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Ensuring Every Child Matters for Children and Young People at Oakwood School

School Development Plan incorporating Walsall Children’s Services Priorities

Being Healthy
Walsall Children’s Services

• The co-ordination and integration of early intervention, assessment and intervention arrangements regarding health conditions, impairments, social/physical barriers to inclusion
• Targets and actions for improving the health of our pupils
• Arrangements to support access to hospital and primary health care services, therapy, equipment services and social care services
• Actively promoting social inclusion
• The degree to which health organisations work with education and social care services to plan for and deliver multi-agency care plans

Oakwood School Development Plan/ongoing priorities

• Develop Specialist Teams to support behaviour, swimming, Health and Safety
• Achieving Healthy School status
• Multi-professional collaboration/planning/delivery for the whole child
• Multi-agency supporting safeguarding

Staying Safe
Walsall Children’s Services

• Arrangements to ensure effective sharing and transfer of information between key agencies
• The extent to which safeguarding and child protection arrangements take adequate account of the particular needs of the pupils
• Implementation of the Common Assessment Framework
• Effectiveness and impact of anti-bullying strategies
• The extent to which strategy related to behaviour support has a real impact in school
• Effectiveness of strategies used to identify pupils who may be at risk

Oakwood School Development Plan/ongoing priorities

• Building capacity for pupils on the ASD spectrum
• Building project/refurbishment of school to improve facilities
• Extra car parking
• Health and Safety Action Plan following audit
• Multi-agency sharing of information re. Safeguarding, CAF etc
• Designated Senior Teacher to co-ordinate Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Anti-Bullying etc
• Framework for co-ordinating ASD/TEACCH facility

Enjoying and Achieving
Oakwood School Development Plan/ongoing priorities

• Outreach/Inclusion priorities
• Introduction of CASPA/ improved benchmarking
• Achieve EEL Quality Mark for EYFS
• Review of curriculum in light of re-designation
• Enhancement of interactive learning across all Key Stages (see ICT Development Plan)
• Development of thematic approach to teaching and learning
• Increase in specialist facilities

Making a Positive Contribution
Walsall Children’s Services

• Arrangements to ensure pupils are able to contribute to Annual Reviews
• Recording of the views of pupils

Oakwood School Development Plan/ongoing priorities

• Extend Partnership Classes
• Signposting parents to Extended Services
• Develop Family Learning opportunities
• Linking with Children’s Centres for shared learning and facilities
• Development of lunchtime clubs
• Developing Grief Counseling Service
• Developing Parent Support Service

Achieving Economic Wellbeing
Oakwood School Development Plan/ongoing priorities

• Pupils views and opinions concerning issues are actively sought e.g. leisure pursuits

Safeguarding your child

Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding your child and to following the recommendations laid out in the Children Act 2004, which broadly states that children and young people have rights of their own, independent of those of their parents, guardians and carers.  These rights and responsibilities should be recognised and respected.  

To enable all children and young people to achieve their potential, they should:

• Have their basic needs met.
• Enjoy the medical, educational, pleasure and welfare services necessary for a healthy and positive childhood.
• Live in a safe environment protected from exploitation, abuse or harm.
• Feel loved and valued and be supported by a network of reliable and affectionate relationships.
• Have a positive image of themselves and a secure sense of identity including cultural and racial identity.
• Be consulted and have views taken into account on all matters and decisions that affect their lives.
• Be helped to develop good inter-personal skills and confidence in social situations to enable them to become competent in looking after themselves and coping with everyday living.
• Where there is a conflict of interest between parents and children, and in all decisions relating to their future, the child’s interest must be given primary consideration,

Mrs. Janina Buckley is the designated person for Child Protection, should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact her.