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3. The curriculum
How will the curriculum be matched to my child/young person's needs?
The Waking Day curriculum:
The Prior's Court Learning Framework and This Is Me plans provide our young
people with a programme of learning which is individualised to meet their needs
and build on their strengths and interests, across the seven Areas of Learning -
communication, positive behaviour support, healthiness, daily living skills,
vocational skills, functional academics and, keeping me safe.
The most crucial factor in achieving success for our young people is consistency
of approach. As such, learning takes place throughout the entire Waking Day and
in all settings, including education, residential homes and within the wider
community.
A collaborative process involves education, residential and night teams, and
multi-disciplinary staff working together with specialists and parents/carers to
ensure consistency of approach.
An individualised curriculum
Our vision for all our young people is for them to be healthy, happy, more
independent and have the opportunity to work. The Prior's Court Learning
Framework is how we work towards this.
There are seven Areas of Learning in the Framework which stretch across
education, residential and in the community settings:
• Communication
• Positive behaviour support
• Healthiness
• Daily living skills
• Vocational skills,
• Functional academics
• Keeping me safe
This Is Me plans are based around these seven Areas of Learning. Within their This
Is Me plan, each young person has a personalised programme of learning
(including group and individual activities) structured throughout their Waking
Day.
Progress is measured using our I Can statements system. An I Can statement is
what a young person is able to do in any given task, activity or learning scenario
across our seven Areas of Learning. I Can statements build on each other but are
broken down into achievable steps towards a much bigger goal.