Maple – Sheringham Woodfields School

Welcome to Maple

Teacher Sarah Denton

Maple is one of two classes in the sixth form which is based in the Annexe within Sheringham High School.

We are challenging our students to find their own way in the real world. They are using the knowledge they gained and skills they learned through the school to problem solve in real life situations and to prepare for the next step in their lives.

Staff will advise and give choices then allow the students to work things out for themselves, they help each other and are encouraged to ask for help in order for them to become as independent as possible.

We currently have 7 boys and 5 girls. You might think this means it is a quiet class but in fact everyone is chatty, cheerful and confident which means we have lots of fun, you will always hear a lot of laughter as we work hard together.

Come and see us – we’ll make you a cup of tea.

Maple visual timetable – Autumn 1 – 2025

Curriculum Information for parents	Autumn Term 1 25/26
Subject	Profiles	Ideas for home
Maths And Problem solving	In Autumn 1 the pupils will be exploring place value. They will be working in differentiated groups to enable them to develop their maths skills in relation to their current progress in this area.	Pupils can practise their mathematical skills in their everyday lives. They can find numbers in their environments and try to link the different mathematical operations to different aspects of their lives e.g. weighing when cooking.
English	In English we will be reading the story ‘Eric’ by the author Shaun Tan. This story is about a foreign exchange student who comes to stay with a family and the differences between the family and the student. We will be looking at character descriptions and how we can put our ideas across using the Talk for Writing scheme.	Talk with your children about the story . The story will develop as we go through the term so keep discussing what has happened each week and discuss the different vocabulary they have learnt.
Preparing for Adult Life (PfAL)	The pupils will be learning about the importance of recognising and managing our emotions and thinking of others. We will also be looking at how to manage our own money and how this can make us more independent. We will be developing our cooking skills by learning different skills and how we can incorporate these into our daily lives.	It is important that the children share the different skills they have learnt and transfer these into their everyday lives at home
Art/DT (Creative)	During these lessons we will be exploring a range of Art and DT concepts that will include designing products, pattern making and photography.	Children can look for different examples of patterns and photos in their environment to enable them to take these into their ideas and designs.
Further Education	Pupils will be visiting a number of different colleges during the Autumn term. These will be East Coast College, City College and Paston. This will help the pupils to get an insight into what student life would be like.	It would be beneficial for pupils to find out information about the different colleges by looking at the different websites for each of them.
Titan	Titan is a framework that allows young people to become independent travellers at the right time for them. We will take regular walking trips to enable them to develop their road safety skills. This will take place around Sheringham and the aim is to help them become more independent in their personal safety.	Pupils can look around their environments when they are out and about to help them develop their understanding of different road signs and how these can keep them safe.