Linburn Academy

Curriculum

Linburn Academy offers education to secondary school aged pupils who have additional support needs arising from complex learning difficulties. Our pupils have a wide range of educational need. Some are operating at a very early stage of development and need a high level of support to enable them to interact with their environment. Some communicate using augmentative and additional means of communication. Others have fluent speech and good comprehension. Many face additional barriers to learning, including communication disorders, emotional and behavioural difficulties, sensory and physical disabilities and the effects of drugs administered to control seizures.

As we progress to the adoption of the Curriculum for Excellence for all children in the 3-18 age range our curriculum policy has been reviewed.

 

Capacities of Curriculum for Excellence

 

To enable each child or young person to be:

  • ·        a successful learner
  • ·        a confident individual
  • ·        a responsible citizen
  • ·        an effective contributor

 

Our pupils learn best in real life contexts. For this reason we make extensive use of community facilities, other schools and colleges. This new curriculum embraces a wider definition of how and what children should learn under the following heading:

  • Expressive Arts
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Languages
  • Mathematics
  • Religious and Moral Education
  • Sciences
  • Social Studies
  • Technologies

Pupils in first, second and third year receive a Broad General Education(BGE), a flexible approach to curriculum design which ensures that learners have access to varied, rich and rewarding educational experiences spanning all key aspects of their learning and development.

In fourth year, pupils move into the Senior Cycle, which provides a stimulating framework for all our learners and is designed to be an inclusive programme. All our pupils will have the opportunity to undertake National Qualifications and Awards at levels 1 and 2. A large number of units have been developed at those levels across the full range of the curriculum.  Learners in the Senior Cycle also have access to a range of opportunities for wider achievement, including work experience, college placements, and placements with partners such as Fair Deal.

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