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SEND Together 2026

You’re invited to SEND Together 2026 SEND Together is a free, annual Oxfordshire event for parent carers of children and young people with SEND. It will take place on Thursday…

February 11, 2026

Persimmon Homes donate to The Friends of Frank Wise School

The Friends of Frank Wise School were delighted to receive a donation of £15,000 from the Persimmon Foundation. Since its establishment by the housebuilder in 2015, the Persimmon Foundation has…

January 19, 2026

Consultation on a one hour reduction in the teaching week

Consultation: Proposed Continuing Professional Development Structure and School Day Change Frank Wise School is entering a period of formal consultation regarding a proposed change to the school day. We are…

January 12, 2026

Financial planning information for disabled children

The attached document and Easy Read version provides important information on financial planning for disabled children, including what happens when they reach 18 years of age. The information includes how…

January 7, 2026

School Meals Menu – Spring 2026

Please find attached a copy of the latest School Meals menu. Frank Wise School Spring Term Menu

December 11, 2025

Frank Wise is Raising Money for Leukemia Care UK

Frank Wise School will be embracing Christmas Jumper Day on the 11th December in order to raise money for Leukemia Care UK. If you would like to support this amazing…

November 28, 2025

SEND Information for Families

Many families do not get the help they need because they do not know where to look or how to cut their way through the increasingly complicated system. Special Needs…

September 11, 2025

Youth Sports Trust write up about Sports Day

The Youth Sports Trust have written up a case study of the way in which we do Sports Day. If you are interested in having a read, then the article…

July 21, 2025

School Receives new Minibuses

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of Frank Wise School, the school staff and families, and the wider community of Banbury, we were delighted to take ownership of two…

March 13, 2025

Tim Henman Foundation Annual Report

We are delighted to partner with the Tim Henman Foundation, and even more delighted that some of our current and former pupils are featured in this annual report and accompanying…

January 22, 2025

Latest OfSTED report published

We are delighted with the extremely positive OfSTED report we have received, following the visit of two OfSTED Inspectors at the start of November. The report captures really effectively the…

December 3, 2024

Top Tips on keeping your child healthy in school

As we head in to the Autumn months we thought it might be helpful to share this blog post from the Department of Education on what you can do to…

September 6, 2024

Letter regarding Measles

Please find attached a letter from the NHS regarding the increase in cases of Measles and the importance of vaccination. Measles Letter February 2024

February 19, 2024

OxFSN presents All about Health

Please find a link to the All about Health website, with locally and nationally available easy read healthcare information for people with a learning disability, their families, carers, professionals and anyone who supports…

December 22, 2023

Choking Awareness Letter

Please see below a letter regarding awareness of choking risks and what to do in the event that a child or young person is choking. Choking Awareness letter

October 30, 2023

GC students in conversation with SENDIASS

Here you can find a summary of, and comments from, a one-hour conversation with five students from the Griffiths Centre. As you can imagine they left very little doubt about…

October 25, 2022

Students grill Professor Robert Winston

Students from Frank Wise were delighted to be invited to participate in the Oak National Academy assembly, where they got the chance to challenge the scientific knowledge of Professor Robert…

July 9, 2020

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