Selly Oak Trust School

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Selly Oak Trust School is a school for students who have a statement of special educational need and require support to help them access the curriculum and develop into confident young adults. We have the necessary resources and staff expertise to support our students in fulfilling their potential delivered by a strong team dedicated to providing exceptionally good access to education.

On average our class sizes are between ten and fourteen. The majority of classes are benefiting from the support of one or more teaching assistants. Depending on need, some students receive targeted tuition in smaller groups and on an individual basis. Where appropriate, there are specific educational and behavior programs for individual students, designed to support the development of the whole young person and enable them to fulfill their potential.

“An enjoyable learning community that celebrates equality and the uniqueness of everyone, where students aspire, thrive, and achieve the qualifications and skills for life that they need to become independent adults and lead a quality life.”To give every young person a challenging and appropriate curriculum that exploits their skills and talents at the same time as addressing their core academic and social learning needs. We will achieve this by:

• Having a flexible, imaginative, and creative curriculum that is tailored to the needs of our young people.
• Using the world outside the classroom to provide greater experiential learning opportunities.
• Consistently apply systems that develop the young person’s understanding of appropriate behavior.
• Rewarding and celebrating achievement and positive behaviors.
• Providing mentoring and other support required to enable the young person to access the curriculum.
• Having an active student voice that influences developments within the school.

This can only be achieved by empowering our staff team to be creative, imaginative, and solution-focused. Our team will work collaboratively, have an open mind to new ideas and ways of working, and will work with all stakeholders for the benefit of our young people.

Our curriculum meets the requirements of the National Curriculum for all our students. We provide regular assessments throughout the core subjects of English, Maths, Science, Physical Education, Skills for Life, Design Technology, and Information Technology to provide informed targets and ensure students are developing to their full potential.

The Sixth Form at Selly Oak Trust School is intended to be a transitional stage, within a supportive environment, between the school context and adult life, including leisure, college, training, and the world of work. The Sixth Form aims to prepare young people to take advantage of the opportunities available to them beyond school through further development of their academic skills, personal skills, and work-related and enterprise skills.

Considerable emphasis is placed on liaison with students, parents, and outside agencies. Where appropriate, students are expected to take on increasing degrees of personal responsibility and to develop and demonstrate appropriate organizational skills. The school offers a broad Post-16 curriculum, including a range of accredited subjects, and an extensive range of vocational qualifications.

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