(UK) Twickenham: New special elem school to meet "increased demand"

Oct 15, 2021, SW Londoner: New primary school opens in Twickenham for children with special educational needs and disabilities https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/15102021-new-primary-school-opens-in-twickenham-for-children-with-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities/

SW London A new primary school has opened in Twickenham for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of an effort to improve the area’s provisions for children with speech, language and communication needs. Capella House, a free school for children with special educational needs from ages 4-16, now has a primary school centre at Amyand House, where it will offer specialist facilities for up to 28 pupils…. Councillor Penny Frost, Chair of the council’s Education and Children’s Service Committee said: “There is an increased recognition of the need to ensure that young people who have speech, learning and communication difficulties are being properly managed within the education system. “I think parents and teachers would agree that this is a key gap in the borough’s local offering and it is one that we are very keen to fill.”… Capella House is run by The Auriga Academy Trust, who also run two other SEND schools in the area, Clarendon School and Strathmore School. Dominic Sunderland, Headteacher of Capella House, said: “It is great to have such a fantastic building that has been carefully designed and planned to enable us to deliver the specialist provision that our pupils deserve…. With the increased demand for specialist schools, Frost added that, where possible, Richmond Council would seek to improve its offerings for children with special educational needs and disabilities. She said: “We are always looking to see where we can expand the provisions that we’re making….