(UK) Derby: Special school for 100 proposed; 'growing demand,' 'increasing need'
- The end of childhood
- Jun 27, 2025
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June 27, 2025, BBC News: Plans for new city school outlined by council
Central England
Plans for a new school to help children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Derby have been revealed.
Derby City Council has submitted a planning application to permanently make the upper floors of St James House in Mansfield Road a new education facility.
The authority said it hoped the building could accommodate about 100 pupils in the long term. . . .
The council's planning documents state: "The proposal directly responds to the urgent and growing demand for specialist education provision within Derby.
"The city has seen an increasing need for facilities tailored to young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs."
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