Pathway 2  Curriculum Overview

Summer  Term – 2023  -  Refugees

Maths

English

Global Learning

Number and Counting

Reading Topic book for term – Key Stage 3 – Everybody’s welcome- Patricia Hegarty. Honey Bee life cycle books Key Stage 4  My name is not refugee- Kate Milner. Butterflies life cycle book.

 Scientific and Historical Learning

Key Stage 3- Seasonal changes and how this affects animals

Key Stage 4-. Seasonal changes and how this affects humans

Geographical knowledge Visit to Wythall animal sanctuary/ horse sanctuary looking at where animals live and thinking about how we can help them.

Key Stage 3- Animals and their habitats

Key Stage 4- Animals/humans and their habitats

Food technology   Key Stage 3/4/5

Recipes from around the world. Using the Refugee cookbook to create meals and snacks form different countries.

• Daily opportunities for Number and Counting within a range of lessons and daily practical experiences.
• Maths songs and games, counting forwards and backwards.
• Counting objects, addition and subtraction.
• Number recognition, rote counting.

• Weekly reading of Rapid reading/PM reading and Symbols making sense scheme books.
• Personalised symbol books based on Animal sanctuaries and refugees.
• Daily opportunities for reading symbols, cue card and symbol sentences.
• Sequencing a story- sequencing a sentence and using colourful semantics.
• Discussing needs and rights of animals
• KS3- Create posters and leaflets about animal care.
• KS4- Create non- fiction book about butterflies and non-fiction books about animal sanctuary and looking after animals

Measures and Money

Writing

• Key Stage 3-Measures- Comparison of animal and insect sizes, comparing animal homes and their sizes. Building play homes for animals and problem solving about how many will fit in there. Money- Role play shops, counting out sets, coin recognition, money equivalence in pennies.
• Key Stage 4-Measures Comparison of animal homes – pens, kennels, hutches and human homes- flat, bungalow, caravan etc. Building models to represent homes, using language of measures. Money Exchanging coins, counting sets, addition and subtraction of pennies.

• Writing, tracing and copying key vocabulary, ingredients, names and places related to the topic theme, as well as individually motivating / relevant words.
• Key stage 3- Creating posters and leaflets, how we look after animals. What are the rules when caring for pets
• Key stage 4- What are rules for looking after animals in the environment, horse and animal sanctuary. Create non – fiction books with symbols and words

Physical Education

Speaking and Listening

Assembly themes and RE - All Key stages

• Daily access to movement activities at playtimes.
• Weekly PE sessions– KS3- Dance and sitting volleyball
• KS4 and 5- Dance and Sitting volleyball
• Weekly access to school community including the garden and access to trampoline.

• Expressive communication using Communication books, Makaton and vocalising.
• Group storytelling and turn taking, listening and responding to requests. Teaching topic related vocabulary and signs, modelling key words and sentences.
• Using colourful semantics approach to build vocabulary and structure.
• Listening and following instructions.

• Ramadan
• Celebrating Eid
• International day of families
• World bee day
• World oceans day
• Refugees
• Keeping safe
• Celebrating our year

Creative Learning– All Key Stages

RHSE- SRE – All key stages

Preparing for Adulthood  Key Stage 5

• Key Stage 3- Collages—Flowers and textiles for exhibition Art- techniques linked to animal patterns- stippling, shading
• Key Stage 4 and 5 Textiles and weaving- Sewing, creating items for enterprise sale.
• Pottery with Artist in residence, preparing work for exhibition.
• Music/Dance –Putting on a group performance, working with a partner, focusing on responding to music and rhythm.

RSE-

Body parts and puberty

Relationships

Consent

Living in the wider world

My community

Human rights

The environment

Daily experiences and activities under the 4 PFA outcomes…

1.Employment – Creating and making items for enterprise week. Serving on the stall.

2. Independent Living – Seasonal drinks and snacks, cleaning the flat and food tech.3. Community Inclusion – Visits to animal sanctuary, horse sanctuary. 4. Health- Preparing healthy meals and snacks. Engaging in exercise, physio programmes and therapies to promote wellbeing.