Barton School
Barrow Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6DA
Barton School is an other independent special school school in Barton-upon-Humber. According to the latest government data, it has approximately 23 pupils and allows entry for children aged 8-19.
About Us
Options Barton provides a holistic service to children and young people with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs. Our bespoke, person centred service can cater for stays of between 1 night and 52 weeks per year and can offer day or residential education placements either via our main school or our specialist unit The Bridge@Barton.
Options Barton is an independent day special school offering an adapted and differentiated national curriculum for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils, and a vocational-based curriculum in our sixth form for post-16 students. Education is delivered via the main school and also The Bridge @ Barton, a specialist unit for children and young people aged 8 to 19 years with high functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
The teaching frameworks at Options Barton have been specifically designed for children and young people with special educational needs and follow an autism specific approach. We use a wide range of approaches, which are individually adapted to the needs of each student, placing particular emphasis on supporting the development of communication skills with visual strategies and high and low tech communication aids. Generally, these approaches emphasise the need for structure while considering environmental and sensory factors, with the aim of minimising anxiety and distraction.
Behaviour support programmes are delivered alongside the students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP); these programmes encompass the individual behaviour support strategies and targets. The students’ key workers, teachers, therapists and families are invited to contribute to these at strategy meetings.
Our Childcare Provision
Options Barton was purpose built provision and provides a wide range of leisure and educational facilities on site. There are extensive garden/play areas, and a large playing field with a multi‐use games area.
Nearby there are opportunities for countryside walks, shopping, a leisure centre, cafes and restaurants for developing social skills and activities in the community.
Our wide range of on-site facilities includes:
A sports hall, all-weather games pitch and fitness suite where students can develop new leisure interests and maintain physical fitness
An autism specific playground and an outside wet playground with water cannon
A hydrotherapy pool and sensory room for exploring new sensory experiences
Horticultural facilities which are used to develop business, enterprise and retail skills
A cinema and bistro which allow students to familiarise themselves with these environments and practice skills which can then be applied in the community
A climbing wall which is used to develop self-confidence and explore positive risk-taking
Trips to the seaside and to local amenities, where important skills like decision making, managing emotions and working with others can be developed
Specialist equipment including interactive whiteboards and an IT suite that makes learning stimulating and fun!
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