Oak Class
Emma Lambourn
Class Teacher
Mari Walker
Class Teacher
Oak Class – Mission Statement
Intent To prepare students for life after Mountjoy.
Implementation Post-16 Curriculum
Working closely with our young people and their parents and carers, we aim to create and achieve realistic and aspirational goals for the future by offering a bespoke curriculum experience for each student based on their interests, hopes for the future and ability. This includes opportunities for work based learning, qualifications and awards and enriching experiences to prepare them for independent living.
Impact Our young people leave school with a planned future destination tailored to their individual needs.
The core curriculum for students in this stage is English and Maths, some lessons in these areas will be taught in the classroom, some of the teaching is practical and functional and takes place in the community.
Students are taught problem solving skills and a focus on developing independent skills in all areas at an individual level.
Students continue to follow a Multi-Sensory Curriculum in this stage which will focus on their individual therapeutic needs.
We currently work towards Qualifications in ASDAN Life Skills Challenges.
We explore the options available to our young people when they leave Mountjoy by visiting Further Education providers. In the past, pupils who have left us have gone on to Life Skills courses at Weymouth College, Employ My Ability, Yeovil College, Lufton College, Millie College and The Sheiling School. More recently we have had students leaving with Health care packages, support in their homes and to access activities they enjoy across the week.
Oak Class Magdalen Trip
Oak and Juniper were lucky enough to take part in a 2 night residential at Magdalen Farm along with Rowan class. A big step for some of the students as it was their first trip away from home but all coped really well and engaged with the tasks we had to take on. They...
Oak Class – Sensory Garden
Oak Class are working hard to revitalise our sensory garden. This has been made possible by the generosity of Little Groves Garden Centre who very kindly donated a £100 voucher to us. We have had a couple of trips to the garden centre to get some inspiration and to...
Magdelen Residential
Rowan, Juniper and Oak had an amazing 2 night residential to Magdalen Farm. We enjoyed orienteering, feeding pigs, goats, chickens and cows. We also made smoothies on the blender bikes, built dens in the woods, made pizzas in the outdoor wood oven, collected eggs,...
Mountjoy grown pumpkins are carved!
Oak class were fortunate enough to be the recipients of one of the Mountjoy grown pumpkins. With a student who loves Halloween how could we not?! The students drew faces that they would like to go on the pumpkin and then we chose the one to be cut out……our cutting...
Oak Class sessions at Weymouth and Portland Adventure
Oak Class have been lucky enough to have sessions at Weymouth and Portland Adventure. Returning to see Darren and the team after quite a break, we last worked with them when we did NCS 2 years ago. Darren and Alan came into school in the Autumn term to meet the...
Glitz & Glamour 2024 Prom!
What an amazing Prom we had last week. The Key Stage 4, 5 and 6 form students came back into school for their Glitz & Glamour Prom. Students arrived in a variety of ways from a tractor, motorbike, convertible cars to hoverboard! Students had selected their own...
Leavers Assembly and BBQ
On Thursday of last week we had our annual leavers assembly where we waved off seven students . All were given a prom photo from the night before and sung out to "So Strong by the whole school" . We wish each and every leaver the best of luck in which ever path they...
Oak Class Residential – Magdelen Farm 2024
Oak Class spent a fantastic few days at Magdalen Farm last week. Finally, after a tummy bug at the 11th hour halted the residential last time round, Oak Class made it to Magdalen Farm. Having accommodation in the ‘Farmhouse’ meant that the boys and staff had a ‘home...
Oak Class Theatre Trip January 2024
On Monday 22nd January Oak class went on a theatre trip to Dorchester!! Dorchester Arts had organised ‘Frozen Light’ specialist PMLD theatre company to visit the Corn Exchange with their ‘Bar at the Edge of Time’ show. We were able to have the whole session to...
Christmas Jumper Day 8th December
We are celebrating Christmas Jumper Day on 8th December, which will hopefully bring some colour to this very gloomy December, and to raise funds for Save the Children. Please wear something Christmasy tomorrow and if you can, spare some change which will be...