Cambian New Elizabethan offers a diverse, active and highly structured curriculum within an environment that is calm, consistent and purposeful. We aim to ensure that all areas of need from the individuals’ Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) are well provided for.

What will our pupils experience throughout their curriculum at Cambian New Elizabethan School and why do we want this? 

‘Everyone has a personal best’ is our key motto and therefore we aim to create a structured curriculum where we are able to:

• recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of all of our learners,
• provide a breadth of experiences,
• fulfil their aspirations,
• prepare them for their lives beyond school. 

Children are learning all the time and it is our responsibility to optimise learning opportunities throughout the entire school day.

Our school has two learning pathways.

 Pathway 1

• ​The Pathway 1 curriculum consists of adapted National Curriculum subjects, combining life skills, learning outside the classroom and creative subjects. The Pathway 1 curriculum is for those pupils who may have a range of needs, but who are cognitively able to access many aspects of a more formal curriculum framework, modified in line with pupil’s developmental level and additional needs. Pupils experience the Pathway 1 curriculum in both a discrete and theme-based approach that aims to develop thinking and independent learning skills enabling us to build learning capacity and lifelong skills. At Cambian New Elizabethan we have adapted subjects and topics to reflect the needs of our pupils, whilst ensuring they provide ambition, challenge and progress.
   
  The Pathway 1 curriculum, which includes a rich diet of both core subjects and creative subjects, works to ensure that the experience of learning is smooth. Subjects taught underpin the core values through explicit references; practical subjects are designed to support fine and gross motor skills as well as providing pupils opportunities to develop skills for independent living and work beyond school. All subjects are designed to develops pupil’s ability to communicate effectively, and to learn about other communities, countries and cultures; an important part of British Values for Cambian New Elizabethan.

Pathway 2

• Students in Pathway 2 benefit from a mixture of a therapeutic and structured approach to their learning. It allows students to access parts of the national curriculum by utilising appropriate pedagogy from the therapeutic and clinical support they receive. This means students have access to a range of interventions to support with eventually following a more traditional National Curriculum; though learning will often take place in very small chunks. The curriculum is sequenced to allow students to build upon their knowledge, understanding and skills. There are specific needs that will be addressed to get the student ready to learn. Alongside this, some learners will have project-based learning around their specific interests. This learning will incorporate all subjects in one overall outcome.
   

We support pupils to consider different learning opportunities and apply them to real life situations. If pupils require a more bespoke curriculum, we adapt and tailor it to the needs of the individual. Where pupils show an aptitude in a particular area, they are encouraged to develop this to the highest level.

Many pupils go on to gain nationally recognised accreditations during key stage 4 and 5. 

Post-16 and Further Education

At Cambian New Elizabethan School we offer a bespoke timetable for all of our Post-16 learners. Timetables include the continuation of Maths and English, a life skills programme, and a range of option subjects. In addition, we can offer vocational courses delivered at foundation level or above through Kidderminster College and a work experience programme.

 Whatever the appropriate route for each student, we are able to provide the right level of support to ensure success.  Our current focus in Post-16 is a drive to ensure students have a blend of academic success coupled with essential life skills to equip them for the next phase in their journey beyond our school.  We are skilled at supporting our learners to their next destination after a successful time at Cambian New Elizabethan School.

Cambian New Elizabethan School has been built and designed based on many years' experience of providing highly successful specialist education services.