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Alternative provision

Sometimes, schools and local authorities may wish to place a young person in an ‘Alternative Provision’. An Alternative Provision (AP) is an educational setting that may offer a ‘varied curriculum’ or a different approach to managing behaviour.  For example, some APs may offer vocational courses…

Archived proposal for special educational provision in the Borough.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich consulted with a range of stakeholders around proposals for the future of special educational provision in the Borough. A series of consultation events and surveys were completed to ask stakeholders, including: Families  Young People Greenwich Parent Voice Headteachers, Governors and…

ASD and Managing Interviews

Managing Interviews Introduction Job interviews can be stressful for everyone but even more so for people wilt ASD who can find social interactions both stressful and confusing. A large group of people with ASD are unemployment due to challenges presented by applying for a job,…

ASD and Sensory

What is sensory processing?  Sensory processing refers to how we use the information provided by all of the senses within our body and from our environments, how we interpret this information and respond to it. All the information is received, processed and integrated to give…

ASD and Sexuality

Useful links to trusted online platforms Iinformation for young people with learning disabilities and their families to understand and talk about relationships and sex developed by Mencap can be found here    Useful information for young people written by a young person about relationships can…

ASD Behaviour support

AUTISM AND BEHAVIOUR What is Behaviour That Challenges? ‘Challenging behaviour’ is how we classify a range of behaviours which some children and young people with autism may display to get needs met. Behaviours might be things like: Hurting others (e.g. hair pulling, hitting, head-butting) Self-injury…

ASD Diagnosis

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.   OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION Do you think your…

ASD Parent Courses

The ASD Outreach service have a range of support and training for families with a child with an ASD diagnosis. Courses are run for families across the Borough and groups are put together, so families meet others with a child of a similar age to their…

ASD Provision

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has a range of specialist provision for children and young people with an ASD Click on one of the drop-down menus below to find out more