Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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The Great Oakley Spring Clean has begun!
Thu 28 Mar 2019On the morning of 28th March, pupils from Eagles Class got our Great Oakley Spring Clean off to an amazing start by clearing the outside area beside the construction workshop.
They worked really hard to create piles of rubbish and recycling and by the end of the lesson the whole area was free from rubbish.
In the last week of term, week commencing 1st April, classes from all across the school will be joining in to "Spring Clean" our outdoor areas ready for the summer. This is all part of our Eco Schools green flag application and linked to the Great Big Spring Clean that is happening across the country.
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Warburtons support Oakley School
Thu 28 Mar 2019The smell coming from our Tonbridge site on Tuesday, 26th March was AMAZING! Warburtons were in school making bread – possibly the best smell in the world!
From scratch, the students weighed, kneaded, shaped and baked Cottage Loaves, Plaits, Hedgehog Rolls and even a Bread person! We all loved it!
We then went onto making sandwiches for the whole site – cheese, ham, chicken, salad with all the sauces and dietary options you can image, we fed students, staff and visitors at lunchtime and even washed up!
Meanwhile outside Warburtons also brought with them an incredible (hard) “working party” who cleared some of the garden to the new mobile home – all ready for the plants to go in that were generously donated by Hadlow College Nursery.
What a great day that fed the tummy as well as the soul! Thank you Warburtons.
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Oakley School Open Evening a great success
Mon 25 Mar 2019On Thursday, 21st March we held our first Open Evening, inviting Teachers and SENCos from mainstream schools in the District to come and find out more about the provision and strategies we use to support pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Those attending were given a tour of the Tunbridge Wells site, a presentation about visuals and strategies and were able to visit a range of information stalls from our specialist staff including; the Thrive approach, TEACCH, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy etc.
We were overwhelmed by the number of attendees and their enthusiasm to learn as much as they could from us. We also had some great feedback: "Staff are lovely and helpful", "Thank you for taking the time to share your good practice", "Oakley has a comfortable feel"; "Thank you so much for inviting us to visit your beautiful school and lovely staff", "Great to know that our children will be going somewhere so wonderful", "Inspiring, motivating and inclusive".
Every professional who attended said they would recommend Oakley School and the feedback has given us some ideas of how we can make the event even better next time!
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Red Nose Day 2019
Wed 20 Mar 2019On Friday, 15th March 2019 Oakley School joined in with the nationwide fundraising extravaganza that is RED NOSE DAY!
Pupils and staff paid £1 to come into school wearing red. On the Tunbridge Wells site we then had a massive cake sale at break time (and beyond) and games and activities for all ages during the lunch break. On our Tonbridge site, our Further Education students offered parents, drivers and escorts afternoon tea, at a very reasonable cost!
In total we raised a wonderful £385.68. Thank you to everyone who supported on the day, including the School Council who planned and ran the activities on the Tunbridge Wells site and thank you to all our parents and carers for their support and generous cake donations.
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National School Funding Issues - letter from the Executive Head
Fri 08 Mar 2019As you may have heard in the news today, Friday, 8th March, over 7,000 Headteachers have written to the Government about funding for schools. As you will hear more and more of the issues in the news, I have written an update for your information on current issues relating to school funding:
Best wishes
Gordon Tillman
Executive Head
Oakley School & Oakley College
01892 823096 01732 207950
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Update from the Slopes in Pila, Italy
Fri 08 Mar 2019It snowed in Pila overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Our skiers found it a bit easier on the fresh snow as it slowed them down so they could work on their turns.
Four of the twelve pupils went up the mountain and skied through the forests and down the Narnia run and everyone went on the chair lift up the mountain for lunch, which they loved. Bowling last night for their evening entertainment, which we know they would have enjoyed.
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World Book Day 2019
Thu 07 Mar 2019Oakley School pupils and staff have, as always, thrown themselves wholeheartedly into World Book Day. We have Mr Men and Little Miss, Princesses, Super Heroes, Harry Potter, Postman Pat, the Gruffalo's child and so many more, everyone looks amazing, as you can see in the photos below. A big thank you to our parents and carers for supporting the children and being so creative with their costumes.
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News from the Slopes!
Wed 06 Mar 2019Our 2019 Ski Trip is underway with 12 Oakley pupils and 5 members of staff on the slopes in Pila, Italy.
They left School at tea time on Saturday, 2nd March and had a good overnight journey, arriving safe and well at the Resort in Pila, where they joined pupils from two other Special Schools.
They had a great first day on the slopes on Monday, it was little hectic but everyone did really well. Charlotte took to ski-ing like a duck to water and was awarded "skier of the day". Felix was awarded "star of the day". After a long day on the slopes they all enjoyed tucking into pizza.
They had a fantastic day 2 on Tuesday, 5th March. Miles went down the slope with minimal support and reduced his instructor to tears, saying it was a day he will never forget! Day 2 finished with a disco which everyone loved!
We will share more news as the week progresses but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy some photos of our intrepid skiers.
