Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• AGM 9th May at 6PM

  Mon 15 Apr 2024

  GREAT OAKS SMALL SCHOOL Notice of Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 20th Annual General Meeting of Great Oaks Small School will be held at 6.00pm on Thursday 9th May 2024 at Discovery Park, Sandwich, Kent 

• Bemix Supported Internship Webinar

  Wed 29 Mar 2023

  Link to book your place 

   

  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bemix-information-webinar-tickets-598386489097

   

  or log onto the link - https://meet.google.com/opb-kuai-cmg

  

• 'Free Saturday Science Workshop in Ramsgate'

  Mon 06 Mar 2023
  

• Do you shop with Amazon?

  Tue 01 Mar 2022

  If you shop online with Amazon, you can nominate Great Oaks as your selected charity so the school can receive a donation from Amazon when you shop.

  The link to select your charity is here: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1105559-0

• Water and Sun Safety

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  Water Safety
  
  It is perfectly natural to want to cool off when it’s hot. Unsuitable rivers and quarries hide dangers below, not taking into accounts the hazards of freezing cold water and currents. Teenagers especially are drawn in by peers and a keenness for risky behaviours.
  
  With limited swimming over the last year, it will be important to remind our young people how to stay safe in or alongside water.
  
  Here are some helpful resources
  
  Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
  https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/schools-community-groups
  
  Canal and River Trust - Summer water safety
  https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/safety-on-our-waterways/summer-water-safety
  
  Water Safety at the beach
  https://www.rlss.org.uk/water-safety-at-the-beach
  
  RNLI – Float to Live
  https://rnli.org/pages/ppc/beach-safety/beach-safe-float
  
  Colin the Coastguard
  https://colinthecoastguard.com/
  
  National Water Safety Signs – do you know what these mean?
  http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/Assets/watersafety_signs.pdf
  
  
  
  
  Sun Safety
  
  The Teenage Cancer Trust found that nearly two-thirds (61%) of young people aged 13-24 have avoided using sunscreen in order to get a better tan. As the weather gets hotter in the UK, we need to be more knowledgeable about keeping safe in the sun then ever before.
  
  The damage done to young skin can lead to skin cancer developing in later life, so it’s vital to help young people protect themselves in the sun.
  
  Teenage Cancer Trust Resources
  https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/support-us/spread-word/shunburn-stay-safe-sun
  
  Sun Safety
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YDD2fTqHVfWJbV5qkHPL7D/sun-safety
  
  Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun (CBeebies)
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/sun-safety-for-kids
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

• Parents guide to Safeguarding out of school settings

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  Parents' guide to safeguarding in out of school settings
  
  Many parents and carers will be looking for childcare providers and other out of school settings during the summer holidays. Last year the government published a voluntary code of practice for out of schools settings. Please see below.
  
  The parents' guide is also available in several community languages (links are at the top right of the web page)
  
  Download the 'Guidance for parents and carers' here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-on-safeguarding-children-in-out-of-school-settings

• National Online Safety Guides

  Fri 24 Jan 2020 National Online Safety

  https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides

   

  Links between children’s use of social media and their mental health and wellbeing readily receives attention in the news. There are an array of features which parents and carers should be aware of which can contribute towards children experiencing ‘social pressures’ online.
  
  In mid-2019 we released a series of four guides that provided information on social pressures linked to certain aspects of social media and online behaviour. Such was the overwhelmingly positive response to each individual one, schools asked that we spotlight this hugely important subject area again. That’s why this #WakeUpWednesday we’ve published our full ‘social pressures’ series as a collective.

  Read on to get your free guide and to catch up on the latest online safety news.