Each enhanced pathway offers a bespoke and specialised curriculum to meet social, emotional, communication, sensory and academic needs, while allowing the pupil to remain at their local mainstream school. This approach offers a hybrid model that bridges mainstream education and resourced or specialist provision.
The aim is to ensure that children and young people’s needs are met immediately by doing things differently. Developing an enhanced pathway in a school allows the school to meet the needs of pupils in their current setting. This initiative boosts the confidence of mainstream staff, enabling them to adapt their provision and teaching creatively to meet need. Additionally, it raises the confidence of parents in the mainstream offer.
Key performance indicators
- Outcomes for children and young people are met
- Increased parental confidence in mainstream offer
- Child or young person's placement at school stabilises
- Child or young person's enjoyment of school increases
- Improved attendance
- The level of funding for the child or young person is stabilised
Read more about the implementation of Enhanced Pathways.