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Closing special school rapped by Ofsted ‘frustrated’ by lack of LA support

Leaders at a special school judged ineffective during the pandemic have been left “frustrated” by a lack of support...

James Carr
James Carr
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Covid-19: Ofsted rebukes school that did not contact pupils ‘frequently enough’

Ofsted has accused one of the largest special schools in the country of failing to contact its pupils often...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Government will move staff to keep ‘majority’ of special schools open

The government wants to keep the “majority” of special schools open amid the coronavirus crisis, and will move staff...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Specialist schools with highly vulnerable pupils decide to close

A number of specialist schools have decided to close in the coming days, with headteachers hitting out at the...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Special school with ‘serious, widespread’ safeguarding failures to get a new sponsor

A residential special school in Worcestershire will be moved to a new academy trust after inspectors identified “serious, widespread”...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker