We are a Local Authority maintained secondary special school providing ‘Outstanding education’ (Ofsted Oct 2019) for young people aged 11-19 years with severe, complex or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Many of our students have additional needs including Autism, sensory impairment, challenging behaviour, medical and physical difficulties.

We pride ourselves on the fact that Oakfield Park School provides our young people with a safe, stimulating, happy and friendly environment where they are surrounded by knowledgeable, dedicated and passionate staff. Students then thrive and learn through accessing vibrant and engaging opportunities.

Our ethos is very much focused on developing all our students communication, social interaction, life skills and community access. Through working in partnership with all stakeholders, parents, carers, respite centres, social care and multi-disciplinary teams our students can then transfer and generalise all their skills so that they are able to lead as independent a life as possible and successfully transition onto the next phase of their lives, fully prepared for the journey.

Here at Oakfield Park we have created our own individual, bespoke and relevant curriculum which we believe meets the needs of all our many and varied students.

Our mission statement is for all our students to develop a ‘voice’, to be as independent, social and healthy as possible, enabling them to become citizens who engage positively with society, whilst leading happy and fulfilled lives.

Our school minibuses are currently between 10 to 19 years old and are nearing the end of their working life. Each class from year 7 to year 14 go out on the school minibus each week to develop social skills in the local community and beyond. We also use the buses to access off-site swimming and RDA (horse riding). All our students benefit from the use of the buses from those with physical needs who travel in their wheelchair to those who have complex autism and struggle with transition from one place to another.

We would like to buy a new minibus and need all the help we can get. We have been raising money for our Friends of Oakfield Park Charity and have a lump sum already in the pot.

The cost of a new minibus varies greatly from £45.000 to £85,000 and this is not funding we can get from the Government. So we need to raise it by organising events and applying for grants. Due to COVID we have struggled to run community events and this has meant we are having to turn to online sources to raise the money required.

Please have a look at the wonderful things we do off school site using our minibus on our website and social media pages:

https://www.oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk

@oakfieldparksch Twitter

@oakfieldparkschool on Instagram

@oakfieldparkschool on Facebook

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