Blog by Tag: Skills Builder

We loved visiting the cafe today.

We have become really confident in ordering our drinks and snacks and using money to pay.

All students communicated their wants and needs.

What a great morning!!

We loved our Film WOW Day which supported engagement and understanding about movies and gave the students the concrete experience of going to the cinema. 

Students came in their own clothes and handed in their cinema tickets to receive their snacks. Everyone loved going to the…

Students loved visiting the local sensory room. They climbed, rolled, pushed, pulled and relaxed. It was a wonderful session. Afterwards we visited MacDonalds for a tasty lunch. What a lovely day!!!

We are so excited to be inviting our families in to school for a celebration tomorrow. We have chosen which cakes to make, created a shopping list, went shopping on the bus then made our delicious treats. And of course - tidied up. So much learning and so much fun!

Students from KS4 loved celebrating today with their certificates and prizes for being super stars. 

Students loved learning about heroes in our community and in fiction. We were so lucky that the fire service visited us, what an amazing experience!!

Today we walked to The Hub to visit one of our classmates who is working there this half term. It was lovely to order and pay for our drinks and then be served. We used communication boards to order what we wanted. We had a great time. All of us will get a turn to work in the cafe in the year…

Year 11 pupils have truly shone during their work experience placements.
They sang, danced, planted beautiful flowers, and even helped to support others with therapy dogs – a week full of confidence-building and kindness.
They have worked hard increasing their self help and independence…

Year 10 students really enjoyed their mini cafe enterprise project. They offered brekkie baps to staff for £2.00 and made a small profit which they will explore further in their maths lessons next week. Everyone worked as part of a team and loved every minute of this learning. Well done!!!

Students loved visiting the park and having lunch at the cafe.

They used their own money and ordered their food independently.

All students practiced safety skills in the community and were impeccably behaved.

Well done!

Pupils in KS4L used their independence skills to get the bus to the Concourse.

Pupils: waited for the bus, scanned their bus passes, navigated around the Concourse and followed a shopping list.

Pupils were very responsible and fantastic role models.

KS3C enjoyed learning about how to play basketball for their PE lesson and also the importance of having to warm up before play. All students enjoyed being involved and using their teamwork and problem solving skills to be able to score points.