Prior's Court uses the TEACCH system of Structured Teaching in every setting to support young people's independence and understanding with structure and organisation of the day and the layout of the classroom and living spaces. The structured approach is personalised to support each individual's needs and enhance their development. 

TEACCH has developed an approach known as 'Structured Teaching'. The principles of Structured Teaching are:

• Understanding the learning styles of autistic individuals and how to use strategies that build upon learning strengths,
• developing an individualised person and family centred plan for each person, rather than using a standard curriculum,
• structuring the physical environment to make its purpose as clear as possible, 
• using visual supports to make individual tasks more understandable, implementing informal assessment and strategies to build on skills.

We personalise structure to the level a young person understands and needs. Ongoing assessment in all of these areas ensures young people are accessing learning, developing new skills and growing in independence.

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Why Structured Teaching?

Studies have demonstrated Structured Teaching provides one of the most positive outcomes for autistic individuals, helping them to understand the events in their day, reduce anxieties, aid learning, and facilitate independence. 

Our Structured Teaching expertise

We have strong links with the University of North Carolina where the TEACCH system of Structured Teaching was developed.

An exceptional number of our staff are TEACCH-trained, while we also have a significant proportion of the UK’s TEACCH Certified Advanced Consultants on our staff.

We want to share our experience and expertise with other professionals, parents and others who support autistic young people with complex needs. Training courses are regularly held on our site, led by our Certified Practitioners and Certified Advanced Consultants.

Find out more about TEACCH methodologies and training courses available for practitioners and family members.

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