stage as the students move through the school, alongside flexibility to accommodate young people who join mid-year, mid-key stage or after a gap in education.
Our curriculum is therefore designed so that all learners, regardless of when they join us, will have a range of personalised opportunities and experiences at a level that is appropriate for their age and understanding.
The Primary Curriculum is planned with activities to help students develop the capacity to formulate and communicate ideas and feelings, whilst also enhancing perceptual skills through physical and sensory activities. Kst1 and 2 provide outstanding, quality-first teaching, and a personal curriculum, which is centred on the individual student’s imagination and potential. Every student is able to access this broad curriculum, as the curriculum enables flexibility for its delivery through whole, small group and individual work.. The Primary Curriculum is intended to promote and rekindle a love of learning. The Key Stage 3 Curriculum continues the emphasis on a broad and balanced curriculum designed to further promote independence, literacy, numeracy, creativity and problem solving. Students are taught mostly in their pastoral base by their pastoral teacher but are introduced to a greater variety of teaching staff and a greater variety of specialised locations such as the Science Laboratory, Technology Rooms, Art Rooms and Music Rooms. Therapeutic input continues to inform the delivery of lessons, and teachers work flexibly to engage students, promote their curiosity, inspire their creativity and develop social skills. We believe in a three year Key Stage 3, to enable sufficient depth of learning to be provided within a broad range of subjects, to allow the future subject choice to be better informed. This is especially important for our cohort of students who may not have had stable full time education prior to joining us. The Key Stage 4 Curriculum is designed to enable all students to achieve external qualifications in Maths, English, and a STEM subject. All students also study a creative option due to the many emotional benefits this brings and some may choose to develop this into an additional qualification. Tailoring the academic route to the emotional and language needs of the students (and their past educational history) is crucial and some students may study for their GCSEs over three years to maximise their chances of fulfilling their potential. A minimum two year KS4, provides an opportunity for students to select some specialist areas of interest to study further, leading to potential future career paths. The Key Stage 5 Curriculum is designed to help transition students to the next stage of their education journey. Students can study for additional GCSEs or BTEC courses that will form the foundations for their future career paths. Most students are supported in their final year/s of their placement to access specialist courses at an external college on either a part-time or full-time basis, whilst for others regular work experience forms a vital role in exploring and preparing for future careers and increase their independence and self-esteem.
Core Curriculum Overviews for each subject area by Key Stage are found in Appendix B
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