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Key Stage 5

Years 12, 13 and 14; ages 16 years to 19 years

Academic

The curriculum will be further individualised to meet the needs and wishes of our students. We will work with local secondary schools and colleges to offer a broad range of post 16 qualifications including vocational courses and A-levels. This will be within subjects according to the student’s strengths, interests and future plans..

Some students will spend KS5 re-visiting or continuing work from KS4 if this is what they need. They may continue with their GCSE/other level 2 qualifications or some lower accreditation courses if they require this time to study the full content before taking exams or formal assessment.

Other aspects of the curriculum

Students will continue to study programmes developed to support their Communication & Interaction development, Life Skills and wellbeing. These will be devised according to need and their plans for the future. Careers and work place skills will build upon work in previous years and will be a large part of the Key Stage 5 curriculum.


Careers and future choices

All our students are entitled to:

  • Information about qualifications and opportunities linked to their next stages in life that are accessible based on their individual needs
  • Opportunities to meet with and experience the work of local businesses, colleges and training providers.
  • Open discussions about their next steps with other young people, families, transition social workers, school staff, independent careers advisers, identified professionals working with the young person and any other people identified by the young person 
  • Support to apply for places at another provider (college or university) by the independent careers adviser or an identified member of school staff 
  • Support to apply for employment, apprenticeships or training courses by the independent careers adviser or an identified member of school staff.

All our students have access to:

  • Provider information shared on the weekly newsletter and on social media
  • Support with interviews and interview preparation
  • Transition support (tailored to individual pupil and family needs)