Abingdon news 08-10-26
Quick‑Action checklist (dates only)
- Thu 8 October — Oxbridge/Cambridge application webinar (7pm)
- Sat 10 October — World Mental Health Day; SUS opens
- Mon 12 October — Cricket community meeting (6.30pm, Zoom); TRICH (7pm)
- Wed 14 October — SUS opens; Wellbeing Hub webinar (Dr Michele Borba)
- 15 October (UCAS) — Oxbridge/medicine/vet/dentistry application deadline
- Wed 11 November — Remembrance Service & CCF parade (10.15am); RBO Live: Carmen (7pm)
- Fri 13 November — Danny Hart – Won't Sit Down (7:30pm)
- Fri 20 November 2026 — 6th Form Careers Evening
- 15 January (UCAS) — Final deadline for other university applications
Community Events
| OX14 Learning Partnership events | Oct 2026 – Jan 2027 | Per the events page I followed: Business Language Challenge and MMI Evening (Nov 2026), Peer Support Lead training, and Academic Coaching Training for selected Y12 Academic Coaches (Nov–Dec 2026). | OX14 LP events |
Exams & Revision
| Oxbridge/Cambridge application webinar | Robin Popplewell (Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Academic) notes applying to these universities "takes more than just great A level grades"; webinar ran Thursday 8 October, 7pm (~45 mins), recording planned. | Zoom webinar |
| Lower Sixth Meet the Tutor Evening recording | Talks by Mr James available on YouTube for those who missed the event. | Recording |
| Wellbeing Hub | Study-adjacent support resources, webinars and podcasts. |
| DofE Award – Gold Level | Letter, no date stated | Aimed at Lower Sixth students; details in a PDF letter behind the personal MyAbingdon portal. | Letter PDF |
| DofE Gold Canoeing Expeditions | Letter, no date stated | Also for Lower Sixth parents; same restricted PDF. | Letter PDF |
Academic & Career Support
| Oxbridge application webinar | Thu 8 October, 7pm | Guidance on Oxford/Cambridge applications for L6th students and parents; ~45 mins, to be recorded. Passcode: 348419. | Zoom webinar |
| 6th Form Careers Evening | Fri 20 November 2026 | OAs and parents talk careers with students in small groups. Industries still needing volunteers: data science & AI, economics in industry, gaming, government, in-house law, marketing & sales, pharmaceutical, product/industrial design, psychology, radio/TV/film/video, theatre/music/dance. | Volunteer form |
| Wellbeing Hub | Various | Podcast on adolescent AI companion use (w/c 5 Oct); Dr Michele Borba webinar on empathy (Wed 14 Oct); podcasts w/c 19 & 26 October. | Wellbeing Hub |
| Meet the Tutor recording | On demand | Mr James's Lower Sixth Meet the Tutor talks. | YouTube recording |
| School Calendar | Ongoing | General term dates and events. | Calendar |
University Entries
| Key UCAS deadline (Oxbridge, Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry) | 15 October — earlier than all other courses. | University Admissions page |
| Final deadline for all other applications | 15 January; most Abingdon pupils submit well before. | University Admissions page |
| Admissions tests | Extra testing for some courses with its own deadlines — e.g. Law (LNAT), Medicine (UCAT and BMAT), many Oxford/Cambridge courses; some sat externally, some in school. Pupils must take ownership of registration and deadlines. | University Admissions page |
| Subject choice guidance | Facilitating subjects most frequently required by Russell Group universities: Maths & Further Maths, English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Languages (Classical and Modern). | University Admissions page |
| In-school support | University Admissions office in Beech Court — Mrs Jen Hoddinott (Director of Futures), Mrs Caroline Elly (Careers), Mrs Amanda McKend (Universities). | University Admissions page |
| Oxbridge webinar this week | Aimed at L6th students and parents; notice also sent to L6 students directly. | Zoom webinar |
Instrucoes pro LUMO
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