Self Confidence & Tailored Education For Rose

Rose (alias) came to Oak Activities at the beginning of Year 11. She was very behind in her GCSE’s, couldn’t go in to school, and had low esteem. Rose doubted she could pass or even sit her exams. Our team of tutors built up her self-confidence and found a tailored way to educate Rose, using […]

Academic Work & Socialising Development for Pippa

Pippa 9 (alias) was at the beginning of Year 9 and had been absent from mainstream education for a while. She was unwilling to engage in academic work and had difficulties socialising. One of the things we did to increase her engagement was to use her interest with Harry Styles. We planned and built a […]

Confidence & Engagement Improvement for Kitty

Kitty (alias) was at the end of Year 9 and had a few weeks between schools – she lacked confidence and engagement in her abilities and education. We used her interest in interior design to construct a show house and looked at advertising and the financial aspects of business. We played mathematical games, followed her […]

Academic Support & Tutoring for Freddie

We have a number of experienced and qualified members of teaching staff that can offer 1:1 tutoring in the home or on school site. The team can teach KS4 core subjects along with many of the optional subjects. Freddie, year 11, was referred to Oak following a debilitating illness that severely affected his mental health […]

On Site Key Stage 4 Support For Sophie

We are able to offer 1:1 support at our Oak activity base at our 2 sites. We offer a safe and nurturing environment where students can follow a varied timetable to suit individual needs. Sophie came to us because she presented aggressive behaviours in her last setting and was disengaged with learning. We were asked […]

PE and Sports Mentoring For Keiran

Keiran struggled at school. He presented with aggressive and dangerous behaviours, resulting in having had multiple Fixed Term Exclusions. Keiran was unable to regulate his emotions. Using the positive working relationship we built, we used sport as a reward, discussing behaviours that were expected of him. His confidence grew and he began attending phonics in […]

Therapeutic Support For Tyler

The key aim with this student was to build resilience and independence skills. It was clear he needed support in building his self esteem so that he was more confident in his ability to learn. This would enable the team to reintegrate him into his main stream classroom successfully. Tyler resisted engagement in learning within […]