Guidance

Residential special schools: national minimum standards

Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child.

Applies to England

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Guidance for:

  • school leaders
  • school staff

It applies to:

  • state-funded special schools
  • independent residential special schools

It contains a statement of national minimum standards.

Special schools support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp boarding schools national minimum standards apply to all other schools that provide accommodation for children.

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 5 September 2022 show all updates
  1. Removed 'National minimum standards for residential special schools: in force until 5 September 2022' and replaced with current 'National minimum standards for residential special schools'.

  2. Updated 'National minimum standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022' document � para 12.2 and footnote 21 � to ensure employers are following guidance from relevant professional organisations.

  3. Added 'National Minimum Standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022'.

  4. Updated document as a result of Ofsted inspections against the standards, and revisions to the independent school standards.

  5. First published.

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