The ambitious curriculum at Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has a clear vision designed to give pupils knowledge, skills and behaviours to promote their social and economic inclusion. Pupils are autistic and/or neurodiverse aged 16+. All pupils experience differences in the way they process information which requires specialist support in order to remove barriers for pupils to engage and learn.
The school has a responsive curriculum to ensure that it matches the needs and aspirations of all pupils by providing personalised learning programmes, taking account of their starting point and planned destination so that all pupils can participate, achieve and make progress.
The school works to prepare all pupils for the next stage in their education, employment and/or lives through a coherent and sequenced learning experience.
We structure the curriculum according to 5 main pathways. These are:
The curriculum is planned to: