Mar 12, 2022, In Your Area: Grand opening of brand-new school to support children with SEND across Newham https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/grand-opening-of-brand-new-school-to-support-children-with-send-across-newham/
JFK Special School has opened a brand-new Annex to support children with SEND across Newham.
JFK Special School, which is part of the Learning in Harmony Trust (LiHT), has opened a brand-new Annex to support children with SEND across Newham, in London.
It is part of a broader initiative by Newham Council to increase the availability of secondary level provision for young people with autism, with capital funding provided by the council.
The Annex, which is known as JFK Plaistow, is located at Lister Community School, part of Newham Community Schools Trust in Newham. The site serves up to 25 pupils, aged 11 to 18, with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) needs…….
The specialist provision has been built in response to the significant 129 per cent increase of primary-aged pupils identified as having ASC in the last five years, who will now require specialist support at a secondary school….
