 | Old Oakhamian is Wisden cricketer of the year
16 April 2010 Stuart Broad has been named as one of Wisden’s ‘Cricketers of the Year’.
The former Oakham School pupil produced a series-winning bowling spell at The Oval last summer to help England win the Ashes. ...read on |
 | Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award in the Lake District
26 March 2010
60 Sixth formers have just returned from the Lake District where they were practising their navigation and campcraft skills and testing themselves for the assessed expedition they will undertake over four days in the wild far North West of Scotland in July for the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award ...read on |
 | Student Investor Challenge; third time “lucky”.
26 March 2010
For the third year running Oakham had a team qualify for the Student Investor Challenge Regional Finals. ...read on |
 | Oakham teachers at International Education Conference
24 March 2010
Two Oakham teachers presented papers on innovative ideas in use at Oakham on staff training to promote better learning and on how Oakham has developed its ‘total curriculum’ at an International Education Conference in Turkey ...read on. |
 | Oakhamians take part in Leadership Conference
24 March 2010
Three Oakham students took part in a Leadership Conference at Wellington College, sharing their experiences of major projects with students from over 20 other schools ...read on. |
 | U14 Midlands Hockey Champions
23 March 2010
A very successful season for the U14A Hockey side reached a thrilling climax last Friday at the Midlands Finals, winning a nail-biting shoot-out to win this title for the first time in 10 years ...read on. |
 | King's - A Truly Magnificent Evening
21 March 2010 500-strong, the audience flooded in to take their seats and, as the sunlight faded from the glorious stained glass windows in King's College Chapel, Cambridge, a hush descended. Expectation was palpable; the reality far exceeded it. ...read on |
 | Old Oakhamian Lewis Moody to Captain England XV against France
19 March 2010
Former Oakham pupil Lewis Moody has been made Captain of England to play against France at The Stade De France in Paris tomorrow night.
This now completes a full list of Rugby Honours which the former Oakham School ...read on. |
 | Oakham Kingfishers head North
19 March 2010 Two Kingfisher headdresses produced in Oakham School Art Department are on their way North to be part of an International Spring Festival production of Benjamin Britten’s ‘Noye’s Fludde’ in Loch Shiel which will be shown on TV...read on.
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 | Service Weekend
12-14 March 2010 Several hundred Oakham School pupils took part in this term's service weekend. Cyclist, walkers, sailors, volunteers and CCF all played their part in another very successful service weekend. Details here. |
 | Oakham School Success at the National Science and Engineering Competition
11-12 March 2010 Following their success of winning the regional round of the British Science Association, Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST) competition. four teams attended the National Science and Engineering competition, held in Manchester over two days on March 11th and 12th. ...read on.
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 | Prep School Tournament Results 7th March 2010 Well done to all those who participated in a fantastic tournament on 7th March. The standard of play was truly magnificent. Prep School tournament Result.. |
 | Boys Make Cakes to Help Their Heroes
28 February 2010 Boys from Sargants, a day house at Oakham, have been hard at work making and selling their own cakes to raise money for Help for Heroes. ...read on.
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 | Pamper day is big success
28 February 2010 Lincoln house’s first ever pamper day goes off with a bang when over 45 girls and their mothers take part in an afternoon of being pampered. ...read on.
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 | Jerwoods Interhouse Quiz
26 February 2010 Friday saw the greatly anticipated 2010 Jerwoods Interhouse Quiz contested in the QET. Each team of four competed against each other in University Challenge style quiz rounds of ‘starters for 10’ on the buzzer, followed by three bonus questions on related topics. ...read on.
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 | Tutti Frutti: The IB6 “Group 4 Project”
February 2010 This February, the IB sixth form participated in the annual ‘Group 4 Project’ - as Gp 4 is all the science subjects and we all do one, that’s the whole IB6 year. ...read on. |
 | Tim Emmett Lecture
25th February 2010 A broad cross section of pupils, staff and invited guests were able to listen to a talk given by extreme athlete Tim Emmett on Thursday. ...read on. |
 | Duesbury Society: Cuba - Going to War on a Bus
26 February 2010 Dr Chris Hull of Nottingham University used an exploration of an apparently obscure trade deal at the time of intense Cold War rivalry to demonstrate to an audience of IB historians that they should not let what has survived into textbooks obscure what may have been important in very different times ...read on. |
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13-21 February 2010 20 Upper School students went to Metz for half term to take part in placements ranging from working in a pizzeria and in a baker’s shop, to being a clerk at a law firm. As well as being useful careers experiences they were able to increase their confidence by working with others in the target language...read on.
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 | Pupils Help Repair School In Kenya
11-20 February 2010 Oakhamians spent their half-term holiday hard at work, helping rebuild a remote village school in Kenya ...read on. |
 | Oakham Prep School Netball and Rugby Sevens Tournament
Sunday 7th March Oakham School is once more gearing up for the arrival of nearly 2000 netballers, rugby sevens players, parents grand-parents and supporters for next Sunday’s Prep School Under 12 and Under 10 Rugby and Netball Tournament. |
 | GCSE Historians in Berlin
25 February 2010 GCSE History students spent four days of half term in Berlin, visiting the Imperial Palaces at Potsdam, some key sites and memorials of early 20th century and Nazi Berlin, as well as the Berlin Wall and the striking recent developments in the unified city ...read on |
 | OOs on Stage
25 February 2010 We celebrate the OOs who are currently working in the theatre: our list of some of the interesting work they are now doing is not exhaustive...
Of particular note: Messrs Hicks and Macfadyen in two of the great roles in English theatre. ...read on |
 | Third Years follow Old Oakhamians to the Somme
24 February 2010 Two three-day study tours of the First World War battlefield of the Somme involved all Third Year students: a guided walk over some of the battlefield, supplemented by a museum visit, combined with memorials and a look at the cathedral city of Amiens to make a powerful experience ...read on |
 | Charlie Walker helps England U18 to big win over France
21 February 2010 Charlie Walker made a successful debut for England Under 18s yesterday, scoring a try from the wing in the 33-16 defeat of France to stretch this age group’s winning streak to 14 games ...read on |
 | Old Oakhamian athlete achieves best in England vest
21 February 2010 OO Shot putter Robert Mohan has celebrated his first international vest with a personal best put and a first place for England Under 20 level in the Celtic Cup indoor competition in Cardiff ...read on |
 | BBC film Matt Hampson coaching session at Oakham
18 February 2010 BBC News came to Oakham to record Matt Hampson, a former Leicester Tigers player and England Under-21 rugby international who broke his neck in a collapsed scrum, run a coaching session for the 1st XV forwards. They also interviewed Ian Smith ...read on |
 | Valentine disco
15 February 2010 Oakham’s Sixth and Seventh formers celebrated Valentine’s Day a week early this year with a ball on Saturday 6th February. All got dressed up into their dicky bows and cocktail dresses and the Sixth form headed over to the Barraclough for a candlelit meal while the Seventh form had a barbecue and nibbles up in the quad. ...read on |
 | Showcasing Jerwoods talent
12 February 2010 Jerwoods musicians put on a fantastic musical showcase to mark the end of the first half of term this Friday. The Barraclough turned into a concert hall for the afternoon as all the major Jerwoods ensembles and choirs entertained a large audience of parents, pupils and teachers. ...read on |
 | Pupils study local business for AS level
10 February 2010 The AS Business Studies students were able to enjoy a trip to see a local business – the Hambleton bakery – in operation. Talks from Mr Tim Hart as to the inspiration for the business and how he set it ...read on |
 | Tales from Africa
10 February 2010 Junior pupils have been celebrating National Story Telling Week - by listening to traditional tales from their classmates who live around the world. ...read on |
 | Trip to Kenya to renovate village school
5 February 2010 Pupils are packing their bags as they get ready to fly to Kenya to help rebuild a remote village school. ...read on |
 | Spring drama productions This term the Drama department is featuring three innovative and original performances that are being entered in The National Student Drama Festival 2010. NSDF is a unique week-long event that showcases live student performances in Scarborough. ...read on |
 | Barrow and Hambleton provide seasonal entertainment
2 February 2010 The House Play season launched with its usual panache as Goldilocks and the Three Bears took over Hambleton and Barrow day houses (under the direction of Ed Haynes, Rachel Hosie and Hanan Abdul Rahim)...read on |
 | Oxbridge offers for ten pupils
2 February 2010 Ten Oakhamians are celebrating after securing offers to study at two of the world’s most famous universities....read on |
 | Felicity Lott and Elizabeth Watts commend Oakham's singers
31 January 2010 Oakham's second English Song Competition offered a feast of solo singing in Chapel and Old Hall. We were fortunate to have the distinguished services of acclaimed professional sopranos Dame Felicity Lott and Elizabeth Watts, who offered feedback to over 70 singers drawn from every year of the school. ...read on |
 | Young sailors awarded scholarships
29 January 2010
Junior Sailing Scholarships have been awarded to two young pupils at Oakham School. ...read on
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 | Confirmation retreat
22-24 January 2010 Over the weekend 37 pupils who are currently exploring Christian faith went on a confirmation retreat Grendeon Hall in Northamptonshire. ...read on
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 | Tim Emmett lecture
25 February @ 1930 in the QET
Tim Emmett is a well a well know extreme sports person. He is giving a lecture in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre titled ‘ The Concept of Change’ which will start at 1930. Tim is probably best known for ...read on.
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 | Hot chocolates raise cash for Haiti
26 January 2010 Oakham School pupils have been using their initiative – helped by the generosity of local shops and cafes – to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti ...read on.
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 | County hockey champions
26 January 2010 The U14 and U16 Hockey teams shared success at the County Tournaments with impressive wins over local rivals, both teams retaining their titles as County Champions ...read on.
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 | Duesbury Society: The Vietnam War - The view from the London Embassy
20 January 2010 In a talk to IB historians Professor John Young of Nottingham University gave some insights on US policy on the Vietnam War from his work on US Ambassador David Bruce - an important player in US foreign policy from the 1940s through to the 1970s ...read on.
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 | Seventh Form trip to Madrid
December 2009 On Saturday the 12th of December 2009, 10 students from our 7th Form accompanied by Mr Sarna and our lovely Spanish Assistant Leticia, headed for Stansted Airport. After some trouble with a delayed flight, ...read on.
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 | Pupils help local people in the snow
11 January 2010
Public spirited Oakham pupils have been doing their bit to help local people who have been struggling to deal with the snow & freezing temperatures. ...read on.
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 | Oakham sailors receive prestigious award
9 January 2010
Oakhamians Alice Kent and Lucy Childs were presented with the prestigious RYA East Midlands Young Sailor of the Year Award 2009 at the London International Boat Show on last Saturday. ...read on.
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 | German Christmas markets trip 2009
21st December 2009 On Thursday, 17th December, a week later than is usual for such a trip to take place owing to the change in term-times, fourteen of our intrepid 1st and 2nd Form German linguists set out from Kilburn Road to experience once again the delights of the German Christmas Markets. ...read on |
 | 1st XI Hockey pre season hockey tour to Malta
20 December 2009
The annual pre season Hockey tour to Malta in the first week of the Christmas holidays should set up the team for an exciting term ahead...read on.
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 | Engineering Education scheme
20 December 2009
A group of Sixth Formers spent 14th to 16th December on a residential workshop and lecture course at Loughborough University as part of the Engineering Education Scheme (EES). The EES is a national project whereby 6th form students work with a company on an engineering project. A teacher acts as facilitator, but students take charge of the project, and are expected to each put in 100 hours of work in their own time...read on.
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 | International call-ups in hockey and rugby
16 December 2009
Two Oakham pupils are celebrating call-ups to represent their countries in hockey and rugby squads. ...read on |