Posted on Monday 2nd Dec 2024
SEN centre to open at Cobham Hall Independent School in Gravesend early next year
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.
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