(UK) Cornwall: School for social/emotional/mental health needs/severe autism planned

Nov 7, 2022, Cornish Times: New SEND school could be completed by 2024 if plans are approved https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/property/new-send-school-could-be-completed-by-2024-if-plans-are-approved-571495

SW England Plans for a new special educational needs school in Bodmin would see the facility open in less than two years’ time….

The plans were submitted to Cornwall Council by Nexus Planning on behalf of Bowmer & Kirkland Building Services and the Department for Education, who said that the site would “address the need for a new local SEND school.’…

Bosvena is set to open in September 2024 if planning permission is granted, and will be a Department for Education approved free school, managed by the Special Partnership Trust (SPT).

The design and access statement says: “Bosvena SEND will be a 65-place school for children aged four to 16 with Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs along with severe autism….

The proposed school will have space for 65 students. (Cornwall Council / Nexus Planning / Bowmer & Kirkland Building Services / Department for Education )