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Oakleigh School & The Early Years Intervention Centre caters to children aged 2 – 11 years who have severe learning difficulties and complex needs. The population includes children with additional needs, such as physical or sensory, and some children on the Autism Spectrum. Oakleigh School has its theme-based curriculum that ensures pupils have outstanding progress through their EHCP outcomes. The curriculum at Oakleigh school is broad and balanced but a huge emphasis is put on Communication, Independence, and Cognition, and Learning. Oakleigh School was built in the late 1950s. Since then, it has undergone continued and ongoing remodeling, enlargement, and refurbishment to provide it with an extensive range of facilities. We have a hydrotherapy pool for our younger children to learn to swim and for children who need hydrotherapy. The school has a soft play environment to support Physical Development, Communication, Social Interaction and to provide a safe place to play and a challenging and safe environment for children of all ages and abilities. We have a sensory room with many attractive sound and light features to support visual stimulation and assessment, as well as opportunities for shared play and interaction. We also have a multisensory den, which is themed to follow the school topic, to enhance the children’s learning experiences. We have a range of shared equipment to bring lessons to life within our school curriculum. They enable teaching and learning to be motivating, allowing our children to be excited about having a voice, and control over their environment. These include eye gaze technology, enabling a child to access a computer a sensory trolley to turn any class into a sensory room, and a floor projector that turns the floor into an interactive multisensory space. The classrooms are well resourced with specialist equipment and a wealth of other teaching equipment for the full range of children in the school. Classrooms have a large interactive plasma screen, connected to a computer and software appropriate for a range of Special Educational Needs, as well as iPads with stimulating apps. Where appropriate classes have additional communication aids, some using speech as well as a range of switches to increase pupils' access to the curriculum. Oakleigh School provides for children who have severe and complex learning difficulties. Classes are organized within the key stages (in exceptional circumstances this may change) and children are grouped to deliver outstanding teaching strategies to meet their needs. All children at Oakleigh School/Early Years Centre will have access to the best quality provision to support teaching and multi-disciplinary support. This ensures that they receive their entitlement and reach their potential, thus developing towards their excellence through maximizing opportunities for enjoyment and achievement within a safe and healthy environment. All parents/carers will be expected and encouraged to work in an active and collaborative partnership with the school, in line with home/school agreements to ensure the needs of the children are met in all settings. All staff will strive to achieve their full potential, constantly updating their skills through the school’s training provision, networking with similar establishments, and taking up new challenges so that the teaching and learning are of the highest quality. Oakleigh has a large staff team comprising skilled and committed teachers, learning support assistants, mealtime supervisors, site managers, administrative staff, and ICT support who are fully supported by a range of other professionals. The multidisciplinary team all work together to ensure the very best outcomes are met for all our children. View full school

At Chapel End, we have a wonderful environment into which we welcome your child for the start of their education. We aim for the time your child spends with us to be happy and successful and provide a firm foundation on which they can build for the future. To achieve this we firmly believe that home and school should work together and we look forward to a positive and supportive relationship with you – the parents and carers. Your child will be taught by highly committed teachers and early years practitioners who encourage a high standard of achievement and individual development in a secure and supportive atmosphere. Our most recent OFSTED (June 2017) stated that the leadership team has maintained a good quality of education in the school since the previous inspection, establishing a strong learning atmosphere that provides pupils with an oasis of calm. As a result, pupils are positive about learning and enjoy helping each other in class. Our nursery provides part-time education nursery places and full-time day-care places for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. If you are unable to find the information that you are looking for on our website please do not hesitate to contact the school directly. To provide the children of Chapel End with a high-quality educational experience within a nurturing environment, giving them the best possible start to their lifelong learning journey. We will nurture confident and resilient children by: Creating a culture of achievement in a safe and caring environment Offering an engaging and inclusive curriculum that makes the most of our outdoor green space Giving all of our children the confidence and skills they need to realize their potential Providing challenge, praising effort, and encouraging everyone to be the best that they can be. Caring, sharing, and trying our best. We take care of each other. We share our time, enthusiasm, and skills. We try our best in all we do. We celebrate, value, and respect diversity within our school community. This year we have introduced the Cornerstones Curriculum into Year 1 and Year 2. This is a broad and balanced, knowledge and skills-based curriculum with a creative edge, comprising of themed projects mapped to the national curriculum. Each theme will last for approximately half a term and will support all aspects of the curriculum except for reading which is taught through the reading, Write Inc Programme, and Maths which is taught through the Abacus Maths Scheme although links to both these areas are built into the curriculum. View full school