Pearl Class

We have a Local Authority funded facility for primary aged children (KS1 and KS2).

Our facility provides full-time places for up to fourteen children, places are allocated by East Sussex County Council’s SEND Panel.  In 2020 we underwent an impressive rebuilding of our facilities and our children now have purpose-built classrooms and therapy rooms.

All children on roll have Education and Health Care Plans for severe and specific language needs and/or autism spectrum condition (ASC). Pearl Class is designed to offer intensive specialist interventions with specialist teachers, teaching assistants, and Speech and Language Therapists.    An NHS Speech and Language Therapist also spends dedicated time with the children in Pearl Class to provide therapy and liaise with staff.  All of our children in Pearl Class access individualised speech/language programmes devised by the therapy team and delivered by the staff team within Pearl Class.

Children have link classes within our mainstream classes and develop positive relationships with children of their own age in the wider school.  As their language skills develop through the intensive interventions our children access different lessons with their link classes, with support, to encourage them to generalise their skills and knowledge.  This can be part of planning for their transition back into mainstream education when they are ready.

We welcome visits and are happy to arrange tours of Pearl Class.  Please note that our facility is not able to offer placements, this is overseen by East Sussex County Council.