(UK) Melton: Autism school with 225 students/175 staff assessed as "advanced"

Jan 11, 2023, Melton Times: Melton school recognised as a leader in autism education https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/education/melton-school-recognised-as-a-leader-in-autism-education-3982742

Central England

Melton’s Birch Wood Area Special School has been recognised further for the way it supports autistic children and young people.

The Grange Drive school, which teaches students up to the age of 19, already had the basic National Autism Society (NAS) accreditation but assessors have now upgraded it to advanced status.

More than 40 per cent of the school’s 225 students have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum and staff say the new accreditation is further evidence of its teaching excellence in the area….

The school, which employs 175 staff, is in the process of building a new soft play sensory room fitted at the side of the school, which will be used by students and those youngsters attending early years classes in the summer.

Rosalind Hopkins, executive head teacher at Birch Wood Area Special School in Melton