About Us
Newman School caters for young people with SEND from ages 2 to 19 in the Rotherham area. We work with lots of other fantastic local providers to make sure each of our pupils achieve their potential.
For furtherĀ curriculum information:
Address enquiries to: Emma Love
office@newmanschool.co.uk
Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) is a golden thread that is at the heart of our school values, drivers and curriculum. We aspire that pupils leave Newman with the academic qualifications and wider skills, characteristics and experiences, which will help them to lead successful and healthy adult lives.
The Curriculum at Newman School is driven by our vision to provide all learners with a personalised, positive and meaningful learning experience through a sequential approach. Preparation for adulthood starts at the earliest opportunity in the Early Yearsā Foundation Stage and at every key stage builds on the previous learning and development. We aim for highest level of communication, independence and resilience which prepares and equips learners for the next phase in their lives until adulthood.
At Newman, you will see that our curriculum is underpinned by the National Curriculum whilst also being guided by our key drivers of Communication, Independence and Resilience. The curriculum is organised as yearlong cycles within Key Stages, rather than learning per age related year group. This is to facilitate cross-year group teaching, within a Key Stage, whilst ensuring that key subject content is covered before students move onto their next stage in learning. Ā
Research has shown a good curriculum needs to empower children with knowledge, but also ensure that this knowledge is embedded in the long-term memory. Bransford, Brown and Cocking (2000), refer to knowledge building as connecting information and then building up a network of this connected information as a schema. It becomes easier to add new information and recognise its place within a discipline: new knowledge can āstick to old knowledgeā. Therefore when designing our curriculum at Newman, we have thought carefully about what we teach when, how we can ensure learning is layered in practice and stored in long term memory; ensuring the knowledge that we wish children to know, builds on previous knowledge and progresses over units of work, so that children can create their own opinions based on factual knowledge and think deeply about how these concepts interrelate and how they may be relevant to everyday life.Ā
The Curriculum at Newman School is driven by our vision to provide all learners with a personalised, positive and meaningful learning experience through a sequential approach. Preparation for adulthood starts at the earliest opportunity in the Early Yearsā Foundation Stage and at every key stage builds on the previous learning and development. We aim for highest level of communication, independence and resilience which prepares and equips learners for the next phase in their lives until adulthood.
Our aim is to ensure that allĀ pupils acquire the skills they need to communicate, in a way appropriate to them, to prepare them for adulthood.
Our aim is to ensure that all pupils acquire independence in a broad range of skills. Throughout the day adults encourage, promote and provide opportunities for pupils to have a go for themselves to prepare them for adulthood.
Our aim is to ensure that our pupils have the resilience required to recover from difficulties that they may face on a day to day basis preparing them to be resilience in adulthood.
Our intent is to ensure that all pupils are given the best opportunity and support to reach their full potential through a person-centred and holistic approach to their development. As learners move through the school curriculum model, their curriculum will be based on their learning needs, which is reviewed yearly in line with the annual review of their Education, Health Care plan and end of year progress outcomes.
The documents below are a complete overview of the curriculum for each subject. They are working documents and are updated regularly. If you need further information please contact us
Newman School caters for young people with SEND from ages 2 to 19 in the Rotherham area. We work with lots of other fantastic local providers to make sure each of our pupils achieve their potential.
Newman School caters for young people with SEND from ages 2 to 19 in the Rotherham area. We work with lots of other fantastic local providers to make sure each of our pupils achieve their potential.