Parent Information
Friends of Sevenoaks
The Friends of Sevenoaks is a registered charity, which includes all current parents and Sevenoaks School staff, as well as any former parents and staff who opt in on leaving the school.
The primary focus of the organisation is to enable you to meet other families in your year group and across the school’s community, and to provide interesting and entertaining events for you to attend.
We organise a variety of events throughout the year, including termly coffee mornings for the parents of each year group, a drinks reception following the Carol Service, a Biennial Ball and many more.
There are social coordinators for each year group who will organise more informal get-togethers for the parents in the year group.
There is an Annual General Meeting in the Michaelmas term each year to which all members are invited, at which the main events to be organised will be discussed, and organising groups will be set up. We hope you will enjoy being a member of the Friends of Sevenoaks, and perhaps consider becoming involved in some way.
Classlist
The Friends of Sevenoaks oversees the online network Classlist which connects parents by year group and is overseen by FoS representatives. Parents at Sevenoaks School use Classlist’s free app to contact each other, organise events, fundraise, and build their parent community.
FoS Events 2023-24
| Barnyard Bash : Back to the 80’s & 90’s, Journey to the 2000’s | Friday 19 April | 20.00-23.00 | The Moat, Wrotham |
| Talk Menopause : The Next Best Chapter | Thursday 25 April | 13.00-14.15 | Online |
| Head Gardeners Tour | Friday 26 April | 10.00-12.00 | Riverhill Himalayan Gardens |
| Sargent and Fashion | Thursday 2 May | 10.35-15.30 | Tate Britain |
| Summer Soirée | Saturday 8 June | 17.00-19.00 | Sevenoaks School |
Parent Coffee Mornings
FoS organises coffee mornings for parents by year group. These provide great opportunities to meet other parents in an informal setting. Dates for the 2023-2024 academic year have now passed, however please keep an eye on Classlist for any additional Coffee Morning dates organised by your year group representatives.
The Sevenoaks Striders
FoS walking group
We walk in the countryside approximately once a month during term-time and we welcome you to come and to bring your dogs if you have any. The walks are circular and will typically be up to five miles in length, usually around an hour and a half, some with an optional coffee stop at the end. For dog owners, please ensure you always have a lead with you as parts of the walk may be on roads or go through fields with livestock or crops. The walks are a good way for meeting parents from other year groups.
Sue Caskey and Anna Eerdmans organise the Striders and publish the dates for the walks at the start of term via ParentPost and Classlist. If you are planning to attend any of the walks or would like more information, please contact Sue Caskey so that we can add you to the Striders email list. This will enable us to notify you of future walks or any late changes to planned walks.
Dates for the Summer Term will be available soon
Uniform shop
The Friends of Sevenoaks run a second-hand uniform shop.
Outgrown uniform for sale, which must be washed or dry cleaned, is always welcome. Sellers receive a third of the proceeds, with the remainder going to the Friends of Sevenoaks funds. Uniform is priced by the organisers of the clothing shop and it is held for sale for two years. If unsold within that time it is donated to charity, usually the Salvation Army. Items for sale should be delivered to the shop during opening hours as we need to gather various information. Any uniform handed into Claridge House, or elsewhere, will be taken for donation only.
The FoS second-hand uniform shop is open during term-time on Tuesdays 15:45-16:30 and on Saturdays 08:20-08:50 (except Exeats). It is located at the side of the Sennocke Centre, opposite the bag racks.
