AC A D E M I C I N F O R M AT I O N
AC ADEMIC LIFE AT OAKHA M
AN E XCEP TIONAL LE ARNING ENVIRONMENT We offer a rich and varied curriculum: from Classical Greek to Computer Science, with 6 languages and 5 Art and Design specialist courses. Outstanding subject faculties and specialist academic facilities: our university-standard library houses in excess of 30,000 books. Our teachers are passionate subject specialists in their chosen field and we boast many examiners amongst our staff.
Whatever their age, Oakham offers its pupils an exciting and dynamic academic learning experience. Our aim is to equip our pupils with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to thrive at School and beyond.
We provide an international, interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning. • Pupils in Forms 1–3 follow the acclaimed IB MYP curriculum. • Pupils can choose from 26 GCSE subjects. • We offer two distinct pathways at 16+: the IB Diploma Programme or A-level and BTEC courses.
Through our outstanding academic curriculum, we encourage our pupils to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers who can make links across the different subjects they are taught. Like many schools, we are able to help our pupils to achieve outstanding results in their examinations; the Oakham difference is that our genuinely holistic approach to education via our Connected Curriculum teaches our pupils how to take their studies further and rise to the intellectual challenges that they will encounter in their later lives.
Our superb Careers Department ensures our students win places at the best universities in the UK and worldwide, as well as supporting students who wish to pursue specialist Art/Drama courses and apprenticeships.
Our Connected Curriculum enables pupils to focus on their academic studies whilst also dedicating time to learning outside of the classroom, through our pastoral learning programme and wide co-curricular offering.
We enrich our pupils’ learning through our academic societies and clubs; from Dissection Club to Spanish Society, there are over 20 academic societies and clubs for pupils to join. We run a rich programme of regular lectures and seminars from leading academic thinkers and we organise many inspirational educational visits and cross-curricular projects.
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Through the Connected Curriculum we teach our pupils the knowledge, skills and values to help them thrive
