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Curriculum / Cwricwlwm

Learners’ emotional, social and behavioural needs are addressed individually within a positive behaviour support approach.

We strive for an environment that builds on individual’s strengths, develops positive self-esteem, ensures equal opportunities and teaches new skills.

We promote, teach and reward our school values to support our learners in developing independence and important life skills. Individuals are supported in making positive choices for themselves and having regard for the needs of other individuals within the teaching and learning environment. Our school adopts a trauma informed approach in all its work.

Our core aims are for all learners to become:

  • Ambitious, capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.

  • Enterprising, creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.

  • Ethical, informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.

  • Healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.

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Curriculum Aims

To make our vision a reality for our learners, our curriculum will:

  • enable our learners to realise the four purposes and equip them for ongoing learning, work and life;
  • build high expectations and enable all learners to achieve their full potential;
  • offer a broad and balanced education, which enables our learners to make links between the different areas of learning and experience (Areas) and apply their learning to new situations and to more complex issues;
  • support progression along a continuum of learning;
  • support our learners’ health and well-being, including their mental health and well-being;
  • support our learners’ development of knowledge that is the foundation of being an informed citizen;
  • recognise our learners’ identity, language(s), ability and background and the different support they may need given their particular circumstances;
  • reflect the diversity of perspectives, values and identities which shape our locality and Wales and develop understanding of the wider world;
  • enable our learners to make sense of growing up in contemporary Wales and of issues which will be important in the future, including well-being, sustainable development and citizenship;
  • support our learners to critically engage with a range of information and to assess its value and validity;
  • enable our learners to develop an understanding of their rights and the rights of others.
  • be in co-construction with our stakeholders (learners, families, the wider community, our cluster colleagues
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