The curriculum at SAFE places equal weight on academic and therapeutic lessons, in order that students are able to repair emotionally while they reengage with education. Students have access to a wide range of subjects, both academic and vocational, and are taught in key stage groups rather than by strict year group. We teach using the SPELL framework, which emphasises the need for structure, positive expectations, empathy, low-stimuli environments and links with families and agencies, which was originally created to aid autistic learners.