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Welcome to ARC

ARC - Aspire, Restore, Celebrate

What is ARC?

ARC offers an enhanced programme of social communication support including sensory and emotional regulation/understanding with a child centred holistic approach delivered by an experienced team of ARC staff for Children and Young People between the ages of 4 and 19. These will be children and young people with a need for support around Social Communication and Interaction Difficulties (SCID), who may or may not have a diagnosis. The children and young people may be on a reduced timetable or undergoing gradual integration/re-integration to school. The children and young people may find accessing or functioning in mainstream/neuro-typical lessons tricky or are perhaps at risk of exclusion. Our aim is to support schools in the ability to meet the children and young people’s needs and positively work on maintaining a successful learning placement.

Programmes offered by ARC

ARC Programmes	Age range programme designed towards and programme description
ARC Session	KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4 A programme of social communication support, sensory and emotional understanding, and a child centred approach to support CYP, delivered by experienced ARC workers held at the Headlands Grove site.
ARC Outreach	KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4 Structured support, sensory, emotional, Social and Communication knowledge delivered by an experienced ARC worker at the CYP’s school. ARC staff will model strategies and approaches that can be adopted by the CYP’s TA and other staff.
ARC Group Outreach	KS2/KS3/KS4 Communication and social knowledge, support with emotional regulation and also support CYP to develop strategies to support them in a mainstream/neuro-typical setting. Delivered in school by a specialist ARC worker with a member of the school staff joining the group for the 1-hour session, to deliver the most effective and relevant support.
ARC Afterschool Groups	A social knowledge after school group. Held at Headlands Grove site.
ARC Bespoke packages	KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4 An individualised and personal programme of support completely designed around the CYPs needs. This can be offered in a range of locations to suit the individual. It is an alternative way of supporting an individual.

BASIS ARC Information Pack 2024/2025

What sorts of reasons might there be to refer a child to ARC?

Management of anxiety
Overwhelmed in a busy environment.
Support with transition/support for re-integration.
Struggling with social situations.
Support for an EHCP outcome.
Risk of exclusion where school/setting staff and parents are looking to be proactive in managing difficult times.
Specialist support of early communication skills.
Emotional literacy support.
Support with social and communication skills.