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This file focusses on Staff Burns Night organised by the Common Room. Most of the documents are letters and emails from 2006 and 2012.

This series focusses on recreational events for staff by the Common Room and by Oakham School Enterprise Ltd, such as Christmas Parties, Burns Night and swimming pool sessions, from 2005.

This collection focuses on the staff who have worked for Oakham School over the years. Material focuses on not only training and teaching, but staff wellbeing, pay and benefits.

There are two series which focus on notable members of staff from the school's history: Jon Wills and Brian Welford. Material for these staff members have been collected by themselves and other members of staff.

Recruitment series includes jobs descriptions for various positions, both teaching and support staff, in the school.

There is a strong collection of policies an guidance for teachers in completing the many administrative and teaching jobs expected.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985-1996) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1980s and 1990s, its staff and pupils.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Peter Collins regarding the installation of the organ and the proposed festival for the following year and discussing an exhibition in the Bowes Room.

A letter from Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to the headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding a delay in the installation of the organ due to lack of progress and the prospective events for the organ and celebrations for its installation.

This file focuses on the correspondence between Oakham School and organ builders, including Peter Collins Ltd, since 1990 and giving an insight as to the building and installation of the new organ in the School Chapel. Some letters were sent/ received between the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and the White and Lea families regarding an inscription in memory of David White and Henrietta Lea.

This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.

Email correspondence between Jan West and Housemasters/Housemistresses regarding pupils taking part in the Rutland Water Walk and attached amended house lists. 32 pages A to AF.

A letter from David Smith, Head of Drama, to the Bursar Tom Reay regarding repairs to be carried out in the Shakespeare Centre and restoring the building for Music and Drama performances and rehearsals.