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

• Oakley's Marathon Runner

  Wed 19 Apr 2017

  Congratulations to Jules Campion our Whole School Leader of Pupil Progress and Interventions who, on 9th April, ran Brighton Marathon's 26.2 miles in 5 hours and 2 minutes, coming in 8,793rd place out of 20,605 runners!  It was a glorious day and the atmosphere was incredible!

   

  Jules and her friends, Louise and Matt, have raised over £1,400 excluding gift aid, with pledges and donations still to collect.  Half of that money is to be donated to Oakley School, so THANK YOU to them and thank you to everyone who supported them and donated.

  

• Fund-running for Oakley School!

  Wed 05 Apr 2017
  Good luck to Jules Campion our Whole School Leader of Pupil Progress and Interventions who is running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday, 9th April.  Jules and her two friends, Louise and Matt, are raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Oakley School and so far have raised £1,200 to be split equally between the two causes!

• Tunbridge Wells Fairtrade Mural

  Fri 31 Mar 2017

  This week one of our Key Stage 4 classes joined six other local schools creating a Fairtrade mural at the Royal Victoria Centre in Tunbridge Wells. This was opened by the Mayor, himself a former Oakley member of staff, who was very impressed with the work that had been done and was anxious to catch up with news of the school.

   

  We have received lots of positive comments about our students, here is one of them: “Just to add that it was a pleasure to meet you and your young students today. Please be sure to thank them for their hard work participating in the project, as well as their fine artwork!”

   

  

• Red Nose Day at Oakley School

  Fri 24 Mar 2017
  It's Red Nose Day at Oakley School.  As well as our red noses, we (students and staff) are all wearing red and/or spots as we raise as much money as we can for people at home and abroad who need our help and support.  Today we are really promoting our school moto "work hard, be kind, have fun.." and there is no better way to raise money than by having fun.  Our Skinners' Kent Primary School (SKPS) students are joining our students on the Tonbridge site and we have a packed timetable (on top of normal lessons) including quizzes, silly games, cake sales, face painting, a Talent Show and the grand finale - our 'favourite' members of staff (one on each site) being covered in baked beans or custard!!

  

• Students enjoying new playground activities

  Wed 08 Mar 2017
  The new playground markings at the Tunbridge Wells site are complete and students of all ages have already been enjoying them during morning break, despite the drizzly weather!

  

• Our Tunbridge Wells playground is getting a make-over

  Mon 06 Mar 2017

  Earlier in the year we reported that our Outdoor Learning Project had come first in the Tesco Bags of Help vote in our local Tesco stores and we were to receive a grant award of £12,000.00! 

   

  We have now received the first tranche of the grant and the work has started!  As you can see from the photographs the grant has allowed us to make our playground stimulating, colourful, interactive, fun and suitable for all ages and abilities.

   

  The work will only take 2 days before the transformation is complete and our children and young people can enjoy the new activities and make the most of their break and lunch times.

   

  On behalf of all the students and staff at Oakley School "THANK YOU" to Tesco and our local Tesco customers who voted for us, none of this would have been possible without your support.

   

   

  

• World Book Day 2017

  Thu 02 Mar 2017
  Oakley School students and staff love a reason to wear fancy dress, and what better reason than celebrating World Book Day! We have fully embraced it again this year. We have Super Heroes, Gangster Grannies, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts, a Thunderbird, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonker and so many more fantastic book characters.  The children have been searching for 'Where's Wally' characters, but apart from that we have all just been getting on with a normal school day, laughing and enjoying the fun of how great and different we all look.  Prizes for the best dressed will be awarded tomorrow in Celebration Assembly!

  

• Oakley Student Signed by Maidstone United FC

  Mon 27 Feb 2017
  As previously reported, one of Oakley's Key Stage 3 girls was talent spotted at the Kent FA Inter School Disability Football League Tournament on the 7th February.  Following a trial, we are delighted to report that she has been signed up by Maidstone United Football Club - her first match is in 2 weeks time.

• Celebrating Oakley Students' Sporting Success

  Fri 10 Feb 2017

  On Tuesday, 7th February Oakley School competed in the Kent FA Inter School Disability Football League at Strood Sports Centre.

   

  Entering three teams: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 & 5 and for the first year an all-girls team, they spent the day competing against 9 different schools in Kent (28 teams in total).  All pupils demonstrated amazing team spirit and sportsmanship and after an exciting and exhausting day all teams finished 2nd in their group.  A fantastic result.

   

  We are also delighted to share that one of our Key Stage 3 girls was talent spotted at the tournament and has been invited for a trial session at Maidstone United FC. 

  

• Celebrating success

  Fri 27 Jan 2017

  In our Friday Celebration Assembly this morning, students were presented with a signed copy of Roy Apps' new book 'The Top Secret History of Codes and Codebreaking'.  Roy acknowledges the students of Oakley School in the book, for their help writing the glossary. 

   

  Rochester House won the most tokens this week and were awarded the House cup (Bodium were a very close second, beaten by just 7 tokens!)  Rochester House captains are pictured with their well deserved trophy.