OX14 Learning Partnership

Peer Support Lead training
2023-01-17 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Current Peer Support leads are invited to join other PSLs from across the partnership at a shared training event.
This event is invite only.

Professor Tom Welton OBE, Imperial College:Chemistry in a world of sustainability
2023-01-12 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Join students from across the partnership at this fascinating lecture with Professor Tom Welton OBE, Imperial College.
This talk will be held in the Science Lecture Theatre at Radley College.
Please register here

Academic Coaching Training Session 1
2023-01-12 16:20 - 17:10 (Europe/London) | Online
Students from across the partnership have been invited to take part in the Academic Coaching Programme. Students will take part in training sessions before working with younger students on their goals.
The online link will be emailed to applicants.

Oxbridge club - Y12 group
2022-12-06 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Fitzharrys School, Northcourt Rd, Abingdon OX14 1NP
Existing Oxbridge club members are invited to attend the next session at Fitzharrys. Please note this is invite only.

Lewis Dartnell Event
2022-12-06 11:00 - 21:30 UTC | Abingdon School
Lewis Dartnell (1)
Students and teachers are invited to take part in a range of workshops and lectures with Author Lewis Dartnell. Teachers are asked to sign up for spaces by emailing ox14lp@abingdon.org.uk.
Professor Lewis Dartnell (www.lewisdartnell.com) is based at the University of Westminster, studying how life, and signs of its existence, might survive the intense cosmic radiation on the surface of Mars. He also holds an STFC Science in Society Fellowship, and alongside his astrobiology research writes regular science articles in newspapers and magazines, and has appeared in TV shows such as Horizon, BBC Stargazing Live, and Wonders of the Universe. He has published a popular science book introducing astrobiology, “Life in the Universe: A Beginner’s Guide” (tinyurl.com/LifeInTheUniverse) and also an illustrated children’s book with Dorling Kindersley, “My Tourists Guide to the Solar System” (tinyurl.com/TouristsGuide). His third book, ‘The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch’ (www.the-knowledge.org) is a Sunday Times Book of the Year, and is out now in paperback.
11am Workshop Exoplanets and how to find them (Physics)
We’ve now discovered over 4,000 extrasolar planets — worlds orbiting other suns in our galaxy. But on the whole we’ve never actually been able to see these exoplanets; we’ve been able to infer indirectly that they are there. So what tricks do astronomers use to discover incredibly remote planets? What information can we gather from our telescopes, and therefore what can we tell about what an exoplanet is actually like? How can we tell if certain worlds are Earth-like and so potentially able to harbour life? In this workshop, we’ll explore the science behind how you can discover and then characterise exoplanets.
2.15 Astrobiology – The Hunt for alien life (Student lecture)
‘Astrobiology’ is a brand new field of science, encompassing research into the origins and limits of life on our own planet, and where life might exist beyond the Earth. But what actually is ‘life’ and how did it emerge on our own world? What are the most extreme conditions terrestrial life can tolerate? And what would an alien actually look like – how realistic are the life-forms envisaged by science fiction novels and films over the years? Join Prof. Lewis Dartnell on a tour of the other planets and moons in our solar system which may harbour life, and even further afield to alien worlds orbiting distant stars, to explore one of the greatest questions ever asked: are we alone…?
4.15 Workshop 2 How to define life and detect it (Biology/Chemistry)
We all know life when we see it on Earth — a tiger is obviously alive whereas a skeleton or rock are not — but how could you actually define what life is? What features or functions must something possess in order to be alive? And therefore, how could you design an experiment that will test for life on another planet? In this workshop, we’ll explore how astrobiologists think about life in fundamental terms and so know what we’re looking for with our scientific instrument aboard space probes.
Community lecture : ORIGINS: How the Earth Shaped Human History
When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, revolutions, and technological advances. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us?
As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological forces drove our evolution in East Africa; mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece; and today voting behaviour in the United States follows the bed of an ancient sea. The human story is the story of these forces, from plate tectonics and climate change, to atmospheric circulation and ocean currents.
By taking us through millennia of human history, and billions of years into our planet’s past, Professor Lewis Dartnell tells us the ultimate origin story. When we reach the point where history becomes science we see a vast web of connections that underwrites our modern world and helps us face the challenges of the future.
From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the Earth’s awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations. Please book via the Amey theatre box office

North American Universities Advice Evening
2022-12-01 18:30 - 20:15 (Europe/London) | Online
Come and find out more about applying to a North American University. This online talk will be open to Sixth form students from partner schools and their parents. Please register here.

Oxbridge Club - Session 1- THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY
2022-12-01 16:00 - 17:10 (Europe/London) | Fitzharrys School, Northcourt Rd, Abingdon OX14 1NP
Year 11 students with an interest in attending Oxford or Cambridge University are invited to join this club where they can find out more about topics such as applications, interviews and student experience. The first event for Year 11 will be on Thursday 1 December, arrivals at Fitzharrys from 4 for a 4.15 start and finishing around 5.10. Numbers are limited to around 15 students from each school This first session is mainly designed to help students to get to know each other and to start exploring and debating some big questions. Sign up is via your Partnership Champion.

Careers Leading from the Study of Humanities Subjects
2022-11-28 16:10 - 17:05 UTC | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
OX14 After School Career talk Humanities

Year 10-13 students are invited to attend a careers event entitled, “Careers Leading from the Study of Humanities Subjects”, 4:10-5:05pm on Monday 28 November 2022 at St Helen & St Katharine (Lecture Theatre). The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and understanding of how skills developed through the study of humanities subjects (such as English Literature, History, Ancient History, Classical Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology) prepare students well for a wide range of different professions. Many students will not yet (or fully) appreciate how skills such as critical thinking; collaboration and team working; communication (verbal and written); socialising and relationship-building; and insight and innovation are essential to success in many different professions. The event will reveal how such skills are used in a range of different professions, as presented by a panel of Abingdon School and SHSK alumni. In doing so, the event will also bust the myth (held by some) that the study of humanities subjects can be career-narrowing vs career widening! Advance registration required: bit.ly/OX14-HumanitiesCareers.

Student Forum Meeting (members only)
2022-11-22 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Larkmead School, Faringdon road, Abingdon, OX14 1RF, United Kingdom
We look forward to welcoming appointed student forum members from our OX14 LP schools to the first meeting of the year. This group is an opportunity for students to work with their peers from across the town to discuss topical issues and plan events.

'The School of Sexuality' CPD Session for staff
2022-11-21 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | John Mason School, Wootton Road, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB, United Kingdom
Staff from partner schools are invited to attend this CPD session on delivery of RSE in schools . Please note spaces are limited.

Professor David Leigh, University of Manchester: The Magic of Molecular Machines
2022-11-17 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Join students from across the partnership at this fascinating lecture with Professor David Leigh, University of Manchester.
Please note this talk will be held in the Science Lecture Theatre at Radley College.
Please register here

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.
