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Holly (Park) - Curriculum Coverage

Primary & Secondary Cohort - 2025-26

Length of Lessons

- Average length of lesson for this cohort is 30 minutes per lesson, although it can vary depending on the age and attention of the cohort
- Learning should typically follow a cycle of regulation, work, break (including choice time). 
- Morning break times should not extend beyond 30 minutes. Scheduled regulation should not extend beyond 15 minutes maximum.

Number of Lessons to be Covered

- Minimum of 3 lessons in the morning every day (unless including a specific extra curricular activity such as swimming, PFA, special event). If learning is less than 20 minutes there should be further lessons included.
- Minimum of 3 lessons in the afternoon (this includes a 10/15-minute reflection lesson/assembly).
- Play times should be labelled as ‘Break’ not Play and Leisure as this is a curriculum subject area and typical breaks do not cover the depth and breadth of this curriculum area

Sample week for a Holly Pathway

Core Subjects

Literacy Numeracy Wellbeing & Health Play & Leisure Sensory & physical Development
Emergent
❖ Shared reading
❖ Writing with others
❖ Independent writing
❖ Self-selected reading
❖ Working with letters and sounds
❖ Writing from others
❖ Letters and sounds
❖ Number
❖ Measurement
❖ Geometry
❖ Statistics
❖ Healthy Eating and Lifestyles
❖ Mental Health and wellbeing including SP Regulation curriculum
❖ Relationships, Health &Sex Education
❖ Type of play e.g.
sensorimotor, cause/effect, functional, symbolic, socio-dramatic
❖ Social Level of play e.g. solitary, parallel, shared, turn taking, cooperative
❖ DIR Floortime
❖ Self Occupancy
❖ PE - including swimming, rebound, sports
❖ Visiting parks, local shops, cafes, leisure centres etc
❖ Body awareness and physical changes
❖ Personal hygiene
❖ Movement to Music
❖ Hydrotherapy
❖ Massage
❖ Yoga
Expected Coverage
Communication and Literacy embedded.
Additional: 5 scheduled communication/ literacy lesson every week
Numeracy and Thinking and Problem Solving concepts embedded.
Additional: 3 discrete lessons a week minimum (e.g. money skills, counting skills)
Wellbeing - Mental Health & Regulation lessons (this should also be embedded)
Additional: 4 lessons per week
healthy eating/ lives,
1 x Relationships and Health Education per week (Primary cohort)
1 x Relationships, Health and Sex Education per Week (Secondary cohort)
3 scheduled lessons per week for primary cohort
(this can overlap with another curriculum area e.g wellbeing - PE)
2 scheduled lessons per week for secondary cohort
3 (primary)/ 4 secondary) scheduled lessons per week
(1 PE, 1 swimming, 1 RSE/ RHE lesson per week for primary cohort, 2 lessons per week for secondary cohort

 

Foundation Subjects

Humanities (inc Citizenship) Creativity Science and Technology Outdoor School Preparing for Adulthood
❖ History
❖ Geography
❖ RE
❖ Citizenshipe.g. British Values & rights respecting
❖ Reflection
❖ Assemblies
❖ Art
❖ Music
❖ Dance
❖ Drama, poetry, literature
❖ Musical interaction
❖ Digital Photography
❖ Biology
❖ Physics
❖ Chemistry
❖ ICT
❖ DT
❖ Interactions with peers
❖ Interactions with staff
❖ Self-Motivation
❖ Ability to transition
❖ Engagement and participation
❖ Creative using natural resources of the outdoor school
❖ Forest school
❖ Employment
❖ Independent living
❖ Dressing & Undressing
❖ Shopping
❖ Cooking/Food
❖ Travel Training
❖ Safety
Expected Coverage
1 scheduled lesson per week (ensure at least 3 topics are covered per year)
3 reflections and 2 assembly per week
1 scheduled lesson per week (ensure all areas are covered within the year) 1 scheduled ICT lesson and 1 schedule science topic lesson 1 scheduled lesson per week Embedded.
Additional 2 discrete lessons a week (e.g. dressing, cooking, travel training, shopping)

Curriculum Coverage