Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Hillingdon Manor Upper School is an independent day school which offers excellent education, opportunities for national accreditation and effective support to pupils with either Asperger’s syndrome or high functioning autism.  Our curriculum approach of ‘Connective Education’ enables all students to be taught in a way which optimises their learning and is therefore relevant and meaningful to them.  All students work as closely with the mainstream as possible through taking account and adapting the National Curriculum.  Pupils are given curriculum access to enable them to achieve a level of accreditation appropriate to their individual needs.  The form of accreditation available to the students at Hillingdon Manor Upper School includes, ASDAN, entry level and GCSE, as well as achievement through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.

The students in the Upper School are given many opportunities to practice what they learn in the school setting, in the world outside school.  This is achieved through involvement with the immediate community around school, work experience locally, use of local sports facilities and involvement with mainstream peers in the local comprehensive school.  If students reach a specific level of ability in dealing with mainstream situations, they have the opportunity to re-integrate and study at the local comprehensive school.

The specialist curriculum at Hillingdon Manor Upper School addresses the triad of impairment in autism effectively alongside the pupil’s individual academic achievement.  As in the Lower and Middle School, our approach is based upon proven psychological theories and neurological research which is complimented in practice by encompassing a therapeutic communication-focused environment.  Each student is supported by a range of positive intervention and reward systems and the school focuses strongly on team work and making choices within a no blame culture.  Our approach has proven to be very effective since our opening and facilitates the well-being of both our students and staff by ensuring development of a healthy mind, body and school community.

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