Our Curriculum
At Sladewood, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and engaging curriculum designed to meet the needs of all our pupils. This page includes our Curriculum booklet, Curriculum Overview and Curriculum Map, alongside details of our subject coordinators.
Our current reading scheme is based on Early Phonics and Read, Write, Inc.
If you would like further details, please contact the relevant subject lead:
English: Molly.Macaulay@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Maths: Jasmine.Lawrence@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Phonics and Reading: Tina.Pike@sladewood.sandmat.uk
PSHE: Kathryn.Baker@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Our World and Therapeutic Arts: Lorraine.Cooper@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Our Futures: Sarah.White@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Physical development: Jess.Wadley@sladewood.sandmat.uk
Sladewood’s Vision
We are an inclusive, therapeutic community committed to ensuring pupils are safe, happy, curious, and purposeful learners. Every child is given opportunities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, so they can achieve their very best.
“Together we will Thrive” reflects our belief in creating a community of play, laughter, acceptance, empathy, curiosity, and a love of learning — with strong relationships at the heart of everything we do.
Before leaving Sladewood, every pupil will have experienced a broad and balanced education, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in the next stage of their journey.
Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact
Total Communication
Our Three Pathways of Provision
- Focuses on foundational skills in communication, engagement, and life skills before moving into subject-specific learning.
- Provides highly structured, low-stimulus classrooms with strong sensory and therapeutic support.
- Prioritises independence, social interaction, and confidence in expressing needs.
- Supports pupils who are moving from foundational skills into early subject-specific learning.
- Offers a flexible curriculum, blending subject learning with continued focus on communication, independence, and regulation.
- Ensures structured routines and visual supports to build confidence and resilience.
- Provides access to a full academic curriculum alongside continued personal and social development.
- Encourages pupils to apply subject knowledge to real-life contexts, preparing them for future education and adulthood.
- Maintains strong therapeutic and communication support, ensuring pupils thrive in both learning and independence.
Our Pedagogical Approach: Group Time
Intent, Implementation and Impact
Intent
Implementation
- Learning is made fun, practical, and purposeful, with independence as a key focus.
- Teachers assess pupils regularly and set meaningful next steps in partnership with families and professionals.
- Core subjects (English, Maths, PSHE) are supported by a wide range of foundation subjects and enrichment activities.
- Personal Development is central to our curriculum. Pupils are taught the skills to build resilience, confidence, develop independence, empathy, and positive relationships, with opportunities to explore spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. This includes explicit teaching of safeguarding, British Values, careers, and preparation for adulthood.
- Therapeutic interventions and life skills development are woven throughout the curriculum.
- Pupils take part in experience days, Learning outdoors, regular trips and visits and community links, ensuring a broad, balanced education.
Impact
RE Withdrawal Statement
‘RE is provided for all pupils, and is inclusive and broad minded. Parents do have the right to withdraw pupils from RE: if you wish to do this, make an appointment with the head teacher / RE subject leader. The school does not support selective withdrawal from RE’.
