Sept 2, 2020, Southwark News: NEW SPECIAL SCHOOL OPENS IN CAMBERWELL—It is one of 50 new schools ready to open this term across the country https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/new-special-school-opens-in-camberwell/ (Central London) A new special needs school opened its gates in Camberwell this week, in time for the new school year. Spa School, in Southampton Way, is the newest addition to the Spa Education Trust, which also runs a school for children with autism or Asperger’s in Bermondsey’s Monnow Road. The Camberwell site is for children aged five to sixteen with autism. It will initially operate six classes in September, adding more classes over the next five years…. It is one of 50 new schools ready to open this term across the country, announced by education secretary Gavin Williamson last week, that create a combined extra 5,705 places.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.