At Southlands School, we aim to provide consistent, diverse, fun and structured learning opportunities through a waking day curriculum, seven days a week.

We understand that not all young people with complex needs will learn new skills at the same pace. Our curriculum caters for students with a wide range of needs, regardless of the speed of their progress.

At Southlands School we offer our pupils the full national curriculum, enabling them to engage in their chosen course of study, including Functional Skills and GCSEs. For our older students, ‘A’ levels and NVQ Awards can be followed at Southlands or for the more independent young adult at our sister provision, Cambian Wing College, in Bournemouth.

The curriculum model emphasises the importance of key core subjects, whilst offering the full national curriculum. Our curriculum offers a range of options in Years 9 to 11 that can lead to external accreditation and qualifications. 

Meet Claire Bartlett, English Teacher at Cambian Southlands School. Claire shares her goal of every student leaving Southlands with an English qualification.

Consistent teaching takes place over a longer period than in mainstream day schools. Class groups are small, allowing for individual programmes of study. Alongside the formal curriculum, behaviour management strategies and the development of social skills are also an integral part of every lesson on the timetable.

Find out more about our Classrooms and Teaching spaces, Independent Life Skills and our Approach to Phonics below: