Chestnut (Park) - Curriculum Coverage

Maple Pathway
Length of lessons
- Average length of lesson for this cohort is 30 to 45 minutes per lesson (if considerably shorter/longer time needed due to the specific needs of the cohort consider whether you then need to add or remove lessons in the day to ensure coverage) - Scheduled break times should not extend beyond 45 minutes maximum (to include personal care and postural changes).
Number of lessons covered
- Minimum of 3 lessons in the morning every day (unless including a specific extra curricular activity such as swimming, PFA, special event) - Minimum of 3 lessons in the afternoon (including a short reflection session/assembly) - Cross curricular planning is actively encouraged in all lessons in this curriculum. - 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 of a week in Maple Pathway

Wellbeing & Health	Play & Leisure	Literacy	Numeracy	Sensory & Physical Development
❖ Regulation Curriculum ❖ Relationships, Health & Sex Education ❖ Healthy Eating and Lifestyles	❖ Sensory Play/Exploration ❖ Relational play ❖ Social Level of play e.g. solitary, parallel, shared, turn taking, cooperative ❖ DIR Floortime ❖ Self Occupancy ❖ Accessibility for play ❖ Outdoor play	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	❖ Physiotherapy ❖ Change of position ❖ Movement to Music ❖ Hydrotherapy ❖ Rebound therapy ❖ Swimming ❖ Massage ❖ Yoga
Expected Coverage
Minimum of 1 Mental Health & Regulation lesson per week - from the Regulation Curriculum 1 x Relationships and Health Education per week (Primary cohort) 1 x Relationships, Health and Sex Education per week (Secondary cohort)	2 scheduled lessons per week for primary cohort 1 scheduled lesson per week for secondary cohort	Communication and Literacy embedded. Plus 3 x Emergent literacy lessons including 1 emergent reading, 1 emergent letters and sound knowledge, 1 emergent writing through alternative pencils)	Numeracy and Thinking & Problem Solving embedded. Plus 2 x Numeracy lessons per week	1 Physical lesson per day or more if required

Humanities (inc Citizenship)	Creativity	Science & 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	❖ ICT ❖ Alternative access and switching ❖ Design Technology ❖ Biology ❖ Chemistry ❖ Physics	❖ Playing games ❖ Orienteering (recognising familiar and different environments) ❖ Creativity (Create art from natural sources) ❖ Making Music (from natural sources) ❖ Environmental awareness ❖ Seasonal Awareness	❖ Employment ❖ Independent living ❖ Dressing & Undressing ❖ Shopping ❖ Cooking/Food ❖ Travel Training ❖ Safety
Expected Coverage
1 scheduled lesson per week (ensure at least 3 subjects are covered per year) 3 reflections and 2 assembly per week	1 lesson a week (ensure all areas are covered within the year)	1 scheduled ICT lesson and 1 scheduled science topic lesson	1 scheduled lesson per week	Embedded. Additional 2 discrete lessons a week (e.g. cooking, travel training, shopping)