Thousands of new school places will be created for children with special educational needs and disabilities with 35 new free special schools, the government has announced.
Of these, 35 will provide support and teaching for pupils with complex needs such as autism, severe learning difficulties or mental health conditions. Cllr UllaKarin Clark, Wokingham's executive member for children's services, said the creation of the new school would provide a"wonderful opportunity" for children with special needs to have state of the art specialised facilities close to home.
Six will be in the North West, providing more than 400 places, including for children with SEMH, Autistic Spectrum Disorder , Severe Learning Difficulty and speech, Language and Communication Needs Four will be in London, providing more than 300 places including for children with SEMH, ASD and SLCN;
But the teachers are sat at home on full pay?
10 new hospitals, 50,000 nurses, ,, how many child places are ' promised '. Is it another Johnson wishful thinking announcement.
So they keep saying, yet my son who has a learning disability & very complex health needs still does not have a school. Only one in the whole of Kent & Sussex say they can meet his needs and they are oversubscribed. Everyday is another fight to get him what he needs.
10DowningStreet BorisJohnson MattHancock SaveTheAnderson Can one of these be in the Andersons grounds to save the ASD children from having no placements
On top of that, I think it's a good idea to encourage such online classes. It is also difficult for children with physical disabilities to attend school. I would like you to explore online new lessons for the future by incorporating online lessons on a case-by-case basis.
Learning is something you do for yourself, and can be done by yourself without going to a huge facility like a school. Rather, going to school may be important for making friends and developing communication skills, but some children aren't comfortable with the environment.
So we're going back to putting disabled children in 'special' schools, after so much progress has been made towards integration?
Building new specialists schools? There is shortage of them... Fully funded, equipped with sufficient number of highly qualified staff? That’s great. Anything less won’t do.. it would be a sticky plaster
With support and funding? Not worth anything without appropriate support.
Do the BBC just rehash government press releases without any journalism?
Didn't they just spend the last 10 years closing special schools. They said that inclusion in mainstream was more important. Though I suspected it had more to do with money.
Good. The Conservatives have let down SEND children for the last decade. Hope they follow through on their commitments.