Therapeutic

My Oasis fosters social and emotional development within a therapeutic and supportive environment.

Compassionate

My Oasis is dedicated to providing compassionate and understanding care for young people in need.

Inclusive

My Oasis ensures every student feels valued, respected, included, and heard themselves.

Collaborative

My Oasis staff collaborate with schools, parents, external agencies, and, most importantly, the young people.

Evidence-based

At My Oasis, all therapeutic support and interventions are innovative and backed up by up-to-date academic research.

My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision

At My Oasis we provide a personalised, inclusive, and aspirational curriculum specifically developed to meet the diverse needs of our learners, often young people diagnosed with SEND and/or SEMH difficulties.

My Oasis supports parents and carers, schools, as well as any external agencies involved, to ensure we all work collaboratively to effectively meet the holistic needs of each young person.

 

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About us

At My Oasis, we support young people between the ages of 11-16 years through providing a personalised provision and access to evidence-based interventions to facilitate reintegration into mainstream education. We use a variety of therapeutic approaches to re-engage students, with young people having access to psychotherapy and counselling provided by qualified therapists, as well as their own designated mentor to act as a guide throughout their placement at My Oasis.

Many years ago, Charlotte Lowe developed a Mental Health Model for Schools following a recognition of the increased need to provide emotional support to both students and staff within an educational setting. This model has been rolled out successfully across numerous primary and secondary schools situated within Lancashire and South Wales, with multiple articles being published outlining how schools could apply this model in their setting. Charlotte had campaigned tirelessly for years to make changes to young people’s mental health and ensure more support is available for them within an educational setting. This has included setting up a petition to argue for mental health to be taught on the school curriculum, prior to the government making it statutory for Mental Health to be taught within PHSE lessons. In addition, Charlotte argued for the urgent need to recruit more therapists and counsellors within schools before Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) were implemented in schools across the country.

After over twenty years of working in health and education, Charlotte has argued for the need to merge the two systems to ensure a young person’s needs can be met holistically. The Tiered Support Services offered to schools and the development of My Oasis TAP have therefore been established because of this. My Oasis offers placements to students on a short and long-term basis to aid with their reintegration back into mainstream school. Through the academic and specialist therapeutic support offered to young people, we aim to overcome any barriers and re-engage students in their learning through providing them with a personalised package of support and access to evidence-based psychotherapies and counselling. Interventions delivered are based on recent developments and academic research in psychology and neuroscience, with support being offered not only during a student’s placement with us but also during their transition back into mainstream.

We believe that supporting students in overcoming any mental health difficulties they might be experiencing, facilitating the development of healthy coping strategies and building confidence in terms of their educational progress will increase the likelihood of successful reintegration. In addition, we aim to cultivate a healthy and productive lifestyle in students, grow personal resilience, as well as facilitate the development the skills and values required to become responsible members of society.

My Oasis has now grown to consist of a dedicated team of professionals who all share the same passion, values and compassion towards the students we support, ensuring each young person referred to us feels valued and part of the My Oasis family. We have now passed all the quality assurance checks and are registered with both Lancashire and Wigan Local Authorities, being recognised as an alternative educational provision which makes a positive difference to the lives of students on placement with us. We have recently applied to Ofsted and are currently in the process of become registered as an Independent Alternative Provision School.

About My Oasis

Current Feedback from Students, Schools, and Parents Over the Last 8 Months

20+

Years of Experience

20+

Key Workers

100%

Service & Support Satisfaction

0

Number of Complaints

The Tier System

Targeted Interventions

The Tiered Services we offer at My Oasis involves working with students who present with varying needs and who require different levels of support. It consists of supporting students and their families in a variety of settings, including their mainstream schools, home, as well as in My Oasis.

Tier 1 Universal Service

Tier 1

Universal Service

As our Tier 1 services are provided to students within their mainstream schools, this helps to lessen any disruption to a student’s learning...

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Tier 2 Targeted Services

Tier 2

Targeted Services

This increased level of support offers short-term placements on a part-time basis to students who are struggling to attend mainstream school...

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Tier 3 Specialist Services

Tier 3

Specialist Services

Our Tier 3 service consists of students attending My Oasis on a full-time basis for 4 or 5 days a week. Although one of the aims is to try to prevent...

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