Oldfield School Association
Welcome to OSA
We’re a small charity run by a group of parents, carers and staff. We have two main aims: i) to raise money to enhance the education and wellbeing of students, and ii) to create a greater sense of community here at Oldfield. New volunteers are always welcome regardless of how much time you can give – please email osa@oldfieldschool.com if you’d like to volunteer or find out more. It’s a lovely way to meet other parents and feel more closely connected to the school, and to do some good along the way!
A review of 2023-24
Thanks to everyone’s hard work and generosity we raised over £11,000 last year which has enabled us to support some brilliant initiatives to benefit students. Here are just some of the diverse projects we supported last year:
- A GCSE/A-Level drama trip to London to see Guys and Dolls
- Additional resources for the SEND, Thrive and EAL teams, to support one-to-one learning and group work with students
- 30 new sound bars for the music tech department
- 10 large picnic benches to give students somewhere to sit at break/lunchtimes
- Music workshops to support Battle of Bands
- Resources for the gardening and board game clubs
- Two new ‘real life’ babies for the Social Sciences department
- A set of new poms for the cheerleading squad
OSA AGM report
Thank you to everyone who attended the OSA AGM this year. It was lovely to welcome so many new faces and to see lots of familiar ones too. We spent some time reviewing the year just gone, celebrating the positive impact of our fundraising, and making plans for the year ahead. If you’d like to find out more, you can find our annual report here.
Dates for your diary
Our next OSA meeting is the AGM on Tuesday 8th October in the school library. Arrival from 7pm for a drink and a chat, the meeting will run from 7.30-8.30pm. It’s a great chance to meet the OSA team and to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. Everyone is welcome, please email osa@oldfieldschool.com if you’d like to attend.
Our first pre-loved uniform sale of the year is Wednesday 16th October in PO3 (Penn), 3.15 – 4.30pm. If you have any good quality uniform items to donate, they can be dropped off at reception at any point during the school year, in a bag marked OSA. Prices and dates for future meetings can be found here: https://www.oldfieldschool.com/about-us/osa/second-hand-uniform-sale/
The Oldfield Christmas Fair will be held on Sunday 1st December, 11am – 1pm. This is a lovely event packed with craft/food stalls, festive games, musical entertainment from students, a Christmas raffle, second-hand uniform and textbook sales, and of course plenty of mulled wine and mince pies. We will also be selling high quality Nordmann Christmas trees again, which will be available to pre-order. More details to follow shortly; if you are interested in having a stall then please email osa@oldfieldschool.com
The OSA committee 2024-25
| Chairperson | Gill Simpson |
| Vice Chair | Peter Ralph |
| Treasurer | Nick Wharf |
| Secretary | Mim Wharf |
| School Link | Ishbel Tovey |
| Pre-loved Uniform | Suzanne Young |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Ailie Steele |
Contact us
Contact us at OSA@oldfieldschool.com
We are always happy to hear your comments or answer any questions about our work for the OSA.
If you would like any more information about the OSA, would like to be added to our contact list or may be able to help out at any of the above, please contact us at osa@oldfieldschool.com
You can also keep up to date with the OSA via the School Newsletter.