Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Christmas Trips

  Mon 15 Nov 2021

  There are a couple of Christmas activities coming up that might be great for our families

   

  Santa's Inclusive Workshop: https://www.santasinclusiveworkshop.com/

   

  The Smeds and The Smoos accessable performances at Curve Theatre: https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/the-smeds-and-the-smoos

• The Job Shop in Libraries

  Tue 09 Nov 2021
  

• Public Health Message for Parents Re Diwali or Bonfire Night

  Wed 03 Nov 2021

  3 November 2021

   

  Dear Parent/Carer,

   

  Some of you will be aware that the rates of Covid are once again rising in Leicester.

   

  The next few days will see many of you celebrating Diwali or Bonfire Night with your family and friends. Covid restricted City events are going ahead on Belgrave Road and Abbey Park which is great news.

   

  We hope you enjoy the celebrations but to reduce the risk of transmission we would encourage every member of your family to take an LFD test before attending an event and to wear face coverings in crowded places (both inside and out). Please do remember not to go out or have people round the house if anyone within the house has any symptoms, however minor.

   

  We would like all primary, secondary and college age children to take an LFD test on Sunday evening before returning to school or college on Monday 8 November. This will help identify any cases that may have occurred during the festivities. Please support your child to do this test. You can get LFD kits for your primary age children at Belgrave or Highfields neighbourhood centres or Victoria Park. You can also collect kits from your local pharmacy but will need to register online to do this. Full details, including ordering kits online, can be found at: leicester.gov.uk/rapidtests. Older children can get kits from their school or college.

   

  Keeping rates of Covid transmission as low as possible will help make sure that children can continue to attend school. You and your children can help with this by staying off school if they are unwell and getting a test if they have Covid symptoms. Secondary age students can help by doing their routine twice weekly testing and those who are age 12 and over can have their Covid vaccination. For 12 to 15year olds the vaccination teams visit the school so it’s easier for your child to get vaccinated when you give consent. You can also take your 12 to 15year old to a vaccination centre. Older young people can also go to one of the vaccination centres. Full details can be found at: leicestercityccg.nhs.uk/my-health/coronavirus-advice/coronavirusvaccine/.

   

  The NHS is also offering all school-age children flu vaccinations. This will start to be delivered by the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) in our schools from next week. You will be asked to complete the SAIS consent forms. The flu vaccination can be given as a nasal spray or as an injection. Thank you for all the support you have given to the work to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in Leicester.

   

  Yours sincerely,

   

  Ivan Browne                                 Martin Samuels

  Director of Public Health              Strategic Director Social Care 

  and Sports Services                     and Education  

• Half Term Activity Programme - Disabled Children Services

  Tue 12 Oct 2021

   

  Disabled children who live in Leicester city can take part in free activities that are available over the school holiday.

  • https://families.leicester.gov.uk/family-information/activities/disabled-children-activity-programme/
  • Register for programme place

   

  Activity programme information

  The sessions will take place at New Parks children, young people and family centre for disabled children and their families on:

   

  Wednesday 20 October

  • Morning session time:  10am to 12 noon
  • Afternoon session time: 1pm to 3pm 

  Activities available:

  • Exotic animals
  • Forest school activities
  • Accessible bikes
  • Dance and movement
  • Storytelling
  • Art and craft
  •  

  Provided by: White Post Farm, Joss McAuley, Wheels for all, Moving Together, Library Services and Leicester City Council support staff

   

   

• Parent/Carer NAS Survey Request

  Mon 11 Oct 2021

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  As you may be aware, in 2018 Oaklands was the first school in Leicester to achieve National Autistic Society Advanced Accreditation. The accreditation has helped to guide us towards effectively supporting our autistic learners. We are now seen as a centre of excellence for autism provision and inclusion for the Local Authority.

   

  I would like to ask for your support as we are now striving towards achieving National Autistic Society Advanced Accreditation. This would be an amazing achievement for the school, with only 14 schools/services nationally having the award. The school will be having a review on the week beginning the 1^st November and there is a short parent/carer questionnaire that forms part of this process I would be grateful if you could complete.

   

  The simple and confidential survey link is https://forms.office.com/r/1HAxgwXFT1

   

  The closing date is Friday 29th October.

   

  If you would prefer a hardcopy or prefer to do the survey over the telephone, please ring the school office on 0116 241 5921.

   

  It is important that we receive as many responses as possible, so if you are struggling, please contact the school.

   

  Many thanks for your support,

   

  Kind regards

   

  Sarah Osborne

  Headteacher

  

• Inclusion Quality Mark

  Mon 11 Oct 2021

  We are very excited to announce that we have been awarded the Flagship Status by IQM.  For more information and to read our report please follow the link below.

   

  Well done to all our staff and pupils on this amazing achievement.

   

  https://www.oaklands.leicester.sch.uk/inclusion-quality-mark/

   

• MacMillan Coffee Morning

  Fri 24 Sep 2021

  Today many staff and children have come to school wearing green!  We have been raising money for MacMillan and thinking about all the carers and workers that support people with cancer.  

  

• Chris Bonnello

  Thu 23 Sep 2021

  Yesterday we were fortunate enough to have Chris Bonnello come to visit us.  He is an autistic adult who teaches children with special needs and is an author.  He spent the afternoon with our Chestnut pathway talking about "being our best autistic selves" and then after school led whole staff training about providing the best for autistic students.  Both staff and pupils found him an inspiration and came away with a lot to think about.

  

• Autism Support & Online Safety Event

  Wed 22 Sep 2021

  For further information please click here

  

• Operation Encompass

  Thu 16 Sep 2021

  Dear Parent/Carer,

   

  All Leicester Schools are part of Operation Encompass, a safeguarding initiative with the aim to improve outcomes for children and families affected by domestic violence and abuse.

   

  This scheme is designed to provide early reporting to schools of any domestic abuse incidents that might have an impact on a child that attends their school. 

   

  All public agencies currently share information where there are safeguarding concerns or risk of harm to children and the Police currently share information on all incidents of domestic abuse in Leicester with Leicester City Council.

   

  Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (Headteacher) will be informed when any domestic abuse incident has been reported to the police and one of our pupils was in the household. It will not give any details about the incident. We know that domestic abuse in a household can have a big impact on children, even if they do not see what is happening. The information will be used to ensure that the school is able to provide appropriate support to the pupil. The information will remain confidential and only shared on a strictly need-to-know basis, for example with the class teacher. 

   

  We have been advised by the Police not to contact families following an incident, however, if you wish to speak to the school about it, please do call and ask to speak to a member of the senior leadership team or our Family Support Worker.

   

  If you would like to speak to someone in confidence about domestic abuse, call the Leicester, Leicestershire& Rutland Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0800 802 0028 or visit https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/emergencies-safety-and-crime/domestic-and-sexual-abuse/

   

  We strive to offer the best support possible for our pupils and Operation Encompass provides an effective way of the school being able to support a child at what may be a very difficult time.

   

  Regards,

  Sarah (Headteacher)