Pathways
Through the pathways we aim to equip all our learners with skills that enable them to become more emotionally resilient, help them develop skills which enable them to become lifelong learners, contribute to society and be economically employable.
The learners may move between the pathways during their Luccombe journey
Care & Connect Pathway
Suited to learners who may have been out of education/mainstream setting for a prolonged period or with high SEMH needs
The focus is on personal and social development for the learner, making them feel safe and to know that their basic needs are being met.
High level of individual support provided with the opportunity to initially work 1:1 or 2:1 with facilitators due to the often-significant heightened emotional needs of the learner. Support from a Thrive practitioner and/or counsellor.
Curriculum – may be purely therapeutic intervention with no demands of the educational curriculum placed on them.
– adjusted academic timetable to support development of necessary skills to enable the learner to engage in the academic curriculum. to support development of communication skills, emotional literacy and resilience.
Opportunity to study for maths and English if/when the learner feels ready to do so.
KS2/KS3 Subject options
Priority – Key skills in Maths and English PSHCE Science
Options from primary/secondary curriculum
Personal project
KS3/KS4 Subject options
Priority – Maths and English, Science, PSHCE, life skills
Options from the secondary curriculum or ASDAN vocational short courses
Personal project
Work related learning/work experience
Post 16 Subject options
Functional Skills Maths and English
ASDAN Short Courses, employability and life skills
Work related learning/internal or external work experience
Skills building
Careers advice and support (college visits, applications for courses – such as through Dorset Trade skills, Dorset training, encounter sessions)
Hands on Learning Pathway
Specifically suited to match learners who are more kinaesthetic in their learning and need a more “hands on” active approach to learning.
Likely to be working at below national age expectations and gaps in their learning.
A more vocational curriculum that provide relevant learning contexts.
More emphasis on project-based learning and life skills to support their learning through positive tangible achievement.
Therapeutic support where SEMH is a significant barrier to learning.
Modelling by facilitators is used to support learners to make positive communication and interaction choices with other learners and facilitators.
KS2/KS3 Subject options
Key skills in Maths and English, Science, PSHCE
Options from primary/secondary curriculum
Personal project
KS3/KS4 Subject options
Maths and English, Science, PSHCE, life skills
Options from the secondary curriculum or ASDAN vocational short courses
Personal project
Work related learning/work experience
Post 16 Subject options
Functional Skills Maths and English
ASDAN Short Courses, employability and life skills
Work related learning/internal or external work experience
Skills building
Careers advice and support (college visits, applications for courses – such as through Dorset Trade skills, Dorset training, encounter sessions)
Incite Pathway
Stretch and challenge our higher attaining learners to raise and meet their aspirations for academic achievement.
Support is provided alongside for development of emotional literacy and meeting of SEMH needs.
Academic curriculum subjects, and/or ASDAN short courses.
Learners will have a mixture of preference for hands on learning and more formal structure.
Primary focus for all key stages is Maths and English, Science with PSHCE.
Learners on this pathway are more likely to pursue a broader and more balanced curriculum in almost equal measures to our therapeutic curriculum.
KS2/KS3 Subject options
Academic curriculum subjects Maths, English, Science and PSHCE
Options from primary/secondary curriculum
KS3/KS4 Subject options
Academic curriculum subjects –Maths, English, Science,
Opportunity to take GCSE subjects in Maths, English, Science, Art
PSHCE
Work related learning/work experience
Post 16 Subject options
GCSE Maths, English & Science, Art
ASDAN short courses, employability and life skills
Work related learning/work experience
Skills building
Supported into further education or employment
Careers advice and support (college visits, applications for courses/further education)
