New immersive classroom enhances learning opportunities for autistic pupils at Hillingdon Manor School
Hillingdon Manor School in Slough, is enhancing learning opportunities for its autistic children and young people with the introduction of a new immersive classroom – the latest digital learning innovation in which pupils explore and engage with an interactive virtual environment in a three dimensional space. The school, part of Options Autism, located across three beautiful, […]
Schools to play key role in ‘landmark’ autism strategy
Improving the lives of autistic people is the focus of a new multi-million pound strategy launched by the government, backed by £75m investment in its first year, with increased awareness and process in schools a key goal. It aims to speed up diagnosis and improve support and care for autistic people. The funding includes £40 […]
Orbis Abbey Rose welcomes first pupils with complex autism needs
Orbis Abbey Rose in Gloucestershire has welcomed its first pupils into its newly registered specialist school and residential service for children with complex needs associated with autism. Orbis Education and Care has spent the past 12 months re-modelling the service, which is located on a 17-acre site in Tewkesbury, into a state-of-the-art school and residential service comprised of 10 classrooms, […]
Ty Bronllys pupils first to experience Pod classrooms for additional needs
Pupils from Mid Wales with additional needs associated with autism have debuted innovative new Pod school classrooms, designed with their specific needs in mind. The IAD Company says it has flipped the conventional ‘portacabin’ approach to additional learning space on its head with the design and installation of six classroom ‘Pods’ at Ty Bronllys, near […]
GUEST BLOG: What to keep in mind when teaching pupils with autism
Tania Marshall (pictured), M.Sc., award-winning author, psychologist, AspienGirl Project lead for girls with Autism or Asperger Syndrome, and Autism Ambassador for Education Placement Group, specialists in education recruitment, discusses best practice for teaching pupils on the autism spectrum – primarily focusing on high-functioning females… Girls and boys with autism present quite differently to one another […]