Referrals and Admissions

At Swalcliffe Park we have a proven record of successfully engaging secondary aged students who present with a range of developmental, learning, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. Young people admitted to Swalcliffe Park School will generally have a Statement of Special Educational Needs which will contain a diagnosis of EBD (Emotional and/or Behavioural Difficulties) or ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder)/Asperger Syndrome. However, our experience is that as EBD is a generic term, it will frequently encompass a number of diagnosed or possibly undiagnosed developmental disorders or special educational needs including: ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Language Difficulties, Opposition Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorder (CD), Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and Attachment Disorder (AD)

At Swalcliffe Park the Governing Body fund quality training to underpin continual development of staff skills in managing the difficulties these developmental disorders present. Consequently, we provide a specialist provision that can successfully engage young people who present with a range of challenging and dysfunctional behaviour.

Our admission criteria for a young person is:

secondary age range or, in exceptional circumstances, direct admission into our post 16 provision for young people who present with ASD
a developmental disorder, learning difficulty or behavioural difficulty that we have previously successfully managed
an identified class space
an identified unit space compatible with the age group and developmental stage of the young person
behaviours that do not endanger Swalcliffe Park being a safe learning and living environment for students and staff. For example, young people who present with a history of serious offending, fire raising, violent behaviour, sexualised behaviour or substance abuse would not normally be considered

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