Our Curriculum

A Curriculum Built Around the Individual

The curriculum at Aurora Vincent House School is built around the individual’s learning needs and personal goals. We are a neuro-informed and neuro-affirmative school, supporting our young people to understand their own unique neurology and way of being in the world, and to understand their support needs.

Our students each have their own bespoke route through KS3 and KS4 to provide them with the best possible combination of holistic and academic opportunities. We offer a rich and varied curriculum that aims to prepare them for an independent and fulfilling adult life. We hold high aspirations for all our students and aspire to them achieving a form of formal accreditation that will support them in taking their next steps in education.

Flexible, Personalised Learning

Our core curriculum includes the opportunity to access GCSE courses and accreditation in a variety of subjects, alongside Entry Level and alternative qualifications to support students who demonstrate their skills outside of traditional examinations.

The student-centred curriculum has the flexibility to increase time spent on a particular subject or activity that increases their overall engagement in school and helps regulate and improve their wellbeing. For example, some may have additional art sessions or be involved in a specific media project.

Integrated Therapeutic Support

We provide an integrated therapeutic approach, reducing any divide between ‘therapy’ and ‘education’ as far as is possible and ensuring that the lessons and approaches we use have therapeutic and supportive practices built into the fabric of teaching and learning throughout the curriculum.

We have a team of therapists, including a clinical psychologist, as part of our core staff who work directly with staff to create a truly therapeutic educational experience

A Personalised and Inclusive Environment

We have a high staff-to-student ratio, and classes are small and personal. Above everything else, we get to know our students and work with their strengths and areas of development as part of a truly inclusive and diverse school community.

Our Curriculum Framework

Aurora values drive everything we do and give us a framework which informs our curriculum (what we teach our children and young people) and provide us with an overarching intent and aim. This helps us understand the impact our teaching has by providing clear and aspirational targets.

The Aurora Curriculum Framework unites us all whilst providing freedom to develop bespoke, ambitious and tailored curriculum models and learning pathways for our students.

We believe that:

• All students should have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which engages and challenges them

• All students need to work at a level which is appropriate to their understanding, relevant to their chronological age and at a rate that suits their individual abilities

• Teaching is approached with the focus on the individual needs of the student

• Each student should have a tailored curriculum based upon their baseline assessment, previous academic outcomes, long-term learning targets and life aspirations