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Provision Summary – ASD specialist Centre at St Matthew’s CofE Redhill

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up.”

We are proud of our inclusive, diverse, Church of England Primary School in the centre of Redhill. Our centre at St Matthew’s provides places for children from a wide area of Surrey who have an Education Health and Care Plan, and a diagnosis of ASD, whose primary area of need is Communication and Interaction. Placements are managed through Surrey County Council SEND team.

Pupils admitted to our centre will typically be working at age-related expectations. We have space for 16 pupils in our Key Stage 2 class, and 13 in our Key Stage 1 class, with an average of 4 children per year group.

All teaching is therefore planned to meet the same national requirements as the mainstream school (i.e. Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum). The pace of work and strategies to support learning may be different to meet individual needs. Each child will have SEN support targets and will be working on key skills and targets as outlined in the outcomes of their EHCP’s. The centre can provide some small group work throughout the curriculum, in some individual cases.

Successful inclusion is a key expectation for all children within our school. Children with a centre place will therefore need sufficient functional language to be able to access a verbal curriculum, as this is how learning is delivered. Our expectation is for all children in the centre to spend considerable time with their mainstream cohort, usually at around 50%.

Children placed in the centre join the whole school at social times such as playtime and lunchtime, on our shared playground or in the dining hall, as well as at our daily whole school collective worship. During these times, children are supported by highly skilled teaching assistants from across the school.

All children leave St Matthew’s School confident having been part of a close school community where they are well known and their gifts and talents are nurtured and celebrated. Most children move on to mainstream schools or ASD centres from us, for some, a specialist placement is appropriate. The centre is an integral part of the school and a highly valued resource.

Please look at the Surrey Local Offer page Surrey Local Offer for details about what Surrey can offer.