• Specialism:
  Residential Education for Young People with Autism or Aspergers Syndrome
• Residential/Day:
  Residential and Day
• Course Start Dates:
  Courses start September
• Course Length per Year in weeks:
  38 weeks per year
• Maximum Student Numbers:
  10
• Age Range:
  14-19 Years

General Description of College:
Aspin House is a residential specialist college for young people aged 14 - 19 years with high functioning autism or aspergers syndrome.

Located in a large house in a residential street in Southampton, the college is registered under Hope Lodge School and offers ten placements, eight of which are residential. The unit is managed by a team of skilled professionals, all have special needs experience in the field of autism combined with relevant training in care practices or teacher/instructor qualifications.

Aspin House has strong links with local sector colleges, work experience placements and training providers. Adult support is offered to help develop self-help and independence skills, with opportunity for students to gain qualifications to support future education and, where appropriate employment.

The unit offers a one - three year flexible programme differentiated to students individual needs. Development of appropriate behaviour, consideration, concern and respect for others are very highly valued within Aspin House.

The Curriculum:
Curriculum is Post 16

Specialist Facilities:
Behaviour Support Team available, Offsite sensory room, Experienced and Qualified staff, Work Experience placements offered, Offsite activities and courses provided, vocational courses offered off site, well located for sports activities and town and near good public transport links for travel, discrete residential setting, home like environment, approved centre for OCR, excellent college links for further education.

Statements:

1. expertise in working with learners with autism spectrum disorder
2. expertise in working with learners with Asperger syndrome
3. expertise in working with learners with communication difficulties
4. residential provision linked to the academic year
5. day provision
6. Monday to Friday residential provision only
7. waking night residential staff
8. opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and/or communication skills
9. a range of therapeutic services
10. a range of vocational courses with opportunities for accreditation.
11. opportunities to work towards qualifications within Foundation Learning
12. opportunities to improve Information and learning technology skills
13. a personal development programme
14. a social skills programme
15. a programme to help learners to look after themselves more independently
16. opportunities to develop strategies to promote appropriate behaviour
17. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities
18. opportunities to experience real work situations
19. specialist training to enable independent travel
20. opportunities to attend local mainstream colleges with support