Our specialist autism schools and colleges offer:

• Learning and care environments with appropriate levels of stimulation to minimise anxieties:
  • Well-equipped sensory rooms
  • Extensive grounds and fitness facilities to encourage physical activity
  • Visual signage to help with processing difficulties
  • 1:1 rooms for when group settings are too overwhelming
  • Discreet colour schemes to create calming environments
• Structured personalised learning, care and therapy programmes:
  • Broad and varied curriculums, geared around key psychological theories
  • Bespoke timetables designed around the individual 

• Easy access to comprehensive therapeutic input:
  • Reducing the cause of anxieties so young people have the best opportunities to learn and progress
  • Strong focus on developing social and independence skills
  • Group and 1:1 sessions 

• Expert staff, rigorously trained in specific approaches to autism including behavioural support, enabling us to:
  • Analyse behaviours that challenge to identify their root cause (e.g. frustrations caused by sensory issues or inability to communicate needs)
  • Equip young people with tools to self-regulate their behaviour
• Quality education with opportunities to achieve nationally-recognised qualifications and accreditations:
  • From Entry Level to A-Level
  • Innovative teaching strategies based on international research to support young people with autism

Well-trained teams of specialists

Our experienced teams of professionals working in our specialist autism schools, colleges and residential services have an in-depth understanding of autism. Our schools, colleges and residential services also offer:

• All autism specific services have autism leads who champion the needs of our students
• Senior management with extensive knowledge, skills and higher qualifications in autism
• NAS and NASS registration
• Opportunities for staff to attend NAS/NASS training and conferences
• Team Teach training
• Residential staff with Diploma Level 3 qualifications
• Mandatory e-learning training programmes for all staff, including modules in ASD

Delivering great outcomes

Aspris schools and colleges work hard to ensure that our young people get the best opportunities to further their studies in mainstream settings and beyond to university, paid work and apprenticeships. Our robust quality assurance tool examines the impact our services have on our students, allowing us to look at best practice in detail.