Our staff Archives - Oundle School

Taking the politics out of school partnerships: collaborations are surely a two-way street?

Gordon Montgomery

''By working together, we put education not institution at the heart of what we offer to all.''

3 minute read

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Boarding: the best of all worlds

Laura MacKenzie

1 minute read

Academic

An interview with Adam Baragwanath

Rachel Makhzangi

Rachel Makhzangi catches up with Adam Baragwanath, Deputy Head, Academic, to find out a little more about him, his first impressions of Oundle, his professional priorities and his hopes for Oundelians.

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Cross-Sector Partnership: A Model That Works for All

School Leaders from The Open Learning Partnership

Staff from the Oundle, Peterborough and East Northants (OPEN) Learning Partnership collectively discuss what makes an effective schools partnership and how these support all of our young people to fulfil their potential.

9 minutes minute read

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VAT on Fees – A Partnerships Perspective

Gordon Montgomery

Gordon Montgomery, Deputy Head Partnerships and Outreach, was asked recently for a view on the proposed move to levy VAT on school fees - in this article he shares his thoughts, views and feelings.

6 minute read

Sports

Why Sport?

Grahame Mansell-Grace, Head of Hockey

In its purest context sport is a science in its own right but can be categorised and compartmentalised into so many areas and the demographic and cultural aspects takes it into different areas which brings with itself new questions and topics. The next question was must it show that sport will have benefits for academic success? Let's see.

7 minute read

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A focus on conservation

Oundle School

The School’s approach to conservation is there for its own values and importance and not as a result of policy or committee decision – the aim is for it to come as a natural consequence of a wider approach to land management anywhere and not just at Oundle. With 22 full-time staff focused on Estate Management, there’s no shortage of opportunity to put conservation top of the agenda.

10 minute read

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The Power of Bursaries and Partnerships

Matthew Dear, Director of Development

Education is the most powerful catalyst of social change by a wide margin, at both an individual and a societal level. It’s an inheritance for which we should be thankful, and a legacy we can leave for future generations. It was one of only three purposes confirmed as being inherently charitable when the concept of charity was first codified in English law in 1601.

5 minute read