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Welcome to Oak Bank School

A special message from the Headteacher
For those of you who do not know about Oak Bank School, we are a special school which caters for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties, including associated challenging behaviours. Many of the pupils that attend the school have additional special educational needs such as autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit and hyperactive disorders (ADHD) and speech, language and communication difficulties.
Places for pupils are commissioned at the school by several local authorities, Including Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Luton. All pupils who are referred to the school have an education, health and care plan.
Oak Bank is an Outstanding learning community (Ofsted 2015 & 2019) that engages pupils and develops positive attitudes to learning. The school currently has capacity for 127 pupils ranging from age 9 to 19. ‘The quality of education is outstanding and life changing’ Ofsted March 2019.
Staff at Oak Bank are confident and skilled in building positive relationships that help to break down barriers, build self-esteem and challenge disaffection. Teachers and support staff at Oak Bank are highly trained to meet the needs of individual pupils.
Many of the pupils that attend Oak Bank have not had success in their education elsewhere. Through their attendance at Oak Bank, these pupils rebuild their trust and desire to learn. Our pupils achieve exceptionally well academically, from often lower-than-expected starting points. They leave school at Year 11 or after sixth form with relevant qualifications and work experience that helps them gain employment.
We are extremely proud of our Oak Bank Family and our journey. We are recognised as a leading SEMH provision and National Behaviour Hub by the DfE. We know our website provides only a glimpse into the range of our provision, culture, activities and the fun that our pupils and staff enjoy as they learn. Please contact the school if you would like to know more.
Mr Phil Collier
MEd, CMgr FCMI, NPQH
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I miss it ✨😎👑💯🤗
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2 weeks ago
Oak Bank Family: Please see attached an NHS guidance poster on school attendance when unwell.
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We have been asked to share. Apologies if there is conflicting guidance. Concentrating into a single flyer has likely left out a lot that the NHS guidance link gives a more definitive overview
www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
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Below is from current NHS Guidance.... Yet this guidance is different? Interesting....Hand, foot and mouth disease:Staying off school or nursery Keep your child off school or nursery while they're feeling too unwell to go.But as soon as they're feeling better, they can go back to school or nursery. There's no need to wait until all the blisters have healed.Keeping your child away from other children for longer is unlikely to stop the illness spreading.Tonsillitis:Symptoms of tonsillitis usually go away after 3 to 4 days but can last longer.Tonsillitis is not contagious but most of the infections that cause it are contagious, for example colds and flu.To stop these infections spreading:if you or your child have a high temperature or you do not feel well enough to do your usual activities, try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until you feel better.Glandular fever:Glandular fever should get better by itself, and you should start to feel better within 2 to 4 weeks. You're infectious for up to 7 weeks before you get symptoms, and you may be infectious for several months after being unwell.You can go back to work or school as soon as you start to feel better.
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4 weeks ago
Enrichment: On the return week from Xmas we have another Oak Bank climber summit the steep ‘Wall of Dreams’
Well done CH!! 💪🏽 Made it look easy
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Well done Charlie
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2 months ago
Proud to be Oak Bank Family. Merry Christmas to all.
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'A lifeline back into learning': Leighton Buzzard school has maintained high standards says Ofsted
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A Leighton Buzzard school is "immensely proud" as a recent Ofsted visit has judged it to have maintained its high standards.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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I was pleased to have been part of the Oak Bank Family some years ago. Good to see that things are still great. Well done to you all. Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄