In St Christopher’s Formal pathway classes, we teach academic subjects, maths, English, reading and STEM but we also teach students how to apply knowledge to life relevant situations, developing
their confidence, resilience and independence. This is achieved through our Skills Builders curriculum – see the Formal Pathway Curriculum handbook. The Skills Builders curriculum provides
opportunities to allow a breadth of themes for the students to progress and practice their skills.
Typically, students within the formal pathway will be in a class of 14 students with a Teacher and TA.
- Pupils will develop their language skills but at a slower rate than those of a similar age.
- Pupil’s ability to understand and process receptive language is present but is developing at a slower rate.
- Organisation of information received is delayed.
- There is a delay in their ability to put thoughts into words and sentences and their use of facial expressions, body language, gesture and intonation.
- Vocabulary and use of grammar is delayed.
- Pupils may have delayed development of co-operative skills with peers.
- Written communication shows delay in correct use of grammar, inconsistency with spelling and smaller vocabulary than that expected from children and young people of the same age.
- Pupil may have difficulty with memory and impaired organisational skills.
- The speed of processing information received is slower.
Each class/student within the Formal pathway may have a different reward/consequence based on what is right for the child to be motivated, engaged and to learn from mistakes.