Outreach

Welcome to our School

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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

Outreach

At Oakley School, we offer Outreach services to local, maintained Primary and Secondary schools. This support can be accessed via the Local Inclusion Form Team (LIFT) as part of the Tunbridge Wells Local Offer.

We work in partnership with the Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) based at Broomhill Bank School. Please visit https://www.broomhillbank.org.uk/1336/stls to find out more about STLS.

The Oakley Outreach Offer includes:

Outreach visits: one of our highly experienced SEND teachers visits a mainstream setting to provide them with advice and suggested strategies to support children’s learning and well-being
In-reach visits: colleagues at local mainstream schools are invited to spend time at Oakley School to observe strategies, visuals and supports used within our classrooms
School to School support: we provide whole school support, training and workshops. We work closely with SENCos, Leadership Teams, Teachers and support staff to upskill them and promote inclusion
SENCo Open Evenings and Workshops
Outreach from our Specialist Nursery (https://www.oakleyschool.co.uk/specialist-nursery/)
Attendance at LIFT meetings

If you have any questions or would like to get in contact with the Oakley Outreach team, please email outreach@oakley.kent.sch.uk

Mainstream Core Standards

The standards detail the provision that the local area expects to be made available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities attending mainstream schools and provides guidance for schools, parent/carers and professionals working with children and young people.

Mainstream Core Standards Guide

Parent Version

Supporting the Mental Health and Well-being of Pupils with SEND

We have created an online toolkit to support the mental health and well-being of pupils with SEND. This is an interactive toolkit of suggested strategies which could be used within your setting to support pupils to successfully access the curriculum, by supporting their mental health and well-being. The suggestions in this toolkit can be adapted from Reception to Year 11 and this could be used as an online resource for teachers to dip in and out of, or could be used as part of a staff meeting or your school’s CPD offer. We hope this is helpful and offers some strategies to support pupils with SEND with their mental-health and well-being.

To access the resource, please click the following link: https://prezi.com/view/AfcCW97WAURaI6vP4MyS/

Just click on the blue bubbles for advice in specific areas, or start on the introduction bubble and click the next arrow to work your way through the whole toolkit.

If you have any questions or would like further support with supporting the mental health and well-being needs of pupils with SEND, please email outreach@oakley.kent.sch.uk

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