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Prior Insight, our bespoke data recording system, is used to monitor progress
with regular reviews to ensure a young person's learning targets are appropriate
and their achievements celebrated.
Teaching is conducted through small groups and individual work, fully structured
to support visual learners, with activities adapted to meet need for a multisensory
approach to learning. ICT equipment such as interactive plasma boards,
iPads, drones, and Virtual Reality headsets are used to support learning. Tasks
and activities are broken down into small steps and include a high frequency of
reward and motivation to encourage learning with progress celebrated on an
individual as well as whole school basis.
"The curriculum is a major strength of the school."
"The school benefits from an extensive range of specialist facilities which enables
it to offer a full rich and varied curriculum." Ofsted Education Inspection 2017
The school places an emphasis on creating meaningful and functional learning
opportunities which build on each individual's strengths and interests to provide
a person-centred approach. Skills, once learnt, are generalised and practised in
different settings and throughout the Waking Day.
The focus is on building communication skills, developing as high a level of
independence as possible, learning strategies to self-manage anxiety and
behaviour, managing transitions, developing social skills, making choices,
undertaking a range of leisure activities, and vocational work.