A unique school for children and young people aged 8-19 with complex sensory and communication needs, with a specialism in autism and other related disorders.
The New Options (Higford) School is a state of the art, integrated school and Children’s Home for children aged 8-19 with autism and/or complex sensory and communication needs, with a specialism in autism and other related disorders.
These additional needs could include one or a combination of the following:
- Exceptional learning difficulties
- Sensory disabilities
- Specific medical conditions
- Challenging behaviour
New Options specialises in services for young people with complex sensory and communication needs who require an individual programme of integrated education and care to enable them to maximise their potential.
The environment at the New Options (Higford) School is of an exceptional standard in line with other services found within the Options Group Lifelong Support Programme. It is an outstanding facility that will lead the way in this specialist sector.
All of the expert staff at the New Options (Higford) School work as a team to create an atmosphere of trust and high expectation.
The school is a new, purpose built campus incorporating a range of revolutionary concepts and approaches to enable young people with autism and/or complex sensory and communication needs to make sense of the world around them. This is made possible by the creative and flexible curriculum and the individual approach to care.
Visual strategies to support communication are strongly emphasised.