CURRICULUM
Key Stage 4
As our school grows and we have the pleasure to support and nurture our young people into adulthood, we will give our young people the opportunity to follow a differentiated individual learning pathway, which will help them to realise their potential and live fulfilled lives whatever their abilities. The following Areas of Learning Experiences are covered through a thematic approach and fully consider the skills they will need when leaving us at 19. We ensure cross curricular links, developing the Digital Competency Framework & the Literacy, Numeracy Framework. The six Area of Learning and Experience are;
- Health and Wellbeing
- Language, Literacy and Communication
- Mathematics and Numeracy
- Humanities
- Science & Technology
- Expressive Arts
The accreditations and qualifications that they will be achieving in Ysgol Bryn Derw – in the past these have included areas such as personal care, food hygiene, customer service, road safety, basic shopping skills – will build on their knowledge and understanding and help raise aspirations and confidence so that our young people are prepared for a smooth transition to life as an adult.
Close links with Careers Wales help support access to a range of work experience opportunities and visits from employers that are targeted to individual interests and future goals.