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Pathfinders

Aims

To promote effective communication and plan for opportunities to encourage communication

To promote the language literacy and communication skills, Welsh and multi lingualism through Language, Literacy and Communication but also through all the AOLE’s as a cross curricular responsibility

To promote mathematical development and their problem solving skills through Maths and Numeracy but also through all the AOLE’s as a cross curricular responsibility

To promote scientific and investigative skills through Science and Technology with digital skills through all the AOLE’s as a cross curricular responsibility

To promote enquiry skills, religious and cultural development through Humanities

To promote creative development such as creative skills, performing and designing through Expressive Arts

To promote physical development through Health and Wellbeing and Physical Literacy

To promote personal and social development through Health and Wellbeing

To provide a stimulating environment that promotes problem solving, learning and independence, applying their skills which they have used across the AOLEs and the cross-cutting themes.

Main objectives

To enable pupils to communicate effectively, using augmentative forms of communication as appropriate.

Promoting communication in Pathfinders through use of Pyramid and PECS programmes. Pathfinders classes use Pyramid classes and promote the use of visual strategies to aid communication,

To promote structure and routine, using strategies such as Teacch, and visual strategies to form secure routines.

To extend pupils engagement and attention, using drivers such as Attention Autism.

To continue to work with other agencies in order to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to education

To provide opportunities to develop independence skills through an age appropriate environment

To use their “voice” to make choices about their learning which will lead to thinking about their future life beyond school,

To build on communication, literacy, numeracy and digital skills ensuring that these are transferable across the curriculum

To work closely with other agencies in order to provide a multi- disciplinary approach.

To develop pupils language and reasoning skills

To encourage learning through direct experiences and problem solving.

To develop pupils reading and writing.

To encourage creativity and exploration.

To develop each individual self – esteem, confidence and sense of achievement.

To understand about their own bodies, how they change and how to keep themselves safe

To promote the language and culture of Wales, create opportunities to learn and experience aspects of multi linguilism, and the promotion of other cultures.

To enable children to cope with fears, anxieties and difficult experiences with staff who have a good understanding of Trauma Informed approaches.

To enable children to cope with fears, anxieties and difficult experiences with staff understanding the importance of structure and routine, and the teaching of functional skills.
To promote   empathy, respect and understanding of different choices and different points of view
To develop good home/school links with parents and carers.