The Year 7 Appropriate Curriculum Group is for pupils who have the most significant special educational needs. This is a small group of pupils who are part of a tutor group but are taught most curriculum subjects in a classroom in the Inclusion Support Centre (ISC). They join their year group for P.E lessons from the very start of year 7. If and when appropriate they begin to integrate with their peers into lessons. Whilst in this class they are taught by a limited number of teachers who all have experience in teaching young people with SEN. There is also one full time Teaching Assistant to work with the group. The class also gives pupils from specialist schools the opportunity to be included in a mainstream school setting for some time during the week.

The curriculum is broad, balanced and relevant to the pupils’ needs. It follows the ‘key competences’ of the Opening Minds Project model as well as the National Curriculum. The teaching and learning is ‘topic based’ and centred around a theme. There are 6 topics taught throughout the year. Opportunities for assessment are built into the teaching and learning opportunities.