In Willow Class, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of supportive adults who work hard to help us learn and grow. Our team includes Mrs Clarke, Mrs Darbyshire, Mr Northin, Mrs Softley, Miss Austerfield, Miss Pearson, Mrs Kanwal and Mrs Gartlan. Together, we ensure that every child feels happy, safe and ready to learn. We recognise that every child is unique, and we aim for all of our pupils to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to be successful.
Curriculum
In Willow Class, our curriculum is built around the individual needs and strengths of each of our children. We believe every child deserves to enjoy learning and feel proud of what they achieve. That’s why we shape our teaching to help pupils access as much of the mainstream curriculum as possible, while still giving them the personalised support they need to thrive.
Our curriculum is designed to help children grow in confidence—especially in their communication, social interaction, and physical development. We use a multi-sensory approach to bring learning to life, offering a balance of continuous provision, one-to-one sessions, and small group work.
A Personalised Approach to Learning
In Willow, we understand that every child is unique, and so are their learning needs. That’s why we take a personalised approach to help each child grow—physically, socially, emotionally, and academically—so they can reach their full potential in a way that’s right for them.
Our curriculum is flexible and responsive, built around the individual targets set out in each child’s EHCP and Learning Plan. We use B-squared Connecting Steps to carefully track progress in small, meaningful steps. This helps us celebrate every achievement—whether it’s beginning to engage, gaining new skills, or mastering something completely. This tailored approach helps us plan lessons that are just right for each child.
Learning in Willow is hands-on and engaging. Lessons are designed to be multi-sensory, using a wide range of resources to make learning fun and memorable. Our staff play alongside the children, modelling language and interaction to help build strong communication and social skills in a natural and supportive way.
We communicate in different ways to enable our children to have a ‘voice’. This may be through visuals (symbols/photos/Now-Next boards), modelling and expanding language, AAC devices, turn-taking and attention and giving children processing time before responding.
We have a provision room which provides a range of sensory exploration activities, and a learning classroom, where we complete our group activities and 1:1 learning. We have a welcoming outdoor space that features a climbing wall, sand pit, tunnel and slides which provides opportunities for us to develop our gross motor skills.
