Good practice examples

Through our research for the Great Expectations campaign and our work with families across England, we know there is some excellent autism education practice, often led by individuals in local areas. We want to acknowledge and celebrate their hard work.

Below, you can read some examples of good practice from schools and other services who work with children with autism and their families across England.

• The Robert Ogden School 
  Supporting pupils with very complex needs
• Broomhayes School and Children's Centre
  Involving students in their education
• Sybil Elgar School and Prospects 
  Work experience for young people with autism
• Helen Allison School 
  A centre of autism expertise
• Radlett Lodge School 
  Improving access to social support for young people with autism
• ASSIST 
  Supporting local families and developing services 
• Social Communication, Assessment and Identification Team (SCAIT) 
  Identifying, assessing and supporting children with autism
• Autism Accreditation
  Helping parents make inforned choices about schools and services
• The County Inclusive Resource 
  Supporting children with autism in mainstream school across Suffolk
• The Autism Mark for Lincolnshire (AIM4Lincs) 
  Developing and sharing autism knowledge among local schools
• Beverley School 
  A specialist technology college working with, and mentoring, colleagues in mainstream schools
• Complex Learning Difficulties and Severe Learning Service 
  Support for professionals, children with autism and parents across Blackpool

The illustration on this page is by a pupil at an NAS school.