TUDOR Grange Academy has expanded its highly regarded Treetops facility to cater for 20 students.
The facility, which has garnered the school a string of plaudits, offers specialist autism provision and caters for youngsters who have struggled to access a mainstream education but have the ability to do so.
The extension has seen a new large classroom, office and student chill out room added onto the existing provision allowing for separate KS3 and 4 provision.
The Woodrow Drive school opened the facility last year to wide acclaim and such has been its success that there is now a waiting list to of students to join it.
Places at Treetops are offered following a consultation with the local authority, where the school will decide whether a child’s needs can be met at Treetops. The school is not able to offer places directly.
Di Fellowes, strategic Lead for Treetops said: “Treetops provides a smaller, personalised environment allowing for students to be successful.
“There will be opportunities for students to integrate with mainstream teaching and learning however, there is no expectation that they will.
“We have been delighted with the way that students in Treetops have transitioned into the provision and it is a real privileged to be working in such a unique setting.”
The Treetops provision is looking into the feasibility of offering Post 16 places and hopes that this will form the next part of the extension plans in the near future.
Jodie Bolter, Principal, Tudor Grange Academy Redditch said: “I am so proud of our Treetops provision, it is offering very much needed specialist autism places to children who have not been successful in a mainstream setting.
“Seeing those children thrive and be happy in their setting is wonderful.
“The extension now offers the chance for more children to access the provision and it is a very much needed resource both locally and nationally”.
For more information on Treetops visit http://www.redditch.tgacademy.org.uk/treetops/ or email Andrea Green at [email protected]
