Ruth Walker
Autism Provision
Sperrinview School
Sperrinview School in Dungannon County Tyrone is a co-educational school catering for 131 pupils with severe learning difficulties from pre-school to 19 years of age.
Ruth Walker has been the Vice-Principal there for 10 Years and she also teaches two days per week in a junior ASD-specific class.
In this clip Ruth tells us how the changing needs of the pupils in Sperrinview over the past few years led to a change in school organisation, structure and curriculum.
Key learning
Key learning
Changing profiles and needs of pupils means that schools must adapt
Action Research for teaching staff is effective
Plan and try changes
Further resources
Further resources
Middletown Centre for Autism
https://www.middletownautism.com/
Gina Davies Attention Autism