SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
Trust W elcome 6JG 5TMMKě .GCRNKNI 6RTSě HCMKĚX KS ETRRGNěĚX MCFG TP OH ěJRGG SGEONFCRX SEJOOĚS ĂUG primary schools and a six th form college educating almost 8000 learners. All of our academies are located in the Birmingham and Solihull areas which allows us to work closely together for the benefit of all our children, young people and the communities we serve. After another highly successful year, all of our academies have now been judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’ providers with an increasing proportion of ‘Outstanding’ features. We are relentless in our ambition for all our children and young people to make exceptional levels of academic progress and achieve strong portfolios of qualifications. Across Summit, our focus is on developing responsible, knowledgeable, highly skilled, global citizens who will have a positive impact on our communities now and in future years. We are developing our already established links with higher education establishments, local employers and charitable organisations to ensure that all our young people can benefit from these positive partnerships within our wider communities. Our Trust is committed to providing vibrant learning communities in our schools and college, where our children and young people are happy, safe and supported to work hard. We are all acutely aware of our core purpose of educating all learners through exceptional teaching and learning, underpinned by high levels of care and support and we challenge our children and young people to do their best, every lesson, every day. We strive for all our learners to have as many life choices available to them as possible. Being part of the Summit Learning Trust family means that all our academies benefit from a wide range of expertise, support and challenge. Leaders, teachers and support colleagues work with each other across our academies to develop and share excellent practice and provide support where needed. Our academies benefit from highly-trained, expert, hard-working and dedicated staff teams who are all committed to providing an outstanding education and the highest levels of care for all our learners. Whilst other schools and colleges struggle to recruit and retain high quality, specialist teachers and support colleagues, we are proud that we attract a high calibre of professionals due to our happy, warm, and hard-working environments and the growing reputation of Summit Learning Trust as a great place to learn and work in. We pride ourselves on working in partnership with parents, carers and families and hope that this prospectus provides you with an insight into our school. We look forward to welcoming you and working with you. Vince Green %JKGH 'WGETěKUG 1ĘEGR
Principal’s W elcome 6JG 1CLĚCNFS 2RKMCRX 5EJOOĚ KS C UKDRCNě KNEĚTSKUG CNF CMDKěKOTS ĚGCRNKNI EOMMTNKěX KN ěJG JGCRě OH #EOELS )RGGN Birmingham. I am incredibly proud to lead a dedicated and passionate team who place our children at the centre of all that we do. Central to our school identity is our motto: LEAF – Learn, Experience, Achieve, and Flourish. This captures the essence of our approach to education. We want our children to grow through meaningful learning, rich experiences, and purposeful achievement, so that they not only succeed academically but also flourish as individuals. LEAF reflects our belief that education is about more than lessons—it’s about nurturing confident, curious, and compassionate young people who are ready for the world. At The Oaklands, we are deeply committed to creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for every member of our community. We celebrate the rich diversity of our school and strive to ensure that all children are nurtured, listened to, and treated with equality and care. We believe in the power of an enriched and varied curriculum to spark curiosity and promote lifelong learning. Our goal is to provide every child with the opportunity to grow academically, socially, and emotionally—challenging themselves and aspiring to be the very best they can be. Our staff are role models and advocates for the values we instil in our pupils. Their commitment, professionalism, and passion play a crucial role in shaping the experiences and successes of our children. We also place a strong emphasis on building positive relationships with families and the wider community as their support is vital, and we value the partnership that helps our school thrive. /R &CUKF $CRLGR Principal
Vision and M ission to include Trust Vision #ě 6JG 1CLĚCNFS 2RKMCRX 5EJOOĚ VG DGĚKGUG ěJCě GUGRX EJKĚF JCS ěJG POěGNěKCĚ ěO ĝOTRKSJ We are a proud member of the Summit Learning Tust, where our ethos is built around the Trust’s core values: 5TEEGSS ěJROTIJ 'NFGCUOTR We work hard and develop resilience to ensure that we are able to collectively and positively overcome any barriers that we face #MDKěKON ěJROTIJ %JCĚĚGNIG We are relentlessly ambitious for all our students and colleagues and challenge them to do their best, every lesson, every day 5ěRGNIěJ ěJROTIJ &KUGRSKěX We are truly inclusive, embrace each other’s differences and backgrounds and respect each other’s views and beliefs
We aim to deliver an exceptional and bespoke education our all learners, enabling them all to have successful, happy lives and make a positive impact on their communities, and their futures. We do this by: • Providing all our children and young people with the highest levels of expectation, educational provision and care. • Achieving the highest levels of academic progress for all our learners. • Nurturing our children where safety and wellbeing are of paramount importance. • Providing a rich educational experience for all our learners. • Adopting a consistently high level of inclusivity and equity for all learners, colleagues and stakeholders across our family. • Contributing positively to the communities which our academies serve. • Working ethically and with integrity, civility and respect.
# SěKMTĚCěKNI GNUKRONMGNě We pride ourselves in our learning environment and how it engages pupils, promotes interest and motivation, showcases our curriculum and shows appreciation of the high-quality work and effort of all pupils. Our school displays play a key role in this, creating vibrant and purposeful spaces that celebrate learning across all subjects. They are thoughtfully designed to reinforce key knowledge, vocabulary and skills, while also recognising pupil achievement and progress. Through regularly updated, interactive and inclusive displays, we ensure that every learner feels represented, inspired and valued within our school community
1TR RKEJ ETRRKETĚTM #ě 6JG 1CLĚCNFS 2RKMCRX 5EJOOĚ GUGRX EJKĚF KS RGEOINKSGF CS C TNKQTG KNFKUKFTCĚ 1TR ETRRKETĚTM KS FGSKINGF ěO DG GNICIKNI DROCF CNF PROUKFG CĚĚ ĚGCRNGRS VKěJ ěJG LNOVĚGFIG CNF SLKĚĚS ěJCě ěJGX NGGF ěO STEEGGF KN ĚKHG Taking into account the needs of all our learners, we have developed our curriculum to: • Instil a deep learning of knowledge and skills through the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum. • Provide a challenging and creative curriculum, so that every pupil is able to thrive and achieve to their full potential. • Produce confident and articulate communicators, who have a wide vocabulary and use subject specific language effectively. • Provide learning experiences that promote deeper thinking and develop cultural capital. • Support our pupils to become culturally knowledgeable about our community, country and our world– reflecting on the values in their lives and the lives of others.
Enrichment #ě ěJG JGCRě OH OTR ETRRKETĚTM KS C EOMMKěMGNě ěO GNSTRKNI ěJCě GUGRX EJKĚF JCS ěJG OPPORěTNKěX ěO FGUGĚOP LNOVĚGFIG SLKĚĚS CNF MGCNKNIHTĚ GWPGRKGNEGS ěJROTIJ C RKEJ CNF UCRKGF PROIRCMMG OH GNRKEJMGNě Children benefit from a carefully planned range of educational visits and visitors throughout the year, designed to deepen understanding and bring learning to life beyond the classroom. Our arts provision is further enriched through specialist input, including singing and instrumental tuition, as well as inspiring workshops in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome. In addition, our after-school clubs provide a broad selection of opportunities—spanning sport, drama, choir and art—enabling pupils to explore their interests, develop new talents and build confidence outside the formal curriculum.
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0TRěTRKNI ěJG VJOĚG EJKĚF Life ex periences are essential in our curriculum. W hen children GWPGRKGNEG VJCě ěJGX ĚGCRN ěJGX SGG C PTRPOSG ěO ěJGKR GFTECěKON CNF ěJGRGHORG ĚGCRN HCR QTKELGR CNF RGMGMDGR Kě 1TR ETRRKETĚTM JCS DGGN FGSKINGF ěO GNUGĚOPG ěJKS SGNSG OH VORěJVJKĚGNGSS ěO JGĚP DOOSě PTPKĚS¥ SGĚH EONĂFGNEG CNF ECRGGR aspirations We ensure our curriculum broadens the values and opportunities for every child as they grow and develop. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
5CHGITCRFKNI CNF 9GĚĚDGKNI +ě KS OTR ĂRM DGĚKGH ěJCě ěJG VCX KN VJKEJ VG NTRěTRG CNF ECRG HOR OTR XOTNI PGOPĚG KS KNěRKNSKE ěO ěJGKR STEEGSS *KIJĚX GėGEěKUG SXSěGMS STPPORě CEJKGUGMGNě SGĚH DGĚKGH CNF KNSPKRCěKON Whilst the prime focus of The Oaklands Primary School is to secure the best educational provision for our children, we place the safety and welfare of our learners at the heart of the school’s culture and ethos. The Oaklands Primary School offers an environment where children feel warmly supported and valued. Personal strengths are developed by praise and encouragement, not pressure. We pride ourselves on positive parental engagement involving parents and carers in all aspects of their child’s education and welfare. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, staff members and visitors to the school. Children are supported with any personal challenges they face by our pastoral staff and external professional partners where necessary. Professional partners are fully integrated into our school to support our pastoral systems and provide the highest level of care for our children. This integrated and coherent approach promotes an ethos of kindness, humility and acceptance where children are encouraged to support each other and contribute to a safe and happy environment. As a result, our children are assured and confident in the knowledge that well-managed problems will not stand in the way of their future success and, wherever possible, learning is never compromised. Identifying and supporting children and promoting emotional health and wellbeing is of utmost importance for our staff team at The Oaklands Primary School. We have a number of staff members who are trained Mental Health and Wellbeing Ambassadors, holding the necessary formal qualifications to ensure that our excellent pastoral systems are complimented by specialist mental health and wellbeing support for our students.
#ěěGNFCNEG CNF 2TNEěTCĚKěX #ě 6JG 1CLĚCNFS VG LNOV ěJCě GUGRX SEJOOĚ FCX MCěěGRS $GKNI KN GUGRX FCX ON ěKMG IKUGS OTR ĚGCRNGRS ěJG DGSě EJCNEG Cě STEEGGFKNI Promoting good attendance is partnership work between school and home, and we expect families to encourage and support a positive attitude towards school, and an eagerness to learn and succeed. We work with families to achieve high attendance through communicating expectations, early intervention, spotting where there are wider needs around the family or the child that maybe affecting attendance and getting the right help put in place. Our Attendance Lead and Pastoral Team are always happy to meet with parents and carers to talk through any concerns or questions they may have and to support in any way we can.
The Oaklands Primary School Dolphin Lane Birmingham B27 7BT
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Email: enquiry@oaklandsprimary.org.uk TheOaklandsBham