• Arbour Vale School, Farnham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 3AE
  • 01753 515 560
  • office@arbourvaleschool.org

Out of Hours Clubs Letter

Emergency, Out of Hours number: 07519 130641

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Within Arbour Vale School there are classes specifically set up for pupils on the Autistic Spectrum. They are staffed by highly skilled teachers and TAs. These classes cater for children from 2 to 19 years of age with autism and associated learning difficulties. In addition, many of our pupils have specific sensory, behavioural, medical, social or emotional needs.

The main aim of the ASD classes is to

– enable our children and young people to achieve their potential;
– develop the greatest degree of independence in communication;
– gain social competencies;
– engage in their thinking and learning
– achieve sensory regulation.

Our ASD classes follow the TEACCH approach, all pupils in ASD specific classes have access to an individual workstation and an individualised personal organiser for their identified level. These contain their timetable, reward charts, rules, choosing boards, social stories and behavioural strategies.  These are used to maintain engagement and provide personalised support.

Pupils are provided with opportunities to work in a variety of environments including: independent, 1:1, small group and whole group scenarios.  All pupils have access to discrete learning areas which support the pupils to remain on task and to limit distractions. The learning environment, behaviour and sensory plans are regularly reviewed, modified and implemented to promote pupil success.

Approaches for Autism Parent Presentation

Latest News

Primary Sports Day

Family and friends came out in force to support our Primary pupils at sports day. Classes took part in a number of activities including a penalty shootout, giant skittles and target throwing. There were also some fun activities like parachute …

Read more

New School Minibus

We were delighted to receive our new minibus thanks to generous donations from The Lord’s Taverners and the Pen Trust. Representatives from The Lord’s Taverners and the Trust came to the school to hand over the new minibus. The Lord’s …

Read more

Dad’s Coffee Morning

We are going to have Dad’s coffee morning on Monday 17th July from 9.30 – 10.30 am at Arbour Vale School. This is an opportunity for Dads to get together and meet each other, share your own experiences or perhaps …

Read more

July Parent Support Group

Dear Parents and carers We would like to invite you to our last Parent Support Group  coffee morning on Tuesday 11th July  from 10am-11.30am . The sessions will be run by The Autism Group, (https://www.theautismgroup.org.uk/) a charity with a wealth …

Read more