The Specialist Service supports children and young people with an Autistic Spectrum condition (ASC). The team works in Early Years settings, primary schools and secondary schools in order to fully include children with ASC in mainstream settings and fulfill their learning potential and social communication skills.
The service also offers support to schools and families for young children with SEN in the foundation stage in mainstream schools, along with private, voluntary and independent settings.
The Specialist Service provides:
For the Family
Regular meetings with parents to discuss strategies and progress
Provision of strategies and resources for use at home where appropriate
Advice and support during periods of transition, including between school phases
Liaison and joint working with a wide range of professionals including Speech and Language therapists, Educational Psychologists, Occupational therapists etc
This service is available to children, young people and their families from ages 0-16 years who live in the Royal London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea attending local provision.
How do you access this service?
This service is available to children, young people and their families from ages 0-16 who live in the Royal Borough of Kensington Chelsea. Schools can refer directly to the service using the service referral form.
How do we ensure the quality of this service?
The service is comprised of three qualified teachers, all of whom have additional post graduate qualifications in autism, art therapies in education, therapeutic play and Makaton licensed tutoring. There is also one specialist nursery officer. All undertake regular training to keep up to date with the current developments in the field.
The team have all undertaken training in: Portage, TEACCH (treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children), PECS (picture exchange communication).
The service is currently undergoing accreditation with the NAS (National Autistic Society). This provides an autism specific quality assurance programme for organisations throughout the U.K and across the world. It provides a unified standard of excellence and a systematic framework for continuous self-examination and development.
The team is licensed to deliver the National Autistic Society Early Bird programme. This programme is for families with a pre-school child, following a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum disorder.
In July 2017 the team attended Barnardo’s Cygnet training giving them skills to deliver this evidence-based programme to parents of “older” children who have had a diagnosis of autism. The programme has national recognition and fulfils NICE guidelines.
As part of the wider Sensory and Language Impairment Team the service is benchmarked through DfE Quality Standards for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support and Outreach Services 2009.
Local Offer Age Bands
Secondary (11-16 years) Early Years (0-4 years) Primary (4-10 years)
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