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

Coronavirus/Covid-19 – Oakley College remains open until further notice   I am sure you have been following the news regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the implications it could have for all of us, especially those with underlying medical issues. We continue to closely monitor all official guidance as the situation continues to develop and will,

Government announces move from Contain to Delay phase Yesterday, the Government announced that we are moving from the Contain phase of the coronavirus action plan and into the Delay phase, in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Full details of each stage in the government action plan can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan To support

Oakley College continues to receive daily updates from the Government, the Department for Education, Public Health England and the NHS. We also take advice from the local authorities we work with. Oakley College will continue to monitor the situation closely and make decisions in line with the advice and guidance given to ensure we keep