Long Term Plans

Overarching therapeutic goals

All of our long-term planning is underpinned by the following areas of development, which we aim to teach in every lesson:

Cognition: using imagination; creative, logical, abstract, critical, and sequential thought; seeing different perspectives; developing empathy
Emotional wellbeing: receiving and giving care, learning to play, identifying managing emotions, managing difficult feelings, anger/anxiety management, developing empathy
Sensory integration: understanding and managing our needs, expression of bodily sensation/emotional experience through visual, tactile or musical expression
Independence and interdependence: life skills, motivation, executive function, managing separation, developing cooperative skills, developing a sense of competence
Communication: maximising potential. Using eye contact, gesture and other non-verbal communication. Becoming skilled communicators.
Social skills and interaction: initiating interactions, responding, managing relationships, metacognitive skills, using different types of talk, ability to engage in play
Engagement: exploring (showing interest, having fun), realisation (interaction with people and objects in new ways), anticipation, persistence, initiation
Self-regulation: understanding and expressing one’s own needs, understanding the relationship between emotions and behaviour, conflict resolution skills, coping with setbacks, transitions and change
Physical wellbeing: fine and gross motor skills, awareness and understanding our body, developing healthy lifestyles
Sense of self, sense of belonging: developing a sense of identity, of being separate from others, a sense of community and ability to contribute