Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Oakley School supports Children in Need

  Fri 25 Nov 2022

  Friday, 18th November was Children in Need and it was wonderful to see so many of our children and young people in their bright, colourful/spotty clothing.  Pupils enjoyed a wellbeing Walk and Talk to music and on the Tunbridge Wells site, our Phase 3 and Phase 1 pupils enjoyed a collaborative reading/play session. There were also some lovely spotty treats made and shared!

   

  A huge thank you to everyone who contributed, we were able to donate £237.75 on behalf of Oakley School. Thank you!

   

  

• SMSC GOLD Award (for the second time)!

  Fri 25 Nov 2022

  We are delighted to share that following last week's reassessment, we have been awarded the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) GOLD Award!  Well done to everyone involved and in particular to our pupils, who shone during the reassessment and who, when asked to describe Oakley School in one word replied ‘home, fun, best place to be, good, wonderful, powerful, welcoming, superhero, forest school’.  A copy of the full report is available to read: https://www.oakleyschool.co.uk/our-wider-curriculum/ (and then scroll to the bottom).

  

• British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships - Oakley pupil wins 7 GOLD medals!

  Mon 21 Nov 2022

  This past weekend, 19th & 20th November, witnessed the first inaugural British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships. Over 135 swimmers from across the country participated in the largest swimming event of its kind at the K2 swim centre in Crawley, West Sussex. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Gabriel, one of our Phase 4 pupils, swimming his first ever competitive meet, who won 7 GOLD medals!

   

  Gabriel’s performance led to the event commenter saying “we literally could have given him some fins and a rocket pack and it wouldn’t have made any difference, he absolutely nailed it!”  he couldn’t have done any better he’s smashed it’. Gabriel’s performances made him the man to watch, his rapid starts and explosive speed lead to an invite to join a Team Great Britain training camp in Scotland in the New Year.

   

  Gabriel's family and everyone at Oakley School couldn't be prouder.