Welcome to Oaklands Park School
Oaklands Park is a very special Community School and Children’s Home. We are able to offer children and young people (up to the age of 19 years) a number of education and care arrangements:
Day time education (day pupils)
Weekly boarding
Termly boarding
52 week placements
We can also offer respite packages, by arrangement with Devon Social Care.
Our residences are registered as a Children’s Home because they are open for some children for 52 weeks of the year. We are regularly inspected by Ofsted – both in the classrooms and in the residences. Our Inspection Reports can be viewed elsewhere on this site. What matters most is what our pupils and their parents and families think of us.
I hope this website will provide you with the information you need to decide whether Oaklands Park is the right place for your child. You are welcome to visit, meet staff and pupils and have a look around. Appointments can be made by contacting the School Office on 01626 862363 or admin@oaklandspark.devon.sch.uk
All of our 55 children and young people have special educational needs, some have quite complex difficulties. Our aim in class and residence is to provide a range of programmes which help children to develop important skills and grow in confidence as individuals. Everything we do stems from their individual learning and care needs.
We have a staff of 100 people dedicated to making Oaklands Park a wonderful learning and caring environment for our pupils. We have teachers, residential care workers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapist and occupational therapist and a school nurse, all working on our campus and a number of other support staff.
The school enjoys excellent facilities as this website will demonstrate. We have a range of modern residences and classrooms (and some older buildings!). On our 9 acre site, there is an indoor swimming pool, sensory rooms, playing fields, wooded areas and an allotment, adventure play areas, music and art facilities and much else besides. We have excellent links with other schools in our area which enables some children to be included in mainstream classes if appropriate, for some of their learning. Children and young people make the most of community based facilities, too, including Youth Centres, horse riding, leisure centres, cafes and restaurants.
We are very proud of what we offer and what we achieve. We aspire to be a happy school where children and young people can enjoy their learning and leisure experiences. If you think we can be of help to you, we look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Bob Pugh
Principal
September 2011
  
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