Curriculum statement

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At Cavendish school we aim to:

• Enable students to access the national curriculum
• Address the difficulties that have led to their referral.
• Provide a safe environment in which students can learn.
• Provide a broad and balanced academic and vocational curriculum.
• Facilitate progression into the world of work and further education

The curriculum at the Cavendish school is broad and balanced in both key stage 3 and 4, but students in KS4 are offered a mixture of Entry Level, GCSE subjects and vocational programmes. All courses will lead to national accreditation, be stimulating and relevant to our students. It is essential that teaching and learning strategies provide access to the curriculum for students who find learning complex and challenging. Methods of assessment should always reveal and record the maximum achievements of our students. The learning process should support the development of a positive identity for all students, together with respect for difference. Teaching methods ensure that there is a differentiation and give bilingual students, those with minimal English and those with learning difficulties, every opportunity to participate in the curriculum. All students undertake base-line assessments in mathematics and English at the start of their programme at the school. These tests indicate strengths and weaknesses and inform individual learning programmes. This allows the package of teaching and learning to be very relevant and specific to each student.

The curriculum of Cavendish School aims to address the following:

• The requirements of section 1 of the Education Reform Act 1988
• The requirements of section 19 of the 1996 education Act to provide suitable education
• The requirements of the LEA curriculum policy as amended for exceptional education provision
• Reasonable attentions to the study of the National Curriculum
• Appropriate accreditation based on needs of the pupil
• Regard for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of young people
• Provision of sex education
• Provision of a cycle of assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation
• Provision of work related learning
• Provision of work related experiences

All educational programmes include:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Art
• Design Technology
• Humanities
• Languages
• Personal, Social Health Education
• Food Technology
• Informational Communicational Technology
• Physical Education

In addition to this the school curriculum incorporates the following into planning:

• With regard to every child matters and recent requirements
• Citizenship
• Equality of opportunity
• Spiritual, moral, culture and social development
• Attainment and progress
• Special educational needs
• Supported self review and evaluation
• Wider additional educational and vocational experiences
• Working with and reporting to parents and carers
• Working in partnership with the school and the community

The school's curriculum also tries to take into account the specific characteristics and special educational needs of individual pupils particularly those with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and those who are disaffected. Individual programmes of study are arranged for pupils with specific literacy difficulties. Anger management and coping strategies are explored with students in an effort to help them improve their self worth and to be prepared to take risks with their learning and making relationships. We are directly concerned with improving motivation, raising self-esteem and the confidence of pupils, enhancing their skills in making and sustaining appropriate relationships and presenting opportunities to demonstrate their achievements and success.

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