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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 achieve this.
There are seven Areas of Learning in the Framework which stretch across
Learning, Wellbeing and in the community settings:
• Communication
• Positive Behaviour Support
• Healthiness
• Daily Living Skills
• Vocational Learning,
• 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.
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 needs 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.