NAS accreditation
NAS Accreditation 10 Years in a row!
Bangeston Hall has just been awarded accredited status by the National Autistic Society for the 10th year in succession.
This prestigious accreditation is only awarded to services that meet extremely demanding standards.
Established by The National Autistic Society (NAS) and its affiliated local societies, with support from the Department of Health, Autism Accreditation has been the foundation upon which much of the successful expansion of quality services for people with autism has been built. The programme is a continuing accreditation process.
It supports and advises services in the interpretation of the Autism Accreditation standards and advises them on creating quality action groups to assist the process. Services are advised on carrying out a self-audit process against NAS standards, using set criteria, until they are ready to undergo a formal review.
Criteria
The evidence is evaluated using autism-specific criteria, which are applied to each area of the organisation reviewed. In order to achieve accreditation against Autism Accreditation standards, an organisation must provide evidence that:
- it has a specialised knowledge and understanding of autism
- the knowledge and understanding of autism consistently informs the organisation, the resources and management of the organisation
- the knowledge and understanding of autism consistently informs the individual assessment and support plan for all pupils/service users
- the knowledge and understanding of autism consistently informs all aspects of practice.
Well done everyone at Bangeston!
