Dear Parents/Carers, Throughout your child’s time here at The Radclyffe School there will be key points where they will have to make some key decisions about their future plans. With this in mind, we wish to draw your attention to some key dates and opportunities for your child to get involved in. Oldham Careers Fair: An opportunity for year 11 students to explore their post-16 options. The event will take place at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham on Tuesday 24th September 3pm – 6pm. … [Read more...]
KS3 Curriculum Information Evening
Dear Parents and Carers, We are delighted to invite you to our Key Stage 3 Curriculum Information Evening which will be held in school on Tuesday 10th September. The event will begin at 4:30pm, end at 5:30pm and it is relevant for all families who have children at the school in Years 7, 8 and 9. The purpose of the event is to share important information regarding your child’s education during the upcoming school year. This will include: · Details of the curriculum that children will … [Read more...]
Students open the doors on their excellent school
Students and staff at The Radclyffe School will be showing off their excellent school later this month, welcoming Year 6 pupils, and their parents and carers to the Hunt Lane site. The Open Evening takes place on Wednesday 25th September, with doors open from 5pm til 7.30pm. Visitors will get a ‘hands on’ experience of everything from food preparation to creating art, music and drama, cutting edge technology to first-class sports facilities. They will see for themselves the excellent … [Read more...]
September 2024 Return to School
Please see the information below regarding the return to school on Tuesday 3rd September 2024. New Year 7 students will start at 8.30am. All other year groups will start at 11.10am and will not be allowed into school until the end of break. School will finish at 3pm as normal for all students. … [Read more...]
Introducing the school to pupils and pupils to the school
For our new students who will be starting at the school in September, the chance to have a gentle introduction to life at the Radclyffe School is an important annual milestone. We were delighted then to welcome students to their Induction Day. Coming from a total of 27 different primary schools across Oldham, the children got to know the routines of the school, and toured the building so they will be familiar with how they make their way around from September. The class of 2024 will be looked … [Read more...]
Last Day Arrangements – July 2024
The Radclyffe School will close to students for the summer holidays on Friday 19th July at 12.40pm Friday 19th July is also our Cultural Activity Day. Students may come into school in cultural dress for a charitable donation of £1 which is being collected on behalf of the school’s chosen charities. Donations can be made via ParentPay from Monday 15th July. School reopens to students on Tuesday 3rd September. Please note the staggered start for each year group below Year 7 will start … [Read more...]
Expedition tops award achievement
Another successful Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme has seen 22 students develop essential skills, discover new talents, and contribute to their community through a variety of volunteering. This weekend saw our 23-24 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze cohort complete their expedition in Saddleworth and the surrounding area. Students began their expedition at Dovestones Reservoir, navigating through the villages of Uppermill, Diggle, Dobcross and Delph before heading up to Grains Bar and setting … [Read more...]
GL Exact Testing – Summer 2024
Dear Parents and Carers, As part of our preparation for next year we will be administering some online tests to all students. These tests are part of the GL Exact testing programme and provide us with information on students’ word recognition, spelling, reading comprehension and dictation (handwriting and typing speeds). We are aware that difficulties in these areas can compromise success in lessons and assessments so we are committing to assessing all students in order to identify anyone … [Read more...]
Students share a magical musical experience
Our membership of the Music in Secondary Schools Trust continues to bring great benefits to all our students in Key Stage 3, as they learn to play a musical instrument, often for the first time. As part of a national network, being part of MiSST also enables our students to work together with young people from other partner schools. The latest event saw a small group of students travel to London where they got to perform at an iconic music venue, the Camden Roundhouse. Hundreds of young … [Read more...]
Year 9 Faith In Oldham
Dear Parents/ Carers of Year 9 Students, I am contacting you to inform you that your child will be taking part in an exciting Religious Studies unit over the next half term called 'Faith in Oldham'. We have worked in partnership with the Oldham Interfaith Forum and Year 9 students will be asking questions to an interfaith panel, creating their own presentations on a topic of their choice and presenting back to their teachers. On Thursday the 11th of July we will be hosting an interfaith … [Read more...]
