Our Curriculum
Our curriculum offers a well-rounded education that reflects the realities of modern life
Curriculum at Edan Court School
At Edan Court School, our curriculum offers a well-rounded education that reflects the realities of modern life, delivered in a therapeutic learning environment. We aim to provide a personalized and engaging education for all our pupils, encouraging a purposeful and ambitious learning journey.
We interpret the word ‘curriculum’ in its broadest sense. Our students engage in thoughtfully planned learning experiences throughout the day, both inside and outside the classroom. This holistic approach aims to highly motivate and engage our young people in their learning and personal growth. Our dedicated team of teachers, instructors, and support staff structure these experiences to ensure a positive impact on the attainment, progress, and personal development of all pupils.
The curriculum encompasses activities designed to promote the intellectual, personal, social, physical, therapeutic, and cultural development of our students. It includes both formal lessons and a rich programme of informal enrichment activities.
We ensure that pupils gain robust experiences in the following areas of learning:
- Linguistic
- Mathematical
- Scientific
- Technological
- Human and Social
- Physical
- Aesthetic and Creative
Additionally, our curriculum provides opportunities for therapeutic, spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development (SMSC) and the growth of cultural capital.
Our aim is to inspire and support each student to reach their full potential, both academically and personally, preparing them for a successful future.
Edan Court School Curriculum Offer
Our curriculum is designed with the aim of providing a broad, balanced, and individualized education for our students. Our mission is to help each student realize their full potential. We tailor to meet the unique needs of each student, ensuring they are both challenged and supported throughout their learning journey.
Where possible, we align our curriculum with the guidelines of the National Curriculum. We strive to ensure that each student works at or towards their appropriate Key Stage. To further support our students, our curriculum has been expanded to offer differentiated qualifications, allowing each student to achieve success in a way that best suits their abilities and aspirations.
The curriculum has been expanded to deliver differentiated qualifications:
- AQA GCSE and AS/A Level
- English AQA: Entry level, Functional skills level 1,2 and GCSE
- Mathematics AQA: Entry level, Functional skills level 1 and 2 and GCSE
- Science AQA: Entry level 1/2/3 and GCSE
- BTEC Sweet Personal Growth / well being Levels 1/2/3
- ASDAN Awards
- Functional Digital skills
- Level 1/2 Technical Award in Food
- Physical Education : Non assessed
- Duke of Edinburgh: Bronze award
- Open Awards
Engagement Model
For our students who are currently unable to access subject specific learning, Edan Court School follows the Engagement Model, with learning based around exploration, realisation, anticipation, persistence and initiation.
With a curriculum designed around 3 distinct phases, with sequential learning goals, the outcome of our engagement curriculum is to develop the skills needed to reach Pre-Key Stage Standard 1.
At this point students transfer on to our subject specific curriculum. This model allows for students to develop their natural inquisition and understanding of the world while developing the key skills needed to access formal education.
Reading, Writing and, Phonics
Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
Frederick Douglas
At Edan Court School, we recognize that English is the gateway to the success of all our pupils – it is the key to their future accomplishments. Our English curriculum is designed to ensure that our pupils leave Edan Court with the confidence to speak out loud, be confident writers, and become avid readers.
We deliver a comprehensive synthetic phonics programme for pupils who have not yet met the expected standard, with a strong focus on communication and language.
This provides firm foundations for all our pupils, which are further built upon as they progress through school. Our curriculum includes listening and reading comprehension, word recognition, and extended writing opportunities. English is the cornerstone of our entire curriculum and is embedded within all our lessons, where we strive for high expectations for all.
We understand that these language skills not only impact pupils’ progress across the curriculum but also profoundly influence their life opportunities. Having firm foundations and secure phonological knowledge is crucial for our young people to read independently and access the curriculum. It also equips them with the necessary skills to be independent in society.
Reading at Edan Court
At Edan Court School, we believe that every young person deserves the joy, fascination, and knowledge that books offer. Books open up the world, and we aim to ensure that every student leaves our school as a lifelong reader. We firmly believe that every young person is a reader—they just need to find the right book! With this in mind, we have carefully designed our Reading for Pleasure Curriculum to expose our children to a broad and varied range of texts.
Our timetabled daily ‘Reading for Pleasure’ sessions allow our pupils to explore a variety of books, including different text types and genres. These sessions may involve independent reading, one-on-one shared reading with a key adult, or whole-class novels read aloud by familiar staff. Our well-resourced school library offers books of differing reading ages and topics, providing a calm and inviting environment for pupils to embark on literary adventures. Regular visits to the community library further enhance this experience.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Victor Hugo
