The programme is aimed at articipants from year 7-11 who have become, or are at risk of becoming disengaged, from mainstream education, or training. Participants who have benefitted from the programme include those with learning difficulties, anxiety, depression, and those dealing with bereavement or those dealing with abusive pasts. Participants aren’t required to have previous experience with animals and the outdoors, just a passion to learn and a want to engage in our environment.

In accordance with The Department for Education we aim to actively promote British values in schools to ensure young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils are encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance and understand that while different people may hold different views about what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, all people living in England are subject to its law.

The Key Values are:

• democracy

• rule of law

• individual liberty

• mutual respect

• tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

Our curriculum aims to provide our students with educational success and to prepare them for the next stage in their lives. It has been designed with the following:

Curriculum Principles – We will provide a curriculum which:

• Is high quality and ambitious for all, giving students access to a broad range of academic and vocational subjects as well as fostering creativity

• Is based on the National Curriculum but is adapted at a whole-school and subject level to ensure we can meet the needs of our learners

• Has a strong focus on personal and social development

• Is inclusive, setting high expectations of all learners

• Provides all students with the opportunity to develop the essential skills for life

• Ensures progression is an integral part of the curriculum design

• Includes English, Maths, PHSE, Science, RSE and Life Skills in Functional Skills and GCSE where applicable

• Extra Curriculum can be discussed

Learning is a persistent change in knowledge. At Changing Lives, we understand learning as both a process and a product:

We refer to learning as something we do, as well as something we end up with. We define the process of learning as thinking and the product of learning as knowledge.

Intent –The curriculum we provide will allow our students to know more, remember more and do more. They will learn:

• a broad range of powerful knowledge in key national curriculum subjects

• how to read, write and communicate confidently

• about the principles of fluency in mathematics

• how to be critical thinkers

• to respect and celebrate individuality and diversity

• how to be resilient in the face of adversity and challenge

• how to understand and manage their emotions

• how to recognise risks and identify benefit and harm

• about different career pathways and the skills and knowledge required to be successful

• about the culturally rich communities in which they live

• how to respect and care for animals and their needs