Welcome to Blackhorse Primary School's Resource Base 

The Resource Base is the heart of our school and positively influences how we do things at Blackhorse. 

As Deputy Head and Inclusion Lead (NASENCO), I am extremely proud to share with you our exceptional Resource Base provision for autistic children and children with social and communication differences. With over 25 years experience of teaching children with SEND and leading teaching and learning for SEND children, it is an absolute privilege to lead a provision dedicated to supporting autistic children and children with social communication differences across the Local Authority and within the Blackhorse community. 

The Resource base supports children with social and communication needs (predominantly Autism) who through accessing the resource base provision are able to thrive through inclusion with the mainstream  school and peers for aspects of their timetable.

The Resource Base comprises of two classrooms; Cherry Class supporting EYFS and KS1 and Sycamore Class supporting KS2.The environment is within the school building and has its own classrooms, and learning spaces,  its own specially designed 'autism friendly' outdoor learning area, OT spaces, a ball pool and meeting rooms all catering for children who need a quieter, highly structured and predictable learning environment. Resource Base is a self-contained provision with access to mainstream provision. 

Whilst some children will learn predominantly within the Resource Base, particularly when they are new to the school, our ambition is for all Resource Base children to eventually include into mainstream classes for all or part of the week returning to the resource base for targeted teaching and learning, intervention or 'respite'. 

Every member of staff at Blackhorse, whether attached to the Resource Base or not, is trained and experienced in working with children with SEND and specifically social and communication needs associated with autism. SEND inclusion is integral to the work of the whole school.