Pathway Lead

The Oaks Specialist College is a registered ‘Outstanding’ provision based in Tonbridge, set up to meet the needs of young adults age 18-25 with learning difficulties or disabilities (LLDD) and physical disabilities. 

Our aim is to complement and work alongside existing providers in the area, to ensure that the needs and aspirations of our young people can be met locally. We work with a range of local businesses to enable our learners to seek employment and play an active role in their community.

Learning programmes include:

• A programme of study and work-related learning and experience that will lead to further vocational training, internships/apprenticeships and employment.

• A programme of study providing a further 1, 2 or 3 years for young adults to continue to develop their personal life and independent living skills so that they can contribute to society in a number of ways and live an independent or semi-independent life.

• A vocational programme providing a further 1, 2 or 3 years for young adults to continue to develop their personal life and independent living skills so that they can contribute to society in a number of ways and live an independent life in a supported environment.

A bespoke programme of study for learners that require a total communication approach and may use AAC. This is a multi-sensory curriculum to enable the learners to communicate their needs in a supported environment.

Our mission at The Oaks is to put young people with learning disabilities at the heart of all that we do and to ensure that the skills, knowledge, and behaviours gained in college are applied in the “real world” so that every learner makes clear progress and develops into a young person who is respected and valued in their community and is confident and able to contribute fully.

We continually strive to be the best that we can be, so that on leaving The Oaks our young people will gain employment, further training or meaningful volunteering roles and be able to live their life more independently – with less dependency on others as they continue to develop, mature, and thrive.

The Pathway Lead role sits within the Extended Leadership Team and is an essential and integral part of the exceptional team at The Oaks Specialist College and is crucial to our continued success and development.

Please note that the college application form MUST be completed and submitted. Any candidates who do not submit an application form will not be considered for the next stage of the assessment process.