The Island Project School

The Island Project School for Autistic Children is being established to provide an appropriate education for children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. It is founded on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis), a method with a proven track record and considerable evidence of success over a substantial period of time. ABA has been applied to the whole curriculum in several schools in the United Kingdom and has demonstrated that it's a approach is a highly effective way of enabling autistic children to reach their potential.

School Aims

• We aim to teach autistic children the knowledge, skills & confidence that will enable them to reach their full potential & lead as full & independent life as possible.

• We aim to provide a learning environment & experience, which is safe, which offiers stimulation & challenge.

• We aim to provide a breadth of curriculum opportunities, which develop the individuals capabilities to the full.

• We aim to foster the ability to make friendships and communicate with a wide range of people and to encourage the ability to make personal choices.

• We aim to maintain & improve each child's physical abilities & to develop their understanding & awareness of the world around them.

School Ethos

• Autistic children can learn effectively if they are given appropriate structured programmes, which focus on their defecits & build on their strengths.

• That they have the right to aspire to the highest standards attainable & that their achievements should be recognised & praised.

• That parents can make a major contribution to the success of their school experience.

• That autistic children should be helped to take responsibility for their own lives and enabled to live as independently as possible.

• That they should be encouraged to make decisions & speak for themselves through all means of communication.

• That all pupils, irrespective of their disabilities, have the right to participate in the community in which they live.

• That a school is a place of fun & learning where building good relationships & getting on with people is fostered & rewarding.

• That it is a place where everyone is valued & have equal worth & where everyone is treated with respect & dignity.