PUBLIC CONSULTATION: OASIS ACADEMY ARENA CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) SESSION
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.
Oasis Community Learning will be working closely with staff and families to ensure they are kept informed and supported throughout the change. Who are we consulting with?
• the local authority
• parents/guardians of children who attend the academy
• academy staff
• local residents
• prospective parents/guardians
Consultation
This consultation will run from 28th April 2025 to 19th May 2025. You are invited to submit responses to OCL using this online form, which will be live on 28th April 2025:
OA Arena CPD Session Consultation Survey
We will also be hosting an information event session on Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 3.30pm in the assembly hall at Oasis Academy Arena, Albert Road, Croydon, London SE25 4QL, where we will be available to provide detailed information and address any queries you may have. We kindly invite you to attend and share any thoughts you may have regarding the proposal at this event.