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Grants
‘Great Respect and Noble Team Spirit’
Head of House – Mr J Jenkins
Deputy Head of House – Mrs K Waite
Pastoral Manager – Mrs S-J Shields
Alumni
- Tommy Hill left Oxted School in 2001 – he is now a 2011 British Superbike Champion.
- Jake Forster-Caskey left Oxted School in 2005 – he is now a professional footballer at Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
House Assembly
Students will regularly attend assembly with their House.
House Achievements
Champion House
- 2022/2023
- 2007/08
- 2000/01
Attendance Cup
- 2013
- 2007
Inter-House Competitions
- Music
- Maths
- Science
- Day of Sport
House Student Leadership - (Roles & Responsibilities)
House Captains
- Manage Prefect team
- Assist in day to day running of House
Deputy House Captains
- Assist House Captains
Sports Captains
- Organise teams for inter-House competitions
Year 11 Prefects
- Mentor Year 7 tutor groups
- Assist in organising House teams
- Arrange litter duty rota and co-ordination
The House system is vital to student life, offering each student:
- Daily contact with a Form Tutor (Form Tutors are part of the House team). The Form Tutor will be at the centre of the student’s experience.
- A tutorial programme delivering academic mentoring and developing personal wellbeing.
- Monitoring of their learning behaviours.
- Support for issues that are barriers to learning.
The House team will contact parents to:
- Celebrate students’ achievements.
- Notify parents of House events.
- Clarify issues that may be affecting a student’s learning or wellbeing.
- Discuss concerns over attendance.
- Notify parents of detentions.
Where parents can find further information during the academic year:
- Parent weekly bulletin
- School Calendar
- Letters from School
- Like us on Facebook – @oxtedschool
- Follow us on Twitter – @oxtedschool
Parents can support the House team by:
- Keeping contact details up to date.
- Informing the school of any changes to family circumstances.
- Communicating concerns regarding any aspect of School as soon as they become a concern.
- Ensuring your child attends regularly, helping them to achieve 95% or higher attendance.
- Provide the necessary equipment so your child is always ready to learn.
- Ensure your child is correctly wearing full uniform and is punctual for the start of the school day.
- Take an interest in your child’s school work and encourage them to always do their best, including the completion of homework.
- Co-operate with the School in providing the best education for your child.
Ways that parents can communicate with the House:
- Emailing the Form Tutor.
- Emailing members of the House team.
- Telephoning a member of the House team.