History of TreeHouse

TreeHouse was established in 1997 by a group of parents determined to secure an appropriate education for their children with autism. These parents set up the first school in the UK using the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis. The founding parents also recognised the need for a national initiative to raise expectations and standards. As the school grew, so too did the role of TreeHouse in promoting an expansion of the range and quality of autism education available for all children across the UK.

TreeHouse helped establish a range of other parent-founded schools, all adopting the same pioneering approach to school-based autism education. Through the merger with campaigning charity PACE (Parents Autism Campaign for Education) in 2005, TreeHouse increased its capacity to reach out to parents, professionals and decision-makers across the country. Since 1997, TreeHouse school has received a succession of positive HMI inspections and has achieved the external quality mark of Autism Accreditation. National initiatives are now underway to promote standards in training and accreditation for people who teach children with autism and to support parents as local campaigners and service-builders.

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