Curriculum Vision:

At Linden Lodge School, we provide a holistic and dynamic curriculum tailored to meet the unique needs of every pupil. Our approach ensures that every aspect of the school day is maximised as a meaningful learning opportunity. Our curriculum is designed to stretch and challenge pupils, fostering autonomy in their learning journey and promoting independence. Interdisciplinary teams of professionals work collaboratively to deliver an engaging, sequenced, and highly coherent curriculum that values and celebrates each pupil’s individuality.

We aim for our curriculum to be…

Curriculum Specialism

Linden Lodge School is a sensory-specialist provision, with the ‘+’ in our curriculum representing the seamless integration of our specialisms across all areas of learning. Each pupil’s sensory needs are met through a range of specialised approaches that support, develop, and nurture their access to learning. We incorporate the Curriculum Framework for Vision Impairment (CFVI) into our daily practice, resulting in an access-based curriculum that actively promotes independence. These specialisms are delivered by our highly skilled staff within a unique learning environment, enabling pupils to benefit from a personalised teaching and learning approach that maximises their progress.

Phonics at Linden Lodge School

At Linden Lodge, we recognise the importance of developing communication, language, reading and writing skills for all our students. We provide a personalised, systematic approach to phonics, using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds, adapted to meet the individual needs, abilities and sensory access requirements of our students.

Each student’s starting point in phonics is carefully assessed and personalised to their individual needs and communication profile. Students develop the foundational skills they need through rich, meaningful and multi-sensory experiences before progressing through a systematic synthetic phonics programme when ready.

Our approach is carefully adapted for students with vision and multi-sensory impairments, ensuring that phonics is accessible, meaningful and appropriately challenging. Regular assessment enables us to recognise individual progress, identify next steps and provide targeted opportunities for practice, repetition and development.

Alongside phonics, we develop vocabulary, communication, language comprehension and a love of books, stories and reading. We celebrate every student’s progress and support them to develop their literacy skills in ways that are meaningful and appropriate to them, using whichever mode of communication and access best meets their needs.