Teaching And Learning

Oasis Academy prides itself on the quality of our transition arrangements from primary to secondary school. We continue to develop close partnerships with the local primary schools to ensure we have a strong understanding of the needs of every child and are able to make them feel safe, comfortable and welcome. Likewise, the same philosophy applies to any student joining the Academy at any time.

During tutorial time students are organised in to Vertical Tutor groups, where they can form strong relationships with students across all ranges. This approach allows for strong relationships to develop, a strong network of support for all students and fantastic opportunities to learn from and mentor one another. With two adults present in every tutor group the opportunity for working closely with parents is apparent.

For the majority of the time, students are organised into teaching groups according to their level and need. This ensures that every child is making progress at a rate that is appropriate to them, ensuring they receive the right support to fulfil their potential.

Students play a huge part in their own learning.  We have many opportunities for students to become involved in the Student Council which looks at the quality of learning, the classroom environment, and the way the Academy links with the local community as well as our Oasis partners in Bangladesh and the U.S.A.  We encourage our students to take responsibility for improving the community in which they live, whether that be the Academy, the town of Immingham or the wider global community.

Communication with parents is one of the keystones for ensuring that students make excellent progress in their learning.  Parents will receive a termly update on their child's academic progress in the Academy, and there is a Parents' Evening every term open to all year groups so that teachers and parents can talk regularly about the progress the student is making in every subject.  Parents are encouraged to contact the Academy at any point if they feel there are concerns with their child's learning that need to be addressed.

As students move up the Academy, they are faced with choices over which subjects to take.  The Academy has achieved the Gold Standard in Information, Advice and Guidance which means we provide excellent support and advice that ensures students choose the subjects best suited to their needs.  The wide range of courses available, particularly when the students reach the Sixth Form, means that most learners prefer to stay at the Academy until they are 18 or 19 and ready for the world of University, college, apprenticeships or employment.

We firmly believe that the quality and organisation of learning in the Academy provides our students with the best possible start to their lives.

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty." 

Henry Ford