Curriculum
Our curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of all young people within our Trust family. Leaders and subject specialists from across the trust have collaborated to ensure we have a curriculum that meets the needs of our young people within our trust.
We regularly review and quality assure our curriculum offer and it’s impact through progress meeting, curriculum conversations, quality assurance days, Academy Standards Group and in external reviews such as a Challenge Partner review.
We will create learning environments where young people thrive, developing physically, academically, socially and emotionally. We will ignite curiosity, ambition, aspiration and aptitudes in our young people so they can play the fullest part possible within their communities.
We have developed a secure curriculum framework that is relevant to all children and young people in our Trust, that reflects their SEND and builds knowledge, skills and understanding that is appropriately sequenced whilst retaining high expectations. We researched a number of different curriculum approaches and models to ensure we have developed the best possible curriculum for all of our young people.
Our curriculum begins with the child at its centre and the aims articulated within their EHCP. We devise individual learning plans with parents/carers and where possible with our young people to ensure that we have clear understanding of what each young person can already do and understand and what targets are going to make the biggest difference in their lives.
Our curriculum follows a pathway model based around the needs of young people. Broadly speaking we have children and young people in the following pathways. We have children within our EYFS pathway, Pathway 1, Pathway 2, Pathway 3, Pathway 4 and our Sixth Form Pathway.
Progress across the curriculum is assessed using a range of measures dependent on Pathway including young person’s EHCP outcomes, for Pathway 1 using Footsteps and Stepping out. For Pathway 2 using our internally developed Ascent Trust progression statements B1 & B2. For Pathway 3 using our internally developed Ascent Trust progression statements C1 & C2 and for Pathway 4 our internally developed Ascent Trust progression statements D1-G2. Young people in Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form will also be assessed against accredited outcomes from Entry Level 1 up to Level 1.
We want all young people to be well prepared for life after Springwater. With appropriate independent advice and guidance young people may leave the academy after the end of year 11, a small proportion of young people will move into our Sixth Form provision. Individual options are discussed with young people and their families on a regular basis so they are well prepared and supported for next steps.
Traditionally young people who leave school in Pathway 1 will go onto social care settings in the local community. Young people who leave school in Pathway 2 may also go onto social care settings and some into college settings. Young people in Pathway 3 and Pathway 4 are likely to go onto college, further training and opportunities longer term for employment and/or volunteering.
Careers