Key Stage 3 Curriculum

Key Stage 3 Curriculum Offer

All students will study a core curriculum which consists of English, Maths and Personal and Social Development

Pathway 1 and 2: Engage & Achieve and Support & Build Confidence pathways

• delivered via a mixture of thematic and traditional based approaches which supports students’ making connections between subjects and improves knowledge acquisition and retention
• one teacher and one learning mentor teaching a range of skills and knowledge from across the curriculum
• strong focus on experiential learning; all students will have regular access to Outdoor Ed
• staff trained to provided targeted interventions depending on the pathway – ELSA, ELKLAN, precision teaching, literacy interventions
• students will be assessed for SEND Needs – Cognition and Learning/SEMH/Communication and interaction/Physical and Sensory Needs

Pathway 3: Return to mainstream

• aim to cover a broad range of academic, National Curriculum subjects to maintain parity with mainstream peers
• students likely to have been excluded for significant, one-off reason or may need additional support to access mainstream (SEND- Support Plan, EP report or Request for Statutory Assessment)
• interventions to specifically target the reason for exclusion
• interventions to support SEND needs

Pathway 4: Commissioned AP - Intensive Support

• a range of academic subjects delivered by subject specialists
• smaller settings, each commissioned provider has experience in providing SEND support
• broad range of academic and SEND interventions