Resourced Provision

At The Alderton Junior School we have an enhanced provision (ASC) for 8 pupils diagnosed with Autism. This is an enhanced support centre, not a specialist school.

What is the Autism Support Centre (ASC)?
Some mainstream schools across Essex have extra support available for pupils with special needs and disabilities.  These are called ‘Enhanced Provisions’.  These are not the same as special schools.

Across Essex, there are four primary Autism Support Centres and four secondary Autism Support Centres.

To receive a placement in one of the Autism Support Centres, including here at The Alderton Junior School a child must have:

• A diagnosis of autism
• A finalised Education Health and Care Plan for children or young people with autism as
  the primary need
• The cognitive ability to access the mainstream academic curriculum with appropriate support from the autism support centre to overcome their barriers to learning.

The purpose of the ASC is to ensure that the pupils attending the centre make progress as detailed within their Education Health and Care Plan.  The ASC provides enhanced support using evidence based strategies, to enable the child to spend increasing amounts of time accessing the classroom and engaging with their peers in a mainstream setting.

Please note that students who are currently educated within The Alderton Junior School mainstream setting must follow the same process, to ensure equity for all students in the county.