Support for children with autism (FOI)Support for children with autism (FOI)
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23 June 2016.Request
Please provide the current figures for primary aged children:
A
The total number of TA hours that support children with ASC and BESD.
B
The total number of teacher hours that support children with ASC and BESD.
C
The total number of management hours that support pupils with ASC and BESD.
D
The total cost of the above
Response
A
ASC: Autism Spectrum Condition
At primary level, there are two additionally resourced centres for pupils with autism and social communication needs.
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) | Number of TA (teaching assistant) hours per week |
| Rouge Bouillon | 304 |
| St Saviour | 225 |
| Total | 529 |
At secondary level, there are two additionally resourced centres for pupils with Autism and Social Communication needs.
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) | Number of TA (teaching assistant) hours per week |
| Haute Vallee | 135 |
| Grainville | 105 |
| Total | 240 |
ASCIT
Support is also offered to primary and secondary schools by the ASCIT team within the Inclusion/Educational Support Team section of the Education Department.
| ASCIT Team | Number of TA (teaching assistant) hours per week |
| Primary | 11 |
| Secondary | 11 |
| Total | 22 |
B
ASC: Autism Spectrum Condition
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) | Primary Number of teacher hours per week |
| Rouge Bouillon | 12.5 |
| St Saviour | 12.5 |
| Total | 25 |
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) | Secondary Number of teacher hours per week |
| Haute Vallee | 12.5 |
| Grainville | 12.5 |
| Total | 25 |
ASCIT
| ASCIT | Number of teacher hours per week |
| Primary | 17 |
| Secondary | 17 |
| Total | 34 |
C
ASC: Autism Spectrum Condition
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) - primary | Number of management hours per week |
| Rouge Bouillon | 12.5 |
| St Saviour | 12.5 |
| Total | 25 |
| Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) - secondary | Number of management hours per week |
| Haute Vallee | 12.5 |
| Grainville | 12.5 |
| Total | 25 |
A to C
BESD: Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
The Behaviour Inclusion Team provide support across the States of Jersey primary and secondary schools.
Their role is to support and upskill TAs, using the SEN (Special Educational Needs) school delegated funding and to provide and deploy the staff in the best way for the needs of each BESD identified pupil within each school.
Support is also offered to primary schools by the Well-being Team within the Inclusion / Educational Support Team section of the Education Department.
The Well-being Team are included in the data provided below.
Due to the structure of the support it is not possible to provide exact numbers for each area.
| BESD annual support through AWPU | 2016 |
| Grainville | £224,323 |
| Haute Vallee | £207,755 |
| Le Rocquier | £227,487 |
| Les Quennevais | £133,987 |
| Total | £793,552 |
| BESD team: primary | Hours per week |
| Teaching assistants and administration | 234 |
| Teachers and management | 50 |
| Total | 284 |
| BESD team: secondary | Hours per week |
| Teaching assistants and administration | 235 |
| Teachers and management | 275 |
| Total | 510 |
Further information on the Special Educational Needs allocated funding can be found below.
View information about Special Educational Needs funding
D
| Service | Total cost |
| ASC primary | £554,622 |
| ASC secondary | £338,196 |
| BESD primary | £365,437 |
| BESD secondary | £1,917,104 |
| Total | £3,175,359 |
The allocation of support is fluid throughout an academic year as needs change and mechanisms for support are put in place for individual students.
The totals provided in D under ASC are based on the hours per week at an average grade for teachers and TAs respectively, as of May 2016.
This is multiplied to reflect the cost for an academic year. The totals include the ASCIT team.
The BESD figures are taken from the budgets of those teams and the allocation of BESD funds in the AWPU from source.
The figures include the Well-being Team.
We are unable to provide costings or total hours for ad-hoc teaching support within the school setting.
The data provided include all States of Jersey primary and secondary schools.
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