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The Forum School is a 38 week residential school for 48 students aged 7 – 16 with a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum disorder, including Asperger Syndrome. The school is located in the glorious Dorset countryside near the village of Shillingstone. We have 28 acres of land, providing areas for play and relaxation ideal for students with an autistic spectrum disorder.
Our objective at The Forum is to enable our students to achieve their full potential by providing a calm, consistent, eclectic approach to meet their very special needs.
We are proud of our school and our inspection reports. We are also very proud to hold the Gold Artsmark award presented by the Arts Council celebrating our emphasis on creative arts across the waking day and also the Healthy Schools Award, celebrating our emphasis on PSHCE. Our website will give you access to our prospectus, and links to our inspection reports.
The Cambian philosophy encompasses a multi-disciplinary holistic and therapeutic approach to our students and their difficulties: we believe in non-aversive positive contact; we do not believe in punishment in any form. However, all schools and colleges will have their own codes of conduct for students, where the equal rights, no-bullying ethos of the school or college, and the need to follow ‘The Rules’ for the safety and comfort of all, will be strongly emphasised.
All staff employed are subject to enhanced Disclosure by the Criminal Records Bureau and Cambian has a comprehensive Child and Adult Protection Policy that all staff are fully aware of. The Cambian staff training programme means that all staff undergo initial induction and foundation training in the difficulties that our students face on a daily basis, and continuing staff development requires this training to be built on regularly.
For full details of our educational, residential and leisure resources, our clinical and therapeutic approaches, our strategies for behaviour enhancement, social skills, life and daily-living skills programmes , please visit our website and read our prospectus.
Our history:
We became a part of Cambian Education Services in September 2005, when, after 30 years of management by The Hesley Group, The Forum School and six of its sister schools and colleges were purchased by Cambian Education. Our total commitment to high quality care and education for our students in all our schools and colleges is further extended by these recent changes.
Come and visit:
Nothing replaces a visit to get a ‘feel’ for a school and we invite parents and professionals to call our Freephone No – 0800 288 9779 - to arrange a mutually convenient time to come and see us at work and play.
Location:
Directions and a map can be found on our website.
Age range: 7 - 16
Full boarding pupils: 37 boys and 5 girls
Fee notes: Please apply to this special school for details of its fees
This school offers flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 37 boys and 5 girls
Staff numbers: 93 full time and 39 part time
Method of entry: Referral by Local Authority or Social Services, Please apply to school, Statement of needs, This is a Special School
Accreditations and affiliations: NASEN, EQUALS, CoSPPA
Religious affiliation: Non-denominational
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This school is a special school that provides for this particular need:
Autistic Spectrum of Difficulties
Language and Communication Disorders
Aspergers Syndrome
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