‘To provide all young people with meaningful opportunities to practice skills and knowledge so that they can develop independence and understand the world around them’

The Purple Pathway accommodates pupils over the age of 11 years old facing severe or multiple barriers to learning, however some pupils may transition to this pathway at an earlier age, if deemed appropriate.

 

The curriculum focuses on supporting pupils to develop as much autonomy and self-advocacy as possible, equipping them with the practical life skills needed in order to access supported volunteering opportunities, further education & potentially assisted living.

Pupils will have opportunities to work towards their individualised outcomes, stemming from their Education, Health & Care Plans, as well as functional life skills frameworks (e.g. decoding, understanding and communicating road signs in the community, using money and completing transactions within the community).

 

Providing pupils with language-rich environments and opportunities to experience good modelled communication and social skills is key when enabling our young people to improve their expressive and receptive language, and this in turn helps them to express themselves in school and the wider society. These are the key foundations that help us to prepare our young people for adulthood.

Our curriculum offer strikes a careful balance of education, life skills and personal development and progression opportunities. Social, Emotional and Communicative development is a priority within all lessons, so our pupils have a voice and can communicate effectively in a manner suitable to them.

Facilitating and supporting growth of independence is an important feature in our timetable, where our young people are able to develop physically but also practice social skills and enhance emotional progress throughout the school day.

 

 

The lessons that Purple Pathway pupils will access are:

• English (Read, Write, Inc. & English for Life)
• Maths (White Rose Maths)
• Science
• PSHE
• RSE
• Physical Development
• Life Skills
• Creative Arts
• Reading for Pleasure