Family Support

Hi – my name is James and I have recently started here at Oak Tree as a Family Support Worker, after a short period of time as a Teaching Assistant. I have worked in education for 15 years as a TA, Teacher, and Family Support Worker across SEN, Alternative Provisions, and mainstream schools.

I am an empathetic and caring person, and I think these qualities are essential to achieve the best outcomes for students and parents.

I am a proud Cornishman and follower of the Camborne rugby team and Tottenham Hotspur in football (no one is perfect). Outside of work hours, I like to spend time with my young family and my two cats.

Hi – I’m Megan and I am the DDSL and Family Support Worker at Oaktree.

I joined Oaktree as a TA and spent a few years in this role before progressing into my current position. Prior to this, I worked as a TA in mainstream schools and have also served as a Police Officer with the British Transport Police Special Constabulary. Through these experiences, I developed valuable skills and qualities that have supported me in my role within an SEMH setting.

I am passionate about supporting the students and families at Oaktree and strive to achieve the best outcomes for everyone. I am a transparent, approachable and openminded person and I pride myself on providing consistent, reliable and tailored support.

Outside of school, I am very family and friend centred and love spending time with those closest to me, including my four legged baby, Tiffany! I enjoy long walks, coffee shops and of course, a good yap!

Hi – My name is Rob and I have just started my adventure here at Oak Tree School as a parent and family support worker. I have a long history of support roles, both as a police officer (in Hertfordshire) and within colleges in Cornwall as part of the safeguarding response. I come to the school from my role as a team leader with a charity supporting victims of sexual and domestic violence. I have also been a youth Rugby coach and spent 20+ years within scouting primarily as an Assistant County Commissioner.

I am excited about the role and hope all of these life experiences can help to support the students and their families to gain the most from their time with the school.

I moved to Cornwall after retiring from the police in 2012 with my family, I have 6 children and currently 5 grandchildren and love being together with them. I also love travelling and am always planning the next adventure.

Interesting fact to finish with – I attended a Queens Garden party (few years ago now) due to recognition of my work within scouting.

SPACE – Supporting parents and children emotionally

SPACE is a new free programme for any parent and carer who wants to better understand and support their children’s emotions as well as their own.

Request A Grocery Bag Here!

The Family Support team are excited to announce that we now have our very own school pantry in place to support our families and young people. The school pantry is being supported by MCKS Charitable Foundation.

How do parents/families access this?

You can request a grocery bag through your child’s tutor team or the family support team. Please see the email contacts below.

The family support team will then put together a grocery bag that can be sent home with the young person or given to the you if you collect your child from school.

Is there a limit on how often a family can request a grocery bag?

We want this to be a facility that all parents and carers can access and particularly in times of need. However, we have no way of telling how quickly supplies will last between the deliveries to school, so this will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

What will be included in the grocery bag?

Dried foods, tins, cereal/cereal bars, pasta, long life milk, cooking sauces etc and on occasions we will get toiletries. We cannot, however, accept requests, a grocery bag will be made up of a variety of the foods listed above.

For more information please contact: 01872 264221

familysupport@oaktreeschoolcornwall.co.uk