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Oxford International College students count down to Results Day
The college’s calendar of release dates is now set. Cambridge International AS and A Level results for Computer Science and History will land first, on August 11, with all other AS and A Level results following on August 13. Cambridge IGCSE results will be published on August 18, and the remaining GCSE and Edexcel IGCSE results on August 20. Students will be able to log in to the iSAMS Student Portal from 8am on each release day.
It is the A Level dates in mid-August that will carry the heaviest weight. UCAS updates shortly after results are released, allowing students to confirm a firm offer, accept an insurance place, or begin to weigh up other options. For an internationally minded cohort drawn from across the UK and overseas, those few hours will shape decisions about flights, visas and accommodation as well as university courses.
OIC has built much of its reputation around what happens in that window. The college, part of the Nord Anglia Education family and based at 1 London Place in Oxford, prepares students for entry to the country’s most competitive universities, with a strong track record of graduate destinations at Oxford, Cambridge and other G5 institutions, as well as leading universities in the United States and beyond.
Staff will be on hand throughout Results Day to talk through grades, offers and next steps. That includes guiding students through UCAS Clearing for those exploring alternative routes, and offering reassurance to those whose results land exactly where they hoped.
The college’s Global Strategic Pathway means much of this work has been going on quietly for months. Each student is matched with a personalised plan that links subject choices to university targets, supercurricular electives and leadership opportunities, so that the conversation on Results Day rarely starts from a blank page.
Recent cohorts give a sense of where this leads. Students have progressed to read Veterinary Medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics, and Artificial Intelligence at Rice University on scholarship, alongside the more familiar routes into Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial.
For now, though, the focus is on the students still waiting. After a year of mock exams, revision timetables and final pushes through the A Level programme and One Year GCSE programme, the work has been done.
Whatever the envelopes say in August, OIC’s principal Dr Sarah Watson and her team have made clear that students will not be left to read them alone. More information on Results Day arrangements, university progression and the support available through Clearing is published on the college’s news pages.
Great Western Railway has said that damage on overhead electric wires has caused mass disruption on lines between Reading and Paddington, with Oxford commuters often using that route.
A spokesperson said: “Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Reading all lines are blocked.
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“Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
Indeed, the majority of trains between the stations are delayed and several have been cancelled.
In addition, the railway company has said trains between Gatwick Airport and Reading may be cancelled, due to repairs.
The Rose & Thistle in Haddenham, near Thame, is closed and a community campaign has been launched to raise the necessary funds to buy it.
So far, more than £84,000 has been raised – about 10 per cent of the target – and campaign leaders including local councillor Greg Smith are calling for an increase in donations so that a “tipping point” is reached.
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The Rose & Thistle Reborn group hosted a meeting at Haddenham Village Hall on Tuesday and about 70 people attended.
The group posted: “Amazing turnout at our meeting tonight. By 7pm it was standing room only with around 70 people in attendance.
“Thanks to Greg Smith, Alex Foreman-Peck, Dan Freeman and Keith Handshaw for the presentation about where we are now and what we need to do to get to the tipping point so the rest of the village comes with us.”
The group added: “Join the team. We’re a small team and don’t always have capacity to take up all the fundraising opportunities on offer.
“If you have experience of running events or fundraising from trusts, foundations or high net worth individuals: brilliant! If you‘re enthusiastic and like to get stuff done: perfect! Just get in touch!
“Invite us to your event. If you’re a local organisation, invite us to come and speak about the project. Or if you’re running an event and need a bar, hire our pop-up-pub!”
Former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, who now has a successful solo career and is performing at the New Theatre in Oxford in November, is a keen supporter of local pubs, and has backed The Rose & Thistle Reborn campaign.
He said earlier: “I am wholeheartedly, absolutely supporting the community of Haddenham in trying to get The Rose & Thistle back open again.
“It’s a fantastic little pub – I have been there many times in the past. We have to preserve our village and small town pubs.”
The singer has urged people to buy shares to back the crowdfunding campaign.
He has spoken of his love for local pubs and in 2024 he backed a successful campaign to raise more than £500,000 to save The Hundred of Ashendon.
The Rose & Thistle Reborn campaign said earlier: “Tragically, The Rose & Thistle closed in 2019 and, while the current owners had hoped to reopen, it is now for sale and at risk of being sold to developers and converted to a residential property. And once a pub is turned into a house, it’s almost impossible to bring it back.
“We’re not here to be alarmist – but we are being honest: this is a time-limited opportunity. If we do nothing, we may lose the pub for good. We need your help to stop it from being last orders at The Rose & Thistle.”
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has confirmed that a power cut is currently impacting around 597 households in the Cholsey area with engineers currently on site.
The situation was first reported to the company at 8.21pm today (Thursday, July 9) with SSEN aiming to restore power by 2.30am tomorrow.
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A spokesperson said: “We have had reports of damage to our network. When this happens, the power will automatically turn off to keep everyone safe.
“Our engineers know exactly where the problem is and are working hard to make the situation safe, repair the wire and get your power back on.
“These types of faults often require extensive work and specialist teams, such as tree cutters, which is why the restoration time seems so far away.
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“If we can restore power sooner, we promise we will do so.”
The statement comes after multiple people in Cholsey reported a ‘huge explosion’ with some saying they could hear it from Wallingford.
Others have reported that fire engines have been seen in the area although this has not been confirmed.
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