VOICEOVER
Autism is one of the hardest
conditions to define due to
its complex and varied nature
As many as 1 in 100 people in
the UK alone have autism:
thats approximately 700,000!
Of this number, 1 in 100 are
children.
The National Autistic Society
estimate that as much as half
of these children are not in
schools which give them
required support.
This documentary will be
investigating why provisions
for pupils with autism are so
scarce and takes an in-depth
look at why more and more
parents are electing to remove
their children from mainstream
education in favour of
specialist schools or even
home education.
SHOTS
(Kids in library, corridor,
CU, ECU, - fade to whiteFlash highlighted numbers up
on screen
Photos of autistic children
flash up into collage-type
thing
Cutaways of establishing shot
(school)
Kids walking down corridor,
children working in lessons/
getting distracted (CU, MD,
2S)
Canteen cutaways, (CU, LS, 3S)
We talk to the people on the
front-line of education: the
teachers and pupils themselves
and ask, are pupils with
autism being excluded from
schools?
Cutaways of teacher/student
interaction canteen (?) (LS,
2S, MCU)
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EXCLUSION
Autism Spectrum Disorder, or
ASD, is a developmental
disorder which affects how an
individual communicates,
interact socially and their
interests and behaviour.
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INTERVIEWEES EXPLAIN WHAT
AUTISM IS
Aaron Sullivan is 18 years old
and lives Hastings with
parents, brothers and their
many pets. Aaron is currently
in his final year of college,
but outside of the classroom
has taken an active role in
MCU of interviewees rule of
thirds applied
Shot of Aarons cutaways (pan,
LS, MCU)
Definition on screen
Black background, white text
advocating the rights for
those like him with ASD.
AARON TALKS ABOUT WHY HE
STARTED THE CAMPAIGN
As well as raising awareness,
Aaron has been involved in
educating his teachers and
fellow pupils about autism and
how they can create a positive
and supportive environment for
students like him to work in.
MCU of Aaron in interview
rule of thirds applied
Graphics of Aarons
newspapers/online content
AARON TALKS ABOUT THE WORK
HES DONE (IN RELATION TO
AUTISM)
AMBER RUDD TALKS ABOUT AARON
TALKS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGNS
AIMS AND WHY ITS SO PERSONAL
TO HIM
While Aarons experience in
college and secondary school
has been overwhelmingly
positive, he faced numerous
difficulties at his primary
school. The attitudes at this
particular school meant that
they failed to recognise the
fact that he had Aspergers
Syndrome.
AARON TALKS ABOUT PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Currently in England and Wales
pupils with autism are
categorised as children with
special educational needs or
SEN. Each school has SENcoordinator (or SENCO) who
oversees the care and support
for each SEN student.
MS TRAPP AND MR FOSTER TALKS
ABOUT THEIR ROLE AND CURRENT
PROVISIONS IN SCHOOLS
AARON & MAGGIE TALK ABOUT
SUPPORT RECEIVED
Support for pupils and their
family is wide ranging across
schools but is completely
dependent on the local
authority.
MCU of Aaron in interview
rule of thirds applied
Overlay of more online
content/ newspapers by Aaron
MCU of Amber Rudd in interview
rule of thirds applied
Cutaways CU of classroom
equipment, establishing shots
of primary schools/ LS of
people exiting/entering school
gates
MCU of Aaron in interview
rule of thirds applied
Establishing shot of SENCO
rooms, MCU of students
distracted in lessons
MCUs of Ms. Trapp/Mr. Foster/
Aaron/Maggie in interviews
rule of thirds applied.
Cutaways in library/sixth form
study rooms (CU, MCU,
tracking, pan)
MS TRAPP TALKS ABOUT CURRENT
LEGISLATION
AARON TALKS ABOUT LACK OF
COHESION
Furthermore, the process of
being recognised as an
individual who has special
educational needs [or gaining
statement] has been
exceedingly complex and drawn
out.
MAGGIE TALKS ABOUT STATEMENTS
While schools individually may
strive to support their SEN
students the current
arrangement means that
students are often unable to
gain the required support and
help within a mainstream
school environment.
AARON, SENCOS, MR LUPTON TALK
ABOUT ISSUES IN SCHOOLS
GENERALLY
However the Children and
Families Act 2014 passed in
March that came into force
from this September simplifies
the system and replaces
Statements of Special
Educational Needs with a
single assessment process and
an Education, Health and Care
Plan (ECP).
The act also provides
statutory protection for young
people who are in education or
training up to the age of 25
instead of ending at 16. It
places a requirement on health
services and local authorities
to jointly commission and plan
services for children, young
people and families.
MCU of Ms. Trapp in interview
rule of thirds applied
MCU of Aaron in interview
rule of thirds applied
MS TRAPP TALKS ABOUT THE NEW
LEGISLATION
As a result the process for
supporting pupils with ASD
in theory is becoming more
streamlined. However it
remains to be seen whether
MCU of Ms. Trapp from
interview rule of thirds
applied
Graphics of autistic
statements/ newspaper articles
MCU of Maggie in interview
rule of thirds applied
Cutaways kids in the
playground/hard
court/basketball court (CU,
LS, MS, MCU, ELS)
MCU of interviewees in
interviews (Aaron, Ms. Trapp,
Mr. Foster, Mr. Lupton)- rule
of thirds applied
Graphics of the Act from
internet sources
Graphics/ text from the Act
(from the internet)
Cutaways of Aaron listening to
his radio interview (MCU),
Maggie scrolling through the
this legislation will be
effectively adopted across
mainstream schools and if the
number of students being shut
out of schools begins to
decline.
END OF PART ONE.
radio website (CU)
Shots of students around the
school hardcourt/
library/sixth form common
room/ lockers (CU, LS, 2S,
Establishing Shots)
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