At Oathall, we pride ourselves on our excellent support and guidance services for students. Our inclusion policy is recognised in the area as an example of best practice.
All of our students are equally valued and are expected to be caring, considerate and responsible members of the learning community. Older students are regularly involved in the mentoring and support of younger students through school leadership initiatives.
Transition support
We have a transition team who work closely with local primary schools to facilitate a smooth transition for the new students who join us at the age of eleven.
Tutor groups
When students join Oathall they are placed in a tutor group. Each tutor group has a form tutor who remains your child’s form tutor throughout their Oathall journey. The form tutor is the adult in school who will end up knowing your child best. They are your first contact when you need to get in touch with school and if they can’t assist you they will know who can. Students describe the Oathall form tutor as being like ‘your school parent’.
Tutor time is everyday from 8.40am when the register is taken to 9am when students make their way to their first lesson. All tutor groups follow a structured tutor programme which supports both the academic curriculum and character education. A fuller description of what each activity covers can be found here.
Heads of Year
Group tutors report to heads of year who deal with non-routine issues and monitor and support the academic progress, welfare, behaviour and personal development of students within their house.
Student services
Each year group is supported by an assistant head of year. These assistants are non-teaching staff who work closely with heads of year and group tutors. As they are not tied to classroom teaching they can be a valuable point of contact and are qualified to deal with most general enquiries about a child’s welfare at school.
Leadership links
Oathall’s support and guidance structures are overseen by Miss Z Froud, Assistant Headteacher.
Houses
We also have a traditional house system with four houses; Discovery, Endeavour, Pioneer and Voyager. Each house consists of tutor groups from all five year groups.