Oakwood is a specialist college located in the beautiful South West of England. We have three campuses, each delivering our core Oakwood values whilst ensuring we meet the needs of each local community.

Our Dawlish campus is situated in the coastal town of Dawlish near Exeter. It is a short walk from the town centre and the golden beach, with excellent transport links via bus or the Great western train line to Exeter, Plymouth and beyond. At Dawlish we provide learning programmes for around 80 learners, a small number of whom enjoy the residential experience in our onsite shared property, and in single and shared flats and houses in the nearby area.

Our Torpoint campus is situated just a short walk from the ferryport and enjoys beautiful views of the River Tamar and beyond. We attract learners from both Plymouth and Cornwall to study here. Students benefit from accessing our local Torpoint community, but also take part in the huge range of trips and activities that Plymouth has to offer. At Oakwood Torpoint we provide learning for up to 25 learners. Torpoint is a day student only campus.

Our newest campus, Oakwood Yate, is located in Yate, South Glos. with excellent transport links to Bristol and beyond. The campus benefits from being centrally located in the bustling town centre of Yate with a wide range of shops and leisure facilities providing excellent work experience and community access for our learners. At Oakwood Yate we provide learning for up to 15 learners. Yate is a day student only campus.

The College’s focus is to develop the knowledge and skills of every learner to prepare them for independent life, living and work. We provide individualised and bespoke learning programmes that follow the pathways to adulthood, and include employment related qualifications and work experience.

The College was inspected by OFSTED in September 2018, and judged to be good in all areas and Outstanding for Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (PDBW), with inspectors describing the learners as…” making excellent progress in their personal development and behaviour. They gain skills that can help them to be more independent in their daily lives”.

Hi, I’m Julia and I am the Head of Campus at Oakwood Torpoint. Oakwood Torpoint overlooks the River Tamar and has great access from nearby Plymouth via the Ferry, and also attracts students from nearby towns in Cornwall. We have such fun at Torpoint and there is a real sense of community here. Our learners really enjoy the varied enrichment programme and all the access we have to activities in the local area to help with their learning.

We have a lovely garden space with a swing and a trampoline as well as sensory areas and calm rooms. We are particularly proud of our music offer, we have a dedicated music room kitted with drums and keyboards and microphones. We have a specialist tutor that comes to the college to help learners to play instruments and develop their performance skills which the learners really enjoy.

We work hard here too! We follow a timetable that includes maths and English as well as an employability and independent living programme. Learners at Torpoint often aim to move in to supported living when they finish here so we really concentrate on building the skills they need to be more independent. All learners take part in work experience or work related activities to help them to develop the skills they need to enjoy paid or unpaid work after college.

Torpoint is such a warm and friendly place to learn, you can feel it as soon as you arrive. I hope to meet you if you come to visit.

Kind regards

Julia

Head of Campus

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