• Centre of excellence catering for Autistic Spectrum Disorders / Asperger’s Syndrome
• Residential and day places
• Courses start throughout the year, to suit individual need
• Daily; weekly (Monday to Friday); term time only and 52 week places
• Maximum 38 residential students; 10 day students
• Age 16 - 25

General Description of College:
Beechwood College currently caters for 38 students aged 16-25 with Autistic Spectrum Disorders or Asperger's Syndrome. Providing a highly staffed, specialised day and residential provision, Beechwood has been designed to offer flexibility to students, facilitating their personal growth and development in a structured learning and therapeutic environment based on the philosophies related to PECS and TEACCH.

The Curriculum:
Beechwood provides access to a range of nationally recognised qualifications and accredited courses in independent living skills, vocational training and social and leisure development opportunities. These opportunities are developed through a number of specialist subject areas.
Art
Music
Drama
Basic Skills
Horticulture
Vocational Skills
Leisure & Recreation

Students can select from various relevant accredited courses at pre-entry and entry level, as well as courses offered at local mainstream colleges (where applicable). Off site community based learning plays a vital role.

Specialist Facilities:
In conjunction with the highly skilled teaching team and support staff, additional therapeutic services will be provided by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of:
Speech and Language
Occupational
Psychology
Dietetics
Many of your specialist subject areas such as Art, Music and Drama also offer holistic, therapeutic qualities as an integral part of their delivery.

Statements:

1. expertise in supporting learners with behavioural difficulties
2. expertise in working with learners with Asperger syndrome
3. expertise in working with learners with multi-sensory impairment
4. expertise in working with learners with communication difficulties
5. in-house speech and language therapy
6. in-house psychology services
7. waking night residential staff
8. residential provision extending beyond the academic year
9. opportunities to take Pre-Entry and Entry awards
10. a personal development programme
11. a programme to enable students to learn more about themselves and how to form relationships
12. opportunities for learners participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
13. a programme to help learners to look after themselves more independently
14. opportunities to experience real work situations
15. opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and communication skills
16. opportunities to develop strategies to minimise incidence of inappropriate behaviour
17. opportunities to learn in small steps
18. opportunities to improve and develop communication skills through the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids
19. expertise in working with learners with autism spectrum disorder
20. expertise in meeting the needs of students with profound and multiple learning difficulties

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