Resource Base

This term has seen the opening of The Grove Resource Base within The Pemberton building. This provision is in place to support pupils with communication and interaction needs. The Resource Base consists of two classes, each with a capacity of ten pupils . A resource base provides targeted educational support to children who present with special educational needs.

 Resource bases are often attached to or are part of a mainstream school setting. Children who will benefit from a resource base will have a blended learning program. This offers the opportunity to access a mainstream curriculum and classroom (where appropriate), as well as targeted support.

 In 2024-25, The Grove Primary School benefitted from Wiltshire Council funding to improve the condition of our school buildings. This enabled a project to develop the site and include an additional two-classroom dedicated Resource Base for Children with Education Health Care Plans for Communication and Interaction needs. The base will include 20 places for KS1 and KS2 children across the two classrooms.  The first class (Oak) started in September 2025, and the second class (Pine) will start in September 2026.

Our Curriculum

We have worked closely with local Resource Bases in order to develop our curriculum. A massive thanks to CastleMead for their incredible support in helping to develop our curriculum.

We have been using Attention Autism a learning approach that aims to develop natural and spontaneous communication skills in children with autism, through the use of visually based and highly motivating activities. The approach was developed by speech and language therapist, Gina Davies. Through this we will develop pupils ability to engage with more formal learning.

 The project this term is called “Are our families the same?” We have delivered learning around families through attention autism and continuous provisions.

A big THANK YOU to our school community

Our phenomenal school community have been incredibly generous in supporting us with wonderfully kind donations to enrich the classroom and learning environment. A big thank you to our school community for their incredible generosity.

 Our amazing first term

This term has seen all of our pupils engage positively within class. This term has seen children undertake the daunting prospect of integrating with a completely new setting. All of our team have been blown away by the incredible progress of all of our pupils. Every week has seen pupils time in school increase, with this there have been new activities and challenges. It has made us all incredibly proud to see how pupils have engaged this this.

‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’

Within The Grove Resource Base, we have an incredible team of experienced, empathetic and passionate team of staff. It’s been incredible seeing all staff deliver such incredible opportunities for learning. A huge thank you to our amazing and committed team.

Further information about the classes is set out in this section of the web site to show general information about the Resource Base and the Team.

Resource Base - Oak Class (KS1) (Learning - Resource Base menu tab)

Resource Base - Pine Class (KS2) (Learning - Resource Base menu tab)