Woodworking addresses a full spectrum of physical, cognitive, and social skills. Physical skills include fine motor dexterity, hand-eye coordination and muscle strength. Woodwork projects also demand cognitive and social skills such as planning, problem-solving and perseverance, along with maths skills such as measurement and geometric shapes. Of course, there is no ‘i’ in ‘team’, and any successful team project requires communication, co-operation, and self-esteem.

Each student will access Woodwork for one class session per week.  

Woodwork is a much-loved session that allows the students the opportunity to develop their imagination and creativity, and to see their creation come to life.

Woodwork provides our students with a great opportunity to develop the following skills and more:

• Cognitive skills such as planning, problem solving and perseverance.  
• Social skills such as teamwork, co-operation, and self-esteem.
• Language skills through following instructions whilst abiding by safety skill and through increased opportunity to use receptive and expressive descriptive communication.
• Physical skills such as fine motor dexterity, hand-eye coordination and muscle strength.
• Maths skills are used in context, for example, measurement and geometric shapes. 
• Academic skills such as matching and classification abilities, sorting and comparing skills, and recognition of textures and properties.