2. Kestrel Class Curriculum September 2015 Kestrel Class Curriculum September 2015

3. Communication and expression leading to acknowledging others Through communicative Intent for need, intensive interactions, song PECS, Makaton, ICT, speech development Communication and expression leading to acknowledging others Through communicative Intent for need, intensive interactions, song PECS, Makaton, ICT, speech development Secure predictable routines to feel safe to enable acceptance of transitions, develop independence, repetition leading to understanding Secure predictable routines to feel safe to enable acceptance of transitions, develop independence, repetition leading to understanding

4. Holistic approach self realisation self actualisation self fulfilment self awareness Holistic approach self realisation self actualisation self fulfilment self awareness Curriculum responsibility creative: self expression and imagination maths: sequence and patterns and quantity Curriculum responsibility creative: self expression and imagination maths: sequence and patterns and quantity

5. Physical development of gross and fine motor skills independence and interaction with the environment. release of energy, sensory integration, dexterity Physical development of gross and fine motor skills independence and interaction with the environment. release of energy, sensory integration, dexterity PSHE developing independence making choices problem solving keeping safe co-operation PSHE developing independence making choices problem solving keeping safe co-operation

6. Understanding of the world using and applying life skills awareness of outer world (geography) weather, community, terrain awareness of time past present and future (history) Understanding of the world using and applying life skills awareness of outer world (geography) weather, community, terrain awareness of time past present and future (history) Kestrels Code of Conduct: Support us to make choices and give us every opportunity to communicate. Then we become effective communicators. Please try not to rush us we need patience and praise to carry out tasks. Create a calm, caring and fun environment. We learn by repetition and from others, showing us the way to do this helps us to understand what we need to do. Ensure we have a clear routine and prepare us for change. The unexpected can make us anxious. Support us to sit during group activities. Setting boundaries for us now will prepare us to cope and be safe in the “real” world Celebrate and share our achievements. Useful quotes Ros Blackburn “They never accepted my Autism as an excuse for bad behaviour.” S. H. “Coping strategies are building blocks for the future. We all need them.” “There is no such thing as can’t, it’s cannot yet.” “I can only know what I am taught, told or shown.”

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