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Sir John Heron Primary School

Together we learn. Together we achieve.

Butterfly Class

Curriculum Overview 2026-2028:

Please see the below attached curriculum map for details on the topics your child will be learning at school. If you have any queries about any of the topics, please feel free to contact the school or speak to your child's teacher to find out more.

Curriculum Letters: 

Please read the Curriculum Letters below for more in-depth information about your child's learning:

SEND Parent/Carer Information Session

 

The presentation from the SEND Parent/Carer Information Session will be uploaded following the parent meeting in the autumn term.

Our vision centres on empowering children through functional communication and self-regulation, building core independence for lifelong learning.  

 

Functional Communication & Interactive Learning

For our pupils with ASD and complex communication needs, functional communication forms the core of daily routines. Children engage with visual supports, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), core vocabulary boards, and interactive communication apps across structured sessions—including Attention Bucket, cooking, music, art, and PE. These tools ensure every child has a voice to express needs, make choices, and interact meaningfully with adults and peers.  

 

Regulation & Sensory Integration

To support readiness for learning, emotional regulation and sensory circuit activities are embedded directly into daily timetables. Pupils participate in dedicated sensory room sessions, atrium regulation routines such as Get Set for Learning circuits. Adults practice careful prompting and gradual fading to build emotional self-regulation, ensuring pupils receive tailored support while developing autonomous coping mechanisms.  

 

PMLD Provision: Switchwork & Sensory Engagement

Our pupils with PMLD continue to develop intentional interaction through structured switchwork and sensory stories. Pupils practice using switches across varied contexts—from switch-activated technology and interactive stories to daily greeting routines ("good morning") and specialised sensory room experiences. Sensory stories support literacy engagement while strengthening choice-making, anticipation, and sensory processing.  

 

Contextual Learning & Specialised Support

Themed termly topics provide a rich context to apply communication, regulation, and independence goals across real-life experiences, including Forest School, swimming, community trips, and targeted interventions like Intensive Interaction, LEG Groups, and Nurture Groups. 

 

For further information about our approach and curriculum for our pupils with SEND, please follow the link to our SEND and Inclusion page:

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