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Curriculum Intent

The school’s curriculum is highly personalised. We support pupils to move forwards from their starting point.

Each of our students begins their journey in our school (however long or short), with baseline assessments. This, combined with, their age, feedback from student’s home school, observations of them in our classrooms and other information (for example Education, Health and Care Plans) helps us to identify how to work with each student.

For some of our students, we are able to liaise closely with their home school and use work provided by the school to inform our lessons.

For others, we create subject ‘Learning Pathways’. These are short groups of lessons that create coherent sequences linked to the National Curriculum or a subject specification. These can be adapted easily to better reflect the student’s current wellbeing and progress.

The benefit of a learning pathway is that our students can easily see how their lesson fits into a wider series of lessons and what they will be learning next, giving their classes structure and meaning.

For more information about our way of working, please see our Curriculum Policy here

To find out more, please contact your child’s key teacher on 020 8777 1897.

Here are some sample Learning Pathways, from different parts of the school.



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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 26 Jan 2026
International Day of Education (24th Jan 2026) 📚 Reminds The Goldfinch Trust that education thrives when it is inclusive, flexible and rooted in wellbeing. We reflect on this through wellbeing, trauma informed practice, safe spaces and strong partnerships. We celebrate the importance of learning!
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 21 Jan 2026
🤝 Our CEO Maarten Crommelin is attending the NAHE Leadership Conference in Birmingham today, representing The Goldfinch Trust’s schools - connecting with colleagues across hospital education and alternative provision. Proud to share, connect and strengthen practice!
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 21 Jan 2026
🚀 The Goldfinch Trust launched a focused consultancy project to strengthen our Trust-wide approach to SEND leadership and school improvement. This will help us build consistency, strengthen practice and keep improving outcomes for learners with special educational needs and complex health needs.
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Our pupils made handmade crafts and treats for this years Winter Fayre, raising money for a chosen charity. It was a great way for them to get involved and give something back. With support from ward staff, the event was a big success. Karaoke, hot chocolate and cookies kept spirits high throughout!
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🌍Today, pupils from Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School visited Black Cultural Archives in Brixton for the 'Windrush Journeys' workshop. They explored artefacts and stories that illustrate the London experiences of Caribbean communities. One pupil described the visit as “absolutely amazing”!
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Kings College Hospital School, part of The Goldfinch Trust, recently welcomed City of London Sinfonia for a series of joyful bedside music sessions 🎼 The visit created a powerful and memorable atmosphere for students, families and staff.
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 4 Dec 2025
Poet and educator Adisa the Verbaliser visited Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School, part of The Goldfinch Trust. Our young people used their creative powers to produce wonderful pieces of poetry in a range of styles 📜🪄
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 5 Dec 2025
🧡 Open Day at Kings College Hospital School We welcomed visitors for a special behind-the-scenes look at how we teach in a hospital setting. From a tour of the wards to the helipad, guests got to see how we teach young people during hospital stays.
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📸 Photos of King’s College Hospital School Open Day! Showcasing teaching which supports children and young people receiving care. A wonderful opportunity to discuss our work as part of The Goldfinch Trust.
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Today we warmly welcomed Liam Conlon, MP for Beckenham and Penge, to Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School 🎓 He joined our thoughtful students for an engaging Q&A session in their Politics and Participation pathway.
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 5 Nov 2025
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We’re currently installing a custom-made aquarium at The Maudsley and Bethlem School, part of The Goldfinch Trust! 🐟 How aquariums benefit learners with additional needs: • Reduce anxiety • Provide sensory stimulation • Promote mindfulness
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 5 Nov 2025
The move in day is getting closer for our colleagues at Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School! It’s exciting to see the new Pears Maudsley Centre for Young People taking shape and to watch this new chapter for the school come to life.
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thegoldfinchtrust.bsky.social - 5 Nov 2025
📸 Meet the Schools! At The Goldfinch Trust, we’re proud to be a family of supportive specialist education providers: -St Peter’s Centre -King’s College Hospital School -Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School
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30 Jun 2025
Excited to be at the wonderful National Association for Hospital Education conference in Sheffield - as small organisations we are stronger together!
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19 Jun 2025
Well done to our wonderful teacher Anthony for winning the Secondary Citizenship Teacher of the Year Award 2025 at the ACT. Here he is receiving his award from the Rt. Hon. Lord Norton of Louth!
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17 Jun 2025
Young people on both the ITP and ETS participated in a stop-motion animation workshop with visiting professional animator, Blossom. They used teamwork, ingenuity, creativity and problem-solving skills to produce a deeply impressive series of short films
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14 May 2025
Thrilling to be with 300+ Hospital School educators from around the globe, here at HOPE Congress Dublin 2025!
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1 May 2025
Thanks so much to Allison Gill from Mencap for hosting a fantastic "Cost of Living Coffee Morning". It was extremely informative!
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