• Asperger Syndrome
• Residential
• Admission throughout the year
• 38 weeks per year
• Maximum 28 students
• Age 16 - 19

General Description of College:
The Wing Centre helps young men who are experiencing difficulties as a result of a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS) and other associated difficulties falling within the Autistic Spectrum, whose needs have not been met by mainstream education. All students who attend The Wing Centre have received a multi-disciplinary assessment under the requirements of the 1996 Education Act and are the subject of a Statement of Special Educational Need, issued by their own Local Authority

The Curriculum:
Our Curriculum provides a broad range of learning programmes and these include Key Skills, Health, Relationships and Responsibilities, Citizenship plus a comprehensive Work Related Learning and Work Experience programme. Accreditations of achievements are through nationally recognised awards (City & Guilds, ASDAN and Open College network (NEC) and British Computer Society (BSC0 and OCR).

Specialist Facilities:
We offer an ASD therapeutic environment providing Psychology, Speech and Language therapies and Occupational therapy.

Statements:

1. expertise in supporting learners with behavioural difficulties
2. expertise in supporting learners with emotional difficulties
3. expertise in meeting the needs of students with severe learning difficulties
4. in-house speech and language therapy
5. in-house physiotherapy
6. an occupational therapy programme
7. guidance and counselling services
8. specialist staff to meet personal care requirements
9. opportunities to follow a specific vocational course
10. a social skills programme
11. opportunities for learners participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
12. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities

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