The Oxford Academy

We are incredibly proud of what our students have achieved this year. They are a wonderful group of young people and it has been a pleasure to support them throughout Y11 and see them grow in confidence and show such resilience and determination to succeed. We wish you all the luck for the future.

After being made aware of the fantastic Red Box Project by a local group of NCS students, we are now on a mission to support every young woman during their period. Period Poverty is where young women often miss school because they cannot afford to buy sanitary items during their period. Our aim is to make sanitary items available to those who need it within The Oxford Academy so that their education does not suffer.
We have set up a separate page for all of our updates and information on how to support and donate, so please like it to keep up to date with how the project is going ❤️

If you're looking for a way to keep the Children entertained next week, drop in to the Rose Hill Community Centre.

A huge congratulations to all of our students who picked up their results yesterday. We are very proud of you all. We wish you all the very best with your next ventures, and are excited to see some of you back again next year.

Free Community Breakfast running week days throughout the summer holidays.

The Oxford Academy will be running an Adult GCSE foundation level in Maths from September 2018. If you would like more information please email rosie.butler@thoxfordacademy.org.uk< br>

We have been made aware of some government funded courses for over 19's. Conditions do apply, but there are a lot of great courses on the list. Click on the link below for more details.
https://individuals.theskillsnetwork.com/

It is with great pleasure that we are able to let you know that after two days of intensive interviewing, we were able to offer the headship of The Oxford Academy to Andy Hardy, who enthusiastically accepted it straight away. We are very fortunate to be in a position to appoint someone with so much relevant experience, including headships in Luton, Birmingham and Bristol. Andy is able to take up the position in September so there will be no need for interim arrangements. We hope you will join us in welcoming Mr Hardy in September.

We have just donated another 2 big boxes full of items to the CEF! You can donate items for the Community Emergency Food Bank to us at The Oxford Academy, and to OX4 during the evenings, weekends and school holidays too. Every little helps!

The Oxford Academy are very proud of our OUFC Advance programme this academic year. Both teams finished their respective seasons with 2-2 draws this week with the ‘A’ team having the privilege of playing at Stadium MK against Milton Keynes. The ‘B’ team played against Oxford City yesterday, performing brilliantly.
The ‘A’ team ended up playing 21 games in the National Football Youth League, whilst the ‘B’ team played 15 games across the AOC and Oxfordshire FA competitions. We will now be working on preparations for the next academic year, with our third and final trial being held on Wednesday 30th May.
If you would like to find out more about how playing for the team and studying at Advance Sixth form works, please email advance@theoxfordacademy.org.uk

Did you know that you can book sports facilities, classrooms and event halls here? Contact OX4 for more details via the page below, by calling 01865 783238 or emailing ox4communityservices@theoxfordacadem y.org.uk

This support network is key for young carers to achieve their potential within school, and to ensure that they feel supported.
If your child is a young carer, please can you encourage them to come to a drop in session on Thursday 24th May in the Old School Cabin (in the courtyard near the Bistro) at second break. There will be cake and questionnaires to help set up the young carers support networks within the school for September onwards.
This support network is key for youn...g carers to achieve their potential within school, and to ensure that they feel supported. If you have any questions, please email youngcarers@theoxfordacademy.org.uk
“A young carer is someone aged 18 or under who helps look after a relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition, or drug or alcohol problem.”
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Sixth Formers from The Oxford Academy are taking part in Young Enterprise, an international competition for young business start-ups. The team set up as a social enterprise, tackling an issue close to their hearts by aiming to raise awareness of the drug-related crime in the local community. “Think.” was born… To date, Think. have delivered educational workshops in schools an also worked closely with Thames Valley Police to gain insight into the issue, develop their business... ideas and receive guidance and mentoring. Think. also had the opportunity to reach thousands of people in the community by performing their song “Time to Inspire” at an Oxford United home game. April 19th saw the City finals take place at Unipart in Cowley. This was a tense event, as TOA had not had a team progress further than this round in previous years. There was a high standard of competition from all teams who entered, but Think managed to win three out of the five available awards that evening, including Best Business Plan, Best Customer Service and importantly, Runner Up Company of the Year which secured their place in the County Finals. Not resting on their laurels, the team needed to make a quick turnaround to prepare for the county finals which was a week away. This round saw the top two teams from all the county areas attending and the bar was set even higher for the standard of businesses on show. With a successful sales-pitch to the audience in the bag, confident team interview and well-presented trade stand, it was just down to the judges to make their verdicts…. During a tentative award-giving process, two awards were left to announce; both of which would be a ticket to the Regional Finals. Think had done it though and won County Runner Up Company of the Year, a fantastic achievement and a true acknowledgement of the validity of their mission and their business. On to Buckingham University in June to face up to the next round of the competition, and this time, the team have their sights set firmly on taking 1st place to the Nationals.
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A useful post for parent and guardians of students witting their GCSE's this summer. If you need more help in understanding or supporting your child, please do contact the school.

This week is National Vegetarian Week! We are celebrating by raising awareness of food choices, doing a vegetarian quiz in tutor time and cooking sessions for some year 8's. We have also emailed all students with vegetarian recipes to try - let us know if you give them a go at home!

THERE’S A WEBSITE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (run by Oxfordshire County Council) www.oxme.info - health, life, earn, learn, news + events • info you need to keep fit, healthy and happy • fun things to do, be social and keep safe • info you need to keep learning and build your future ... • ways to find an apprenticeship, work, or places to volunteer
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Here are some great tips for parents with children sitting exams this summer. Don't forget that you can always ask for advice and help through the school too 🙂

Study Higher are hosting a community event for parents and carers of Y9 - 13 students this Saturday 28th April at the Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground, where 'Positively Mad' will be talking about how parents and carers can best support their child(ren) with revision. The event is entirely free of charge, refreshments will be provided and there are creche facilities freely available.

Great venue with very nice and helpful staff �

Fabulous dancing to challenging music. I love expressive dancing. It makes it a bit difficult to go back to jive though

A great venue, for meetings - with the added bonus of a glimpse into what the students do there.