Fern House School and College

Our new school and college is part of the iMap Centre group, this is the second iMap school. Fern School and College is based in a beautiful site in rural Cheshire. Our school and college will provide high quality inclusive education for young people with Autism, complex learning, communication and sensory integration needs. Our curriculum support is personalised to ensure that each student can achieve their academic, social and life skills potential. We offer education provision from the age of 7 to 19 for up to forty pupils.

We promote excellent personal development and academic achievement alongside progression in communication skills, choice, independence and social skills. Our education team work to create a structured learning environment where students can reach their full potential.

The school and college strive to provide a curriculum that is diverse and stimulating, often finding new ways to engage our learners.  Our school and college aim to engage with the local area as much as possible, and this has been explored through Coffee Mornings, Charity fun days and work experience.

We aim to create levels of independence for all our pupils, and we focus on upskilling them in their living skills, from cooking, paying bills, traveling on public transport, applying for jobs, to even creating a mock polling station to allow them to vote.

Fern House School and College Prospectus > 
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• Our Vision
• Admissions Policy 
• Statement of Intent
• Anti-bullying Policy
• Behaviour Policy 
• Complaints Policy
• Curriculum Policy 
• Data Protection & GDPR Policy 
• School Educational Visits Policy
• Equality & Diversity Policy 
• Exclusion Policy
• First Aid Policy
• Administering Medication Policy
• PSHE Policy
• Safeguarding Policy
• RSHE Policy
• School Health and Safety Policy
• Social, Moral, Spiritual & Cultural Policy 
• Special Educational Needs Policy

We are an independent school inspected by OFSTED. We have not yet had our first inspection. When we have you will find the report here.

There are no academic results due to the school not being opened. When the school opens the academic results will be published.

• Term Dates 2025-2026

Our curriculum:

Intend

• To empower each individual to achieve their aspirations
• To enrich through a broad, balanced curriculum
• To provide skills, knowledge and understanding
• To achieve individual EHCP outcomes
• To prepare students for life following education at Fern House School and Collage

Implementation

• We are adaptable and cater to a wide range of abilities within the school population,
• We are person-centered, intuitive, and responsive to individual needs and ‘spikey profiles’,
• We provide full access to the national curriculum, scaffolding appropriately to enable all,
• We deliver and monitor through highly qualified teaching staff and teaching assistants,
• We provide routine, use concrete language, direct teaching, and provide minimal sensory stimulation.
• We provide frequent and regular opportunities for students to repeat, retrieve and generalise knowledge and skills across contexts,
• We offer opportunities for real-life application of knowledge and skills to prepare pupils for increased independence,
• We are sensitive to differences in sensory stimulation and communication,
• We see and play to the strengths of neurodiversity.

Impact

A constant cycle of planning, do, and review informs our intent, implementation, and impact. Therefore, the assessment of our impact is the essential key to identify the success of our intent and implementation. We establish this through a variety of means.

• • Where appropriate, the success of accreditation and qualifications,
  • Confidence and self-worth assessed through student voice and multidisciplinary meetings,
  • Communication skills gained evidenced through regular pupil review meetings,
  • Life skills measured by the opportunities our students access post Fern House School and Collage,
  • Emotional regulation, identified through our PBS-informed tracking systems with guidance from our clinical lead.

Additional useful resources:

National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)

https://geometrydash.io

How to help your autistic child with day to day life - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Home - BBC Bitesize

Fun English games for kids | LearnEnglish Kids - British Council

Here at iMap School, we fully recognise and readily accept that we are entrusted with both a moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all our children.

We strive to always provide a safe, welcoming environment where our students are both respected and valued. We are always on the lookout for the obvious and the less obvious signs of abuse and neglect. We always follow our tried, tested and proven procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice.

If you have any concerns about a young person in our care, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our designated lead for Safeguarding and Child Protection is:

Liliana Modoi
Telephone: 01829 741869
Liliana.Modoi@imapcentre.co.uk

Our deputy lead for Safeguarding and Child Protection is:

Amanda Higham 
Telephone: 01829 741869
Mobile number 07593 447245
Amanda.Higham@imapcentre.co.uk

If you have concerns about a child’s welfare or feel that they may be being abused or neglected, please call the Integrated Access and Referral Team (iART) or the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) for help and advice. Alternatively, you can call the police.

Telephone: i-ART - 0300 123 7047

The team can be contacted 8.30am to 5pm from Monday to Thursday and 8.30am - 4.30pm on Friday.

If you have an urgent concern outside these hours, or over a bank holiday, please call the Emergency Duty Team (out of hours) on 01244 977277

Alternatively call Cheshire Police: 101 for non-emergencies or 999 in an emergency