(UK) Wakefield: Fire control center to become 120 place special school: "rising demand"
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A former fire control centre is set to be transformed into a special school to help meet rising demand and cut reliance on costly out-of-area placements.
Wakefield Council plans to redevelop the former Wakefield Regional Fire Control Centre to provide 120 secondary school places for young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
The project is funded by a Department for Education (DfE) grant aimed at providing school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). . . .
Nationally, local authorities are facing significant pressure to find solutions to the high demand for SEND provision.
Many councils are facing budget strains due to having to pay for placements elsewhere in the region.
Vicky Schofield, corporate director for children and young people at Wakefield Council, said that by ''spending now'' the council was protecting its finances in the long run. . . .
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