Our Curriculum

Students benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum, allied to the national curriculum, tailored to meet students’ individual needs.

At KS3, students are given the opportunity to experience the full breadth of subjects which ensures that they are able follow their interests, passions and strengths into their accreditation pathway in KS4. Students benefit from a universal offer which includes embedded academic and therapeutic support and approaches focussed on reducing barriers to curriculum and community access.

Further Education

At KS4, students are able to study options from within two pathways- Further Education and Further Employment. Typically, the Further Education pathway supports students to gain GCSEs in preparation for studying A levels while the Further Employment pathway focusses on Functional Skills and BTECs. Students can work across the two different pathways which ensures that they have the best opportunities to achieve the highest possible outcomes.

Personal Development

In addition to our core curriculum offer, students’ personal development is supported through a broad enrichment offer which includes educational visits, regular access to the local community and our developing vocational offer – The Workshop, where students have the opportunity to experience a range of vocational activities and develop key skills in their preferred areas to support practical independent life skills and access to specialist courses or training in Further Education.

Therapeutic Support 

Our multidisciplinary team delivers specialist on-site therapy through an integrated model. Therapy includes Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology Support and Thrive interventions. Every student has a Personal Support Passport, which outlines the proactive approaches, resources and structures students need to succeed.

Therapists work both directly with our students, through group and one-to-one sessions where appropriate, and indirectly through joint target setting, programme design and training for teaching and support staff to ensure interventions are delivered consistently and in the most meaningful contexts, embedded within relevant curriculum areas.