HERITAGE HOUSE SCHOOL

At Heritage House School we follow the TEACCH approach for our pupils with autism.

Treatment & Education of Autistic & related Communication impaired CHildren.

This approach is also referred as Structured Teaching. We have a highly successful department for children who have autism and learning difficulties, which uses as its main approach a highly structured, visual approach to learning. We started this department in 1999 for 6 pupils; eight years later we accommodate 32 pupils.

Our pupils in the autism department have full access to our Skills for Life curriculum and Enrichment curriculum and are taught by a team of staff who are highly knowledgeable about autism. Many of the pupils also have behaviour management programmes to assist them to learn how to manage their own behaviour in an acceptable way.

The ability to communicate effectively remains a high priority. We use the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to assist pupils to develop an effective communication system. All staff are trained to develop the programme by careful assessment followed by an individually tailored teaching programme.

Also visit our TEACCH department to learn more.

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