The Pathways to Independence Curriculum is an ambitious, inclusive, and evolving curriculum designed to empower every learner to reach their full potential and prepare for a meaningful, independent life beyond school. Rooted in the principles of personalisation, adaptability, and high aspiration, it responds directly to the unique needs, strengths, and aspirations of our learners, ensuring they develop the skills, knowledge, and behaviours necessary to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Through a highly individualised and structured approach, the curriculum promotes independence, effective communication, and functional life skills. These are underpinned by strong foundations in literacy, numeracy, and real-life, purposeful learning experiences. Our long-term curriculum programme ensures breadth and balance, while remaining responsive to change.
Learning is progressive, coherently sequenced, and underpinned by robust assessment, including EHCP outcomes and Personalised Learning Goals. This enables learners to build and retain skills and knowledge over time, progressing smoothly and purposefully through a well-planned, meaningful learning journey.
The curriculum is informed by the Preparation for Adulthood framework and enriched by a comprehensive Careers Programme. Communication is central to our approach, supported by a Total Communication framework that ensures every learner can express themselves and be heard.
Whether learners follow an informal, semi-formal, or formal pathway—engaging in non-subject-specific or subject-specific learning—our curriculum is aligned to the National Curriculum where appropriate and thoughtfully adapted to each learner’s developmental stage, interests, and needs.
The Pathways to Independence Curriculum is more than a model for academic learning; it is a holistic, dynamic, and future-focused offer that nurtures self-awareness, confidence, responsibility, and independence. It prepares learners not only for their next educational steps but for life.