June 20, 2024, Kent Live: 'Much-needed' Dover special school expanding to make room for more SEN pupils https://www.kentlive.news/special-features/much-needed-dover-special-school-9349254
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. . .The Sallygate School will now be able to support up to 80 children aged 8-17 with complex social and emotional difficulties, whose needs cannot be met in mainstream education. . . .
There are more than 1.5 million school pupils with special educational needs in England, most of whom receive SEN support in school. Around a third have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP), which specifies the additional support that is required to meet their needs. The need is growing; in 2022, there was a 23% increase in EHCP requests made to local authorities. . . .
Michele Smith, SENCO and Assistant Headteacher at The Sallygate School said: “We are absolutely delighted that we now have the capacity for up to 80 pupils onsite. . . .
“Special schools can truly transform children’s lives, enabling pupils with special education
The increasing number of children with SEND without a school to attend is a matter of concern, with vulnerable learners often left in limbo while their peers prepare to return to school. . . .
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