SUBJECT OVERVIEWS

Subject Overview

At Bishopswood School, our curriculum is structured around Intent, Implementation, and Impact across all subjects to ensure pupils receive a highly personalised, functional, and progressive education that prepares them for adulthood.

Intent: What We Aim to Achieve

Each subject is designed to:
✔ Develop essential knowledge and skills that are relevant to everyday life and future aspirations.
✔ Support communication, literacy, numeracy, and independence in a way that meets each pupil’s needs.
✔ Provide meaningful and practical learning experiences, ensuring pupils can apply their knowledge beyond the classroom.
✔ Build confidence, resilience, and problem-solving abilities, preparing students for real-world challenges.

Implementation: How We Deliver Learning Across Pathways

Each subject is adapted across our three learning pathways, ensuring that all pupils can engage meaningfully:

✔ Sensory Pathway – Learning is delivered through multi-sensory approaches, experiential activities, and engagement-based learning to develop early communication, interaction, and regulation.

✔ Communication Pathway – Teaching focuses on language development, social communication, and functional literacy and numeracy, using structured, scaffolded approaches to increase independence and real-world application.

✔ Core Pathway – Pupils follow an adapted National Curriculum, with an emphasis on academic skills, vocational learning, and employability, ensuring they are equipped for further education, work, and independent living.

Impact: How We Measure Success

The impact of our curriculum is seen in how well pupils:
✔ Develop core skills in communication, literacy, and numeracy, enabling them to navigate everyday life.
✔ Gain independence and confidence, applying their learning to personal care, social interactions, and self-management.
✔ Access work-related learning and community-based opportunities, ensuring they are prepared for life beyond school.
✔ Transition successfully into adulthood, whether through further education, supported living, or employment.
✔ Demonstrate emotional resilience and problem-solving skills, enabling them to engage meaningfully in society.

Our curriculum ensures that all pupils make progress in ways that are relevant and meaningful to them, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive beyond school.