Lower Department
The Primary School Department at Hilltop School comprises of an Early Years Foundation Stage class and five K.S.1 / K.S.2 classes. We endeavor to provide our pupils with a stable and familiar routine that enables them to feel happy, secure and able to learn.
The Primary School Department provides for a wide range of pupils with special educational needs including developmental delay in varying degrees; speech, language and communication difficulties, sensory impairment, behaviour difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties or a combination of some of these.
The curriculum we offer in the Primary Department is delivered through learning experiences that encourage the children to explore, experiment and play hands on, repeating known actions to develop early learning skills and attitudes.
We aim to provide each child with –
Encouragement to develop a sense of achievement, self – esteem and confidence.
Opportunities to develop communication skills through a range of strategies.
Opportunities to become responsive, imaginative, co – operative and independent.
Opportunities to develop their own learning and make informed choices.
Opportunities to have fun whilst developing skills and building on those skills.
All activities in the department are linked to the 5 outcomes which are recognized in Every Child Matters as being of most importance to children and young people.
Being healthy
Staying safe
Enjoying and achieving
Making a positive contribution
Economic wellbeing
The Primary School Department provides for a wide range of pupils with special educational needs including developmental delay in varying degrees; speech, language and communication difficulties, sensory impairment, behaviour difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties or a combination of some of these.
The curriculum we offer in the Primary Department is delivered through learning experiences that encourage the children to explore, experiment and play hands on, repeating known actions to develop early learning skills and attitudes.
We aim to provide each child with –
Encouragement to develop a sense of achievement, self – esteem and confidence.
Opportunities to develop communication skills through a range of strategies.
Opportunities to become responsive, imaginative, co – operative and independent.
Opportunities to develop their own learning and make informed choices.
Opportunities to have fun whilst developing skills and building on those skills.
All activities in the department are linked to the 5 outcomes which are recognized in Every Child Matters as being of most importance to children and young people.
Being healthy
Staying safe
Enjoying and achieving
Making a positive contribution
Economic wellbeing
