Horizons

Vision and Mission

Vision: Provide a broad and balanced curriculum within an enhanced support base, Horizons is for students who persistently disengage with the universal mainstream offer and require a targeted provision.


Mission: Students attend a daily, full-time provision where they study the National Curriculum, develop character and elevate their aspirations.

The provision ultimately aims for all students to be successful at post-16 and go on to make a positive contribution to society. 

What is Horizons?

Horizons is Kingswood Academy’s internal enhanced support base for students who persistently disengage with the universal mainstream offer and require full time targeted provision. It is situated within the heart of the main school and offers access to all the facilities available at Kingswood Academy, including science labs, PE and Sports facilities, cooking rooms, music rooms and workshops. Horizons comprises 4 small rooms; H1, H2, H3 and H4; specifically designed to promote a calm and purposeful small scale learning environment.


Lessons are taught by the most experienced and highest performing teachers in the academy which includes members of the Senior Team, SENCO, Heads of Department and Lead teachers who all have a proven ability to teach outstanding lessons. In addition, every lesson is supported by a specialist Learning Support Assistant. Each room has a designated Mentor - Learning Support Assistant who liaises with families and coordinates support on a weekly basis. The Mentor - Learning Support Assistant is available at the beginning and end of each day and oversees social times to enable consistency and positive professional relationships.


The Horizons groups provide the foundations for reintegration into all learning through a tailored teaching approach. Lessons are individually differentiated to meet the needs of students whilst still providing a curriculum which mirrors the mainstream to allow for potential transition back to mainstream (the curriculum is not narrowed).

Rewards

Rewards provide an opportunity to build positive professional relationships and re-engage students with their learning through positive regard and positive reinforcement.


In addition to journal stickers and the Star of the Week, students within Horizons also access laptops and games consoles at social times.


Individual additional rewards are also offered; for example if a student receives zero removals for a full week (Monday to Friday (inc break and lunch)), has 100% attendance and zero missed detentions then a reward will be issued on the following Monday.

 

Rationale for Monday is to highlight the available reward at the beginning of the week and allow the reward to be issued as soon as possible following the positive week.


If students in H1, H2 or H3 collectively meet the expectations of the Horizons setting including: 

a half termly rewards trip will be arranged.

Sanctions

Students receive C1 and C2 warnings during lessons if their behaviour falls below expectations. If they receive a C3, they will be removed to another Horizons classroom for the remainder of the lesson.

Horizons Reintegration Process

The aim of all our Horizons groups is to enable students to reintegrate back into mainstream lessons where possible. There is a structured, tiered approach to reintegration to ensure the best chance of success. This approach has been developed using experience and knowledge of what has worked well with previous students.

To be eligible for reintegration students must be showing good progress in all below areas:

Key Dates