Post 16

Autistic Cohort
Length of Lessons
Average length of lesson in school for this cohort is 20 minutes per lesson although it can vary depending on the pathway of the learners. Learning should typically follow a cycle of regulation, work, break (including choice time). Scheduled break times should not extend beyond: 10 minutes choose - willow and oak pathway 15 minutes - juniper pathway Scheduled regulation should not extend beyond 15-20 minutes maximum across all pathways. There may be occasions that juniper requires longer but the plan should always be to return to the learning cycle once ready to engage.
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). Minimum of 3 lessons in the afternoon (this includes a 15 minute reflection lesson/ assembly) Cross curricular planning is actively encouraged in all lessons in this curriculum.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9.15	Well-being - Individual Regulation/ Sensory Circuit in the Hall/ breakfast
9:45	Literacy	Employment Work Experience	Good Health Swimming	Employment Literacy or Work Skills	Numeracy
10.05	Break and Regulation
10.15	Numeracy	Science	Good Health Swimming	Good Health Enterprise	Creativity
10.30	Independence - Snack
10:45	Employment Work Skills	Humanities RSE	Good Health Swimming	Science	Literacy
11.00	Well-being: Regulation
11:15	Employment - Setting up hall for lunch
11.30	Well-being: Regulation				Good Health Sensory Gym
11:45	Independent living and housing - Hygiene activities
11.45	Community Inclusion - Leisure clubs
12:45	Independent living and housing – Lunch & Choose
1.15	Good Health PE	Community Inclusion Numeracy	Independent living and housing	Community Inclusion Literacy	Community Inclusion Play and Leisure
2:15	Well-being: Regulation
2:30	Humanities	Humanities	Humanities	Humanities	Humanities
2.45	Independent living and housing – Snack and Choose time
3:00	Humanities - reflection
3:15	Home time

PFA - Community Inclusion	PFA - Good Health	PFA - Employment	PFA - Independent Living and housing
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	Embedded communication Embedded thinking & problem solving skills Work experience Volunteering Work skills Making a positive contribution Mini-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 minimum within the community	3 x Good Health lessons	3 x Employment lessons minimum	3 x Independent Living

PFA - Community Inclusion

PFA - Good Health

PFA - Employment

PFA - Independent

Living and housing

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

3 x community inclusion sessions minimum within the community

3 x Good Health lessons

3 x Employment lessons minimum

3 x Independent Living

Core Subjects
Literacy	Numeracy	Science	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	Reflection Assembly RSE
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 discreet lesson per week	Daily scheduled lesson per week 1 x RSE lesson

Total Curriculum Coverage

Per week therefore there should be:

3 x community inclusion sessions minimum within the community
3 x Good Health lessons
3 x Employment lessons minimum
3 x Independent Living
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 Science lessons per week
1 discreet Creativity lesson per week
Daily scheduled lesson per week - 1 x RSE lesson