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A network of specialist autism support centres in Essex is enabling pupils diagnosed with autism to be educated locally.
The initiative, developed by Essex Council, was launched three years ago in response to a "significant increase" in the number of autistic pupils whose needs were not being met in mainstream education and who were being educated in the special school sector.
Together with a rise in the number of children and young people diagnosed with autism in the county, the project also aimed to address the need for additional capacity for these pupils.
The network comprises eight support centres across Essex, with one primary school and one secondary school hosting them in each of the county's four quadrants.
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