Columbia Grange School


• Columbia Grange School is a purpose built, co-educational school for children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism between the ages of two to eleven years. Currently 86% have a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

• The school has achieved recognised success in the provision of education to pupils with ASD.

• The school provides 70 places for fulltime pupils and also has the flexibility to offer a maximum of 5 assessment and 5 intervention places.

• For the intervention or assessment placements, it acts as a flexible base, whereby children (with ASD) from mainstream schools can attend on a temporary basis, with agreement and approval of the Autism Outreach Team (AOT) and the SEN department.

• An intervention place is offered following input from the AOT and the SEN panel. It is custom made to meet the individual needs of pupils with a diagnosis of ASD who are experiencing difficulties in mainstream settings. This allows for qualified and xperienced
multi-disciplinary staff, to identify the pupils needs and the strategies required to meet them. It also allows the mainstream school, where necessary, to undergo a period of detailed training so that staff are able to meet the identified needs of the pupil.

• An Assessment Place is designed to allow for a period of detailed multi agency assessment, it is offered in agreement with the SEN Department, when set criteria
have been met. They are temporary and can be in the form of full, part time, or dual
placements.

• Playgroup sessions for pupils with a diagnosis of ASD, and their parent runs on a weekly basis.

• The school has extremely well qualified and experienced staff that are able to offer support/advice and opportunities for lesson observations.• The school also benefits from having an outreach department, which is staffed by a highly qualified and experienced team of specialists in autism. The school has established itself as a training centre for autism within the city, sharing good practice and delivering training to NVQ level three.

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