(UK) Westcliff: New special school for 20 set to open

Mar 22, 2025, Echo: Compass Community School Boleyn Park to open Westcliff site

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/25021831.compass-community-school-boleyn-park-open-westcliff-site/ 

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Compass Community School Boleyn Park, an independent special school in Trinity Avenue, is set to open a new site in the town.

Once opened, the new school will provide bespoke education for up to 20 students aged eight to 18 with special learning needs.

The new site, named Labyrinth after its new home at Labyrinth House in Westborough Road, is part of Compass Community Schools – a nationwide group of independent schools, specialising in therapeutic SEND provision.

Labyrinth has been built in response to the growing need for SEND places within the Essex area and will work with children who experience learning difficulties in their educational journeys.

In keeping with all Compass schools, Labyrinth uses a therapeutic approach, centred around the needs of the individual child.

Children at Compass schools often have wide ranging SEND needs – which need to be empathetically addressed, before effective learning can take place.

Compass believe their therapeutic approach is a major reason why they have been so successful in helping children to rediscover their love of learning.

Headteacher, Chelle Booth, said: “As a specialist SEND school, we are guided only by what is best for the changing needs of our students.

“Labyrinth’s nurturing approach makes it a great place for students to gain the confidence and resilience to reach their true potential.”