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Oasis Academy Aspinal is an inclusive academy for children aged between 3 and 11 committing to delivering first class-education and playing an active role in the local community. Parents’ evenings are held termly to discuss your child’s progress. Full reports are issued at the end of each academic year. Every Friday we hold a whole academy assembly to celebrate the week’s achievements. In addition to parents’ evenings, if you have concerns we encourage you to make an appointment at any time during the year to discuss anything connected with your child’s education or wellbeing. Each half term we hold parent and child workshops on a different aspect of the curriculum where parents are allowed to support their children learning in school. Oasis Academy Aspinal is driven by a powerful ethos that aspires to treat everyone inclusively and recognizes the importance of a holistic approach to education. As well as continuing to build a strong school and deliver a first-class education, it is also our desire to build an interconnected community, recognizing that educational needs do not exist in isolation from the needs of the whole person. We pride ourselves on working on developing every child and encouraging them to meet their full potential. We work closely alongside our families and have several opportunities throughout the year for families to attend parent and child workshops so they can support their children in their learning. We are extremely proud of the children at Aspinal and celebrate all their achievements. The admissions policy of Oasis Academy Aspinal is inclusive. We are a non-selective Academy open to pupils of all religious faiths and those of no faith. Admissions at Oasis Academy Academy are coordinated under the Local Authority Admissions Policy via Manchester City council. Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs follow the arrangements set out in the SEN Code of Practice and associated regulations and are not subject to the general admission arrangements. Where a school is named in a child’s Statement of Special Educational Needs or EHCP, the child will be allocated a place before the above criteria are applied. The staff and children at Aspinal have undergone a period of rapid transformation since joining the Oasis family. The Year 6 children achieved 100% Level 4 SATS results in 2015 and we had another fantastic year of results this year. At Oasis Academy Aspinal we believe that learning should be a journey of discovery and excitement. Therefore all staff aims to provide challenging and engaging learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. In a journey, we all need occasional pointers to keep us on the right track so children are given clear guidance about intended learning outcomes and are given ongoing and appropriate feedback on their progress towards those outcomes. This process is known as Assessment for Learning. Learning is also a social activity. It relies on knowledge construction more than knowledge transfer. We regularly use Learning Partners to develop conversations and dialogue about both the task and their learning. As children move through school, they are encouraged to be reflective about the quality of their work and that of their peers. We encourage the development of Cooperative Learning Skills to ensure that pupils can work together as well as independently. Finally, learning is a lifelong activity. We aim to provide appropriate role models for our children by encouraging staff development and learning so that the pupils can see that even the Principal is still learning. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to engage families and the wider community in the learning journey e.g., our successful annual family learning weeks and the partnership we are developing with the local community associations. For pupils to see the value in what they learn, these learning experiences should be firmly rooted in the personal experience of our pupils and our community. A curriculum is how a school agrees on what learning experiences pupils will be offered. Pupils are therefore encouraged to value the wisdom of the past by using local people and places as contexts to learning. Oasis Community Learning (OCL) is a Multi-Academy sponsor and it is legally responsible for 48 Oasis Academies. The Oasis Governance Model is different from the way a governing body of a school operates. There are two parts to the governance of Oasis Academies. Local governance is delivered through the Academy Councils (ACs) and national governance, is delivered through the National Office and the Regional Directors (RDs), on behalf of the Board. Oasis believes that the role of the AC is a vital one because it is essential that people in a local community have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the purpose of education in society and how it can transform communities. It is therefore really important that the AC understands, has time to think about and ask questions about the Academy’s curriculum, teaching, and learning. We aim to meet the needs of all individuals within our academy. Occasionally some children experience greater difficulties in aspects of their learning than others. These children are offered extra support within their class. These students may be identified as having Special Educational Needs. In line with the Special Educational Needs Disability(SEND) Code of Practice these children are placed on the academy’s SEND register. Their progress is closely monitored and reviewed at regular intervals. Individual Education Plans may be written for children with Special Educational Needs and are reviewed with parents/carers at Parents/carers’ Evenings or by arrangement. If necessary the academy can access many support agencies to help meet their needs. View full school