What is OASIS?
OASIS (Outreach And Support Inclusion Service) is a coordinated team of specialist staff from the Education Support Team (EST) and Monmouthshire’s Specialist Resource Bases (SRBs). OASIS aims to support the Inclusion of pupils in mainstream schools by offering collaborative, specialist support to mainstream schools to develop and enhance good inclusive practice.
Outreach support comes from two different sources depending on the needs identified by the school. The nature of the support is determined by the OASIS panel. This will come from SRB Teachers or EST. Support from SRB Teachers involves an initial school visit and a follow up visit to review progress. These visits typically involve observations and meetings with school staff. Written records are shared.
On occasion support is delivered jointly by SRB Teachers and EST. Information around support from EST is detailed below.
What is EST?
The Education Support Team (EST) is a service made of a specialist lead teacher and three practitioners who work together with schools, children and, where appropriate, parents across Monmouthshire. They work alongside the Vulnerable Learner Lead (VLL).
The EST are a branch of Monmouthshire Outreach and Support Inclusion Service (OASIS). The key purpose of the EST is to work with schools to enhance the inclusion of children in primary school, with a particular focus on those children who are Children Looked After (CLA) and children who are at risk of exclusion.
Schools, usually via the ALNCo (Additional Learning Needs Coordinator) are responsible for gaining the involvement of the EST.
Informed Consent
Permission and signed consent is always sought from parents / carers prior to involvement of the EST.
Meet the Team
Janine Geoghegan
Practitioner
Parents / carers should contact their child’s setting’s ALN Coordinator (ALNCo) in the first instance to discuss any concerns they may have about their child and whether a request for support to EST would be beneficial at this time.
| Additional Learning Needs Administrator contact details: ALN@monmouthshire.gov.uk Educational Support Team Lead Teacher contact details: Vulnerable Learner Lead contact details: rachaelroach-rooke@monmouthshire.gov.uk Education Support Team Lead Teacher contact details: Amylee@monmouthshire.gov.uk |
Further Information
OASIS Resources
2025 – 2026 EST ParentCarer Leaflet.pdf
EST Information for Children and Young People Leaflet 2025-2026.pdf
SRB Teacher OASIS ParentCarer Leaflet.pdf
SRB Teacher OASIS Information for Children and Young People Leaflet.pdf
OASIS Guidance for schools 2025-26.docx
Resources for School Staff:
MCC Digital Support – Inclusion Support – All Documents (sharepoint.com)
EST Resources
EST Information for Children and Young People Leaflet.pdf
OASIS Guidance for schools 2024-5.pdf
Monmouthshire Values
We work within Monmouthshire County Council Key Values and Behaviours
Our purpose is underpinned by a clear sense of who we are as an organisation. We expect people who work with us to share a strong value set and expect that these are evident in the ways in which we work and engage with our communities.
Teamwork
We will work with you and our partners to support and inspire everyone to get involved. We will make the best of the ideas, and resources available to make sure we do the things that most positively impact our people and places.
Openness
We are open and honest. People have the chance to be involved and tell us what matters.
Flexibility
We are flexible, enabling delivery of the most effective and efficient services. This means a genuine commitment to working with everyone to embrace new ways of working.
Fairness
We provide opportunities for people and communities to thrive. We will always try to treat everyone fairly and consistently.
Kindness
We will show kindness to all those we work with, putting the importance of relationships and the connections we have with one another at the heart of all interactions.