Offsite tuition curriculum is under review for 2024-25. Please watch this space for updates to the page.
Intent
Mirroring the school’s Mission Statement, ‘Ensuring every child can achieve their full potential’, the Off-Site Tutors deliver a learning pathway for each student which is driven by their individual needs and learning styles and prepares them for their move into their forever school at KS3 and supports their post 16 aspirations at KS4 or to return onsite to Oakfield Lodge School.
Our vision is to for our students to discover ambition and enthusiasm towards their chosen pathways, to believe in themselves and to reignite their love for learning and the world around them. We strive to empower all students and support them to become ambitious by helping them to identify and work towards their chosen career, by supporting their SMSC needs with a focus on social skills, by providing a motivating and success driven curriculum and by immersing them in a wealth of enriching activities.
Implementation
Their pathway incorporates Preparation for Adulthood, SMSC, PSHE, AQA Unit Awards and curriculum subjects within a truly nurturing and flexible environment with a significant focus on developing social skills to be a good community member and be safe. Close links with parents are highly valued and are seen as an integral part of our students’ education.
We work closely with onsite subject leads to assess students, thus enabling us to identify gaps in knowledge and starting points for their individual learning journeys. We follow the subject learning journeys as well as focusing on addressing Literacy and Numeracy skills which may be hindering the students’ success. Additional support is given to overcome SMSC barriers to learning.
When ready, students are encouraged to engage in a work experience placement which will help them develop skills, interests and resilience and so preparing them for working life.
We enhance our students’ cultural capital and British Values by including students where possible in onsite visits and tuition visits to local museums, theatres, library workshops and places of interest, We engage students in wellbeing visits and support them in identifying other ways of ways which they can improve their mental health. We raise aspirations by including careers visits to colleges, local businesses and careers fairs.
We recognise that reading underpins students’ ability to access the curriculum and embed reading into tuition time through regular current news stories; reading for pleasure which could be magazines of interest to the students, AQA Awards with a focus on researching topics that interest them, extracts included in a tuition reading booklet and access to library books where possible; through having regular Drop Everything & Read (DEAR) sessions and through a focus on increasing students’ vocabulary to ensure success socially, emotionally and in academic subjects.
Impact
At each stage of learning students should be able to demonstrate knowledge gained. Both written and verbal feedback is given throughout each session.
Many students on tuition successfully move on to their forever school. Other students achieve results in line with onsite students enabling them go on to secure apprenticeships and college courses in their chosen interests post 16.
We will help you to:
- Develop confidence and self esteem
- Gain qualifications (AQA Unit Awards, BTEC Home Cooking, Functional Skills and GCSEs)
- Enjoy Preparation for Adulthood activities linked to your interests and earn AQA Unit Awards alongside them
- Take part in extra-curricular activities such as Cookery, Gym, Art, Welfare Walk &Talks and Café visits
- Develop new practical skills on work experience (construction, mechanics, hair and beauty etc.)
- Improve behaviour and anger management (with opportunities for rewards for good behaviour and engagement)
- Keep safe, healthy and prepare for work and lifelong learning through PSHE
- Plan your future and secure a job, college place or apprenticeship post 16
Here are some examples of what we do:
Food Technology
Some off-site students have access to kitchen facilities and so cookery is part of their PFA (Preparation for Adulthood).
Remembrance Day Art
As part of Remembrance Day, students have created a piece of art to show their respect and gratitude for service men and women. Using a range of techniques such as collage, tea staining, silhouettes and shading, students have achieved a moving tribute on Remembrance Day.
British Values
During our British Values week, students have all contributed towards a British Values flag which shows their individual values and how they translate into our society as shared values.
Design and Technology
As part of our broad curriculum, we offer opportunities for students to develop their skills in areas such as DT. The students use their fine motor skills and problem solving.
