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A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Idris Evans at Oakham Town Council regarding the Official Street Plan in 1986.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Parents regarding a review of the Spring term 1996. Contents: Drugs guideline; Events of the term; the Hospital Site.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Tony Little (1996-2002) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1990s and early 2000s, its staff and pupils.

Minutes of a Parent/Teacher Committee meeting held on 15 June 1996 in Old Hall. Contents: Matters arising from the minutes; Update on Catmose Hospital site building operations; Correspondence; Representatives for the Winter term at Parent//Teacher meetings; Any Other Business; Date of the next meeting.

Correspondence relating to the Oakham School 1993 Development Plan.

An almost complete collection of Oakham School magazines dating from 1884. Some editions are available as individuals whilst others can be found in larger bound volumes. There is also a collection of the Old Oakhamian magazine which is a separate school magazine for Old Oakhamians and their news.

This magazine covers all aspects of school life. Sporting, academic, and artistic achievements of the pupils are celebrated alongside news updates from various departments. In later issues, c. 1980s, houses are given space to announce news and in house achievements.

Sporting records are a key component of the magazine since its inception and there are accounts of matches (including scores and teams) in each edition. Again, since the 1980s, focus has shifted to also include all of the teams that compete for the school, instead of just focusing on the A team.

Images and photographs start to appear in the magazines from the 1970s and the magazine was first printed fully in colour in the 1990s.

An almost complete collection of the School's magazines dating from 1884.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Oliver Richard Sylvester Bull (1977-1984) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1970s and 1980s, its staff and pupils. One of the files relates to Michael Stevens as Acting Headmaster for two terms in 1985.

This file focusses on matters of the Parent/Teacher Committee during the headmastership of Graham Smallbone.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, relating to the Schanschieffs site.
In 1994, the School purchased the Catmose Vale site, behind Rushebrookes house. The original buildings were built in 1836-1837 by William J. Donthorn. They used to be the town’s workhouse, which later became the Catmose Vale Hospital. On the site was built a car park, two Day boys’ houses and the original buildings were converted into two Day girls’ houses. The four houses were officially opened on 17 September 1997 and were named after Rutland villages: Gunthorpe and Hambleton (Day girls), and Barrow and Clipsham (Day boys). The site was named after O.O. Simon Schanschieff ('57), Chairman of the Trustees.