Specialist subjects
Young People will be engaged within The Bladon Way curriculum and follow one of our two curriculum pathways. All young people will have the opportunity to follow an individualised timetable, which is created to meet their own specific needs and is produced in accordance with their Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP).
Six specialist subjects supplement the Bladon Way curriculum. These subjects are Computing, Food Technology, Physical Education, Land Based Studies, Forest Schools and Adventurous Activities.
These specialist subjects: • Allow young people to re-engage in learning and, due to their strong practical basis, they provide young people with alternative opportunities to be productive and experience success • Enrich, broaden, enhance, and widen the curriculum offer whilst integrating literacy, numeracy and other core subject learning • Provide opportunities to promote social skills, interaction, communication, and address individualised EHCP targets • Familiarise young people with a subject that can be studied in further education
How do we assess progress in these specialist areas?
Attendance and engagement:
• Attendance and engagement are closely monitored using a register. Any prolonged periods of absence or disengagement are discussed with the class teacher to identify what can be changed to improve the situation. Making even small changes can often result in much better outcomes.
Attainment:
• Upper School Open Skies Pathway complete units of work, in most specialist subjects, which contribute towards their AIM Awards qualification. In some, they complete other forms of qualification such as the John Muir Award or the Duke of Edinburgh Award • Lower School Open Skies Pathway Students are assessed using a range of assessment tools, which vary, based on the subject being delivered. Subjects may use National Curriculum level descriptors, subject specific evidence trackers, and/or Bladon specific assessment programmes e.g. Forest School Awards, Food Technology Awards • Bright Horizons Pathway Students work towards relevant ‘Learning Intentions’ which can be addressed within the specialist subject, and within some specialist subjects they follow EQUALS units of work that are applicable for the subject being taught • Within each phase, student progress is evidenced using Evidence for Learning
Therapy Provision
All of the young people at Bladon have the opportunity to access a range of onsite therapies, which includes Speech and Language, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Clinical Psychology. We also offer additional therapy services when needed, for example Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Play Therapy and Drama Therapy.
Updated May 2023
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