Blog Author: Mrs Stephenson

Some of our dog trained students took on the challenge, along side KRR dog trainers to train other students at the Oracle. They did a fantastic job giving out instructions & demonstrating what they wanted other students to do. 

Our classroom at B&FC was a crime scene this morning! There had been murder & it needed to be solved. Oracle students working towards their Occupation Studies qualification followed the evidence to ensure the correct people were brought to justice. 

We explored our emotions through dance this afternoon. We moved our bodies in different ways to display emotions & feelings. 

We worked on our core strength during Public Services at B&FC. Our tutor had set a circuit for use to complete with 40 seconds of work & 20 seconds of rest. 

SHINE Therapy are working with 5I this term. Today they have made sensory bottles to help with dealing with their feelings & emotions. 

Our therapy dog Molly has been taught some new skills today by our therapy training students. Molly has displayed she can listen to instructions & follow them out as commanded from different people. 

Glasdon have kindly donated £5000 towards the refurbishments of the Oracle kitchen. This will help our Sixth Form students open an independently run cafe in preparation for adulthood. 

Oracle students were asked the question ‘what makes a good leader?’ at B&FC during their Public Services session. 
Here was their joint reply ‘communication, organisation the correct equipment set up, risk assessments followed, knowledgeable within the subject…

Cooking club made chocolate & banana muffins today. All students followed the written instructions & cleared up their work space after they had finished. 

All of the Oracle students & staff are proud of Mrs Temple. She ran & completed Blackpool marathon on Sunday… 26.2 miles! 

All our maths lessons start with a reasoning starter as an introduction to the lesson. Blerina has worked super hard with working hers out. 

Congratulations to our students for completing their dog therapy training with our therapy dog Molly.