Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
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Our curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of all young people within our Trust family. Leaders and subject specialists from across the Trust have collaborated to ensure we have a curriculum that is engaging and exciting but also meets the needs of our young people within our Academies. We regularly review and quality assure our curriculum offer and it’s impact through progress meeting, Curriculum Conversations, Quality Assurance days, local accountability board and external reviews such as our Challenge Partner review.
We create learning environments where young people thrive, developing physically, academically, socially and emotionally. We ignite curiosity, ambition, aspiration and talents in our young people so they can play the fullest part possible within their communities.
We have developed a secure curriculum framework that is appropriate to all students in our Trust. This Framework reflects their SEND whilst building knowledge, skills and understanding that is appropriately sequenced whilst retaining high expectations. We researched a number of different curriculum approaches and models to ensure we developed the best possible curriculum for all of our young people.
Our curriculum begins with the child at its centre and the aims articulated within their EHCP. We devise individual learning plans with parents and where possible with our young people to ensure that we have clear understanding of what each young person can already do and understand and what targets are going to make the biggest difference in their lives.
Learning Plans are created for each individual and incorporate EHCP outcomes and identified gaps in knowledge.
We have 4 main curriculum areas- Communication, Cognition, Physical Development and PSHE that are delivered through a topic based approach. The topic ensures our students access a wide range of learning experiences and approaches including art, music, dance, sport, wellbeing activities with specific targets from the 4 areas woven through. We recognise a highly personalised cross curricular approach best supports our learners and that all learning experiences are interlinked.
Our Curriculum follows a pathway model based around the needs of young people.
Number of Young People in each Pathway
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Whole School 208 On Roll |
Pathway 1 | Pathway 2 | Pathway 3 | Pathway 4 |
| Secondary | 22 | 64 | 49 | 0 |
| 6th Form | 8 | 37 | 29 | 0 |
| Total (Whole School) | 30 | 101 | 78 | 0 |
Our biggest cohort is Pathway 2 Students.
Progress across the curriculum is assessed using a range of measures dependent on Pathway. All pathways include EHCP outcomes and then specialised assessment. We have developed our own internal assessment systems:
Pathway 1-Footsteps and Stepping out.
Pathway 2-Ascent Progression Statement- B1 & B2
Pathway 3- Ascent Progression Statement- C1 & C2
Pathway 4 D1-G2.
Sixth Form young people are assessed against accredited outcomes and adapted functional progression statements.
We want all young people to be well prepared for life after Portland. With appropriate independent advice and guidance most of our young people move through to our Sixth Form provision. Each academic year we host moving on events, visits to colleges and guest speakers from alternative provision. Individual options are discussed with young people and their families on a regular basis so they are well prepared and supported for next steps.
Pathway Identification and Overview
