Academic Coaching
2026-02-10 16:15 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abingdon School
Additional Training session for Academic Coaches, Abingdon School.

Gap Year Advice Evening
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:15 | 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.

TeachMeet 'Unlocking Student Drive: Teaching Motivation in the Digital Age.'
2026-02-24 16:00 - 17:30 | Abingdon School
An opportunity for teachers in OX14 LP Schools and beyond to work together and share ideas.
This teachmeet offers teacher practical strategies to shift students from last-minute rushing and reliance on teacher management to embracing genuine self-motivation, effective planning, and ownership of their academic deadlines in a digitally saturated environment.

This is the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi4ncGv0dDLeZbrCJaGIj_PBY3o_B7ssDD5YHeIB1OWdHKjw/viewform?usp=dialog

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.

Chemistry Lecture: Dr Mark Elliott
2026-03-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Radley College, OX14 2HR
We are fortunate to be able to welcome Dr Mark Elliott, Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, who will talk about “A modern look at the foundations of organic chemistry” on 2 March in the Science Lecture Theatre at 5pm. This should be an excellent talk where he challenges the some of the received view of organic chemistry. He recently published computational evidence that alkyl-groups are inductively withdrawing, and he has since been concerned with the inductive effect in general.

Please do let me know if you and your pupils would like to attend. You are most welcome.

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

‘Applying for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Dentistry’ event.
2026-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
‘Applying for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Dentistry’ event.

The event is open to students in years 10-12 and will take place at St Helen and St Katharine on Wednesday 4 March from 6pm – 8pm.
The formal element of the evening will begin at 6pm in YPH, starting with a keynote speech from Dr Alice Gore (former SHSK student, qualified in 2025) followed by a talk from Cardiff University on the admissions process for Dentistry and Medicine. Students will then be split into groups for subject-specific talks.
If your students would like to attend, please direct them to complete the electronic response form here.
If you or your students have any questions, please email ddarcy@shsk.org.uk

International Women's Day - Mini Conference
2026-03-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Abingdon School
Students and Teachers are invited to attend this mini conference. More details to come

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.

Oxbridge Club Y11
2026-03-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Larkmead School, Faringdon road, Abingdon, OX14 1RF, United Kingdom
An opportunity for Y11 students with an interest in applying to Oxbridge to hear more from teachers and alumni.

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

Peer Mentoring in the Workplace - PSL training session
2026-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Abingdon School
Current PSLs are welcome to attend this session on Peer Mentoring in the workplace.

Student Voice Meeting
2026-04-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Abingdon School
An opportunity for our student voice group to work together to discuss our partnership work and plan events.

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

Futures Fair
2026-05-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Abingdon School
An opportunity for students to meet representatives from a range of Universities and Colleges to support their future choices.
More info to come

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

Ultimate Frisbee - Year 7 Event
2026-06-03 09:30 - 12:30 | St Helen and St Katharine’s, St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
We would like to invite up to 20 Y7 students from each partner school to attend this brand new, fun and inclusive sporting event. Open to all Y7s, this event aims to provide an opportunity for students to meet new people, get active, try something new and have fun!
The event will take place at Church farm (part of St Helen and St Katharine School) and will run from 9.30 – 12.30.
Partnership champions will select students for this event.

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
