3. Curriculum Skills The importance of Curriculum Design, Implementation and Impact is vital to the success of the students at Alderwasley Hall School (AHS). The intent of our curriculum is to ensure that every young person becomes
Independent
Literate
Numerate
Creative
Problem solvers
These broad areas are the foundations for further learning. To ensure each young person has robust found ations for learning, we are able to adapt to the learner’s needs if one area requires more development than the others. However, it is still vital that our broad and balanced curriculum offer has a proportionate element of each of the 5 areas within each Key Stage, as evidenced below.
Independent
Literate
Numerate
Creative
Problem Solving
Art
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√
English subjects
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Enrichment Humanities
√
√
√
ICT/computing Maths subjects
√ √
√ √
Music
√
Pastoral time Incl PSHE
√
√
Pathways
√ √ √
√
√ √ √ √ √
PE
Science
√
Technology
√ √
Vocational subjects
√
√
√
(All of the subject areas above contribute to the development of these 5 skills in some way, but those ticked above do so more predominantly)
4. Key Stage Core Curriculum Aims and Intentions
We aim to provide a curriculum that recognises our learners’ Autism (or DLD), supports and develops them as individuals, scaffolds essential skills for life and ultimately prepares them for a full, independent and productive life beyond school.
Within the whole school curriculum, there are important differences between the Key Stages. Whilst these differences are blended to allow smooth transitions, there is a planned progression to each
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