Type of service: Day schools, Outreach - education, Schools

Students are referred by outside agencies or from other schools. We have a specific provision within the school called The Hub, which supports the students parents and carers, colleagues and other schools. We have an autism spectrum condition (ASC) specialist teacher who co-ordinates the provision and a specialist Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who only works with the ASC population and their parents/carers. We use Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children (TEACCH) and Structure, Positive (approaches and expectations), Empathy, Low arousal, Links (SPELL) approaches. We provide inreach and outreach informally.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child

Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements

Other specialisms: Challenging behaviour, Learning disability