St Edward's Parents' Handbook 2025-2026

ST EDWARD’S, OXFORD PARENT HANDBOOK 30

A Teddies Glossary

PEOPLE AHM

Lemon Tree

Assistant Housemaster/mistress Housemaster or Housemistress

A former restaurant, accessed through the Music School, used for dance and drama teaching The archway building, former main entrance to the Quad, housing the Registry and Communications teams The playing field on the far side of Field Side, bordering the golf course The playing field on the far side of Field Side, beyond the netball courts

HM

RT

Resident Tutor Deputy Head The Headmaster

Lodge

Sub-Warden

Warden

Lower 2

YEAR GROUPS Shell

Lower 3

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13

Fourth Form Fifth Form Lower Sixth Upper Sixth

Life Sciences The Biology & Sports Science building. The North Wall The school theatre and Drama department and a public Arts centre Martyrs Pavilion The new sports pavilion on Upper One Music School The Music School, on South Parade. Old Library A function room, below Big School Old Pavilion The Jones Suite Strength and Conditioning Centre Olivier The school hall Oxley Library The school library, on the first floor of the Christie Centre Piggeries The Grounds Department buildings, beyond Avenue Field Piggeries Field The field adjacent to the Piggeries, between Avenue Field and the golf course Quad Side The part of the school to the east of Woodstock Road Roe Reading The Sixth Form study space on the top floor Room of the Christie Centre Upper 1 The playing field closest to the Woodstock Road, on which sits the Martyrs Pavilion

SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS Chronicle

The school magazine, published first in 1873 The School's software provider for overseas pupils' whereabouts tracking.

i-gtm

ISAMS

A Management Information System (or MIS) used by the School

Parent Portal

The part of ISAMS used by parents – parents can use the Parent Portal to check pupil timetables, view school reports and grade cards and to notify the school of any changes in contact details The name given to the traditional School blazer stripe and also the magazine for former students (OSE)

Rhubarb

SOCS

An online calendar used for school sports fixtures

Willows

The café in the foyer of the Olivier Hall The classroom block next to the Christie Centre, housing Geography, History and Classics

PLACES Big School

Work Block

An exam hall, formerly home of the Library. Not to be confused with the Old Library The ex-boiler house behind the Art building, now home to Sixth Form art studios The sports field in front of Cooper Lodge The café for Sixth Form pupils and staff which sits between the Maths block and the Art and Design centre. Not to be confused with Cooper Lodge, a boarding house A Maths classroom in its own building behind the Maths department The part of the school to the west of Woodstock Road Learning Support, accessed through the Music School Douglas Bader Sports Hall The new academic centre, housing English, Economics and the Library

Boiler House

ACADEMIC CAS

Chestnut

Creativity, Activity, Service

Christie Centre

EE

Extended Essay

EPQ

Extended Project Qualification, a standalone qualification taken alongside A levels Environmental Systems and Societies Internal Assessment - a piece of IB coursework International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Courses taken alongside GCSEs, designed by the School in conjunction with leading educationalists

Cooper’s Café

ESS

IA

DBSH

Descartes

IB

Field Side

Pathways and Perspectives

Kierkegaard

PRC ToK

IB Programme Resource Centre

Theory of Knowledge