Service categories: Schools and education providers

Service URL: https://www.greenlaneschool.co.uk

Green Lane School caters for 229 pupils with SLD, MLD, SEMH and complex learning difficulties including pupils with an autism spectrum disorder in the age range 4-16 (72% of the pupils have an autism diagnosis as their primary need).

We have 26 classes across the school, with three established classes for pupils in school who require a curriculum focus of social communication and emotional regulation support, as well as three classes specialising in the engagement model – Foundation Stage, Key Stage one, Key stage two and a mixed key stage three and four class. These classes also focus on the SCERTS approach and assessment model. Additionally, other pupils with an autism diagnosis are taught across the other three pathways. Our pathways are; CEDAR- Assessment (EYFS), ELM - Communication & Emotional Regulation, MAPLE - Engagement, WILLOW - Creative and OAK- Subject Specific. All pathways have consistent and differentiated approaches in place, linked to TEACCH, SPELL, SCERTS and Total Communication/AAC. Our provision has proven to be successful with a number of pupils who started off within the social communication pathway and are now being taught within other pathways throughout the school. Additionally, our provision has continued to be judged as ‘outstanding’ in our recent OFSTED inspection (February 25). This was our fifth consecutive outstanding judgement.

Another programme offered by the school is the Social Communication, Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support model (SCERTS). Furthermore, we have an occupational therapist on site for 2 days a week to support pupils with sensory passports and pupils have access to speech and language therapists. Finally, we proudly run an Autism parents group in which we share invaluable strategies and support for our families.

We also deliver a bespoke Autism training package as part of our school CPD offer, including NAS EarlyBird Plus and TeenLife for families.

Volunteers may be accepted to work with the pupils.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child

Referral Sources: Education

Specialisms: Autism, Challenging behaviour, Generic, Has autism-specific elements, Learning disability, Staff and volunteers get autism awareness training