(UK) New $5M (US dollars) special needs school to open in Devon

Oct 28, 2018, Devon Live: Approval given for new £4m [$5M US dollars] special school in Devon https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/approval-given-new-4m-special-2156471 A new £4m special school is to open in Tiverton next year and will be run by Plymouth-based ACE Schools Trust. … ... There will be spaces for 70 children and it will be based in Orchard Way. SEND provision is desperately needed in Mid Devon, with the demand for places growing and projected growth in housing of 70-80,000 new homes in the next 15-20 years meaning the already stretched provision will soon be strained further. … They currently run two schools – Courtlands Special School and ACE Schools Plymouth, both of which are rated Good by Ofsted. ACE Schools Plymouth caters for pupils aged 4 to 18, whilst Courtlands caters for primary aged pupils with moderate learning difficulties, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) and other complex needs…. Devon's cabinet member for schools, James McInnes, welcomed the appointment of ACE. He said: "Devon County Council is investing over £4m into this new special school for vulnerable children with autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. "It will provide high-quality care and education for the growing number of children in our county who have special needs..."