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Post 16 Curriculum

Park Campus 2025/26 Post 16 Coverage

All cohorts

Length of Lessons

Maple/Pine

Holly

Chestnut

  • 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).

  • Scheduled regulation should not extend beyond 15 minutes maximum. 

  • 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.

  • 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 30 minutes maximum.

  • Scheduled regulation should not extend beyond 15 minutes maximum.

Number of Lessons to be covered

  • Minimum of 3 lessons in the morning every day (including Good morning) (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

  • Minimum of 3 lessons in the morning every day (not including Good Morning) (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

  • Minimum of 3 lessons in the morning every day (not including Good morning)  (unless including a specific extra curricular activity such as swimming, PFA, special event). 

  • 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 Timetable

Core Subjects

Literacy

Numeracy

Science & Technology

Creativity

Humanities

  • Communication

  • Literacy - Personalised reading and writing including alternative pencil

  • To be embedded in every lesson:

  • Equals Five tier approach

  • Functional numeracy

  • ICT

  • Biology

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Music 

  • Dance / performance

  • Art 

  • Drama

  • Photography

  • Citizenship

  • Reflection

  • Assembly

Expected Coverage

Literacy embedded including in the community 

 

Additional: 2 discreet literacy lessons 

Thinking & Problem Solving and numeracy concepts embedded including in the community

Additional: 2 discreet lessons a week (one number and one topic numeracy which is cyclical throughout the year)

2 discreet lessons per week:

 

1 x Science

1 x ICT


 

1 discreet lesson per week

1 x citizenship

2 x Assembly

3 x Reflection

Preparing for Adulthood

PFA - Community Inclusion

PFA - Good Health 

PFA - Employment

PFA - Independent

Living 

  • Community visits

    • Visiting parks, local shops, cafes, leisure centres etc

  • Community projects

  • Friends and Relationships

  • Leisure & Recreation in the community

  • Play & Leisure

       Type of play e.g. sensorimotor, cause/effect, functional, symbolic, socio- dramatic

  • Social Level of play e.g. solitary, parallel, shared, turn taking, cooperative

  • Healthy eating & lifestyle 

  • Mental Health & Well-being including SP regulation curriculum & Self-Reg

  • Sports, games & aquatics

  • Physical activities

    • PE - physical activity

    • Swimming

    • Rebound therapy 

    • Sensory circuits

  • Personal Hygiene

  • Accessing health services in the community

  • RSE

  • Embedded communication

  • Embedded thinking & problem solving skills

  • Work experience

  • Volunteering

  • Work skills

  • Making a positive contribution

  • Mini-enterprise

  • Social Enterprise

  • Embedded communication

  • Embedded thinking & problem solving skills

    • Functional numeracy

  • Dressing & undressing

  • Toileting

  • Transitions & travel training

  • Shopping

  • Cooking

  • Jobs in the home

  • Safety in the home

  • Technology

    • Environmental access

    • ICT

Expected Coverage

3 x community inclusion sessions 

e.g.

1 x Play & Leisure (in school lesson)

1 x Community project

1 x Community visit

5 x Good Health lessons 

1 x RSE

1 x Regulation curriculum

1 x Swimming

1 x PE

1 x Healthy lifestyles/Accessing health services

3 x Employment lessons minimum

e.g.

1 mini enterprise

1 work experience

1 work skills

3 x Independent Living

e.g.

1 shopping

1 cooking

1 travel training

Post 16 Curriculum Coverage

 

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