Outdoor Education
Oakfield School is proud to offer its pupils outdoor-based education. This is a unique facility in the area, and is a fundamental part of education and life at Oakfield School.
Pupils have opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences outside of the classroom environment.
Pupils focus on hard skills and soft skills centred on co-operation, teamwork, motivation, independence, communication and resilience.
Each activity is sanctioned and regulated by an overseeing body. exclusion
Module | Award | Governing Body |
Bushcraft | NOLA | IOL |
Mountain Bike | GoMTB | Scottish Cycling |
Search and Rescue | First Aid | ITC First |
Climbing | NIBAS | ABCTT |
Navigation | NNAS | NNAS (National Navigation Award Scheme) |
Paddle Sports | Paddle Power | British Canoeing |
Each element is taught using engaging open questions and focussed reflection on previous learning in order to help embed the transfer of skills that relate to life beyond outdoor education. This is a key area of focus within the new Ofsted framework.
Personal Development
The curriculum extends beyond the purely academic and provides for learners’ broader development, aiming towards our pupils experiencing life skills in addition to their classroom-led learning.