26 Date updated: 25.08.2023 next review: 24.09.2024 This broad area of learning provides many opportunities to develop more understanding of the world of work, including the understanding around work itself, options available, building confidence about the future and building realistic aspirations. We offer a whole-school careers programme with the ultimate goal of enabling our children to become more informed, and able to make decisions about their futures. Throughout this key stage we provide a wealth of opportunities to develop a greater understanding of the world of work and a deeper level of autonomy. Creativity Creativity is an integral part of our curriculum, whereby learners are given opportunities to express choice, demonstrate independent thinking and to have preferences. Creative opportunities include play, Art, Design and Technology, Music, Food Technology and English Drama to cultivate imagination and to encourage thinking that is both flexible and different. Creativity is a great area for encouraging group work, sharing, turn-taking, tolerance of differences and self-awareness. This area can also be another extension to subject disciplines where skills and knowledge can again become more generalised or accredited through AQA or OCR. Independent Living As part of the broad area of learning we aim to develop skills around independent thinking and functioning. Learners are given opportunities for personal growth whilst engaging in tasks required for independent living. In doing so we aspire to build a foundation for lifelong living and learning which focuses on transferable social, practical, vocational and regulation skills to enable them to live a fulfilled and meaningful life as independently as possible. Physical Physical wellbeing covers all aspects of physical education, as well as the development of fine and gross motor skills. Our Occupational Therapy team develops sensory diet recommendations with the aim of reducing barriers to learning and allowing greater access to the curriculum, including community activities and inclusion. This area also includes opportunities to be physical whilst positively encouraging movement for exercise, mobility and regulation.
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