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The Vision
Waterloo is an important centre for the UKs arts and media industry, as well as being an internationally significant location for higher education, various global businesses, healthcare and tourism. Its just a stones throw from the seat of UK government and a near neighbour to Londons financial district. Yet, too much of this wealth bypasses the local community altogether. of schools in several boroughs when they leave primary school. Lambeth Councils report on School Demand and Primary Expansion (presented to Cabinet on 12th December 2011) is clear, explaining; The overall population projections for Lambeth suggest that, in spite of the difficulty in accurate forecasting, the dramatic increase in primary place demand will continue, with the shortage spreading to secondary places around 2015/2016. We want to plan ahead to ensure children living in Waterloo are not disadvantaged by the demand on secondary school places from the rest of the borough. Local parents should not have to compete for the remaining places which are often a significant distant from their homes. Its time to invest in Waterloo and in the future of our children and young people. Oasis already works in partnership alongside other local agencies such as WaCoCo, Waterloo Quarter BID, the Southbank Employers Group, Coin Street Community Builders, St. Thomas Hospital, The Old Vic Theatre and Morley College. Building on the strength of these existing relationships we will create an excellent secondary school and help to build a strong sense of pride for our whole community.
Carly Mitchell
Oasis goal is to create a world class secondary educational environment which harnesses the richness of the surrounding area for the benefit of our local children. We believe that this will also help create a much needed, stronger sense of community for young people here in Waterloo. There is a specific need in the Waterloo area for a new, small, co-educational secondary school; a school to and from which local children can travel safely by foot instead of taking tube or bus rides; a school where each student is known and where the relationships that they have built through their years of primary education can be maintained. We believe that meeting these needs will play a vital role in ensuring that every local young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Currently, there is no local secondary school serving our community. As a result our children are scattered across a large number
Oasis Academy Southbank will form a bridge between the successful multi-national Southbank employers and the local Waterloo community.
Curriculum
Oasis Academy South Bank will: Ignite young peoples curiosity and thirst for learning Offer 120 places per year group Ensure each student has a personalised learning plan Offer five compulsory subjects as well as four options at Key Stage 4 Offer The South Bank Five (see overleaf) Establish early relationships with local universities for students Be an integral part of the wide range of community services already offered through the Oasis Hub Waterloo Ensure each child attends a Summer Reading Camp prior to entry in Year 7 Allocate an assigned mentor to oversee each students studies Offer four hours of Extended Studies per week Cover the National Curriculum as well as using its small size and unique set of community partnerships to offer increased, tailor-made, personalised learning and individual one-to-one tuition to each student Offer a range of rich, enjoyable and high quality learning experiences. Alongside a clear emphasis on the National Curriculum core subjects including English, maths and science, the school will introduce a wide range of courses to develop the skills, abilities and aptitudes that are recognised, as well as highly valued, by colleges, universities and employers. These will be delivered in partnership with the business, arts, university, government and tourism specialist institutions in the local area.
All our young people will 'Find Their Greatness' at Oasis Academy Southbank.
Admissions
The PAN (Published Admission Number) for 2013-14 is 120 Year 7 pupils. A copy of the admissions policy is available on request or to download from our website. In the event of the school being oversubscribed, the following oversubscription criteria will apply: 1. Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children as defined in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. 2. Siblings - we will prioritise twins or children from other multiple births under the sibling criteria and would increase our published PAN to accommodate this need. 3. Children with exceptional medical or social needs as defined by a suitably qualified and experienced panel convened to consider such cases. Evidence in the form of a doctor or social workers letter will be required. 4. Distance - as measured by a straight line between the childs home and the permanent site of the school. This measurement will be done by a computerised mapping system, from a point in the childs home as identified by the software to a point at the school as profiled in the software. The childs home address will be considered to be where the child spends the majority of the school week.
The Governance
The Academy Council will be made up of representatives from parents/carers and staff. Alongside them will be other representatives from the local community and local businesses appointed for their skills, abilities and local knowledge as well as representatives from Oasis Community Learning and one from the Local Authority.
This Consultation
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This consultation forms part of the being actively explored and we hope required documentation which will to make an announcement shortly be submitted to the Department regarding the final location of the for Education. All feedback will be new school. The Department for documented and taken into account Education has submitted a change of as we develop plans for the school. It use application on Hercules House, does not constitute an application to Hercules Road SE1, with the intention the school, which can be made on a that this will become the permanent separate form available to download site for the school. The Academy will from our website: be in temporary accommodation for www.oasisacademysouthbank.org, up to one year. We are continuing to work with the Department for Education by telephoning 020 7921 4464, or from the Reception at The Oasis Centre, 75 to fully explore a number of other locations for the Academys permanent Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HS. site.
Questionnaire
This questionnaire aims to help gather views on our proposal for Oasis Academy South Bank. We are consulting with potential parents/carers as well as the wider community: your view is important to us and we welcome your response.
Please tick the boxes as appropriate
1. I would like to have a local secondary school in Waterloo serving local children.
Strongly agree Agree No view Disagree Strongly disagree
2. What do you think are the most important aspects of the Oasis Academy South Bank? (Please rank from 1 to 10, 1 being the most important and 10 being the least important.)
Excellent academic facilities Good exam results Smart students in uniform Good teachers Facilities open to the community Parent/carer involvement State-of-the-art computing facilities Vocational training Design of the learning environment A curriculum that mirrors real life work situations.
3. Do you think that the idea of offering a range of accredited Post -16 courses as formal apprenticeships placed with local businesses adds value to the current range of existing options open to young people in the local community?
Strongly agree Agree No view Disagree Strongly disagree
Contact Us
If you have any questions or would like further information, please do get in touch with us at: Lucia Glynn, The Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HS E-mail: [email protected] or telephone: 020 7921 4464 Please also look at our website for updates and admission information: www.oasisacademysouthbank.org www.oasiscommunitylearning.org E-mail: [email protected] You can follow us on Twitter @OasisSouthBank
4. Do you think we should enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for this school? This is the contract between Oasis Community Learning and the Department for Education (please go to www.education.gov.uk/
schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/guidance/a0074737/funding-agreement)
Strongly agree
Agree
No view
Disagree
Strongly disagree
5. Please add any other comments below (please feel free to attach an additional sheet if required)
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