William Hulme’s Grammar School has a specialist secondary Resourced Provision to support students who are on the Autism Spectrum. Places are allocated by Manchester City Council to students with Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) and have a diagnosis of Autism or Specific Language Impairment. Each student will have a bespoke programme to suit their needs. The aim for the students within the resource base is to access mainstream lessons. On some occasions students may need to spend time within the provision. This may be full lessons or part of lessons e.g. time out. On these occasions teachers will be asked to provide work so they can continue their lesson within the base. It is vital that there is clear communication links between the base staff and teachers to ensure the pupil makes progress. The class teacher will always remain responsible for the progress of that child but the staff in the base will provide the necessary support to enable progress.