SEND Resource Base

Within the Resource Base we support young people with a range of moderate learning difficulties.

Students are provided with a safe and stimulating environment in which mutual respect, friendliness and an understanding of individual needs to support young people to achieve.

Ms B. Davis – SENDCo

Conisborough College Specialist Resource Base Criteria

Children with an Autism diagnosis and associated learning difficulties.

Age Range and Designation

11-16 years old.
Children and young people with an Autism diagnosis and associated learning difficulties.
Resource Base: 35 places.

Context

Although students attend a tutor group in mainstream school with approximately 30 students, they are taught in the Resource Base for most of their core learning. In the case of lessons such as Drama, Technology, PE and Art students are taught in the appropriate specialist classroom of that subject, and the lesson is taught by a mainstream teacher in conjunction with a SEN Teacher and support staff.

Alongside specialist teaching, learners access a wide range of interventions tailored to individual areas of need. The overall aim is to provide children with an opportunity to:

Develop maturity to be an independent citizen throughout life
Develop strategies to pursue lifelong learning
Develop self confidence
Benefit from a safe and secure environment allowing children to meet their full potential
Access a broad and balanced curriculum

Criteria

Students require an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan.
All students must have a diagnosis of Autism as a primary presenting need.
Have the potential to access mainstream lessons and activities.
Be able to communicate basic needs and feelings.
Demonstrate that they would benefit from and respond to being in a highly structured, low
stimulus environment where ASD strategies are used.

National Curriculum (NC) Levels

Entry to Year 7:

At Year 2 expectations.

Entry into Key Stage 3

Students must be working at Year 1 or 2 expectations in numeracy and literacy.
Students should be functioning below the expected level socially and lack independence
skills e.g. travel/budgeting/relationships.

Entry into Key Stage 4

Students must be working below Year 4 expectations in numeracy and literacy.
Students should be functioning below the expected level socially and lack independence skills e.g. travel/budgeting/relationships.

It would be appropriate to sit Entry Level/Level 1 'gateway qualifications' as opposed to traditional GCSEs for (example AQA ELC in literacy and numeracy)

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