OX14 Learning Partnership

Gap Year Advice Evening
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:15 (Europe/London) | Online
Gap Year Advice Evening Webinar 2026 – Flyer (1)

Abingdon School and St Helen and St Katharine are again co-hosting the annual Gap Year Advice Evening Webinar on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 7:00-8:15 on Zoom. The webinar starts with a brief presentation on electing, planning, and managing a Gap Year. This is followed by a further presentation from Independent Gap Advice (https://independentgapadvice.org/) on travel abroad during a Gap Year. Then, a panel of school leavers from Abingdon School and SHSK will share their individual stories of what they did during their Gap Year and how they felt about the choices they made. This will be followed by a Q&A session for any of the speakers or panellists. Students and/or parents MUST register in advance for the webinar: bit.ly/GYAE2026

Academic Coaching
2026-02-24 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Abingdon School
Academic Coaching Session for selected students. Come along and receive some support and guidance from trained 6th form Coaches.

Onatti Performance
2026-02-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Onatti Performances open to OX14 LP Partner schools. Teachers, please sign up via this form. If you would like to bring some pupils, please enter likely numbers and the relevant contact details on this form: https://forms.office.com/e/5yTgdBxcap

German: Tuesday 24 February, 5pm

The Onatti website has more information about the plays, which are suitable for pupils in Years 9 and 10.

This Isn't Going To Hurt - Aspiring Medics Event
2026-03-03 09:00 - 16:00 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
A fun, interactive and hands on day for aspiring medics. More details to come soon

Operations Group Meeting
2026-03-09 16:00 - 17:15, 2026-04-27 16:00 - 17:15

Abingdon Careers Convention
2026-03-12 18:30 - 21:00 | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
More information to come

Onatti Performance
2026-03-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Onatti Performances open to OX14 LP Partner schools. Teachers, please sign up via this form. If you would like to bring some pupils, please enter likely numbers and the relevant contact details on this form: https://forms.office.com/e/5yTgdBxcap

Spanish: Tuesday 17 March, 5pm

The Onatti website has more information about the plays, which are suitable for pupils in Years 9 and 10.

Shakespeare Shorts Final
2026-03-20 18:30 - 21:30 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
‘Shakespeare Shorts’ provides an opportunity for students from OX14 Schools to take part in
an inter-school drama competition. Year 9 students learn and perform a monologue or
duologue from any Shakespearean play. Students will be chosen from each participating school
and get the chance to perform alongside one another at a Grand Final.
By participating in the competition, students will be able to extend their knowledge of literacy
beyond the curriculum and strengthen and develop Oracy and Performance skills.
Schools will be able to integrate the competition as they see fit. Some may run this as a
voluntary co-curricular activity during a lunchtime, afterschool or drama club. Other centres
may decide to incorporate the competition into academic lessons. There is also the opportunity
for schools to select students who they feel would benefit most from the programme.
Finalists will get the opportunity to take part in a practical workshop before the final. This will
give students from different schools the chance to collaborate and work alongside one another.
No costume is to be worn, all actors will wear basic blacks, and no props. The only set allowed
will be a maximum of two chairs. We want every student to have a level playing field.
Internal selection – schools will host their own competition/performance for the internal
selection to select their finalists. The number of finalists from each centre will depend on the
number of centres taking part. We would want a maximum of 12 performances in the final.KEY DATES:
1. Internal selection judged by centres – must be done with names and monologues/duologues
submitted by end of February
2. Workshop and final – led and adjudicated by a visiting actor/practitioner with experience of
classical acting, held at the Radley Theatre, Abingdon, Friday 20th March, 6.30pm workshop
and 8pm Grand Final. (Sadly, the Unicorn Theatre is not available this year due to a
refurbishment)
TIMINGS:
• 2-3 minutes monologue max
• 3-5 minutes duologue max

Academic Coaching Final Session
2026-03-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Abingdon School

Understanding Student Loans for University Webinar
2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Online

Apprenticeships Evening Webinar
2026-05-07 19:00 - 20:15 | Online

SupportED - Year 9 Core Event
2026-05-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Abingdon School
More Details to come

ESU Oracy Workshop For Teachers
2026-06-17 13:00 - 15:30 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
Teachers in OX14 LP Schools are invited to attend a half-day (2.5 hours) CPD workshop on embedding oracy skills to build cultures of oracy at schools. Each school is invited to send 1-2 teachers + 1-2 Sixth Formers. The session will run from 1 – 3.30 at Radley College. Please sign up here to register your interest.

Steering Group Meeting
2026-06-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
