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John Buchanan Owston, Oakham
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Staff

  • STF
  • Subfonds
  • 1878 - 2021

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.

Oakham School

A letter from John Buchanan

  • AB-AB/23-AB/23/19-AB/23/19/3
  • Item
  • 1993
  • Part of Anna Bentley

A letter from John Buchanan, former Headmaster, to Old Oakhamians regarding the launch of the 1993 Development Plan Appeal.

John Buchanan

Prospective Major Donors

  • AB-AB/23-AB/23/19
  • Sub-File
  • 1993-01-20 - 1993-06-10
  • Part of Anna Bentley

Correspondence relating to prospective major donors and contacting them about the 1993 Development Plan appeal.

John Lake

A letter from John Buchanan to Old Oakhamians

A letter from J.D. Buchanan, former Headmaster, to Old Oakhamians asking their support to finance the Information and Study Centre, as part of the 1993 Development Plan. Two pages A and B.

John Buchanan

Headmasters

  • HEA
  • Subfonds
  • 1818 - 2023

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

Oakham School

A letter from Greg Andrews to Nigel Lashbrook

  • HEA-HEA/13-HEA/13/2-HEA/13/2/7-HEA/13/2/7/1
  • Item
  • 2017
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from former teacher Greg Andrews to the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook regarding his time at Oakham School (A), and enclosing a letter from John Buchanan (B).

Greg Andrews

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