Partnering with Oasis Charitable Trust

To build our village community, we’re partnering with Oasis Charitable Trust (Oasis UK), one of the UK’s largest charities and an organisation with over 40 successful years of experience in setting up schools and delivering national and international community projects.

The Oasis “Village” model we’re adopting has been piloted in Brixton, London and has received high acclaim at government and national level as a pioneering, ‘new way’ forward - a powerful example of how bringing together education, family support and community services in one place can significantly transform outcomes.

Based on the principal that “it takes a village to raise a child,” the aim is to deliver a wide range of support that is easily accessible to those who need it.

Take a look at Oasis’ St Martin’s Village in Brixton, London to see their flagship village in action. Our Trustees spent a day in the Brixton Village and were blown away by its positive community impact and the many lives it has helped to change for the better!

This is therefore, an exciting local project of national relevance, with the potential to help shape more effective SEND support and inform future provision across the country.

‍“A Village is more than co-location or even partnership. It is the complete coming together and integration of our energy and resources – a new civil society covenant to create the opportunity for children and young people to raise their aspirations, set ambitious goals, and unlock their potential. It’s time to think like a forest rather than a group of individual trees. That is the only way we will get the job done!”

Steve Chalke - Founder of Oasis UK