Autism - SEND Hub

Admissions Criteria

Does your child have a diagnosis of autism?

Does your child have an EHCP

Does your child have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

in ks3 or 4

Will your child be in Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 (Year 7 - 11)?

Recent annual review

Does your child require a program of individualised support and coaching in order to engage fully with the curriculum, social expectations and environment of a mainstream secondary curriculum?

aspire

Does your child aspire to being educated in secondary mainstream lessons alongside their peers?

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What happens if my child doesn't meet the criteria?

If your child does not meet the above criteria for our specialist unit, this doesn't mean they can't be supported by our Jigsaw provision in other ways. We offer an increasing level of support that we use to tailor our provision on an individual basis. This can ranged from supporting teachers in the classroom with quality first teaching, to more longer term intervention. This is outlined below:

Supporting QFT

Visual aids for students and staff (visual timetables, communication cards, reminders etc)
Specialist equipment/resources (fidget toys, ear defenders etc)
Drop-in sessions for students
Staff training on specific students/needs
Teacher support

Short term support

1:1 personalised targeted sessions (SPDR cycle)
Small group sessions
1:1 subject support
Social story; Comic strip conversation
Access to ELSA support
Time-out - supporting emotional dysregulation

Long term intervention

1:1 personalised, targeted sessions in weekly basis
Tailored PSHE curriculum
Allocated 1:1 subject support
Access to ELSA support
Time-out - supporting emotional dysregulation

HUB

Local Authority Specialist placement for students who have an autism diagnosis, an EHCP and require a program of individualised support and coaching in order to engage fully with the curriculum, social expectations and environment of a mainstream secondary curriculum

What is Jigsaw and the Hub?

Our main aim is for students to acquire a personalised toolkit of strategies which enable them to build their independence at secondary school, into Post 16 education and adulthood

Training

How do we support students with autism at KSCS?

We support our students by:

Providing a sheltered, safe base for students to access for regulating as well as for timetabled 'interventions'
Proving structure and routing for students using clear visual clarification
Welcoming students during unstructured times (breaks, lunch and before school)
Supporting social interactions between students and their peers
Encouraging and developing effective home-school communication so that staff and parents can work together
Identifying strategies that work for them
Coaching them in using strategies effectively around the school
Modelling the principals of good autism practice for all staff
Proving guidance and training for all staff in sensory awareness, simplifying language, the use of visual support and breaking learning down into manageable steps

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