Students at Oasis Academy Shirley Park study all the National Curriculum core subjects. As an independent school we can employ innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning, such as the introduction of a competency-based curriculum along the lines of the Royal Society of Arts curriculum, Opening Minds. This starts in Year 7 and focuses on the development of skills for adult and working life, such as:
In Year 7, students have fewer teachers and spend more time learning in a ‘home base’ which eases the transition from primary school.
Individual learning plans based on the monitoring of progress and target setting for each student, increase motivation and ensure that all students know how to exceed their previous best performance. There are also excellent arrangements to involve parents/carers in their child’s education ensuring that they are kept in touch with progress.
Personalised Teaching and Learning plans include continued monitoring and analysis of the educational needs of young people which in turn leads to increased achievement; and positive inclusion of children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
The Academy is fully inclusive, providing the physical environment and staffing expertise to cater for a range of disabilities:
Students with special educational needs are supported by every means possible, including through the highest level of technological aid. The Academy takes a lead on meeting the needs of students of all abilities particularly through the use of information and communications technology (ICT).
The Academy creates a culture for learning and works with other local schools and the Local Authority to avoid exclusions. We work to establish a clear but compassionate and sensitive exclusion policy ensuring that, in the rare cases where exclusion is the only way forward, each child’s situation is carefully assessed as the Academy strives to find a situation for them which will inspire them to a new beginning.
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