KEY STAGE 4 LEARNING PATHWAYS
CONTEXT
The Key Stage 4 curriculum facilitates experiences and opportunities for students to work towards and achieve their individual outcomes set within their EHC Plans.
The KS4 journey is recorded and assessed using Evidence for Learning and ensures that the progress measured for each student is relevant to their needs and works towards preparing them for adult life.
KS4 curriculum focusses on preparing for the next steps in education whether that be moving on to our own KS5 provision or local college provision, the curriculum offers a wide range of opportunities to develop interests and build on key skills.
The range of pathways support pupils working at a sensory level through to those intending to leave West Lancashire Community at the end of Year 11 and who need specific accreditations to do so.
The curriculum is based on three levels but these are taught fluidly with the same topics being taught across all classes so pupils can move between classes to support and challenge in different subjects at a relevant level.
Students who access the explorer curriculum do so through more practical opportunities. The aim is to give students the skills to communication their wants and needs and make choices for themselves. A total communication approach is used, objects of reference, symbol, exchange, PECs, sign and images are combined to make the curriculum accessible for all.
The curriculum content links in closely with the Engager and Challenger pathways meaning pupils have shared opportunities with their peers Many opportunities focus on initiating interactions and actions with objects and people, this is done through a wide range of activities including intensive interaction, sensory stories and attention autism sessions. Students will be encouraged to explore the world around them in meaningful ways, they will be working towards individual EHCP targets throughout the curriculum.
See KS4 Accreditation pathways documents for more information regarding accreditation routes.
This pathway is for students who are ready for a slightly more formal curriculum in preparation for their next steps which may be KS5 at West Lancashire or moving on to local college provision.
Within this pathway learning are given opportunities to purposefully communicate and engage with their learning. They are encouraged to express themselves as a learner through a range of methods.
Again, opportunities throughout the curriculum are taken to work towards individual EHCP targets and where relevant generalise skills and use them in meaningful contexts.
Students will engage in a wide range of learning opportunities using both formal and informal approaches as relevant to support productive and meaningful learning experiences.
See KS4 Accreditation pathways documents for more information regarding accreditation routes.
The Challenger pathway is for pupils capable of academic study and engaging in focussed learning for longer periods of time. They will be capable of sitting extended exams and accreditation by the Year 11 summer term. Pupils following this pathway may be aiming for specific accreditation to move on to their desired next steps when transitioning out of West Lancashire Community High school or be completing more in-depth study on an area of interest.
The purpose of this pathway is to develop independent learners who are able to use abstract thinking skills such as reasoning and inference to make predictions about outcomes. They will be able to apply their learning to a range of situations including out in the community and transfer skills to new setting.
Students will have opportunities to work with external agencies and staff where possible to prepare them for transition.
EHCP targets will continue to be a focus throughout this pathway.
See KS4 Accreditation pathways documents for more information regarding accreditation routes.