How does the process of assessment work?
The process for a referral from a parent or local authority will differ slightly between each of the Priory schools. In general the process will start with the parents going to view the school. This meeting will give parents the opportunity to discuss their child’s needs and to see if they can imagine their child in that particular school’s environment. The next stage would involve someone from the Senior Management Team observing the child at their present school and liaising with the school regarding their educational needs. Where the child isn’t attending school the team would observe the child at their home. The final stage of the process would be to invite the child to spend some time at the school. This may be for a day, overnight or two to three days, depending on the school and also what the individual child can manage. The assessment process is required to ensure that the school can meet all of the child’s needs. If the process shows that the school can meet the needs of the i
