Farringdon Community Sports College

• The specialist secondary mainstream provision for ASD in the LA is at Farringdon Community Sports College.

• It is situated in the school, and is a specifically adapted resource base with its own entrance.

• There are 30 places for fulltime pupils, aged 11-16 (starting with a Y7 intake in 2007 and increasing year on year), and a small number of intervention places. All pupils will have a statement of special educational needs identifying an ASD as their primary need.

• The Provision is able to access the school’s resources, specialist subject teachers and resource bases. Where appropriate pupils, are able to integrate into the main part of the school, with support from the specialist provision staff. With the aim being to gradually increase the amount of time pupils access the mainstream provision.

• 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.

• The ASD Provision Manager works in partnership with the AOT and the local authority to develop autism provision across the city.

 

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