Set in the foothills of Kinnoull Hill, Falkland House School Perth specialises in the education and care of girls and boys who require additional support for learning, primarily related to their autism and neurodivergence. We opened in 2023 and offer both day education and boarding placements to girls and boys from age 12. 

We have a well-established reputation for excellence in the quality of our service provision and for achieving positive educational and socially inclusive outcomes. We intend that our pupils should be happy and fulfilled through involvement in rewarding learning experiences, within an atmosphere of mutual respect, tolerance and goodwill.

We provide specialist integrated education to girls and boys who are neurodivergent, as well as several other conditions which make it difficult for them to cope in a mainstream educational environment. We provide a calming, nurturing and sensory-friendly environment for our young people so they can access the curriculum as they would in a mainstream school, up to National 5 and Higher awards.

Many of our young people find it difficult to cope in a mainstream educational environment, and their difficulties may have also previously  impacted on interpersonal relationships in other aspects of their lives, particularly with their peer group and at home. Our nurturing and inclusive environment supports young people to develop their social communication skills, build positive relationships and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

We support young people from all Local Authorities across Scotland, as well as the rest of the UK, and offer a combination of day and boarding placements (39- and 52-week) with fees paid by local authorities.

 

Pupil Premium

In the rare case of Pupil Premium or Pupil Premium Plus being allocated to our school, we use it to purchase services and resources to support the individual progress of a child including key staff training, sensory toys, therapeutic services and interventions. As we have a very small number of students in receipt of any PP or PP+ funding, for confidentiality reasons, we are unable to publish our PP strategy online. However this is made available during inspection or on request by the referring party.

Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs)

Every pupil with an EHCP has a statutory annual review arranged by their local authority that we will feed into to ensure their plan remains accurate and up to date. We recognise the legal standing of the EHCP for those students with one and work to meet the EHCP requirements through day to day staff input and clinical team input.