SEN Colleges, also known as Special Specialism Colleges, are specialist special schools in the United Kingdom. They were introduced in 2006 as part of the specialist schools programme following a successful trial in 2004.[1][2][3] The system enabled secondary and primary schools to specialise in certain fields.
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Specialization
editSpecialist SEN Colleges were special needs schools that successfully applied to the Specialist Schools Trust, receiving extra funding from this joint private sector and government scheme.
The first non-trial SEN Colleges were introduced in September 2006[4] after an announcement by Andrew Adonis in 2005[5] and could specialise in four areas:[6]
- Communication and interaction
- Cognition and learning
- Behaviour, emotional and social difficulties
- Sensory and/or physical needs
The specialist schools programme has been defunct since 2011. Therefore, if a special school wishes to become a SEN College, they must become an academy or manage a Dedicated Schools Grant.[7][8]
References
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- ^ "Special schools to be specialists". 2004-12-22. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Special Educational Needs (SEN) specialist schools: A BRIEF FOR SCHOOLS AND SPONSORS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "The Standards Site: Specialist Schools". 2006-08-03. Archived from the original on 2006-08-03. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Specialist Schools – what do we know?" (PDF). February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Specialist Schools". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Specialist schools programme: Michael Gove announces changes". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-12-25.