Welcome to Oaklands School.

At Oaklands School our students are encouraged to develop learner qualities based on our C.A.R.E Values. Our C.A.R.E Values (Community, Active Thinking, Respect, Excellence) are the foundation of our Curriculum Programmes. Our C.A.R.E Values programmes is the basis of the MOE PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) initiative. To support this programme we are also a Restorative School. This has involved our staff being trained in the Restorative Practice philosophy which is based on a relational approach to school life grounded in beliefs about equality, dignity, mana and the potential of all people.

The Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) Restorative Practice model focuses on building and maintaining positive, respectful relationships across the school community and offers school staff best-practice tools and techniques to restore relationships when things go wrong. By building and maintaining positive, respectful relationships within a school, staff to staff, staff to student and student to student, issues are more easily managed. The goal is to have a calmer school environment, with less classroom disruption and more time for teaching, an increase in the engagement and learning of students in the classroom and a growth in relational and problem-solving skills, both for adults and students across the school community. To complement our behaviour management initiatives we have introduced the KiVa Programme in 2017. KiVa is an innovative school-based anti-bullying programme which has been developed using cutting-edge research on bullying and its mechanisms. It is an evidence-based programme designed to prevent bullying and to tackle the cases of bullying effectively. It is for the whole school and is ongoing. It is based on a programme developed in Finland. It provides our students with fortnightly antibullying lessons and online games to be shared with families. It promotes prevention, intervention, and monitoring. We have a team of classroom teachers who investigate all bullying referrals. Their contact is kiva.team@oaklands.school.nz

Oaklands School provides quality learning programmes for New Entrant to Year 8 children. Inside the classroom all children are expected to make progress to achieve their individual learning goals.

Our staff, our facilities, and our programmes are aimed at encouraging and inspiring our students to do their very best and to grow educationally, socially and physically during their time with us. We believe it is important to have a strong sense of community spirit and cooperation among the students, parents, staff and the wider community of Oaklands School.

We believe it is important to work together to provide exciting educational opportunities to all students so that they are fully equipped to embrace their learning beyond Oaklands School. We would love to share our learning with you.

For further information about any aspect of our school please make contact with me.

Margaret Trotter

Principal