(UK) Mons: New unit ok'd for elem students with "complex autism"; "reported increases in past 5 yrs"
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A new educational unit for primary pupils with complex autism and mental health needs will be established in Monmouthshire by September.
A NEW unit for pupils with complex autism and emotional needs linked to mental health will be established at a former primary school building.
The unit will be the first of its kind in Monmouthshire and is intended to provide local education for primary aged children who aren’t able to attend mainstream schools or the specialist resource bases for those with additional learning needs housed within them.
The council has reported increases in primary pupils being suspended from school, and at risk of permanent exclusion, in the past five years and concerns over behaviour and safety from headteachers.
The county council’s Labour/Green Party cabinet agreed to set up the new specialist resource base for pupils with complex autism and social, emotional and mental health needs at the former Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni site from this September.
