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Form 4 music scholar, Eddie, has recorded a brilliant recital for this week's Music at Lunchtime recital. Eddie showcased his talents on drum kit, unaccompanied snare drum and xylophone.

The winner of Black+Blum’s first Student Design Competition has been announced following an impressive array of entries from 11-14 year old pupils from schools across the UK! 

Congratulations to Old Oakhamian Hamish Watson (10) who has, today, been called up to play for the British and Irish Lions in their forthcoming tour of South Africa.

Oakham School Spanish and German teachers are introducing the fun of languages to Lower School pupils within the ‘Activity Program’.

Our Music at Lunchtime series continues with a recital by exceptional violinist and Form 6 music scholar, Lucy...

Rachael Pearson has recently been appointed as Head of Careers and Progression at Oakham School.

Oakham School is delighted with the new display in the Design and Technology Department, which focuses on how the subject influences the lives we live today, including building infrastructure, transferring data and playing sport.

This week’s Lower School Athletics Relay Invitational saw strong performances by the Lower School pupils against Stamford.

Oakham athletes have seen success and broken records in season openers this month.

Congratulations to Form 3 pupil Evie, the overall winner and Arts for Rutland Winner of the 11-13 category at the Rutland Open Youth Art Exhibition.

Our first lunchtime recital of the Summer Term was dedicated to the first performances of seven brand new works by Upper School musicians.

Sixth Formers from Oakham and Harington Schools enjoyed a presentation given by Ms Sian Griffiths of the University of Nottingham on clinical courses and degrees in life sciences offered by her university.

Four Form 6 pupils took part in the regional round of the J. S. Mill Cup this week, a Philosophy competition created by the University of St Andrews.

Form 5 Voluntary Action (VA) pupils have been helping with the Oakham Canal Green Corridor Charity Project, which aims to regenerate a part of the old Oakham canal.

This week has seen the welcome return of competitive sporting fixtures to Oakham School across all age groups.

The Oakham School community is deeply saddened by the death of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh on the 9th April 2021.We offer our prayers and thoughts to Her Majesty The Queen and the whole royal family at this difficult time. 

In this blog, we take a look back at the visits paid to Oakham School by the Duke of Edinburgh over the years. 

Our Lower 1 music pupils have been working very hard this term and have created their very own Planets Suite inspired by Gustav Holst's The Planets...

An entrepreneurial Design and Technology Scholar from Oakham School has been inspired during Lockdown to design, manufacture and sell a standing desk – with all profits going to charity!

Last term saw pupils raise money for several charitable causes, both collectively and through individual initiatives.

It has been wonderful to once again have the children safely back on campus and enjoying being with their friends in the classroom, on the sports fields, playing music and on the stage.

Faced with yet another lockdown, Oakham rose to the changing landscape (again) to not just deliver the same excellent provision offered back in 2020 but to further develop and hone our Distance Learning.

It has been a busy and interesting term for the Matthews society, with pupils discussing issues affecting gender equality in society. The School also celebrated LGBTQ+ History month, recognising the achievements and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Oakham is delighted to be introducing Psychology as our newest subject offering for both A-levels and the IB Diploma from September 2021, led by our first Head of Psychology, Miss Charlotte Findlay.

Eight members of Oakham’s Teaching and Support Staff have shared their positive ‘Thoughts for Monday’ this term, offering messages of hope and reflection to the whole School community.

During the last week of term IB Diploma pupils enjoyed an evening of celebration and awards recognising achievement within the IB Diploma programme, with several attending the event virtually. 

Form 6 pupil, Olivia, reflects on what it’s like to return to the School campus after weeks of lockdown for day pupils and boarders.

Pupils in the Upper and Middle School at Oakham are currently rehearsing a ‘groovy’ version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – set in the 1960s!

Congratulations to the seven Form 7 Chemists who won certificates in the 2021 Chemistry Olympiad, a prestigious competition run by the Royal Society of Chemistry! 

Oakhamians have enjoyed a series of inspiring talks over the past term from OOs and other specialists in their field, who have very generously given their time to speak about their lives and careers.

The last ‘Kitchen Chemistry’ session of the term saw pupils set up a couple of fun experiments for testing over Easter.

Oakham’s boarders have had a fantastic 3 weeks back at the School since they returned from ‘Lockdown 2’. 

Oakham pupils have seen success across the rifle range this term.

Our popular Music at Lunchtime series has continued online this term, sharing new weekly performances with the School, parents and a wider audience.

In place of our annual Singing Competition in February, we shared an online showcase of solo singing in a wide range of musical genres.

On 12 March, we hosted our very first online Piano Fiesta! featuring solo and duet performances by Oakham School pianists of all ages.

Dr Harpreet Sehmi MRCGP, GP partner at Eskdaill Medical Centre, Kettering, gave a talk to members of Form 6 DocSoc about becoming a general practitioner. 

Walkers Book Shop has a very special place in the heart of the English department so they decided to catch up with owner Tim Walker about his experience of Literary Lockdown and his relationship with our School.

Whilst the Art studios of Oakham’s Richard Bull Centre were closed due to lockdown, teachers and pupils throughout the School found new and different ways to express themselves creatively in the comfort of their own homes.

Lower School pupils have been celebrating red nose day and fundraising for Comic Relief.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Oakham’s first Head of Psychology. Miss Charlotte Findlay will be joining Oakham to launch Psychology as our newest subject offering for both A-levels and the IB Diploma from September 2021.

The Art Department is delighted to announce its first online Photography exhibition, which is now available to view on the website. 

During lockdown members of staff were given the opportunity to take part in a programme of activities designed to help them step away from all the current pressures of work and improve their wellbeing.

Congratulations to two members of Oakham’s talented English Department - Dr Diana Hallam and Dr Michael Cade-Stewart – whose work has been published in the latest edition of the EMagazine.

Oakham’s pupils and their English teachers have been celebrating the power of literature to provide solace and solidarity, adventure and amusement by taking part in a literary lockdown.

Pupils across all age groups – from Lower 1 to Form 7 – celebrated International Women’s Day last week with a range of student-led talks, discussion groups and creative challenges. 

Congratulations to the 49 pupils who won certificates in the UKMT 2021 Intermediate Maths Challenge, including an excellent 12 Gold, 24 Silver and 20 Bronze award winners.

In recognition of World Book Day on March 4, Lower School pupils were asked to ‘Nail a Novel’ whilst at home last week. 

Following Holocaust Memorial Day, pupils in Form 2 to Form 7 had the opportunity to attend a live online talk from Zigi Shipper BEM and his daughter Michelle Richman from the Holocaust Educational Trust.

The Matthews Society celebrated International Women’s Day today by watching a live panel event about sexist language in the dictionary, hosted by Oxford Languages.

Oakham School is busy preparing to open its campus and return to face-to-face teaching on Monday 8 March, after seven weeks of Distance Learning.