School Aims

Oakland’s School Aims

To provide each individual with a safe, stimulating, challenging, supportive learning environment.
To promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, cognitive and physical development of all.
To create a community in which each individual is valued and enabled to play a full part in school life.
To enable each individual to maximise their potential to become confident learners.
To develop effective communication skills.
To help students to stay safe and learn to protect and to assert themselves.
To ensure all students have access to a relevant broad and balanced curriculum designed to meet their personalised learning needs.
To support parents/families through multi-agency work with all stakeholders.
To encourage families to work in partnership with professionals, to the benefit of our students, and the work of the school.
To provide inclusion opportunities at other schools and colleges.
To prepare students for smooth transitions pre and post school.
To promote healthy lifestyle choices to aid well-being.
To follow Every Disabled Child Matters guidelines and facilitate equal opportunities for all.