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KS5W visited the local cafe to buy a drink. The skills they used included keeping their wallet safe at all times, choosing a drink, ordering it, paying for it , waiting for change and receipt. The students represented our school as excellent ambassadors during our community…

KS5W have been working all week within their classrooms to earn money to be able to spend in our classroom shop which we open every Friday morning. This helps students to develop skills with money management, communication and also developing skills in work experience with completing their jobs.…

Students have enjoyed talking part in sensory club at lunch time. They read stories and coloured in pictures, whilst some students chose to relax in our comfy area. 

Pupils have been working hard on their individual exercise plans in our MOVE workshop to get us moving more with greater independence. We always have fun during the sessions and students and staff take what they have learnt back to class to practice their skills further. 

All students in KS4 work hard through the week to earn Friday tech time using the school Technology. Some students want to dance, sing, chat or talk. This is something the students look forward to. Great fun is had by all and some great team work.

This week students from KS5L have been taking part in counting tuck shop stock, the money and then serving this to fellow students at break time. This encourages money management, counting skills and communication skills. All students have really enjoyed taking part in this activity.

A small group of KS4 students did some life skills in the community. They used their bus passes to get the public bus to the Concourse. They then used their money to buy an item of their choice. We then got the bus back to school. The students also achieved some of their PLG targets while being…

Students from KS5S have had fun making hearts for a thank you card to give to give to a church within in the local community. The students had fun designing their own hearts to add to the card using various materials and resources.

KS5W used art to create a shape dragon during their Numeracy lesson. Students were able to name the shapes they were using and identify the shapes’ properties. It was a lovely way of assessing students’ learning. 

Fine motor skills involve small muscles working with the brain and nervous system to control movements in many areas such as the hands, developing these skills supports students with writing. Each week during handwriting sessions students are given different fine motor activities to help them…

Students in KS3L have been learning all about seasons this term in science and how they are ever changing due to the earths tilted axis. The students really enjoyed a fun filled science experiment today making snow using bicarbonate of soda and hair conditioner. They then modelled the snow into…

On Tuesday 6th February KS5C made meatball spaghetti and pancakes ahead of Pancake Day as it falls during school half term. All the students got involved in chopping veg, weighing and measuring ingredients and all took turns to flip their own pancake. The students enjoyed this meal and all said…