From Monday 20 June until Sunday 17 July 2022 Hackney Education will consult on two new ARPs with 12 places each for children with Autism, to be created at Nightingale Primary School and Simon Marks Jewish Primary School by the end of 2023. 

Why are we consulting?

The number of children presenting with a diagnosis of Autism has increased and is projected to continue this upward trend. Our data tells us that we need to create more places.

What are the plans for creating more places for children with Autism?
This consultation seeks views from stakeholders on the creation of Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) for children with Autism within mainstream schools. ARPs specialise in provisioning focussed and specific education for SEND needs and will often have dedicated class rooms and other facilities within the school as well as qualified SEND professionals. Children typically spend part of their time in the ARP and the remaining time with their mainstream peers in class.

If you wish to comment on this proposal please use the online forms for each school here.

If you have specific questions about the SEND provision being proposed which have not been answered in the Questions & Answers, please contact Joe Wilson (Head of SEND,
joe.wilson@hackney.gov.uk).

Meetings can be arranged to take place remotely via Google Meet and accommodate a
maximum of 10 per meeting. To arrange a Google Meet meeting please contact the School Place Planning team (schoolplaceplanning@hackney.gov.uk).

For more information, please download the document attached in this page.