Preparing young people for adult life Key Stage 4 Curriculum Overview Communication, Language & Literacy Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Develop • Early communication skills • Eye contact and vocalisations and Intensive communication • Communication methods Interaction skills • Extend vocabulary • Spoken word, symbols, use of AAC • Reading skills including technology phonics • Spoken, signed and through symbols • Writing skills • Letters and Sounds, First News • Use of technology • Keeping a diary • Interact familiar and new • Telephone, e-mail, social network people • Community visits, work related learning, integration Tutor groups Sharing • Personal information • Sharing personal news. Keeping diaries of Information • Feelings activities • Making choices • Sensory experiences in school, community • Responding to and work experience experiences • Communicating with members of the public • Personal interests when out in the community • Performing • Knowing and sharing personal information. Completing application forms • Using local facilities and asking employees for things they need. Taking part in school assemblies and productions. Using technology and social media Creating an • Using books, newspapers, • Use of Witney Library – Make visits to the interest magazines, media, library, learn way around, different services computers, local on offer, how to borrow and return books, facilities, DVD’s, Cds etc. • expressing like or dislike • Exploring music preference • expressing opinion • Use of ICT programs and web sites to • seeking further examples develop personal interest • Activities linking to current affairs Gathering and • Recognising and • Use of First News newspaper – reading, using predicting familiar comprehension, matching, discussion. Use information experiences topics of interest as a starting point for • Recalling information further study. Use of First News web site and • Forming and giving own news bulletin. Encourage recall of different opinion stories featured use as a starting point for • Planning events and further study. Letters and sounds activities at activities individual level. Visits to places of interest • Using a range of sources both local and further afield. Individual and • Informing choices group projects about local places of interest • Making conversation e.g. Blenheim Palace. Projects and visits to • Expressing opinion Witney, Oxford and other local towns • Making safe choices • Reading menus and making choices when eating and drinking in the community • Reading shop signs, social signs, information cards in museums etc. • Use information gathered in the classroom for community activities e.g. cinema schedules, museum opening times, using a public bus, shopping using a shopping list Application of Maths Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Money • Responding to and • Shopping, eating in school canteen and in identifying shop the community – finding the correct money, environments handing money over to a cashier and • Making exchanges and recognising when change is needed receiving items • Use of AAC to make requests • Responding to shop staff. • Reading price labels when shopping, finding • Making choices the dearest/cheapest item • Using money in real • Compare the price of the same item in situations different shops. Raise money for charity – • Identify, name and MacMillan Coffee morning, school fetes match coins and notes • Take part in the selling process of the • Making and reading Propeller Project different amounts • Checking till receipts, calculating cost of a • Comparing different meal amounts • Buy items within a given budget- £5:00 • Completing calculations Christmas present for a family member, involving money lunch, snack • budgeting • Visit banks and building societies. Awareness • financial services of new environment. • Use financial services to pay in/withdraw money Time • Awareness of time and • Anticipation of repetitious events in work activity changes experience. Emphasis on starting and • Sequencing of events. stopping of activity. Anticipate routines and • Songs, games, matching clothes to seasons recognise patterns. • Completing application forms, providing • Days of the week, Months information for work experience, transition. of the year, seasons • Reading clocks, watches, time on phones, • Knowledge of personal class activities important dates e.g. • Use of school and class timetables, birthday calendars and diaries • Telling the time, • Reading and using public transport analogue, digital, 24 hr timetables, TV and cinema schedules • Using timetables and • Timing during food tech, planning activities schedules in a set time • Complete calculations involving time Number • Awareness and • Requesting preferred tool in Common Leys experience of objects Farm. Placing items into groups • Awareness and • Handling of multiple objects within Propeller experience of multiple Project objects and events • Respond to counting song • Recognition of numbers • Reading numbers on buses, cookers, houses, • Knowledge of personal telephone, games, prices numbers • Know age, address, phone number, • Develop and extend number in the family calculation skills • Counting number of items to buy • Use of numbers for leisure • Games + sport – gym, league tables, Board activities games, card games, snooker, pool, darts • Practical use of numbers and number stories Application of Maths cont. Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Shape/ • Exploring/Recognising/m • Matching shapes in practical situations – Measurement atching shapes pots at Propeller project • Using standard and non- • Exploring a variety of shapes, measures and standard measures textures available at Common Leys and • Directional knowledge creative Propeller activities • Spatial understanding • Using measuring equipment when cooking • Using suitable measuring equipment for creative products (used when working at the Propeller Project) • Removing and placing propeller items into correct containers • Giving directions/ following directions when out in the community Physical Development Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Physical • Individual Physiotherapy • Physio in class, with therapists, hydro sessions, Development • Experience and in local gym participate in a range of • Use local leisure centres and facilities when sporting, leisure and possible; outside specialists invited into pastime activities school- boxing, street dance, rugby, • Experience/learn about football; attend sporting activities in the healthy living and community – school games, fly fishing, exercise Rugby matches, tennis matches; swimming at Witney leisure Centre/Bronze Barrow hydrotherapy pool; walking - footpaths and routes in local area; Yoga/aerobic sessions/social dancing; school bikes – Cycling Proficiency skills Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Personal Care • Identify personal needs • Pupils to recognise own need, hunger, thirst, • Dressing and undressing toilet, clothing, grooming etc. and take • Eating and drinking responsibility for as much as they are able • Personal hygiene • Time provided for independent dressing and • Personal grooming undressing for swimming and P.E. activities • Medical routines • Explore different clothes for different activities • Choosing, preparing, making own snacks and drinks in class • Making choices, ordering and consuming food and drink in the school canteen, local cafes, restaurants, college restaurants • Explore personal care and hygiene routines, opportunities to explore and use different personal hygiene products- showering, teeth cleaning, hand washing, shaving, use of deodorants • Opportunities to use grooming equipment and products e.g. hair brush, hair dryer, nail varnish, foot spa, massage pad • To take responsibility where possible for own medication (know when and what they need) • Activities looking at the Dangers and use of medicine, drugs, alcohol, smoking Personal safety • Stranger danger • Discussions on who is a stranger, reinforced • Travel safety through community visits, identifying places • First – Aid and people who can help if in difficulty, • Internet Safety identify people in uniforms • Consumer rights • Using different public buses, trains – identify best places to sit, access • Visit to IMPs programme- Imps material available for class work • Taking responsibility for own first aid when possible. • Discussions and practical sessions re social media sites, security issues, • Participation/support of school team in the consumer challenge Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education cont. Subject Area Content Examples of applications & resources Domestic skills • Caring for the home • Match equipment needed to a task; • Caring for personal 0pportunities to use domestic equipment – belongings washing machine, tumble dryer, iron, • Caring for school dishwasher, hoover, mop, duster environment • Compare jobs using electrical equipment and the same job without e.g. using a washing machine and hand washing • Use switch adapted equipment e.g. food processor. Safe use of equipment and household cleaning products. Visit domestic appliance outlets, shop for cleaning products. Packing, unpacking school bag, diary, P.E kit; looking after own clothes • Classroom jobs – recycling, tidying, class site responsibility, school garden Social and • Working with others • Group, class, key stage, school activities, Personal skills • Behaviour