TAEP Curriculum Overview

Trafford Alternative Education Provision

Curriculum Statement of Intent, Implementation and Impact

Our Mission

WE BELIEVE IN CHILDREN AND WORK WITH HOPE TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

We do this by:

PROVIDING a caring environment in which pupils feel safe and learn to make healthy choices about their style of life

DELIVERING a stimulating and differentiated curriculum that encourages every pupil to achieve to their highest level academically, socially and emotionally

DEVELOPING pupils' awareness of moral, social, cultural and spiritual values so that they can make a positive contribution to the community

PREPARING pupils to become independent, productive and responsible citizens

WORKING in partnership with parents, carers and other stakeholders to ensure pupils are given every opportunity to achieve their full potential

INTENT

Our broad and balanced curriculum is designed to give our students the knowledge and skills needed to access further education and employment when they leave Trafford Alternative Education Provision.

Our curriculum builds towards recognised qualifications and transferable skills of resilience, team work, problem solving and confidence that empower students to progress to the next stage.

Our curriculum is sequenced so that opportunities for repeated learning and potential mastery are built in so that young people know more, remember more and can do more

Our curriculum is designed for all our students to access regardless of SEN.

We work to support young people be able to thrive and development as healthy individuals and good citizens

IMPLEMENT

Trafford Alternative Education Provision aims to:

· Ensure our teachers are subject specialists in KS3 and KS4 especially for subjects that require specialist technical skills

· Deliver the curriculum in a safe learning environment allowing young people to experience success and quickly build upon this

· Provide lessons that are differentiated to meet the individual needs of all young people.

· Design and deliver a curriculum that allows pupils to transfer key knowledge to long term memory. The sequencing allows knowledge and skills to build on previous learning.

· Formative and Summative Assessment is used to check pupil understanding and inform teaching and help pupils develop their skill, knowledge and understanding including correcting misunderstanding.

· Ensure a range of learning styles are embedded in the curriculum to increase the young people’s understanding and apply key concepts.

· Encourage group working and collaboration to enhance learning opportunities

· Use outdoor learning and educational trips to enhance their learning experiences

IMPACT

The curriculum has consistently built towards known end points which is based on young people’s individual ability. Our curriculum has successfully allowed opportunities for repeated learning and mastery are built in so that young people know more, remember more and can do more

Young people, regardless of SEN, will leave Trafford Alternative Education Provision with the skills, knowledge and qualifications to access the next stage in education and employment

Curriculum Entitlement 2022 - 2023

Subject	Level
English Language	GCSE
English Literature (Option)	GCSE
Mathematics	GCSE
Statistics (Option)	GCSE
Science Trilogy	GCSE
Single Sciences: Biology – Chemistry – Physics (Option)	GCSE
Psychology (Option)	GCSE
Art and Design – Fine Art (Option)	GCSE
Art and Design – Photography (Option)	GCSE
Geography (Option)	GCSE
Travel and Tourism (Option)	I GCSE
RE (Option)	GCSE
English	Entry 1/2/3
Functional Skills English	Level 1/2
Mathematics	Entry 1/2/3
Functional Skills Mathematics	Level 1/2
ICT	Entry 1/2/3
Functional Skills ICT	Level 1/2
Entry Level Science	Level 1/2/3
AQA Unit Award Scheme	Accreditation
Enrichment Opportunities	AQA