Alderwasley Hall School and Sixth Form specialise in working with children and young people with severe and complex Speech, Language and Communication Needs incorporating High Functioning Autism.

We have over 25 years of nationally recognised skill and experience within the educational field of ASD and Communication and our team of Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists is one of the largest in any school across the country. This, alongside our Mental Health Team provides us with an unrivalled level of expertise.

Our underpinning ethos of “Unconditional Positive Regard and fulfilment in life” guides all that we do and our outstanding outcomes, we believe, speak for themselves.

We provide each young person with academic and social challenge through highly personalised, creatively designed programmes and curricula along with an extremely strong, well-established pastoral system of support, care and guidance. This gives young people an exceptional chance to fulfil their academic, social and independence potential.

Our aims

We aim to deliver the best educational provision for young people with:

• Specific Language Disorders
   
• Asperger’s Syndrome
   
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders

all of whom experience complex speech, language and communication needs.

The aim of the curriculum is to prepare students for adult life by developing the skills, knowledge and understanding which they need in order to choose, set and achieve their personal goals and live their lives to their full potential.

Those goals may include academic aspirations, vocational or career plans, hopes for independent living or choices of rewarding leisure and recreational pursuits, all underpinned by the ability to form strong social and personal relationships.

 To summarise, our aims are to:

• Fulfil social and communication potential
   
• Fulfil academic potential
   
• Provide a memorable and enjoyable experience
   
• Fulfil independence potential

We can offer a range of flexible placement options to children and young people from across the UK, including:

• 52 week residential – full residential care; our sites are registered as children's homes
   
• 38 week residential – part-time residential care midweek
   
• 39 to 51 week residential – where there is a need to provide additional residential support to meet the needs of the young person and their family
   
• Day placements