Oakley College
Spain
About Oakley College
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Oakley College is an independent Nursery, Primary and Secondary school, established in 1989, aiming to provide quality education through the medium of English, for an international community. We cater for students from 2 years of age up to 18.
At Oakley College we believe that a caring and stimulating environment is essential to the development of children. We aim to develop self-esteem, personal responsibility and a commitment to learning in all. Oakley College is a happy school, dedicated to the promotion of a well-balanced curriculum and the highest quality of educational experiences.
Our philosophy is one of partnership between staff, parents and children in a friendly, family atmosphere, ensuring that each child will learn to the best of his or her ability. We encourage parents to work with us so that together we may promote the growth of respect for one another and care for the physical environment as well as attaining high academic standards.
All teaching is done in English and although no Spanish is required for the post, a willingness to learn the language is important for integration into the local community.
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Oakley College is a good and rapidly improving school with several outstanding features and no significant weaknesses. It meets fully all the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Standards and its own aims well. Pupils’ achievement and learning are good throughout the school, with examples of excellence, and this leads to examination results of high quality. The quality of teaching is good; teachers are well qualified and knowledgeable about the subjects they teach and the requirements of examination boards Provision for safeguarding the health and safety of pupils is comprehensive and effective in its implementation. Strong pastoral care helps pupils to feel safe and happy at school. Many aspects of pupils’ personal development are excellent. The provision for children in the Early Years is good. The personal development of young children is excellent, as is the assessment of their progress. Its leadership, management and governance are outstanding and have played a key role in recent improvements to pupils’ behaviour and the quality of education which have led to significantly higher examination results.
- BSO inspectors Feb 2017