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Special Schools

Staff in special schools may be interested in aspects of the following guidance on the 14-19 Learning website.

Meeting individual needs

• Designing a personalised curriculum for alternative provision at key stage 4

Using qualifications and awards

• Using ASDAN awards
• Using qualifications in skills for working life

Curriculum planning 

• Matching staff to learning opportunities 

The following case studies show how some special schools organise their key stage 4 curriculum.

Developing a key stage 4 curriculum

• Blackfriars School
• Elmete Wood Community School
• Five Acre Wood Special School
• Hillside Special School
• Saxon Hill Community School

On the main QCA website there is extensive guidance

• Inclusion
• P scales
• Learning difficulties
• Designing a learner centred curriculum for 16-24 year olds with learning difficulties
• QCA PESS

Other relevant websites are:

National curriculum online

• Inclusion
• Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties

Teachernet

• SEN
• Behaviour
• Exclusion 
  

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