Two new Norfolk special schools have moved a step closer, after two trusts were selected to lead the schools.
The Department for Education has appointed Eastern Learning Alliance to manage the school in Downham Market, and Unity Schools Partnership to lead the school in Great Yarmouth. These schools are part of Norfolk County Council's 'Local First Inclusion programme' and will create a total of 270 new school places.
These new special schools are part of the County Council's special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) improvement programme called Local First Inclusion (LFI). LFI is bringing more than £100m of new investment by the Department for Education (DfE) and Norfolk County Council. It aligns with the Government's previously announced SEND improvement plans.
Children's Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) coordinators will work with them and their parents to understand whether either of these two new special schools will be suitable for their child's needs and which school they would like to have named for their child. Remaining in mainstream education will also be explored.
