Give Enough Time for REAL Life Learning’

Applied learning that leads to achieving ambitious outcomes for all

Every day at Mayfield School as educators and learners we come together;

Our curriculum intent is:

  • To meet individual needs
  • To prepare for adulthood and life in modern Britain
  • To enable effective communication
  • To develop healthy relationships based on trust, respect and tolerance
  • To learn how to eat healthily, maintain an active life style, and promote physical and mental health
  • To support and nurture resilience, independence, and problem solving skills
  • To provide a wide range of cultural capital opportunities
  • To understand how to be safe around school, in the community and online
  • To embed mutual respect, dignity, self-advocacy and responsibility
  • To promote the development of individual personalities, talents and abilities
  • To understand their own rights, other people’s rights, and respect cultures and differences
  • To develop an awareness of  sustainability and promote global citizenship 
  • English & Communication

    English & Communication English is essential in providing learners with the communication, reading and writing skills they need for life. The outcomes of this will enable pupils to develop their…

  • EYFS

    The Early Years Foundation Stage is crucial to developing the firm foundations to be built upon throughout our school journey and preparation for adulthood begins here. Our aim is that…

  • Functional Skills

    Functional skills at Mayfield School include maths, computing, and science. We emphasise that time needs to be given to developing a learner’s ability to transfer skills to real life contexts;…

  • Phonics & Early Reading

    Phonics is taught daily at Mayfield School from EYFS to KS3. The systematic synthetic phonics scheme will follow is BugClub to ensure there is a sequential approach to the sounds…

  • Physical Development

    At Mayfield School Physical development (PD) plays a key role in developing learner's movement mechanics, confidence, resilience, independence and self-awareness. PD is one of the key areas of infant and…

  • PMLD

    The PMLD curriculum aims to meet the developmental needs of pupils with PMLD aged from two to nineteen years old. The curriculum focuses on four key areas: Communication Cognition Physical…

  • PSHE

    Personal, Social, Health, and Economics Education (PSHE) is a significant area of the curriculum that encompasses all subjects taught throughout the day and all daily routines the children experience. We…