...read on
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Winning Singing
23 March 2012
Oakham School Chamber Choir is excited to have reached the semi-finals of the BBC Songs of Praise School ...read on
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La Journée Internationale de la Francophonie
23 March 2012
On Tuesay 20th March, the school celebrated La Journée Internationale de la Francophonie (International Day of French speaking Countries) ...read on
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Industry Convention Wednesday
21 March 2012
Form 6 pupils attended a series of lectures, seminars and workshops about the world of work, an event designed to bring various aspects of careers ...read on
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Pre-University Modern Foreign Languages Day in Cambridge
21 March 2012
Two Oakhamians who are considering studying French at University grasped the opportunity to attend a Pre-University Modern ...read on
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U12 Boys Hockey Tournament
21 March 2012
On Wednesday 21st March Oakham hosted 16 teams in the annual U12 seven-a-side Boys Hockey Tournament. The warm weather made it a particularly superb afternoon for all parents to spectate. A special thanks goes to our guests of honour Maddie Hinch and Chloe Rogers from the Great Britain Olympic hockey squad who ...read on
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International Baccalaureate Prize giving
for 7th Form students
21 March 2012
To mark the end of formal teaching, two days before the start of exam leave, IB7 students received their prizes from the Headmaster in a special Prize giving ceremony in the Wilson Auditorium.
The Director of IB, Simone Lorenz-Weir, addressed the students, teachers and housemasters ... read on
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Oakham U18 & U16 Rugby Sevens Tournament.
20 March 2012
Playing in increasingly changeable weather, the Oakham Sevens Festival again produced scintillating ...read on
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Leicestershire County Swimming Championships
20 March 2012
Pupils Lauren Boland, Somerby Hamdorff and Asia Hamdorff all represented Melton Mowbray Swimming Club at this year’s Leicestershire County Swimming Championships at Loughborough University ...read in |
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Our Mini Adventure
20 March 2012
The intrepid 7th form Business students embarked on their own Mini adventure today. Armed with only their knowledge from the production module ...read on |
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U16 Midlands Finals
16 March 2012
The huge potential of this U16 squad meant that the school had high hopes for the team, and rightly so. The whole season had been focused on the Cup...read on
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DoE Gold Cycling Practice Expedition
12 March 2012
The team of Gold Cyclists set off at the beginning of service weekend with a little apprehension. This was going to be a weekend of many hills ...read on
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Voluntary Action at Rocks by Rail
12 March 2012
Once again we were tasked with helping the team of volunteers at Rocks by Rail to prepare for the new season of visitors ...read on
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OO Julz Adeniran: Sets Sights on the Olympics
8 March 2012
OO Julz Adeniran (07) has his sights set on establishing himself as a regular presence in the senior GB team and representing his country in the Olympic Games this year. Without full-time ...read on
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Lincoln Girls raise money for cricket kit in Uganda
8 March 2012
Lincoln Girls have been collecting loose change in house to raise funds to buy cricket kit for school children in Uganda. Millie O’Brien is the house OSCA (Oakham School’s Charity Association) representative ...read on
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OO Moody bows out to huge acclaim
7 March 2012
Former Oakham pupil Lewis Moody has announced his retirement from professional rugby. "Totally gutted I have had to take the decision to retire from all forms of rugby," Moody wrote on his Twitter page. "I will truly miss it." ...read on |
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Fantastic Friday Night with the Bands
7 March 2012
Music in the Chapel, Friday 2 March. Justly popular, this term's Friday Night with the Bands was as brilliant as ever with fans and musicians pouring into Chapel to create that very special band night atmosphere we all love ...read on |
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ARTiculation Prize National Winner
5 March 2012
Realf Heygate won third prize in the ARTiculation final at Clare College on Saturday with his presentation on DaDa artist George Grosz ...read on
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Geographers set off for some investigative work
1 March 2012
The Fourth Form Geographers set off for some investigative work in the spring sunshine. Wonderfully popular, only four pupils in the year group do not study the subject ...read on
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World Book Day
1 March 2012
To celebrate World Book Day, pupils eagerly gathered in the library on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes this week ...read on
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Debaters experience final success at Cambridge
29 February 2012
After county and regional success, Harry Anders and Freddie Turner competed with the final 40 in the prestigious Cambridge Union national debating competition. After enjoying some success in the early rounds they were unable to win support for their arguments on bankers' bonuses and Scottish independence ...read on
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Simon Armitage Poetry Reading
28 February 2012
Sixth Form members of the LitSoc travelled to Uppingham to listen, learn and be inspired by a working - hard-working – poet...read on
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Simply superb - Vivaldi at Burghley
28 February 2012
Sunday 26 February, Burghley House, Stamford. Oakham School Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra and multiple soloists combined to deliver an evening of intense delight on Sunday night. Had this been Harry Potter, even the haughty aristocrats staring down from their gilded frames into the Great Hall would ...read on
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Girls Day Out at Emma Bridgewater Pottery
28 February 2012
Girls from Lincoln House were really excited to go to the home of Emma Bridgewater Pottery. Each week our ‘Truly Great Manager’ nominates a member of the House as Truly ...read on
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Drawn from Life Exhibition
24 February 2012
The human form has been central to western art since the renaissance. At Oakham School the study of the figure, through life class, through photography and through ...read on |
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Articulation Prize - Midlands Winner
23 February 2012
Congratulations to Art History student Realf Heygate; for the second year in succession an Oakham School student has won the Midlands Final of the Articulation prize. Realf's illustrated talk 'Grosz and the Grotesque' was praised by ...read on
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Pupils return from life-changing trip to Kenyan village school
22 February 2012
A group of Oakhamians have travelled 1000s of miles to a remote part of Africa to help repair and extend a village school in the foothills of Mount Kenya. The Oakham pupils have also been teaching ...read on
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French Work Experience Trip
21 February 2012
Over Exeat, a group of 6th form and two 7th form Francophiles spent a week doing work experience in Rouen, Normandy. They undertook a variety of placements, ranging from working with pre-school children in ...read on |
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Kenya - Mutethia Trip 2012
10 February 2012
All of the latest news and stories from the Kenya trip to Mutethia. ...read on
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Decem Blog - 'The Decem Declamation'
9 February 2012
The shortest term is halfway through, We’ve seen snow, plays and discos too! If you’re feeling like you’ve lost track, Do not fear the Decem Blog’s back! (well done Lucy Childs!) ...read on
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Public Speaking Day 2012
9 February 2012
The Third Form Public Speaking Day took place on Monday 6th and Wednesday 8th February. Third formers were split into groups and allocated a particular motion; they then had the day to research ...read on
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OO Richard Hope attends the inaugural Oakham Students’ Drama Festival (OSAF)
9 February 2012
OO Richard Hope attended the inaugural Oakham Students’ Drama Festival (OSAF) in the School’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Busy actor Richard took time out from rehearsals at Sheffield’s Crucible ...read on
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Celebrating 10 years of the IB at Oakham
8 February 2012
Three Oakham Headmasters joined Old Oakhamians, staff and trustees at a special dinner to celebrate 10 years of the International Baccalaureate at Oakham on Saturday, 4th February ...read on
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Chamber Choir prepares to sing on BBC One
7 February 2012
Oakham's Director of Music and two members of the Chamber Choir have been interviewed live on BBC Radio as they make last-minute preparations to travel to Manchester this weekend to take part in the TV semi-finals of ...read on
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3rd Form visit to the WW1 Battlefields in Northern France
7 February 2012
All Third Form pupils are crossing the Channel this week to explore the First World War battlefields of Northern France, focusing on the area of the Battle of the Somme, north to Arras and ...read on |
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International Duty Beckons For Monty and Kathyrn
6 February 2012
Monty and Kathryn gain selection for their National Age Group Squads after final cuts have been made following recent winter training camps. The pair of hockey stars are set to represent England U16/U18 in the coming weeks ...read on |
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CCF Gold Duke of Edinburgh Training
6 February 2012
Recently, sixth form cadets from Oakham School CCF undertaking their direct Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award ventured out to the Peak District to top-up on their training and hone their navigation ...read on |
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Oakham Success at National Maths Competition
3 February 2012
On Wednesday 1 February, a team of four Further Mathematicians won the third prize in the Senior Maths Team Poster Competition, judged out of the top 63 maths teams from across ...read on
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Oakham Students Arts Festival
3 February 2012
An annual celebration of performance art initiated and executed by Oakham students. This year – three pieces of Drama and a short Film. ...read on
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Four Old Oakhamians playing International Sport this week
2 February 2012
Hamish Watson makes his debut for the Scottish Sevens team this coming weekend in Wellington, New Zealand. ...read on
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Chamber Choir through in Choir of the Year
31 January 2012
Oakham School Chamber Choir were selected as one of the Choir of the Year competition's “Youth Choirs of the Day” on 29 January and will compete in ...read on
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FSA & Bank of England Explain
30 January 2012
Thursday 26th January 2012, 70, 6TH Form Economists studying for the IB & A level set off to the City of London to find some answers to questions such as ‘ did poor regulation of the banks cause the recession’ ...read on |
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Business Enterprise Day
30 January 2012
Thursday 26th January 2012 The 6th form Business students visited nine businesses in one day ranging from the world class multinational company, Cummins to local specialists. The students gained valuable insight ...read on |
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Public Speaking Branch Finalists
27 January 2012
“Parents should be liable for the illegal activities of their children”, “The environment should not get in the way of development”, “Children should choose their own religion” These were three of the topics at the ESU ...read on |
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Gunthorpe House Play: “Our Day Out”
27 January 2012
Over the Christmas holidays and throughout the first few weeks of the Spring Term, Gunthorpe was strewn with about 20 girls calmly and strategically learning their lines for ...read on |
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Girls step out for Movie Night
25 January 2012
The girls in Lincoln House have enjoyed a fabulous night, stepping out on the red carpet for their own Movie Night. Invitations were issued to every girl inviting them to dress to impress and grace the red carpet walk to then take part in ...read on |
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OO teaches drama Masterclass
24 January 2012
Old Oakhamian Hugo Moss has been inspiring a new generation of thespians at Oakham. He is a practitioner of the Michael Chekhov acting technique ...read on
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Morocco Gala Evening
24 January 2012
On the evening of Friday 20th January Oakham School held its second annual Morocco Gala in aid of École Nomade in the Sahara desert. The nineteen pupils and four members of staff who will trek through the desert ...read on |
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Oxbridge successes delight Headmaster
18 January 2012
Seven Oakhamians are celebrating after receiving offers to study at either Oxford or Cambridge university. Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook says “I am delighted by the success of ...read on |
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Gail is runner-up in national student writing competition
17 January 2012
Oakham Sixth Form pupil Gail Braybrook has been named runner-up in a prestigious national competition. Gail wrote a 500-word rationale for why she thought Esther Morgan should win the T.S Eliot Poetry Prize ...read on |
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OO Rugby Players make England Squads
13 January 2012
Tom Croft, Alex Goode and Charlie Walker have all made selection for the England Senior, England Elite and England Under 20 squads respectively. Croft (Tigers), Goode (Saracens) and Walker (Harlequins ... read on
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Felt Making Workshop
13 January 2012
Following on from the success of last year’s sculpture workshop, eleven excited artists from Bilton Grange visited Oakham School on Thursday. On this occasion they explored the facilities and expertise of the textile department ...read on |
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Arts for the Spring
10 January 2012
Dive into the Oakham School Arts Calendar this Spring and discover a treasure chest of treats…we have a brand new student Drama Festival to look forward to ...read on |
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1st XI Football Win Preseason Tournament
9 January 2012
A squad of 15 eager footballers travelled to Rugby on the last day of their holidays unaware that they were soon to become champions of an extremely prestigious tournament. ...read on
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Oxbridge Choral Scholarship for Nathan
6 January 2012
"one of just four "academical clerkships" that are offered to new undergraduates..." read on
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Oakhamians on the Radio over Christmas
6 January 2012
"national radio broadcasts over the Christmas season, confirming Oakham's choral and vocal reputation..." read on
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Headmaster's End of Term Letter
December 2011
Dear Parents,
As I write this letter it is only a few hours after the final carol service of the year and yet it is remarkable just how quiet and empty the school feels – belying, as ever, the vast amount of activity that has been part of our daily lives for the best part of the last four months. ... read on
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Old Oakhamian completes double Polar trek
19 December 2011
Former pupil Julian Evans has walked his way into the record books this Christmas, completing a gruelling four week expedition to the South Pole, becoming one of only a handful of explorers to reach both the North and South Poles. ...read on
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Tenth German Declamation Prize Evening
9 December 2011
Das Christkind kommet
On Friday, 9th December, 2011, the tenth German Declamation Prize Evening took place in front of an audience of pupils and invited guests in the Old Hall. ...read on
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Oakham in last six of BBC School Choir of the Year
8 December 2011
Oakham’s talented musicians have just discovered that they have reached the semi-finals of the BBC Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year 2012 competition. ...read on
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