Over the past three months, we have been listening closely to our members and have also extended invitations to special schools outside our membership to share their views, insights and concerns. We are incredibly grateful to the hundreds of schools that took the time to contribute. These voices have been essential in shaping our response.
Alongside our collective response on behalf of members and special schools, we have also submitted three thought pieces. These explore key areas of the proposals in more depth and are intended to support further discussion and solution-finding, rather than simply reflect current experience:
- What role does Government see for special schools?
- Specialist Provision Packages: their potential impact on special schools
- Independent Special Schools
We remain committed to engaging constructively as the proposals develop, and to ensuring that special schools are fully recognised within a system that works for all learners.