GOSDEN HOUSE SECONDARY TOOLKIT ‘A nurturing and responsive curriculum which serves our students.’ Richard Baird OBE, Rochford Review BELOW ARE THE DEPARTMENT’S 10 ESSENTIAL WIIFM (What’s in it for me) STUDENT TOOLS THAT ARE NURTURED AND DEVELOPED THROUGH OUR SECONDARY CURRICULUM. THESE TOOLS ARE KEY TO PREPARING OUR FUTURE GOSDEN GRADUATES FOR LIFE POST 16 AND WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE IN THEIR TOOLKITS. STUDENT LED WIIFM’S TOOLS CONTIOUSLY DRIVE FORWARD AND MOULD OUR CURRICULUM. NUMERACY SKILLS LITERACY SKILLS WIIFM - I have functional numeracy skills and I can use my maths knowledge to help me in everyday life and in the workplace. LESSON BASED LEARNING Small group ability based groups Many identified cross curricular learning opportunities including Gardening – See Year Curriculum Overviews. LEARNING FOR LIFE Working Café – handling money and measurement Business Enterprise Projects Garden Shop – number and measurement Design & Technology – number and measurement Food Studies – measurement and budgeting College Experience – buying lunch ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES B-Squared Maths Strands and KS4 Functional Skills exams delivered through EDEXCEL. Student’s ‘Tool Box’ Award sheets. HOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Having pocket money, helping with the shopping, paying for things, reading the time, looking at timetables, cooking at home. WIIFM - I have functional Literacy skills and I can communicate effectively with a variety of different people through spoken and written language in everyday life and in the workplace. LESSON BASED LEARNING Weekly Social Skills lessons Reading Buddies Shared and guided reading sessions Literacy through Drama Development of speaking and listening skills through Drama RWInc sessions throughout Secondary Functional Skills Literacy exams Entry Level - Level 2 - KS4 Learning subject specific vocabulary. LEARNING FOR LIFE Reading Buddies – reading to younger members of the school to help encourage their reading skills Weekly PAT dog visits Reading and following instructions in other lessons e.g reading recipes and planting seeds in the allotment, following medicine instructions for our animals ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES B-Squared English Strands and KS4 Functional Skills exams delivered through EDEXCEL and WJEC. Student’s ‘Tool Box’ Award sheets. HOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Daily reading at home, writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls, writing shopping lists, following recipes and instructions.
LIFE SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS WIIFM - I am developing a variety of life skills to help me now and in the future to lead a fulfilling and independent life. LESSON BASED LEARNING Food Studies including shopping and budgeting. Swimming Lessons Citizenship, Careers and PSHEE School improvement- re-imagining and rejuvenating spaces around the school. Problem solving of real life practical problems. KS4 Animal Care KS4 Horticulture KS4 Functional Skills Numeracy, Literacy and ICT lessons LEARNING FOR LIFE Life Skills flat Coffee Shop including budgeting and handling money. Individual O.T. Programme Work Experience including travel training College Experience Year 8 & 11 Residential Trips Yearly First Aid training DIY skills. ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES B-SQUARED PSHEE Strands with the aim to assess against the four areas of Need outlined in EHCPs and fed through into IEPs on B-Squared from Autumn 2017 Student led learning opportunities interwoven into lessons. KS4 EDEXCEL Functional Skills Exams in Numeracy, Literacy and ICT. Student’s ‘Tool Box’ Award sheets. HOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Getting out and about including going on the bus, having pocket money, helping at home to do the household chores, cooking with my family. WIIFM - I have some work based skills and qualifications to help me take my next exciting steps into College or Year 12 once I leave Gosden. LESSON BASED LEARNING Careers Curriculum Year 9-11 Vocational Courses at Brooklands College – Year 10/11 In-house vocation units including Animal Care and Child Care Preparing for Work Experience Exam Unit Preparation for Work Exam Unit EDEXCEL Vocational College Courses In-house WJEC exam units EDEXCEL Functional Skills Literacy, Numeracy and ICT exams – Entry Level- Level 2 Citizen Awards Reading Awards Swimming Awards Trampolining Awards Forest School - John Muir Conservation Award. LEARNING FOR LIFE Visit to local businesses School Café Garden Shop Year 10/11 Surrey Skills Fair – KS4 Work Experience Placements – Year 11 Individual Student Targets and tracking Individual Personal Learning Plans – KS4 Including exam options at KS4. ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES KS4 Entry 1-Level 1 Exam Units and Exams . All achievements/qualifications are presented in end of year progress books in Year 7-10 and Record of Achievements in Year 11. KS4 Personal Learning Plans provide individual exam options and intended pathways post 16. Student’s ‘Tool Box’ Award sheets.