Curriculum

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The Chalet School Curriculum

Intent

At The Chalet School we believe that pupils should be able to dream big, believe in themselves and achieve their goals. We have designed our broad, balanced and knowledge-based curriculum to enable all pupils to develop a love of learning in which they can deepen their knowledge of existing interests and have the opportunity to gain new interests. We aim to recognise and break down barriers so that pupils enjoy a full and well-structured educational experience and develop their confidence and resilience.

Communication is key to enabling pupils to access the world around them in a meaningful way, and this sits at the very heart of The Chalet School curriculum giving pupils the tools to be able to engage with learning, express themselves in their own individual way and attend to others to build relationships. We recognise our pupils as individuals and plan a programme of learning for each pupil linked to their individual needs which complements their academic offer. We support all pupils to develop their independence from the moment they join The Chalet School and aspire for them to be well prepared to embrace their next phase of education at the end of their journey with us.

We value the outside spaces across the school site, including a school garden, woodland learning area and school pond, which enables pupils to find physical activity that they enjoy and helps them learn about the importance of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. In addition, spacious playgrounds enable all pupils to learn ‘inside, outside and everywhere’.

The Chalet School offers a broad, balanced, stimulating, challenging and appropriate curriculum for the needs of our pupils, we offer a thematic 2-year cycle for all our pupils. This is enables pupils to deeply experience a topic and immerse themselves in learning about the given topic area. Our Topic scheme encompasses learning across multiple subjects and aims to ‘Excite’ pupils within the learning. We launch each topic with an exciting experience and celebrate our learning at the end of each topic.

Through our thematic approach the pupils can develop their knowledge at a stage that is appropriate for them. It is important for autistic pupils to engage in supported play so that they learn appropriate social interaction skills and for them to experience modelled play to help them build their knowledge around relationships, self-regulation, communication and resilience.

Year A

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Stage 1

Twist and Shout

(Music, Art, DT, Geog, Hist)

Dinosaur Discovery

(Science, Hist, DT)

Amazing Animals

(Art, DT, Geog)

Stage 2

Worth Repeating

(Geog, Art, Science, Music, Maths)

Creepy Crawlies

(Science, Geog, Comp, DT, Art)

Shipwreck

(Geog, Hist, DT)

Stage 3

Trailblazers

(Geog, Art, Hist, Music, DT)

Prehistoric Planet

(DT, Science, Hist, Geog, Art)

It’s Not Fair

(Geog, Science, DT)

Year B

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Stage 1

Blast From the Past

(Hist, Art, DT, Music)

United

(Geog, DT, Music, Hist, Art)

Amazon

(Geog, Music, Art, DT)

Stage 2

Then and Now

(Geog, Hist, Art)

Roll up, Roll up

(Hist, Art, DT, Music)

Brilliant Bodies

(Science, Art, DT)

Stage 3

Catastrophe

(Hist, Geog, DT)

Planet SOS

(Geog, Art, Science, Music)

Zeus

(Geog, Hist, Comp, DT)

Subject Curriculum Intents

All subjects are carefully planned to ensure sequential learning that meets the individual needs of our pupils. They build on the knowledge that pupils have and identify what they need to acquire next paying careful attention to steps needed to know more.

For more information about The Chalet School Curriculum please contact the school office TEL 01793 534537