(UK) BCP: 4 elem schools to add "Specialist Inclusion Bases" for SPED support
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Four primary schools across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole will be introducing new Special Educational Needs provision this school year.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is working with schools to increase the number of Specialist Inclusion Bases in mainstream schools.
Specialist Inclusion Bases are not separate special schools, they are specialist provisions located within mainstream schools.
This work is part of a wider investment in SEND services, with more specialist provision planned across BCP in the future.
These bases will enable children with SEND needs to receive targeted support while remaining part of the school community.
Having these bases located at local schools will help more families access support and reduce the number of children having to travel outside of the BCP area for school.
New Specialist Inclusion Bases are opening at Muscliff Primary School, Bethany CE Junior School, Somerford Primary School, and Pokesdown Primary School.
In addition, Manorside Primary School is expanding its specialist provision by 10 places, helping more children get the support they need closer to home.
Existing specialist provision at Queen’s Park Infant Academy, Old Town Infant School, St. Clement’s, and St. John’s CE Infant School will become Specialist Inclusion Bases.
It is expected that the new and expanded bases will be opening during the 2026/27 school year. . . .
The expansion is part of BCP Council’s commitment to making sure children get the right support, at the right time, and in the right place.
The resolution also notes that often, a student will be sent to a private school for special needs students, which costs more than a public school.
A student’s IEP (individualized education program) team would consider whether to place the student in Toms River’s new special education school. It would be done on a case by case basis. In other words, a sending district wouldn’t make a deal that all of their kids would come to Toms River; it would be done when it is in the best interest of the child.
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