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

• Oakley pupils improve their social skills in the community

  Thu 15 Mar 2018

  On Tuesday, 13th March two of our Key Stage 4 classes visited Temple Grove Care Home, for what was a fantastic day. The interaction between our young people and the residents was delightful to watch and the interviews that took place really gave the pupils an opportunity to improve their social skills with people they had never met before, which for some, is a huge challenge. The residents of Temple Grove Care home just loved our enthusiasm and energy, they enjoyed our show so much they have invited us back for a ‘morning slot’ so we can entertain them for longer next time. The pupils were buzzing as they drove back to school in the minibus, we look forward to our next visit.

  

• Oakley's belated World Book Day

  Wed 14 Mar 2018

  The bad weather on 1st March meant we had to postpone celebrating World Book Day at Oakley School, but that did not deter us!  On Thursday, 8th March so many pupils and staff dressed up as their favourite book characters and celebrated everything to do with reading and listening to books.  The whole school was buzzing with fun and excitement, all day. During the Easter holidays Oakley School pupils are invited to take part in a sponsored read and listen event. In addition to the sponsorship money, Usborne Books will donate up to 60% of the total raised in EXTRA FREE BOOKS for the school.

  

• Oakley's first Skiing Trip - Great Success!

  Sun 04 Mar 2018
  "What a fantastic launch of the Oakley Skiing Trip. So proud of everyone and their amazing determination, perseverance, courage and attitude during the entire trip. The majority of pupils made it up to the red runs of the Pila slopes and showed not only physical strength but how mentally strong they are. Even when tired and sore they always gave 100%. This trip has demonstrated that our pupils are polite, friendly and supportive young people. They integrated incredibly well with the students from Ifield school, who joined us on the trip, and the feedback from everyone we crossed paths with; ski instructors, reps, coach drivers and the hotel staff was incredibly positive and reflected the good manners and likability of our pupils."  Sally Maher, Teacher and Trip Co-ordinator

  

• Oakley pupils learn all about Islam

  Thu 15 Feb 2018

  Friday, 9th February was Term 3's R.E. Day at Oakley School and the theme was Islam.

   

  During the day pupils learnt about Muslim Beliefs and the Five Pillars of Islam. Key Stage 3 pupils also built mosques from recycled materials and Key Stage 4 pupils visited the local mosque in Tunbridge Wells, which both pupils and staff found very interesting.

   

  Everyone came together at the end of the day to share what they had learnt and to show off their mosque making skills!

  

• Birds of Prey visit Oakley School

  Thu 08 Feb 2018

  On Monday, 5th February, the Birdman (Alan) from Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation brought 4 birds of prey into school. He brought Alaska, the bald eagle and Sparky the barn owl who the pupils had their photo taken with. He also brought a falcon and a hawk. He flew Alaska over pupils' heads in the Sports Hall and let her walk around them on the mat. There was only one rule... no touching! Alan did, however, let some pupils touch the owl whose feathers were incredibly soft.  We cannot thank Alan enough for his visit, we learnt so much about the birds, most of us had never seen them so close before, it was a great experience.

   

  

• Outdoor Learning in the Snow

  Tue 06 Feb 2018

  We are very lucky to have so much natural outdoor learning space on our Tunbridge Wells site, its sometimes difficult to remember that we are so close to the Town Centre!  We get wonderful wildlife too; deer, hedgehogs, rabbits, pheasants, foxes, squirrels and a variety of birds including a woodpecker etc

   

  On the morning of Monday, 5th February most of us woke up to snow, which meant the roads and the traffic were terrible on the way to school and everyone; staff and pupils, were a bit later than normal.  However, once we were all in safely, we got the rare experience of enjoying the snow, promoting play and learning together.  Below are some photographs of our outdoor area, taken by our Forest School teacher first thing in the morning, before the children had their fun!

  

• Keeping ourselves safe on-line

  Mon 05 Feb 2018

  Tuesday, 6th February is Safer Internet Day 2018 across the country.  So, today, to start the week off, our young people on the Tunbridge Wells site  had assembly to talk about how to keep themselves safe on-line.  James Fewtrell, our Key Stage 4 Leader, lead the assembly with a game of Guess Who?  The pupils had to guess who was messaging them by asking lots of questions.  Asking if the person was male or female, young or old, they came to the very excited conclusion that the person messaging them (from the cupboard) was Ariana Grande!  You can image their disappointment when our very own Robert Jackson appeared, looking nothing like Ariana!  As well as the game being fun (and therefore hopefully memorable), it was a great lesson in how we should only befriend people we know and that strangers online are not always who they seem.  James also shared the Oakley School 'Staying Safe On-line' rules, which we will be promoting across the school.

   

  We will continue the theme of internet safety all week, embedding it into our curriculum at every opportunity.  We hope our parents and carers will join in too.

  

• Oakley primary pupils learning about the importance of recycling

  Thu 01 Feb 2018

  Our Giraffes Class are learning about the environment and the importance of recycling.  They had a really good trip to the Recycling Centre on Wednesday, 31st January. They sorted the recycling collected from the staff room and the dinner hall on the Tonbridge site, into the recycling bins at Tonbridge Sports Ground.   

   

  Looking after our environment is something we promote across Oakley School, from the earliest age, as we look to maintain our Eco School status and promote our Forest School and Outdoor Learning curriculum.

   

  

• Preparing for Spring

  Thu 18 Jan 2018

  The pupils and staff of Oakley School would like to thank Notcutts Garden Centre in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, for their continued and generous support. They have recently donated 4 bags of daffodil bulbs and 30 bags of compost, which our land based studies pupils are busy planting around the school in time for spring.  We look forward to sharing some photos of our school grounds in full bloom.

  

• Fantastic News!

  Thu 18 Jan 2018
  As well as being delighted at achieving the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) in December 2017 (the full report can be found under Our School Community\Parents & Carers\LPPA), we have received a letter from Tom Daley, Olympic diver, to say we are 'officially a Sport Relief Super School'!  We are all very proud of this achievement - so many of us love sport and we always enjoy getting involved with fundraising activities.