Juniors

At New Forest School we design and deliver a broad, balanced and diverse curriculum – tailored to meet the individual needs of our pupils and their Personal Development.

Whilst working within the fundamentals and framework of the Primary National Curriculum; our Key Stage 2 children’s learning experience is deepened through a meaningful, therapeutic, sensory and practical approach – enabling access to all learning opportunities.

As part of an enriched curriculum, we pride ourselves on our excellent Outdoor Education provision, including Forest Schools, Learning Outside the Classroom opportunities and our very own working farm.

We also strive to build strong community links, where citizenship, collaboration and positive role modelling are encouraged. Essentially, our curriculum is designed to facilitate learning and empower our children to take ownership over its direction, with an overriding ethos and emphasis in developing and promoting independent, confident and resilient young people.

Our Curriculum offers to:

• Deliver a challenging, inclusive and evolving Creative Curriculum, that aims to celebrate the interests, needs and abilities of the children.
• Provide therapeutic and pastoral support that enables them to develop as an individual and in their Social Emotional & Mental Health.
• A commitment to the Personal Development of our children through a strong PSHE, RSE and SEMH curriculum.
• Support the Special Educational and Behavioural needs of our children with interventions delivered through Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language, Sensory Circuits and ELSA.
• Consistent and effective delivery of Read Write Inc intervention by skilled staff
• Foster the skills and understanding needed for the students to take their place successfully in modern British society
• Understand and respect social, moral, spiritual, and cultural themes.
• Utilise the outdoor environment to re-engage students and embed hands-on learning opportunities within the principles of Forest School at the LOtC Manifesto (2006).