Intent – What are we aiming to achieve through our curriculum?
Our curriculum is designed to ensure that every student has equitable access to learning, supported by a nurturing environment that fosters emotional readiness and personal growth.
We aim to:
Develop emotional literacy and regulation skills, enabling students to feel safe, supported, and ready to engage with learning.
Provide a holistic curriculum that includes a range of therapeutic and practical interventions, tailored to individual needs.
Create and maintain inclusive learning spaces that allow students to access all areas of the curriculum with appropriate support.
Operate a robust in-house referral system, ensuring timely access to the right provision. This is underpinned by a continuous assess–plan–do–review cycle that adapts to evolving needs.
Foster positive relationships with Parents/Carers, recognising their vital role in supporting student progress and wellbeing.
Ensure students have a voice in shaping their learning journey, working collaboratively with class teachers and families to create coordinated and cohesive support plans.
Track progress termly, in line with school expectations, sharing outcomes with families and using data to inform future planning.
Maintain clear and concise records, including regular updates to Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and Support Plans, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Our intent is to empower every learner to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with the right support at the right time.
Implementation: How Are We Delivering Our Curriculum?
Our curriculum is delivered through a highly personalised and responsive approach, ensuring that each student receives the support they need to thrive both academically and emotionally.
Upon entry to the Interventions programme, students are assessed, and a comprehensive support plan is developed collaboratively with the student’s class teacher, Head of Year, and parents/carers. This plan may include access to one or more of the following tailored provisions:
Therapeutic Support: A range of therapies are available, including referrals to Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), to address emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
Social Skills Development: Friendship groups are nurtured through structured activities and modelling of positive social interactions, with a focus on reciprocal relationships and shared values.
Sensory Adaptations: Purpose-built sensory engaging tools and resources support students with sensory processing needs, helping them regulate and refocus.
Intervention Spaces: Each year group has access to both large and small intervention rooms designed to facilitate practical and traditional learning in a calm, supportive environment. These spaces offer a safe space for students to receive tailored academic and emotional support.
In-Class Support: Dedicated staff provide in-class assistance to promote reintegration and engagement with peers, supporting a smooth transition back into mainstream learning.
Remote Learning Access: For students unable to attend school physically, remote learning is facilitated via Google Classroom, ensuring continuity of education.
Bespoke Alternative Learning Provisions: Where mainstream access is significantly impacted, alternative learning environments are sourced through school funding and community partnerships, offering meaningful and accessible educational experiences.
We also work closely with visiting professionals who regularly attend the intervention suite to support students and families in meeting EHCP targets. These may include:
Occupational Therapists
Family Support Therapists
Social Workers
School Nursing Team
Speech and Language Therapists
Our graduated approach is built on successive cycles of assessment, planning, intervention, and review, ensuring that support is continually adapted to meet evolving needs. If progress is not evident, alternative strategies are explored to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.
Impact – What difference is the curriculum making to our students?
Students have access to a quieter, calm, safe and exciting environment, with opportunities to make learning an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Students are supported through activities that build confidence and self-esteem, promoting a willingness to try new learning experiences and gain independence.
Students are supported to recognise and develop strategies to regulate their emotions and keep themselves safe, enabling them to gain independence and essential life skills.
Students are prepared for accessing pathways in the next steps of their education.
Students are encouraged to develop their understanding, think outside the box and explore new learning, in an environment where they feel supported and encouraged to reach their potential.
Opportunities to build transferable skills into the learning are promoted, enabling students to become valued members of their community and recognise their worth.
Students are supported to meet or exceed their expected targets, showing growth in their personal development and progress across the curriculum.
