A record 78 students were entered for public examinations this summer at Malden Oaks. The logistics involved in the running of the exam season were highly complex, with exams taking place at four different sites as well as in students’ homes. The vast majority of students were entitled to access arrangements, so an army of staff and MC members were trained as invigilators and facilitators.
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you will already be aware from the last review meeting, there are occasions during the GCSE season when we need to close the school for year 9/10 students at the Dukes Centre.
When an exam involves all year 11s, every room in the school is required, and every member of staff is needed to invigilate. I am writing to give you advance notice of the dates of these closures.
On these days, students will be set work by their individual subject teachers. Year 9/10 end of year assessments will be taking place during the week commencing 24th June and therefore some students may wish to use the closures to revise for these assessments.
Off-site learning ( Sport at Imber Court, Construction, Discover, Anstee Bridge) will continue on these days unless we inform you otherwise.
The dates of the closures are:
We're so proud of all of our students who entered the Christmas Card Design competition this year- they made choosing only one to print a really difficult decision!
Merry Christmas and all good wishes for 2024 to everyone!
Following our inspection on 27th and 28th September, we were delighted to receive the final report, which confirms an overall judgement of 'Good' with the following sub-catagories/judgements across our provisions:-
The quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth-form provision: Good
As a summary, the inspectors reported:-
Students enjoy the community feel of Malden Oaks school. They think staff understand them and their needs very well. They appreciate how staff give them the time, resources and help they need to learn. This enables students to rediscover enjoyment in coming to school even when their previous placements have been unsuccessful.
Leaders are ambitious for all students. Students achieve well from many varied starting points. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the way their child’s opportunities have been transformed since joining the school. Students are able to pursue their interests and learn new skills. For example, they explore wildlife in a nearby river and learn how to whittle in willow. Students get the chance to attempt and to achieve the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Students behave with courtesy and great consideration for one another around school. They understand and live up to the values which the school makes sure they learn. Lessons are very seldom disrupted. Bullying is rare and tackled effectively when it does occur.
Message to parents and carers regarding RAAC
Malden Oaks students performed extremely well in what was forecast to be a challenging year, with pandemic adjustments no longer in place
We would like to thank all parents / carers that attended our coffee morning this term on 22/3/23.
Thank you to all our students who took the time to design a Christmas card this year. It was a very difficult decision to choose only one to print. Well done for all your hard work! Merry Christmas to everyone and all good wishes for 2023.
We are very proud to announce that our headteacher, Samantha Axbey was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's New Year's Honours list at the end of 2020
