Specialist Education

Many of the pupils who attend Oakwood School have previously struggled to engage in education and may have had negative experiences in the past.

 

At Cambian Oakwood School, each learner follows a programme that is appropriate to their age and ability. Baseline assessments help us set personalised learning goals and create a curriculum tailored to individual needs, with Literacy and Numeracy at the core. Older pupils also have opportunities to pursue accredited courses and take part in work experience to support their post-16 aspirations.

 

Pupils’ progress and achievement are constantly monitored in order to adapt teaching and learning with further support or to stretch and challenge our students accordingly.

 

To complement this personalised approach, we help pupils develop the confidence and resilience they need to succeed. Our learning and development programme encourages every young person to take positive steps in their education, build independence and recognise their growing strengths. This is reinforced through ROCCIE, our whole-school framework that introduces key concepts each half-term and helps learners understand how their actions, choices and attitudes influence their progress.

 

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"The school ensures that pupils have a variety of opportunities to learn about life beyond the classroom. Pupils take an active role in their community through events, such as charity cake sales for the local food bank and donating produce from the school’s allotment. This supports pupils’ understanding of citizenship and being part of a community. Pupils learn about and show respect for different cultures and traditions."

- Ofsted Report 2023

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