Spring Meadow Unit
Spring Meadow Unit is a specialist provision for up to 30 children aged between 4 and 9 years old (Reception to end of Year 4). The children who join us will have an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) and a diagnosis of ASD and SLCN.
Our provision is a small, quiet, and calm learning environment where children’s personal educational needs are being met. The children are taught using a TEACCH approach and therefore the curriculum provided is personalised in order to meet each child’s individual development needs. (TEACCH = Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Needs of Children
There is a large focus on developing children’s life skills including social, emotional, and their speech and language needs. Specific programs such as Attention Autism, Identiplay, Play Circle, Drum Fit and Forest School are used as well as the consistent and regular teaching of basic Maths and English skills. The unit uses evidence for learning as a tool to share the progress their children have made and build assessment evidence.
Spring Meadow Unit has three main teaching classrooms - Clover, Iris and Lily, as well as a sensory room. The unit is staffed with 3 teachers and 9 teaching assistants. Spring Meadow Unit was built in August 2025 for the opening in September 2025. The space consists of their own playground, hall, padded area, sensory room, library, classrooms and group spaces.
Classroom Environment:
The classrooms provide a safe, calm space for the children. The children follow a visual timetable of the day.
The Sensory Room:
The sensory room is specifically designed to support our children with a variety of learning needs. It is a space where a child can sit and wonder and dream as well as being a space where a child can interact with the different resources and play excitedly in a safe and exciting environment. The room features bubble machines, light streams, balls, moving images, and sparkling skies, to name just a few. Children sometimes visit the sensory room on their own with adult support, other times they will work in the space with friends to share their experiences.
The Unit Provision:
The unit provision is a wonderful environment and our children are settled, happy, and make very good progress during their time with us. We encourage you to come and visit us to find out what we can offer children with autism. All places are allocated by the local authority Statutory Assessment Team and we are unable to take any applications directly from parents.
Contact Information:
If you would like to visit us please contact the school office on 01353 664742 and ask for an appointment to meet with Miss Cross our Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo.
