Oaklands College
Oaklands College is a unique opportunity for girls aged 14 -19 with EBD and associated difficulties to reshape their future. Oaklands is a vocational college which offers specialist therapeutic support including equine therapy. Set in an eleven acre site in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside the college provides the highest standard of accommodation and education.
Principal: Jo Morris, M.Ed NPQH
Head of Care: Karen McMillan
Tel: 01543 473772
Email: jo.morris@hillcrestcare.co.uk
Residential Care
Oaklands College provides a nurturing environment to all young people, enabling them to develop and achieve both socially and academically, while promoting independent skills which in turn promotes self esteem and prepares young people for independent living and the world of work when leaving care.
The two residential cottages provide supported living in high quality accommodation and includes semi independent services for girls not yet emotionally or practically equipped to cope on their own.
• Small residential units – The Cottage and The Spinney
• Individualised living programmes
• Evening and weekend activities
• High spec studio flats
• High quality Therapeutic interventions
• Healthy living
The young people will have all their needs met by our highly trained teams of education and care staff.
Education
Education should be fun and rewarding; therefore the curriculum is broad, imaginative and practical to meet every young person’s individual need and to ensure that they make outstanding progress with their social skills, attitude to learning and achievement.
All courses, academic and vocational are accredited by NOCN,BTEC.GCSE or ASDAN.
The college offers
• Vocational curriculum
• Practically based Functional Skills
• Worthwhile accreditation at all levels
• Specialist teaching areas.
• Equine therapy
High standard provision includes: Childcare/hair and beauty/animal care/equine/horticulture/woodwork/creative skills/hospitality/media studies/leisure and tourism.
Leisure
There are many leisure centres, dance classes, martial art classes and other community based activities locally which they will be supported to join.
In addition onsite there is after school clubs and evening and weekend activities which range from horse riding, cooking and horticulture to dressmaking and sport and fitness.
Leisure Activities include :
• Horse riding
• Gym
• Art and Craft
• Jewellery Making
• Fashion Design
• Cookery
• Sporting Activities
• Independent Living
Key Statistics
- Age range: 14 – 19yrs
- Gender: Girls
- No of Registered beds: 12 beds including 4 studio flats
- Education: Registered and approved SEBD college
- Category: SEBD
- Current Ofsted Rating: Yet to be announced
- Current Vacancies: 12
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