Oasis Academy South Bank
Prospectus
"Pupils flourish here. They are very proud to be part of this strong and caring school community." OFSTED 2024
A message from our CEO I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you, and I am delighted that you and your family are interested in becoming part of our Oasis family. I truly understand just how important the choice is when considering which school your child will attend, so thank you for taking the time to find out more about this Oasis Academy. Oasis Community Learning (part of the Oasis Charitable Trust) is a family of academies across the UK and was established with the vision to create ‘Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community’. At Oasis, we create an environment where every student belongs and is able to explore their purpose, equipped with the knowledge and skills to have real choice and opportunity to flourish in their lives. We believe that every child should have the opportunity to develop their character, as well as deep knowledge and understanding that will shape their lives. Our curriculum is designed to make this possible. We believe the key to flourishing within Oasis is the quality of our relationships including our sense of connection and belonging. In all our schools, we take a relational approach and believe that every child should be seen, known and understood so that they can thrive in all aspects of school life and beyond.
Principals’ Principal’s Welcome
We are extremely proud to welcome you to Oasis Academy South Bank, an Outstanding 11-18 academy in the heart of the Waterloo community. All students are welcome with us, regardless of starting point, need or complexity. We embrace diversity, are totally inclusive and believe that all students here will ‘Climb the STAIRS to Greatness’ and reach our two end goals of getting their dream job and becoming a model citizen.
Students at Oasis Academy South Bank areand happy, Our students are happy, motivated and kind we want motivated and kind. We aspire for our alumni to our alumni to be highly desired and sought afterbe byhighly worlddesired sought after world-leading organisations leading and organisations butby always remain humble, giving but with a passionate drive to give back to their local back to our local community. community. The foundations of our academy rest on excellent teaching and staffofhave the highest possible The foundations our academy rest on an excellent curriculum offer which to ‘open ‘close expectations of all our seeks students. Theredoors’ are noand excuses andgap’ no limits they can achieve if we all: with the for alltoofwhat our young people. This, coupled students, and families work together. the higheststaff possible expectations of all our students creates a culture of success in which every member of our school community can thrive. We believe that there are no limits to what they can achieve if we all: students, staff and families work together.
We have high aspirations and expectations for every child. We work hard to help each child learn and develop the range of competences, skills and personal qualities that will create strong foundations for their life journey. We want every child at an Oasis Academy to be an active participant in their local community and wider society and have the ability to be confident in who they are and who they are becoming. Our ethos is integral to delivering this and is the lens through which we assess all we do. We are committed to a model of inclusion, equality, healthy relationships, hope, and perseverance, throughout the aspects of life and culture of each academy community. As the CEO, I care deeply for all of our students and believe that everyone deserves an exceptional education. We are committed to the local communities we serve, and I look forward to welcoming you and your family into Oasis.
John Barneby
Anna Richardson
Chief Executive Officer,
Principal Co-Principal
Oasis Community Learning
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"Pupils are provided with a wide range of opportunities to enrich their learning experiences beyond the classroom. There is a plentiful range of extra curricular clubs and activities to choose from." OFSTED 2024
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About Us
Oasis Academy South Bank opened on the 2nd September 2013 with a founding cohort Oasis South Bank in September There 600 of 120 Academy Year 7s. Since then, weopened have grown year on year2013. and are now are full in every Year students in total betweeninYear 7 and Year 11.and We120 have placesForm. available Group with 600 students the lower school in 120 our Sixth We were in awarded our Sixth Outstanding Form. We in serve all areas ourbylocal Ofsted community and continue and to were strive awarded to ‘get a little bit better every day’ the very best school we can be for our local community. Outstanding in to allbe areas by Ofsted.
Our Values
Our Vision
‘Climb the STAIRS to Greatness’
Our vision all young people, regardless starting vision is is that to make sure every young personofhas point, will ‘Climb STAIRS Greatness’to athave Oasis the opportunity tothe progress intotoemployment, Academy South Bank. Through nurture andto a a career with prospects. We aimlove, for every student rigorous academic Oasis Academy Bank develop strong valuesfocus, and characteristics thatSouth ensure students ultimately be successfully and happily they havewill happy and fulfilled lives. employed in a career with prospects and become model We hope to form lasting partnerships with local citizens. businesses and employers. By joining these communities together, we aim to raise the opportunities and aspirations In short, we want to make sure that every young person for our young people. has the opportunity to progress into employment, to have a career with prospects. We aim for every student to develop strong values and characteristics that ensure they have happy and fulfilled lives.
Our STAIRS values underpin all that we do:
S - Scholarship - We focus relentlessly on securing outstanding academic qualifications and developing a love of learning in all our students.
T - Transformation - We believe that everyone
can change for the better and everyone has the power to change and influence others for the better.
A - Aspiration - We know if you aim high and believe in yourself then you can become anyone or do anything.
I - Inclusion - We do not select based on ability
or faith. We include all aspects of a child’s development. We believe we are one family: we never make anyone feel isolated or alone.
R - Resilience - We understand that ‘greatness’
does not come without huge amounts of hard work, perseverance, determination and effort and we must never give up.
S - Social Responsibility - We care for our community and help others whenever we can.
Curriculum
We work in partnership with our local community, Oasis Academy South Bank believes all young people creating links with both local and national businesses can become successfully employed in a career with and organisations. Through these connections, we aim prospects. Oasis Academy South Bank believes all to engineer opportunities for our young people to have aspects of a child’s development are crucial to their meaningful interactions with the world of work; building success. Our curriculum offer is made up of three knowledge of, and raising aspirations for, a range of core areas: careers.
1. Traditional Academic Core Curriculum 2. Enrichment Curriculum 3. South Bank 6 Entitlement
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Oasis Academy South Bank is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Our safeguarding policy is available on our website.
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Safeguarding
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Oasis Academy South Bank is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Our safeguarding policy is available on our website.
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"Pupils’ attitudes to learning are exemplary. They are extremely well prepared for lessons and listen to their teachers intently. There is minimal disruption to learning in class."
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OFSTED 2024
1. Core Curriculum Traditional Academic Core Curriculum
2. Innovative Enrichment Curriculum
8.00am - 2.30pm
We know that education goes beyond a traditional academic curriculum and our unique and innovative We offer a unique, innovative and creative enrichment curriculum serves to unlock the enrichment potential in programme ensures the development the whole all children inthat three key areas; creative arts, of careers and child. Our curriculum sportstosessions. citizenship. Students includes have theweekly opportunity pursue For netball, rugbyfor or athletics. also entails aexample range offootball, additional interests, example: ItMusical one afternoon of Human an enrichment example; Theatre, Dance, Rights, elective, Farming,for Debating Musical Theatre,We Dance, Catering Hospitality, and Swimming. also work with and a variety of local, Farming,and Emergency Medical Care ortoWebsite andon national international businesses collaborate Softwareprojects design.delivering On one afternoon, students for partake careers careers education our in careers projects developing employability and offering students in a variety of sectors; for example technology, careers education in a variety of sectors, forjournalism example; engineering, architecture, medicine, media, technology, engineering, medicine, media, and professional services.architecture, Collaboration with these top civil service,including journalism and professional services. companies, Facebook, EY, Clifford Chance and PWC, supports us to develop employability skills in our students, ensuring they leave us well-equipped to secure their dream job.
At Oasis Academy South Bank, we have carefully planned our curriculum to ‘open doors and close the gap’. meansSouth that the academy a traditional OasisThis Academy Bank offers aoffers traditional core academic curriculum in addition to a rich core academic curriculum, in addition to aand rich varied and varied enrichment From Year Year 7 the following subjects subjects enrichment curriculum. From are compulsory andand taught in line withwith thethe National will be compulsory taught in line National Curriculum: English, English, Maths, Maths, Science, Science, aa Modern Modern Foreign Foreign Curriculum: Language, Religious Education, Language, History, History, Geography, Geography and Religious Education. Computer Science, Music, DT, Art, Drama and Physical We have a key focus on literacy at both Key Stage 3 Education. and 4. The Academy day begins at 8.00am with an hour of DEAR (Drop Everything and Read), which is designed We have a key focus on literacy at both Key Stage 3 and to foster a love and enjoyment of reading. This hour 4. The Academy day begins at 8.30am with forty minutes is spent in their House Groups, where they have the of DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) which is designed to opportunity to build relationships with both peers and foster a love and enjoyment of reading. This time is spent their House Coaches. in House Groups, our students’ ‘in-school families’, where At Key Stage the following will be compulsory students have4, the opportunity to build strong relationships subjects: English Literature, Maths, Double or with both English, peers and their House Coaches. Triple Science, a Modern Foreign Language, History or Key Geography or two further are option choices. At Stage 4,and the one following subjects compulsory: Our option subjects at Key Stage include:orMusic, English, English Literature, Maths,4Double Triple Drama, Engineering, Art and Food Technology. Science, a Modern Foreign Language, History or Geography and one or two further option choices. Our We ensure there is a rigorous focus on literacy option subjects at Key Stage 4 include: Music, Drama, and numeracy so that all children exceed national Engineering, PE and Food Technology. expectations.Art. Additionally we ensure there is a rigorous focus on regular, meaningful assessments in all subject Through our curriculum we ensure there is aaware rigorous areas so all students and parents are consistently of focus on literacy and numeracy so that all children exceed student progress and how to move forward. national expectations. Additionally, we carry out regular, meaningful assessments in all subject areas so students and parents are consistently aware of student progress and how to move forward.
2.30pm - 4.00/4.30pm
3. South Bank 6 – An entitlement for all The Oasis Entitlement Oasis Academy South Bank Students
All of our pupils enjoy the Oasis Entitlement, a guaranteed set of opportunities during their time at the academy: - Reading strategies so that every student becomes a fluent reader Visit a Russell Group University every year. -1.Access to online learning - Access to high quality mental health support 2. Regularly visit a range of organisations, companies - Be a student leader or mentor or charities on the South Bank. - Be part of a school production Experience an annual residential trip. -3.Be part of a school team -4.Play a musical instrument Regular cultural experience (visits to museums, - Play an active part in a Hub project art galleries, theatres, concerts). - Attend a residential trip Be given the opportunity during time -5.Visit the theatre, an art gallery andcurriculum an museum to develop andand discover in; sport music, - Visit universities placestalents of work art, dance, drama, cooking and technology. Pupils can join existing clubs at theprogramme academy, but also 6. Have sustained a volunteering either pitch new ones to our staff. We have many element exciting with Oasis Academy Johanna or another lunchtime and after activities which include a of the Oasis Hub school Waterloo. variety of sports clubs and training, newspaper club, board games club, choir, film club, MedSoc and many more!
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Oasis Hub Waterloo Oasis Oasis Academy Academy South South Bank Bank is is proud proud to to be be part part of of the the wider Oasis Oasis Hub Hub Waterloo, Waterloo which delivers an wider which already works alongside local extensive range of children’s, youth and services families and supports our community infamily a number of in the local community. The following ‘wraparound’ different ways. All families at Oasis Academy South Bank community will bewith offered to families at Oasis are invited toservices get involved our local community work, Academy South Bank: including: • Community Hub coffee shop Oasis Centre - our drop-in community space, also • Debt including housing and homeAdvice to the Service local Waterloo library. benefits advice • Advice Centre - offering debt, housing, benefits and • immigration “Hullabaloo”advice toddler group • Playspace - our children’s centre with parent and • toddler Churchgroups offering pastoral care • • Oasis Church Waterloo - our inclusive and informal Waterloo Foodbank church for all Youth Work, 1-2-1, and small group work therapy • • Waterloo Foodbank • Youth work, 1-2-1 and therapeutic small group work • After school activities including youth clubs, sports, social action and gender/identity based programmes. •
Admissions Criteria
The PAN (Published Admission Number) for Oasis Academy South Bank is 120 Year 7 students.
Admissions Criteria
A copy of the admissions policy is available on request or to download from our website. In the event of The PAN (Published Admission Number) for Oasis the Academy being oversubscribed, the following Academy South Bank is 120 Year 7 pupils. oversubscription criteria will apply: 1. Looked Children Previously Looked Families shouldafter apply throughorthe CAF (Common after Children as defined in section 22 (1) of Application Form) online. the Children Act 1989. If your child currently receives Free School Meals (or has 2. Siblings – we will prioritise twins or children from done at any point between Year 3 and Year 6), then you other multiple births under the sibling criteria and shouldwould also complete Supplementary Information Form increase aour published PAN to accommodate which this is available on the school website. This must be need. stamped by your child’s primary school and returned 3. Children with exceptional medical or social31st needs in person or by email to the Academy by Monday as defined by a suitably qualified and experienced October. panel convened to consider such cases. Evidence in the form of a about doctorthe or social worker’s letter will For more information application process, be required.criteria, tie break procedures, waiting over subscription
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Appeal Arrangements Unsuccessful applicants will have the right to appeal against the decision to an Independent Admissions Appeals Panel established under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Independent appeals for this school are arranged by Academy staff, please contact the Academy.
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We aim to create an environment where our children are happy, Ibrahim, Class of 2020 excited and eager to attend every day.
"The school has high expectations for all pupils to succeed and grow into knowledgeable and confident individuals. Together staff work extremely hard to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. In doing so pupils are supported to be the best they can be." OFSTED 2024
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Message from our Founder When I started Oasis back in 1985, I had no idea it would grow into the wonderful family of charities that it has become today. In Oasis Community Learning, we are the country’s second largest provider of Academy schools, educating around 30,000 children and young people. Through Oasis Aquila Housing, we provide housing for vulnerable young people. With Oasis Community Partnerships we run social projects – from community farms and coffee houses to churches and children’s centres – and much more besides. And we do this in communities as diverse as Gateshead in the North East to Bristol in the South West. So, the question is…why? Not only do we believe your child should receive the very best formal education, but also that there is more to a healthy life and future than simply the knowledge they hold. Every one of us is a product of the community in which we live. That is why Oasis is passionate that every community served by one of our Academies should be a happy, healthy place where every person is included and
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valued, and has the ability to thrive and achieve their full, God-given potential. That is why Oasis’ vision not only aims to deliver outstanding education, but also to help build great local neighbourhoods. We are motivated by our core Christian ethos which means that we believe every person – those of all faiths or none – are equally valuable and have a part to contribute in helping this vision become a reality. Helping a young person realise who they are meant to be is about more than simply the qualifications they get or the job they want; it’s about how they see themselves and those around them. That’s why Oasis’ goal is to help create great communities where every young person achieves their best, respects themselves, values those around them and contributes to the good of all. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to an Oasis Academy in order to experience this for yourself.
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS t: 020 7921 4531 e: office@oasissouthbank.org www.oasisacademysouthbank.org @OasisSouthBank
If you wish to know more about Oasis Community Learning – part of the Oasis group of charities – please contact: The Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS www.oasiscommunitylearning.org @OasisAcademies
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS www.oasisacademysouthbank.org @OasisSouthBank