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CPD Consultation

Oasis Academy Arena is a small and friendly secondary academy located in South Norwood, where children enjoy learning and are supported to achieve their best. Our teachers, wider staff team, parents and carers are all committed to building on our successes and making the academy an exceptional school for our students.

In our latest Ofsted report, inspectors recognised that our curriculum is ambitious and broad, our teachers are knowledgeable about their subject and pupils feel safe, are interested in their lessons and behave respectfully and treat each other well. (Ofsted 2023). Our academy is part of Oasis Community Learning, a large family of primary, secondary and all-through academies across England. The purpose of consultation is to ensure transparency and openness on the contents of a proposal and allow parents, carers and other interested stakeholders to make a representation that will be considered as part of the determination of the proposal.


Proposal

Oasis Community Learning has been working on proposals to implement Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions for staff from 2pm each Wednesday. The school day will therefore finish at 2pm instead of 3pm every Wednesday. This proposal will initially be piloted for one year, starting from September 2025. The reason for this change is to allow us to continue to address key priorities for raising standards in teaching, learning and student outcomes. The main benefits of this proposal are:
• Improved teaching practices and standards.
• Increased collaboration and shared expertise.
• Enhanced staff professional growth.
• Better alignment of cluster priorities.
• Provides a platform to develop middle and senior leaders as cluster leaders.
• Reduce staff workload and improved well-being and morale, leading to better staff retention.

The academy's latest Newsletter with a number of features on activities that took place over the Spring term at the Academy, together with notices and updates for the new Summer term 1.

We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.

Weekly and Half Termly Rewards - Summer term 2025

Regardless of where your child's attendance currently stands, we are committed to supporting and motivating them to improve further. To encourage attendance next half-term, we are delighted to introduce our Unbroken Weeks initiative. Every student, no matter their attendance for the year so far, will have the opportunity to be recognised each week for attending school every day on time – an Unbroken Week.

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Oasis Academy Arena

Ambitious

We want the best for your children

Small school

We know your children by name and what their interests and talents are

Inclusive

We are fully inclusive of all our staff and students

Find Us

Oasis Academy Arena
Albert Road, South Norwood
London SE25 4QL

T: 020 8240 6700
E: info@oasisarena.org

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Key Locations

  • Arena tram Stop
  • Norwood Junction train station
  • South Norwood Leisure Centre
  • Oasis Academy Shirley Park
  • Oasis Academy Ryelands