Corfe Class
Meet the team
Supporting Our Students to Learn
Cognition and Learning
Our curriculum includes subjects like English, maths, our world, creativity, physical education, and PSHE. To track progress, we use Castle rainbow and Castle gemstones levels for Maths and English.
Every day, we focus on maths and literacy skills, covering numbers, reading with adults, and improving vocabulary through phonics and spelling practice. We also enjoy listening to stories in class and at the library.
Maths and English are woven into daily life situations, providing a comprehensive and well-rounded learning experience.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Social and emotional skills and mental wellbeing are focused on every day. There are activities planned throughout the week that focus specifically on developing this area in connection with students’ targets. The aim is to provide students with the ability to recognise and manage their own emotions, connect and maintain friendships.
During the day we have regular opportunities to develop self-regulation and improve our mental health, whether that be through talking to our friends, turn-taking activities, agreeing my majority voting on a movie for the whole class to watch, or going for a walk around the fields.
Sensory, Physical and Life Skills
Each day Corfe takes part in physical activities to improve fine and gross motor skills, by using the exercise machines from the gym, doing heavy work for fingers or going for a daily mile walk.
We also have weekly PE lessons, cycling, swimming and sport clubs. Corfe is also encouraged to create or take part in fun games during break times.
We access different Life Skills activities each week. We focus on personal independence, money, reading, health and wellbeing and listening to others in group discussions.
Students also have access to sensory breaks throughout the day to support with their sensory integration needs.
Communication and Interaction
Communication and interaction begin as soon as the students start their day. Many opportunities are set up throughout the school day to ensure that the pupils are working on their communication and interaction targets such as Newsround discussions, Lego therapy and PSHCE role play games.
Students attend lunchtime clubs and different class activities to interact further with each other. We also weekly have a class café where we can socialise and practice using money to buy a snack.
Topic for this half-term
Our timetable
Timetables can now be found on Arbor. If you need a hard copy, please ask your child's class teacher.
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Maths English Reading |
Curriculum Learning: English Maths Cross- Curricular Key skills session
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Maths is taught through whole class teaching and involves the use of manipulatives, games, investigations and individualized worksheets, so pupils can acquire a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. Throughout the school day we link maths to the environment around us and the real world (e.g. our weekly ‘Corfe Café', where we practise money skills, or when following our visual timetable that has clocks showing the times for each specific activity.). Throughout the school day we link maths to the environment around us and the real world (e.g. our weekly ‘Corfe Café', where we practise money skills, or when following our visual timetable that has clocks showing the times for each specific activity.). English is taught through class stories, with a focus on character, set and plot. For writing, we use colourful semantics to support sentence writing. Reading is taught through phonics work, guided reading activities and adults regularly modelling reading skills and listening to students read / engage with texts themselves in groups and individually. We include handwriting and clever fingers activities to help with the development of fine motor skills and link English and maths to social and communication skills. For both English and Maths, we use reading eggs and mathseeds to consolidate learning, boost student’s confidence with spelling, help expand their vocabulary, develop their key literacy skills, secure core math and problem solving skills in a fun, personalized, interactive way that keeps children engaged and keen to learn. In both English and Maths, students are assessed using Castle Rainbow and Gemstones Levels.
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Cross- Curricular Key skills session Walk and talk Break Times Lunch Times PSHE |
Communication and interaction begins as soon as the pupils come into school. Many opportunities are set up throughout the day to ensure that the pupils are working on their communication targets.
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Cross- Curricular Key skills session PSHE Walk and talk Break Times Lunch Times
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Social and emotional skills and mental wellbeing are focused on every day. However, there are activities planned throughout the week that focus specifically on developing this area in connection with students’ targets. The aim is to provide students with the ability to recognise emotions in themselves and others and encourage them to play and work together or alongside each other.
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Curriculum Learning Community Learning Key skills session Break Times Lunch Times Class Routines
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Students take part in physical activities daily that will improve their fine and gross motor skills. There are daily opportunities for students to practice self-helping skills, be independent and focus on their health and wellbeing. Other activities include cycle training, using the gym, swimming and our core PE lessons
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Creativity |
Curriculum Learning Creative Carousel Choir Cross-Curriculum |
Students participate in a creativity afternoon within their key stage, have a weekly art lesson and attend the school Choir. Creativity is included in as many areas of the curriculum as possible. Students are supported to work on creative projects through themed lunch clubs, music and art sessions.
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Our World |
Curriculum Learning: STEM Humanities ICT Newsround Community Outings |
Students will follow the KS3 Humanities, ICT and STEM syllabus. They will also explore their world through accessing different areas inside and outside school as well as during community. Corfe also watches Newsround daily to ensure they are informed about current events and global issues, develop a broader understanding of the world, encourages critical thinking, and promotes discussions about relevant topics, fostering their cognitive and social development. |
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Preparation for Adulthood |
Daily routines PSHE |
In Corfe, we promote self-care and personal responsibility through daily routines. We emphasize emotional management, relationship building, and informed decision-making, both informally throughout the day but also during PSHE lessons. Community outings further enhance social interaction and real-world skills, all aimed at equipping students with the confidence and independence essential for a successful transition to adulthood. |
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