Devonshire Infant and Junior Academies have 10 Focus Provision places for pupils with autism across both schools. These places are available via the Local Authority who work with the Complex Communication and Autism Team, parents, pupils and school to determine whether Focus Provision is the appropriate placement for each individual (see below for more details).
Children are part of our mainstream school for as much as the school day as possible, but have specialist areas such as purpose built Focus Provision Rooms, Sensory Rooms, small group and Nurture provision which they can use according to individual needs.
As a school we endeavour to include parents in the pupil’s education as much as possible and hold meetings each term either in person, via phone or virtually. We recognise that parents are the experts when it comes to knowing their children and we value their support and input.
What is Autism?
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.
Credit National Autistic Society