OX14 Learning Partnership

Peer Support Lead Training Session
2022-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | John Mason School, Wootton Road, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB, United Kingdom
Peer Support leads from across all our partner schools will come together to learn more about anxiety. They will reflect on their experiences and share resources that may be useful for their work with younger students.

Operations Group Meeting (Partnership Champions)
2022-11-14 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Abingdon School

Let's Talk about Climate - With Dr Ken Amor, Oxford University
2022-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
Let’s talk about climate
Students studying Geography A level, please join us for this Oxford University lecture by signing up using this link

Parent Webinar - In Conversation with James Shone, founder of charity 'I can I am.'
2022-11-03 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Online
Parent Webinar: In Conversation with James Shone from the charity, I Can & I Am
Thursday 3rd November
7:30pm
As part of the charity’s visit to OX14 Learning Partnership schools in November, James Shone, founder of the charity, ‘I Can & I Am’ will be talking about his work and why he passionately believes that every young person deserves to have good self esteem and self belief. This webinar for the OX14 Learning Partnership will focus on how parents and families can support children and raise self esteem and confidence. To express interest in attending this webinar, please fill in this google form. A link to the webinar will then be emailed a few days prior to the event.

For more information, please contact Natalie Hunt (Mental Health & Wellbeing Coordinator) at natalie.hunt@abingdon.org.uk

Dr Adam Gammack, Pharmaron: Being an industrial research Chemist
2022-11-03 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Join students from across the partnership at this fascinating lecture with Dr Adam Gammack, Pharmaron.
Please note this talk will be held in the Science Lecture Theatre at Radley College.
Please register here

Business Language Challenge
2022-11-03 09:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Please save the date for our upcoming Business Language Challenge on 3rd November, 9 – 3.30 open to students in the OX14 Learning Partnership. Hosted by Abingdon School, this event will be an opportunity for students studying GCSE French, German or Spanish to work together to complete several challenges.

We are inviting around 10 – 15 students from each school to attend the day, we would welcome language students in Y10 or 11 who are also interested in business and international marketing and selling.

The day will include:

A marketing and selling challenge
A keynote talk
Lunch
A presentation by students using their target language
An opportunity to talk to international business people

We hope this event will be of interest to you and your students. Teachers please email ox14lp@abingdon.org.uk to register a group of students.

Faraday Challenge Day
2022-10-10 09:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
Year 8 pupils are invited to take part in a local heat of this year’s IET Faraday Challenge. This will be hosted at Abingdon School on Monday 10 October between 9:15am and 3:00pm. We are grateful to GKN Automotive who have supported this event through their Innovation Centre in Abingdon.

This year’s season partner is the UKRI’s Future Flight Challenge and the competition is
designed to excite future engineers about future flight technology and to teach more young people about careers involved in the industry. Teams will work with engineers from the IET and partners during the day to solve a relevant engineering problem.

Teachers please sign up to bring a group here:
https://bit.ly/FaradayAbingdon22

Tedx Youth Event
2022-09-30 10:30 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
This event will see a range of different speakers from incredibly diverse backgrounds and interests. This is a platform where students will be able to freely exchange new ideas and formulate new ways of thinking; it is a space for you to meet experts, academics, and unique professionals you might not otherwise interact with during a typical school day. Please note this event is by invite only. Event link here

International University Roadshow
2022-09-29 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
International University Roadshow.
Come and find out about alternative international university options. Topics include hotel management in Switzerland, fashion in Italy, business in Spain plus the University of Toronto and Loyola Marymount which has a big film school in LA. Please sign up here.

Staff CPD - Behaviour Management
2022-09-29 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Staff from the partnership are welcome to join this CPD session. Please talk to your Partnership Champion to register your interest. Please note places are limited.

What can time travel teach us about free will? - Philosophy and Physics talk
2022-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
Partnership Students and teachers are invited to a fascinating talk from Colin Stuart, author.
Few people know that time travel isn’t just
possible – it has already been done.
In this mind-expanding talk, students will
hear the stories of the people who have
travelled into their own futures and lived to
tell the tale. And how they rely on the same
physics whenever they use the map on their smartphone.
But what does this say about our free will? Do
we have a choice about what happens
tomorrow? A set of time travel paradoxes
holds the answer: free will is a stubbornly persistent illusion.
This physics-meets-philosophy talk is
guaranteed to get students thinking deeply
and seeing the world anew (although they
were always going to anyway…)
See the poster here: Flyer physics philosophy talk
Sign up here

Philosophy of mind and epistemology - new date
2022-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Sixth Form students and their teachers are invited to a lecture by Prof Keith Ward (previously Regius Professor at Oxford University) focused on philosophy of mind and epistemology. Prof Ward will be expounding the key content of his latest book, released last year, called ‘The Priority of Mind’, which builds on his personal philosophies and latest research. Having spoken here at Abingdon a few times over the years, we are always thrilled to welcome Prof Ward back. You will no doubt recognise him for various YouTube and television appearances, if you have watched anything philosophical through these mediums in the past few decades.
Teachers please contact @ox14lp@abingdon.org.uk to sign up a group

Joint Choral Society
2022-09-20 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Students from across the partnership are invited to join weekly rehearsals for a performance of Haydn’t CREATION on November 18th. Parent permission form here.
Who: Year 10/11/12/13
When: Tuesdays, 4-5pm (T,B) 4.15-5pm (S,A)
Sept 13th, 20th, 27th
Oct 4th, 11th
Nov 1st, 8th – and Wednesday 16th
Where:
Tenors and Basses @ Abingdon School
Sopranos and Altos @ The School of St Helen and St Katharine
Performance: Friday November 18th

See poster here

Futsal Competition - Girls only indoor football sessions 3.15pm
2022-09-15 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
You are warmly (and urgently!) invited to enter teams for a futsal competition starting next Thursday at St Helen’s. Deadline for sign up is this Friday (9 September).
Girls only indoor football at St Helen’s Sports Centre – no experience necessary!
Thursdays with KOs at 3.15 and 4.15.
5 aside with team numbers up to 12/week.
15th September for 5 weeks U16 (Y10 and 11)
3rd October for 5 weeks U14 (Y7,8 and 9)
For more details and to sign up please contact apringle@shsk.org.uk or bhawtin@shsk.org.uk

How to write an Amazing Personal Statement for Law applications -CANCELLED
2022-09-12 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Upper sixth students/ Y13 are invited to join others from across the partnership to find out what makes an amazing personal statement for Law. Open to students wishing to apply to study Law at University, this collaborative event will provide practical advice and tips.
To register your interest please sign up here

Year 10 Chemistry Competition
2022-06-28 12:30 - 15:00 UTC | Abingdon School
Teams are invited to join the first OX14 LP Chemistry Competition at the Yang Science Centre. Speak to your Chemistry teacher about this event, invite only.

175 Festival - Join Radley College in celebrating their 175th Birthday!
2022-06-26 08:00 - 2022-06-30 17:00 UTC | Radley College, OX14 2HR
2022 marks 175 years since the founding of Radley College. We plan to celebrate our birthday with Festival 175 and hope that many of our local partners from schools and organisations will be able to join us.

During the week of June 26th – 30th, we will welcome celebrities, academics, musicians, podcasters, and entertainers to our Festival Stage on Mansion Lawn. Highlights include:

Picnic in the Park with Mary Berry
BBC Big Band and Claire Martin OBE
Jamie Laing
The Good, The Bad & The Rugby (Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne)
Archie Manners
Sir Charles Burrell (Knepp Estate)
Sir Anthony Seldon
Gina Miller
Kabantu
Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Professor Frank Close OBE
… and many more!

All events are free and open to all, but we ask that you book tickets so we can track numbers. The brochure is available here, and the full list of booking links can be found here.
We very much hope you will join us. If you have any questions, please contact Ben Weston-Conway (BJGW.Weston-Conway@radley.org.uk)
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Lower Carbon Futures Challenge -Postponed, date TBC
2022-06-23 09:30 - 23:00 UTC | Abingdon School
We would like to invite Year 10 students from across the partnership to take part in the first ‘Lower Carbon Futures Challenge’ in collaboration with Energy Superhub Oxford. Students will work together on a challenge based on decarbonisation and reaching net zero targets. They will have the opportunity to work with guest experts and present their ideas. Teachers, please email jessica.burns@abingdon.org.uk to register a group of 6 – 10 Year 10 students with an interest in the subject.

OX14 LP Student Forum
2022-06-21 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
A chance for students from across all partner schools to meet and collaborate on partnership projects.

Drama Production 'Dissolve' -POSTPONED, date TBC
2022-06-17 19:45 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Live performance by multi-media theatre company, Awkward City, coming to Radley College.

Awkward City are bringing their production, Dissolve, to Radley College’s theatre on June 17th, 7.45pm.

This multi-media production was inspired by several true accounts of memory loss.

“Dissolve uses live cinema and theatre to explore real stories of memory loss. The play takes the audience on a journey of witnessing what it is to suddenly forget who you are. Performers construct and deconstruct images which are filmed, edited and projected in real time around the central character, Olivia.”

“…stunningly impressive… beautifully imaginative” A Younger Theatre

Teachers please sign up here to get free tickets for a group of students.

Deserts, dunes, and dust: physical geography in the arid lands
2022-06-16 16:05 - 17:10 UTC | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
Please join us for a Geography talk by Professor Giles Wiggs. The talk on Deserts, dunes, and dust: physical geography in the arid lands, is open to sixth form students.
Please sign up here.

Holocaust Survivor Talk
2022-06-16 14:30 - 17:00 UTC | Amey Theatre, Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE Email: ase.info@abingdon.org.uk
Abingdon School History Dept are hosting a Holocaust survivor talk in the Amey Theatre 16th June at 2.30. Teachers are welcome to bring a group of 5-6 students if this is of interest.

Supporting our LGBTQ+ children - Parent webinar
2022-06-15 07:30 - 21:00 UTC | Online
Parents and carers are welcome to attend this supportive webinar for parents and families on supporting our LGBTQ+ children and young people.National voluntary organisation and charity FFLAG are dedicated to supporting families and their LGBT+ loved ones. Sign up information will be sent from individual schools.

Talking to our Teens about Drugs and Substances - Parent webinar
2022-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Online
Parents and carers are welcome to join this webinar for support on navigating the legalities, fears and stigma around substance use in teens. Sign up information will be sent by individual schools.

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence - Professor Sandra Wachter
2022-05-10 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
Professor Sandra Wachter is a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford Internet Institute. She works with the World Bank, European Commission and the UK government as well as other governments and NGOs around the world to advise on ethical questions concerning emerging technologies. She will be joining students from the OX14 LP to talk about the ethical issues surrounding A.I. 6th Form students in OX14 LP schools are invited to sign up here to join.
Ethics and A.I. event poster (1)

Lecture: 'How will Climate change affect me?' - Dr Brenda Boardman MBE
2022-05-09 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
‘How will climate change affect me?’ A talk about ethical and economic considerations that result in climate change and ideas about how we as citizens can respond to alleviate the challenges we are facing.
Dr Brenda Boardman MBE, Emeritus Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute. Please sign up here.

Radley College, Theatre, parking is available in Bursary/Reception car park right next to Theatre.

Climate Conference - A student led discussion
2022-05-06 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Amey Theatre, Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE Email: ase.info@abingdon.org.uk
Come and share your views on this hot topic, join students from across the partnership to discuss the issue.

An opportunity for students from across the partnership to listen to the views of others and share their own views on ‘Decarbonising Abingdon’ in a student led discussion. Guest panellist Layla Moran.
Sixth form students and teachers please sign up here.

London University Talk - Y11/12/13
2022-05-04 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Amey Theatre, Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE Email: ase.info@abingdon.org.uk
London University Panel Presentation, Wednesday 4 May 5-6pm in The Amey Theatre
Abingdon School is hosting a live panel discussion with representatives from popular London universities. Join Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) as they discuss the unique experience of being a student in the City and hear their insight into what they are looking for in UCAS applications.
This event is open to all partnership schools and is aimed at students in Year 12 and 13. Parents and students in Year 11 are also welcome to attend.
Reserve your place here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-diZobK3YpXRHumehOaN9RfXKR5ym7tGRGpZdCldtUfPW_A/viewform?usp=sf_link)

'Decarbonising Abingdon' - Youth Forum
2022-05-03 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Students in Year 8 and above with a passion for the environment and future sustainability will take part in a youth forum on the topic of ‘Decarbonising Abingdon.’ Invite only.

Peer Support Lead Talk - Peer support in the workplace
2022-04-28 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Abingdon School
All existing Peer Support Lead Students are invited to attend a talk with Pete from Kura human factors about Peer Support in the workplace. This is only open to existing Y13 Peer support leads.
