Our key stage three (KS3) curriculum is creative, flexible and tailored to meet the individual learning needs of each student. It has been designed to be adapted to meet the needs of every individual child. We aim to support the students to respond, explore and understand the world in which they live, focusing on themselves, their local community and further afield.
We do this through repetition, revisiting and re-calling regularly so that students can deeply embed and remember core knowledge. The spiral curriculum builds on complexity and challenge for each pathway, year on year. Our curriculum is sequenced to build complex knowledge and skills over time. We currently offer two curriculum pathways.
Pathway 1
Students on this pathway learn best through a highly multi-sensory and experiential approach. Students have access to individual activities that spark their interests. Students benefit from a well sequenced topic-based curriculum embedding short, medium and long term memory strategies. Emphasis is placed on life skills and supporting the students to understand the world around them. Students will also work towards independence and explore the world of work.
Pathway 1 Curriculum Overviews
Pathway 2
Students on this pathway study discreet subjects through an adapted National Curriculum offer that allows them to develop and sustain core knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to work towards problem solving independently. Emphasis is placed on preparing students for the world of work and living as independently as possible.