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Education Update October 2010

Education Update



Is your child dyslexic and creative?

Is your child dyslexic and creative?

The Unicorn School is looking to celebrate your strengths in our hands-on approach to learning. You may be a musician and love the drumming or an artist whose work will adorn a gallery!

Extra-curricular activities at Oxford High School

Extra-curricular activities at Oxford High School

What evidence could you look for that Oxford High School cultivates a wide range of talents, encourages extra-curricular activities and provides an ‘all round’ education?

A Christ Church chorister writes . . .

Christ Church Cathedral School choristers pictured with composer Howard Goodall during a recording session

The headmaster asked me to write about being a chorister because I have been one for nearly five years and although he was a chorister in his youth, it was a little (a long) time ago and things have certainly changed.

Beyond the curriculum

Beyond the curriculum

The extra-curricular life of the girls and boys at The Manor is characterised by opportunity and choice.

Chandlings offers variety — in and out of the classroom

Chandlings pupils

Our aim at Chandlings is to find and nurture the talents in every child, and the only way to do this is to cast our net wide and provide the most diverse and rich curriculum possible.

Head start for the new term

Head start for the new term

For many pupils the first half of term marks the start of a new routine, meeting new teachers and friends, and getting to know new surroundings.

The key to future success

The newly-extended and refurbished sixth form centre at Rye St Antony

Sixth form is a new chapter in each girl’s life. It brings the opportunity to specialise in already established interests, embark on new areas of study, make new friendships and prepare for university.

Be the best you can be . . .

Be the best you can be . . .

The OLA motto extends to the whole school — staff, students past and present, and parents. Whatever examinations our pupils take they do very well, as is evidenced by this year’s public examination results and ISI Inspection Report.

Abingdon Prep — a day in the life of Year 3

Abingdon Prep — a day in the life of Year 3

After assembly, lessons begin. There are two forms in Year 3 and each class is small, so we get to know everybody really well.

Cycling, cemeteries and constables

Cycling, cemeteries and constables

Head of the Community Service Organisation, Dr Katherine Richard, explains how Magdalen College School serves the community.

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