Routes4Life

We have expertise in meeting the needs of students with:

• Communication difficulties
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Severe autism spectrum disorder
• Autism spectrum disorder with associated challenging behaviour
• Behavioural difficulties
• Moderate learning difficulties
• Severe learning difficulties
• Multi-sensory impairment

We offer:

• A personal development programme
• A social skills programme
• A programme to enable students to learn more about themselves and how to form relationships
• Opportunities for students to participate in community activities and to learn about citizenship
• Opportunities to prepare for work after college
• Opportunities to experience real work situations
• Opportunities for work experience
• Opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and/or communication skills
• Opportunities to use and develop information technology skills
• Opportunities to improve and develop communication skills through the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids
• Opportunities to develop strategies to promote appropriate behaviour
• A transition programme into independent living
• A transition programme into supported or open employment
• Opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities

• Extensive use of assistive and adaptive technologies
• Specialist orientation and mobility training to enable independent travel
• Guidance and counselling services
• Specialist staff to meet personal care requirements
• Help with finding suitable long term provision
• Specialist training to enable independent travel