Professionals
The Centre provides specialist support which enhances their mainstream education experience and gives pupils the opportunity to achieve alongside their peers.
Benefits of project
- Each school will receive funding of up to £1.1 million from The Cullum Family trust for a bespoke centre for autistic pupils.
- Broken down into £975,000 for the build, £75,000 for FFE & ICT, £50,000 for Professional Fees.
- For each centre that is built there is a £50,000 contribution from the Local Authority.
- Each school will work towards Autism Accreditation Specialist and Inclusion Award.
- Each centre is included in the network of Cullum Centres enabling support for the staff and Heads of Centre.
- Each school will benefit from the support of an experienced Specialist Autism Education Consultant until they are accredited.
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- Mainstream Schools
- Multi Academy Trusts
- FE Providers
- Sixth Form Colleges
- Local Authorities
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All educational provisions must:
- Be graded at least Good with Ofsted where an inspection has been carried out within the last 5 years.
- Provisions must show that pupils perform well and make progress
- Provision must show an ethos of inclusion and support of autistic pupils
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Cullum students are autistic young people who require some specialist support to enable them to succeed in mainstream school who have the ability to achieve in line with their peers. Without the support that a Cullum Centre provides, these pupils would not be able to achieve their potential in a mainstream setting.
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Explore our expanding network of Cullum Centres, with current locations such as Hinchley Wood School in Esher, Rodborough in Godalming, Salesian School in Chertsey, Canterbury Academy in Kent, and Hove Park School in Brighton.
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Hove Park School
Cullum CentreHove Park School is a unique provision as it is a secondary school over two sites. Hove Park Valley Campus accommodates pupils in years 7 and 8, with the Nevill campus housing pupils from year 9-11.
Hove Park offer pupils and varied curriculum which also provides pupils for additional enrichment through half termly project day and extra curriculum provision.Hove Park’s every child should initiative encourages every pupil to participate in a variety of experiences across their time at school. Each of the badges has a different theme and range of activities in which the pupils can participate. Many pupils obtain these badges and wear them with pride on their blazers.
Cullum Centre pupil are included in all aspects of life at school and have the same opportunities available to them as their peers, provided with support from the Cullum Centre space and specialist staff. Support at the Cullum Centre is individualised to enable pupils to become members of the school community, learning, socialising and taking responsibility alongside their peers.
Through specialist support staff are able to offer bespoke learning programmes, learning in small groups, social skills interventions and therapy sessions. The separate centres are able to provide specific support to the needs and abilities of the pupils and focus on interventions that can meet their stage of education and development.
Each of the Cullum Centre spaces has a space for socialising, life skills kitchen and teaching spaces. They also provide pupils with a calm and quiet space which is open to students. Provision for pupils is not only provided within the centre, Cullum centre students are supported by teaching assistants in at least all core lessons, this adjusted to meet the needs of each individual.
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Cullum Centre school pupils report a significant decrease in peer problems over two-year period compared to an increase in non-Cullum centre schools.
Autistic pupils attending a CC school show significant increase in perceived teacher support over a two-year period. CC pupils like the familiarity and consistency with teachers and TAs with CC pupils more likely to seek emotional support.
Higher than average attendance compared to other SEN pupils (89%). This compares to an average whole school attendance rate of 90%.
Get in touch
If you would like to get in contact with one of the team about having a Cullum centre or nexts steps in applying, please get in touch.
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