Curriculum

Intention

We offer a broad curriculum, which helps our learners close gaps in their education by reinforcing key skills that underpin subject knowledge.

Implementation

Qualified teachers, using a highly differentiated and engaging approach, deliver the core curriculum that meets the learners’ needs. Staff have experience of working with pupils whose mainstream experience hasn’t been positive. They have a wide range of skills for helping pupils manage their behaviour and use trauma informed approaches to model behaviour that will support pupils’ development.

Impact

Our pupils re-engage with education and successfully transition to their next placement at mainstream, special school or alternative provision. Our pupils leave having a better understanding of their behaviour and of themselves as learners.

Curriculum Aims:

• Enable each student to make progress from their entry point into St Matthias Academy
• Identify and meet individual students’ needs
• Provide an emotionally safe, but academically challenging learning environment
• Provide high quality assessment and feedback of each students’ learning
• Monitor and review each students’ learning targets in order to encourage achievement and ongoing progress
• Provide opportunities for individual success by developing confidence and competence across a range of learning experiences
• Provide intervention and additional support for those students who require it
• Mirror a mainstream curriculum, as closely as possible to equip students with the skills needed to successfully re-integrate back into mainstream education
• Prepare students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life

Please click on the curriculum links for subject specific information.