Eliot Centre
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
The Eliot Centre is a specialist provision within Brompton Academy that can accommodate a variety of needs as defined within the set criteria below and in receipt of an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) who are unable to access mainstream education full time.
Students must have needs that are specific to the criteria covered by the Centre and have a separate admissions procedure through a consultation process with Medway Council. There are 20 student spaces available per year group, meaning there are 100 places in total across the Centre.
The Eliot Centre admissions criteria are as follows:
Students must hold an EHCP where Speech, Language or Social Communication disorder is the primary need with or without concomitant ASD or anxiety;
or
Students must hold an EHCP that identifies some form of literacy, language or communication difficulty, social vulnerability, or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) are identified e.g., Dyslexia, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) and Dyscalculia;
or
Students must hold an EHCP that identifies ASD or SEMH (i.e. socially vulnerable) as a primary need where child has significant Speech and Language and/or Social Interaction and Communication needs but not where these needs present as complex and challenging behaviour;
And in all cases:
Student’s behavioural needs, because of their learning needs, should be compatible with the efficient education and emotional wellbeing of the other students in the group, in particular, with the vulnerabilities and anxieties displayed by students in the Eliot Centre.
Have Speech and Language Interventions or other interventions as specified within the EHCP (e.g., 1:1, small group work, in class, whole academy, TAs following an SLT programme);
Be working within KS2 levels upon entry (expected level for Year 3 minimum);
Be able to access mainstream lessons for some of the time, with support;
Demonstrate the ability to carry out some work independently;
Require the majority of lessons to be delivered in small group or specialist setting;
Whilst it is expected that the majority of students will access GCSE courses from Year 10 in the wider Brompton Academy setting it is recognised that this will not be appropriate for all, and therefore individuals will be considered for Entry Level and Life Skills courses.
When considering a placement of a student in the Eliot Centre, Medway Council will consult with UKAT in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice 2015.
