At 3.30pm this afternoon we were made aware of a member of staff who has tested positive for Covid-19. This member of staff has not been in college today and we are pleased to say their symptoms are mild, obviously however they have been in contact with a number of learners. . Because of the
We now have the first instance of one of our learners testing positive for Covid-19. The learner was isolated and tested on 09.11.2020 as a result of a family member testing positive, and the learner has now had a positive result. Upon discussion with the family we have identified that the young person potentially started
Following the introduction of the UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy Oakley College is delighted to say that we have welcomed back all of our young people (age 18 – 25). We now have 75 learners with us (up from 10 in September 2018 and 40 in September 2019) who have all successfully followed our specifically
Following the introduction of the UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy Dear Parents and Carers, Oakley College has welcomed a number of young people, identified as ‘most vulnerable’ as part of our phased controlled return. As a specialist post-16 institution, we will follow the updated government guidance set out in the links below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/reopening-schools-and-other-educational-settings-from-1-june https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020 The
Safeguarding & Staying safe over the extended Easter Break Dear Parents/Caregivers Oakley College is now closed, if you have safeguarding concerns or you are worried about a young person over the Easter Break please contact our Designated Safeguarding Leads – either Ros Leach or Gordon Tillman. Email: ros.leach@oakley.ac.uk gordon.tillman@oakley.ac.uk Phone: Safeguarding line/ College office -
Kent County Council has launched a new 24 hour helpline called Kent Together to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The helpline will provide a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a
Safeguarding & Staying safe over the extended Easter Break Dear Parents/Caregivers Oakley College is now closed, if you have safeguarding concerns or you are worried about a young person over the Easter Break please contact our Designated Safeguarding Leads – either Ros Leach or Gordon Tillman. Email: ros.leach@oakley.ac.uk gordon.tillman@oakley.ac.uk Phone: Safeguarding line/ College office -
Oakley College is now closed to all learners, thank you to all parents and carers for keeping your young people safe at home. Home Learning All learners have been emailed details on how to access the home learning available to them. They will need to use their given username along with @oakley.ac.uk to access the
Oakley College intends to remain open until Friday 27th March 2020. The Government has made clear that every young person with an EHCP will have the opportunity to continue to attend college, should their parents/carers wish them to, although it is equally clear that to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Government is
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement late this afternoon, Oakley College remains open until the end of the week as normal. For next week and beyond we are urgently seeking guidance in relation to Colleges and Schools continuing to provide education for young people with Educational Health Care Plans and those young people whose parents/caregivers are