Autism Base

Our vision is that all Kingsley College students who have ASD will receive a personalised education which enables them to reach their potential academically and equips them wilth skills to engage in society as active citizens.

Mission Statement

We endeavor to work with students, their families and external agencies to promote effective education and support for all of our students on the autism spectrum.

The Base

We have a dedicated area which comprises of four rooms. These rooms are organised using T.E.A.C.H.H. methods.

The Welcome Area

The Welcome Area is where Tutorial takes place each day. It has comfy seats to create a more informal setting where aspects of social skills can be practiced each day. Lockers are also located in this area, with each student being allocated their own, as well as a notice board for students to inform and remind students of events and any changes to daily routines that are approaching.

The Blue Room

The Blue Room is a large classroom with computers and individual workstations. Other furniture in this room is placed to facilitate written work and a large table for art work, as well as a large, well resourced bookcase. There is also a relaxing fish tank in this room to help reduce anxiety levels.

The Green Room

This room is used mainly for recreation to facilitate social skills and interventions with several distinct areas, to help students identify relevant skills. There is a large table space for eating, a sink, a pool table, individual trays for student's books to help them organise their day. We also have a projector with large pull down screen and a television connected to a Wii console that can be used at lunch times.

The Quiet Room

The Quiet Room is allocated as an 'escape space', used when students feel overwhelmed and over anxious. They can enter it in order to calm down, or as a space to feel safe in. It is equipped with bean bags and a punch bag. There is always a member of staff in the Base and so no student would be in there unsupervised.

Staffing

The base is managed by a Teacher in Charge and staffed by four specialist support assistants, who support students both within the Base and in mainstream classes. We also have a range of other learning support staff who we ensure are known to Base students who support them both in the Base and in the class.

Students

Students are usually recommended for a place in the Base following consultation with the Access and Inclusion Team from Worcestershire Local Authority and parent/carers. Students receive a personalised learning program according to their need, with time spent in mainstream lessons and in the Base, both with and without support if appropriate. We offer a range of interventions for social skills, life skills and emotional management. Students have weekly Speech and Language Therapy delivered by Worcestershire PCT and their speech and language targets are reiterated daily by Base staff.

Students register in the Base as a vertical tutor group so that they can get organised for the school day. They all have homework lessons allocated into their timetable where they can complete homework or coursework with support.