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Additional resource bases are attached to a school.

They provide specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

They help your child to access mainstream education by using specialist interventions.

This can include small group work, and access to more specialist resources and services. 

One of the many strengths of a resource base is that pupils can still access parts of the mainstream school, as well as having more specialist support from the base.

The different resource bases cover different needs for children, such as:

• autism
• social communication difficulties
• hearing and/or visual impairments
• physical difficulties and speech
• language and communication difficulties.

Some additional resource bases can only be accessed by children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Find out more about additional resource bases in South Tyneside and the admission requirements.