Activities include music, horse-riding, horticulture, snooker, woodwork, badminton, cooking and football. Other off-site trips could include shopping, visits to the hairdresser and swimming. For students resident away from home, contacts with the members of their family are very important and every effort is made to support these links. Parents are welcome to visit the school at any time, however, a telephone call prior to the visit is requested to ensure the student will be on-site and staff available if necessary. Students are encouraged to telephone and write to their families regularly.
Parents are welcome to telephone the school to speak to their child at any reasonable time.
Parents may be asked to call back if the student is involved in an activity that cannot be disturbed. Students may visit home on a flexible basis according to their own and their families needs. These visits would generally take place during weekends or leisure weeks. Transport to and from school is the responsibility of parents or the funding authority. The National Autistic Society 393 City Road, London, EC1V 1NG, United Kingdom.