Mar 8, 2023, Gloucester Live: Special school in Gloucester opens for children with autism diagnosis https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/special-school-gloucester-opens-children-8223934
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A new special school has opened near Gloucester for children with an autism diagnosis. Brookthorpe Hall in Brookthorpe has opened due to the growing demand for a special school educational placement and the age intake starts at seven-years-old through to 16-years-old. The school has a high ratio of staff with one teacher and one teaching assistant allocated to up to six pupils. The Head of School says education is highly valued, creativity is celebrated, diversity is embraced and every individual is encouraged and challenged to be the best that they can be.
Head of School Joy Price-Bish has 40 years’ experience in specialist provision. She said: "Brookthorpe Hall School is helping to address the current shortage of available places for autistic young people. We are working closely with Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire South and Bristol Local Authorities (LAs), and have additional enquiries from Wiltshire and Worcestershire LAs….
"Through a shared celebration of neurodiversity we have created an academic experience that meets the needs our individual pupils, providing robust pastoral support, great communication systems and an engaging curriculum. All our pupils are consulted about their choices and preferences….
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