Silverwood School Curriculum Intent
Silverwood School is passionate about delivering a creative and diverse curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils ensuring they are successful in their lives, both in the school community and beyond. The ambitious curriculum is under-pinned by a strong belief in our core values; it ensures that all pupils reach their full potential and develop into the most independent and successful young adults that they can be. Silverwood School is a strong, nurturing community, which creates a sense of belonging and celebrates individual success at every opportunity.
Provision, which is based on strong positive relationships, identifies the needs of each individual pupil to develop communication, independence and their own sense of self. The school believes that working within communities and fully utilising all aspects of Learning Outside the Classroom are central to supporting well-being and preparation for adulthood. Providing different pathways through a holistic approach allows pupils to progress on personalised learning journeys. The curriculum is reflective of pupil need, regardless of cognitive level, and seeks to build progress in a bespoke manner. It is not limited by an age-specific approach, but instead pathways are shaped by needs identified within EHCPs, including as appropriate, access to a range of qualifications and accreditations. The curriculum at Silverwood School is designed to develop transferable skills that equip children and young people for life beyond school.
The Silverwood curriculum is creative, diverse and designed to meet the needs of individual pupils, incorporating a holistic approach that has our school values embedded at the core. It is designed to support pupils to reach their full potential and make a meaningful contribution both within the school community and those communities within which they live. Strong positive relationships are the basis of our powerful curriculum as well as ensuring that all pupils have a voice and can communicate as independently as possible. Pupils are placed in pathways shaped by needs identified within their EHCPs, which help to prepare them for adulthood as well as access to an appropriate range of qualifications and accreditations.
Curriculum themes are an important part of the Silverwood School offer because they allow for a more holistic and thematic approach to learning. All Pre-Formal, Semi-Formal and Primary curricular are based on these themes. The formal secondary curriculum and the sixth-form curriculum has a more subject based approach but these themes will also be incorporated where appropriate.
The themes are spread out over a three-year cycle to ensure that any pupils in mixed age, key stage classes have a curriculum diet that includes a variety of themes within each key stage.
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