Autism Focus

Every day we set up classrooms that are engaging and designed to facilitate a quality educational experience for learners with autism.
Staff receive specialist autism training to gain depth of knowledge and understanding of the Autism Competency Frameworks for Early Years, Key Stages 1–4 and post-16, in order to plan for the overall autism provision at the academy.
A primary focus for the school is the development of educational practice to support children and young people with autism and a range of co-existing needs.
Staff are trained to deliver the competency standards from the Autism Education Trust which is approved by the DfE to enable schools to deliver the DfE autism standards. All teaching staff are trained in the principles of TEACCH (Treatment of education of autistic and related
communication children), Attention Autism and PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System).

The progress my son has made is phenomenal, we couldn’t be happier.

We feel very lucky that he is in this school.

Parent February 2022

Latest News

London Youth Games

Elizabeth class had a great day at the London Youth Games – Adapted Inspire Festival. They took part in a range of sports sessions including dance, hockey and basketball. Everyone joined in and enjoyed the experience.

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Parent Workshop – PECs and Makaton

We hosted our first parental workshop of the academic year. It was great to see such high attendance and so many parents engaged in the PECs and Makaton session. For more information on our sessions visit addingtonvalley.org/parents/prospectus/ 

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Thank you Dunelm Croydon

We are very grateful to Dunelm, Croydon branch for selecting our students to benefit from their ‘Delivering Joy’ Christmas campaign. The Christmas tree is now up in store, allowing customers the opportunity to spread the joy and donate gifts for …

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Dance Workshop

On Wednesday, Wood and Explorers Classes collaborated with Second Hand Dance (@2_ndhanddance) on their newest dance performance. They enjoyed interacting with the dancers, practicing their gross motor skills and lots of new experiences. We are excited to have them back …

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