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Our children and young people are at the heart of everything we do.

A very warm welcome to Oakley School. We are the district Special School for children and young people from 3 to 19 years with a wide range of special educational needs located in our Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge (post-16) sites

Our Mission: Children and Young People at the heart of all we do.

Our Ethos: Work Hard, Be Kind, Have Fun & Stay Safe

Our Vision: To give all our children and young people opportunities to engage, explore, discover and develop their independence – to become confident, resilient, happy and well prepared for a positive and meaningful future.

At Oakley School we are ambitious for our pupils and offer a rich Creative Curriculum that is personalised and offers learning in school as well as in the community. Our skilled and dedicated staff team work very hard to make learning motivating, interactive, challenging and fun, whilst ensuring that all our children and young people feel safe, valued and self-confident. We promote “Skills for Life and Independence” so that when pupil leave Oakley School they are prepared for the next phase in their lives and have the best opportunities.

Pupils' wellbeing and engagement is central to all our decision making and how we structure our school and the interventions we use.

Our Wider Curriculum offers excellent enrichment activities including: lunch and after school clubs, curriculum trips and residential experiences in the United Kingdom and abroad. These opportunities provide pupils time and experiences to develop their life skills in new places and with different people in preparation for their next steps.

We work collaboratively across our school community with our Families, Therapists, NHS Colleagues and other professionals and external organisations to support and meet the needs of our pupils.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find the information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries you may have. If you would like a paper copy of any of the information on our website, we would be happy to provide it, free of charge. Email office@oakley.kent.sch.uk

or call us on 01892 823096.

It is my privilege to be the Headteacher at Oakley School and we welcome you to visit the school so you can meet pupils and staff to experience our very special school.

Sam Perryman
Headteacher

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KentLive Sunday 13th November

You may have seen the following headline on KentLive on Sunday, 13th November:-

 

“The 344 Kent schools where deadly asbestos is present have been revealed”

 

If you read the on-line article you will know that Oakley School was named as one of the Schools (in fact we were named twice, presumably for each of our Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells sites).  A similar article was run in January 2009 following a BBC programme on the subject.

 

We do have asbestos on both sites, that is not news to us!  Our sites are surveyed by KCC and checked regularly. Our Site Team are trained appropriately and are fully aware of the locations of the asbestos and those areas are managed in accordance with health and safety regulations.  Even if the proposed site move goes ahead, the move and/or changes within the buildings would not disturb any of the areas with asbestos.

 

Please be assured, there is no need to be concerned - the risk to our students, staff and visitors is negligible and not something to worry about.

 

Best wishes

Gordon Tillman

Headteacher

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