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A private school is set to take in students with special education needs (SEN in the new year.
A new autism centre is opening in Cobham Hall Independent School in Gravesend.
Called Bligh House, it will feature sensory rooms, quiet areas as well as swimming pool and sports hall facilities.
Specialist staff will teach pupils aged 11 to 16 with a primary diagnosis in smaller class sizes.
They will begin to be enrolled from January 2025 with a phased intake starting at 10 to eventually a capacity of 60.

There have also been calls for fewer end-of-course GCSE and A-level exams

Recycled takeaway and food storage containers along with plastic water bottles could help a school get some new playground equipment.

Langafel C of E Primary in Longfield has signed up for a nationwide contest with food company Sistema and recycling experts TerraCycle to win a playground with a frame made from recycled materials.

Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade. 90% of those pupils permanently excluded have SEND.

An education boss, who left school without any basic qualifications and worked as a hospital cleaner to fund her teacher training, has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

Tina Lovey, who rose through the ranks and is now the boss of a thriving academy trust with schools across Medway, was awarded an OBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle.

Children with complex needs are being sent to private schools up to 200 miles away from home because there is not enough capacity in the state system, a BBC investigation has found.

Councils struggling to cope with an unprecedented number of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are increasingly reliant upon private providers.

Headteachers say funding from government has not kept pace with soaring demand, meaning both mainstream and special schools are struggling to cope.

The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring

The Government should review the marketing and pricing of ‘rip-off’ family holidays, according to Parentkind charity.

Anti-Bullying Week 2024 will take place from Monday 11th – Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect.

Labour’s free breakfast clubs for primary pupils may not be rolled out nationwide until April 2026 at the earliest.