Curriculum

Our Curriculum:

●      prepares pupils to lead fulfilling lives and to play an active, positive and productive role in our democratic society.

●      is based on the National Curriculum;

●      enhances pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development;

●      promotes fundamental British values;

●      makes provision for pupils to develop their literacy and numeracy skills so that they can access all areas of the curriculum;

●      is responsive to both the current and future needs of pupils;

●      accommodates future examination and assessment reforms;

●      ensures that pupils will be equipped with the correct qualifications to gain access to future study and employment;

●      is well organised and staffed appropriately throughout all year groups;

●      prioritises all year groups equally;

●      meets the needs of learners with special educational needs and disabilities;

●      encourages pupils to master skills and deepen knowledge and understanding;

●      prepares pupils for an ever changing, wider world of work;

●      encourages the use of environments and expertise beyond the classroom including immersive learning;

●      provides interesting and varied extra-curricular activities and educational visits to broaden pupils’ experiences;

●      has local, national and international dimensions.

●      ensures that pupils have the background knowledge to interpret new information from sources including texts and images.

For more details about the Paradigm Trust curriculum please see here.

We adapt the mainstream curriculum to meet the needs of our pupils in order to allow them to develop both academically and socially. This means that we teach social communication, emotional regulation and life skills explicitly as well as embedding their teaching throughout other curriculum areas.

Lessons are one hour long and we have five lessons per day. Pupils have access to movement and sensory breaks during these lessons as required.