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About the school
Oakdale Junior School is a warm, welcoming 3 form entry
school tucked away in a corner of South Woodford. It has 12
classes of 30 children aged 7 - 11 years.
The school is very well resourced. It has its own on-line
computer suite, a small heated swimming pool, a large playing field
and multi-purpose hall with staging and lighting, including an
up-to-date sound system. Additionally there is a modern food
technology area.
The heart of the school is its Learning and Teaching
Policy. We believe that intended learning should be made
explicit to pupils and parents alike. We focus on children
learning how to learn; developing an awareness of their own
learning needs and how to address them. We acknowledge the
differing learning styles that pupils have and the multiple
intelligence they possess. In planning and delivering our
curriculum these are uppermost in our minds. We strive to
provide a creative and imaginative learning environment that has a
high level of challenge in a supportive and collaborative
atmosphere, thus encouraging high levels of achievement.
We are committed to maintaining and developing a broad
curriculum that will allow all pupils to demonstrate their skills
and abilities. We ensure that children's entitlement to a
broad Arts and Physical Education programme is delivered. We
believe that the school should utilise the specialist knowledge of
artists and sports persons to provide exemplars of high levels of
individual expertise. We have been awarded the Arts Mark Gold
award in recognition of our work with the Arts.
The school is multi-cultural and has a firm emphasis on equal
opportunity. It is based on collaboratively developed
principles of Rights and Responsibilities with the rules that
underpin them. These are continuously reviewed.
The school is committed to developing an open dialogue with
parents and carers and has an open door policy as well as formal
Parents Evenings.
There is an active 'Friends of Oakdale Association' which
acts as a social event and fund raising catalyst and has provided
extremely valuable additional resources for the school.
Oakdale Junior is a high achieving school.