We want everyone at The Fusion Academy to feel valued and part of our school community.
We want everyone at The Fusion Academy to be curious about the world and learn with us.
We want everyone at The Fusion Academy to understand themselves, including their needs and strengths.
We want everyone at The Fusion Academy to feel positive about their future goals and to aim high.
Before you go on to explore more about The Fusion Academy, you’ll want to know what’s important to us at the school:
The Fusion Academy is for young people with autism and/ or communication and interaction needs who do not have a learning disability.
To come to The Fusion Academy, students must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states communication and interaction and/ or autism as their primary area of need.
The Fusion Academy is not set up for young people with cognition and learning needs. It is designed for young people who, despite their difficulties around communication and interaction, have the potential to learn at an age appropriate level and will be looking to access qualifications and potential employment in the future.
The Fusion Academy merges the skills, expertise and understanding of a highly specialist provision with the breadth and opportunities available in a mainstream school. This union allows our students to have the best possible chance at reaching their academic goals in an environment where they feel safe, understood and listened to, in addition to having their wider needs met.
Class sizes are small (no more than 8-10 in a class), allowing students to get the focussed attention they need.
Student wellbeing is of paramount importance at The Fusion Academy. Our school environment is accommodating for young people with autism and/ or sensory needs and a multi-disciplinary team, including a range of therapy professionals, work together to support all areas of student need.
Young people are also be taught strategies to help manage their emotions (such as anxiety and anger) and to develop their independence skills.
Everyone around each young person works collaboratively to ensure they have every opportunity to meet their full potential.
Each student has their own curriculum path, encompassing the academic curriculum, the personal curriculum and curriculum choices. At Key Stage 4 onwards students will have access to a range of qualifications, to suit their needs. It is expected that the majority of our students will sit GCSEs in a small number of subjects but lower level qualifications will also be available.
If you would like your child to come to The Fusion Academy, you will need to speak to the Leicestershire SEN Assessment Service (SENA).
If you have any further questions, please email office@thefusionacademy.co.uk, leaving your name and phone number, and someone will get back to you.
You can also call us on 01455 243689.
We are a growing school and will have an increasing number of of spaces over the next few years. These spaces will be in Key Stages 2, 3, 4 and in the future 5 (ages 7-19).
If you would like to make an appointment to look around our new site, please contact the school office on 01455 243 689 or office@thefusionacademy.co.uk
You can take a look at the school characteristics here